PANAJI
Manchester City Kids, Nagally got the better of Real Madrid Kids, Taleigao 3-2 in the finals of under-10 5-a-side Temptation Cup, organized by parents of Regular Coaching Centre, Taleigao at Paradise ground, Taleigao.
The tournament was kicked off by Vasudev Kuttikar, President of Paradise Sports Club. Ashish Shirodkar scored early for the Real Madrid Kids but their joy was short-lived as within a minute, Gaurav Kuttikar neutralised the lead. As the half was drawing to a close, Xavier Falcao produced a moment of class giving Manchester a 2-1 lead.
In the second half, Real Madrid Kids in search of an equalizer started mounting pressure and Rooney Almeida brought the teams on equal terms 2-2. In the dying minutes of the match, Xavier Falcao netted the match winning goal.
The best player of the tournament went to Gaurav Kuttikar, best defender of the final to Rishi Pachbiya, promising player to Rooney Almeida, best striker of the final to Xavier Falcao, first Scorer of the final to Ashish Shirodkar, upcoming player to Sunadh Pawar. Xavier Falcao and Athen Viegas finished as the joint top goal scorers of the tournament with six goals each. In the ball juggling competition, Athen Viegas secured the top spot followed by Rishi and Ranjit Kumar. Rooney Almeida emerged top in the shooting competition, while Ashwill Thomson and Aaron Colaco secured the second and third places respectively.
A total of eight teams took part which were part of the coaching camp conducted by SAG coach Pascoal Pereira. Goa’s first Arjuna Award winner Brahmanand Shankhwalkar was the chief guest while Maria Almeida was the guest of honour. Savio Noronha welcomed the gathering and compered while Brenda Coutinho proposed the vote of thanks.
