The Goan Network
Panaji
It was a game of two forwards as Fr Agnel High School, Pilar overcame Loyola High School, Margao in their group D encounter in the Reliance Foundation Youth Sports School Football “ Junior Boys category. In the end, it was Fr. Agnel’s Movil Almeida who came out on top to power his side to a 3-2 victory over his compatriot Aron Barreto and his Loyola High School team.
The first half saw both teams starting the game cautiously looking to keep things smooth at the back. The two teams tried to keep the game in the middle of the park with both midfields trying to gain control of the match for their team. Loyola created better chances of the two sides but failed to capitalize thanks to a stern Fr Agnel defense. Fr Agnel gained control of the match against the run of play in the 24th minute as Movil Almeida scored to give his side a 1-0 lead going into half-time.
The teams emerged focused in the second half with Fr Agnel looking to extend their lead and Loyola trying to get back in the game. Movil Almeida soon gave his side another reason to smile as he doubled their advantage in the 36th minute. Loyola would not give up easily and managed to get a goal back through Aron Barreto in the 39th minute. With the score at 2-1 in favour of Fr Agnel, Loyola pushed hard to get the equalizer. They came close with a free kick from 25 yards out but the shot went over the keeper and also over the bar. Aron Barreto would match in counterpart in the opposition and managed to score his side’s second goal in the 59th minute to leave the match level with only a minute and stoppage time left to play. In the end, it all came down to the day’s star man, Movil Almeida who completed his hat-trick in stoppage time and gave his side a crucial win by scoring through a sweet strike past the Loyola keeper.
The dramatic last minute victory gave Fr Agnel crucial 3 points to move to the top spot in Group D but only on more goals scored, with Marina English High School in second and Loyola in 3rd place.
RFYS Scorelines:
GROUP D: Loyola High School 2 lost to Fr Agnel High School 3
GROUP F: Don Bosco High School 0 lost to St Thomas High School 3
GROUP E: Saviour of the World High School 3 beat Mae Dos Pobres High School 2
Regina Mundi High School 2 beat Mushtifund High School 1
