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SCC Cavelossim Sows will lock horns with Panjim Dolphins in the final of the GFA Vedanta Women's Football League at Duler stadium, Mapusa, Sunday. SCC Sows beat Flaming Oranje while Panjim Dolphins beat Albert's Princesses 3-1 aggregate after two-leg semi-finals
In the second-leg semi-final clash on Wednesday, Panjim Dolphins edged past Albert's Princesses 2-1. Dolphins started the game on an attacking note and were close to scoring as Karishma Shirvoikar found her low shot cleared by Leena Gaunso on the goalline.
On the other side, Jozima Fernandes should have added one for the Albert's side as she was in a one on one situation, but the Panjim goalkeeper came out to save the goal-bound shot. But on the counter-attack, Karishma Shirvoikar registered the first goal for the day for Panjim Dolphins as she had an impressive run into the box from the midfield, before placing her strike into the back of the nets. Five minutes later, Alisha Tavares lobbed the ball over to Karishma in the box but the latter found her shot cleared by the Albert's defence. For the Princesses, Marlat Cardozo tapped the ball in to Jozima but her pass was well caught by the Panjim goalkeeper.
The Princesses pulled one down courtesy Anushka Castro who netted the ball off Scindia Saundatikar's free-kick to level things up. Panjim Dolphins added another goal through Linda Calada who tried her luck from outside the box and was successful as the Albert's goalkeeper Annette Da Costa was beaten. Two minutes later, Marlat Cardozo's shot hit the crossbar denying her the equaliser.
Moving over, the Albert's side gave Dolphins a tough time as they tried to push in through Marlat Cardozo and Jozima Fernandes. Scindia's free-kick was well headed by Marlat but Jozima failed to tap it in, in the 43rd minute. Karishma Shirvoikar tried another attempt as she ran in the box but the substitute goalkeeper came off with a brilliant save. In the 59th minute, Panjim Dolphins Karishma Shirvoikar lobbed the ball over to Chelsea Crasto, who could not finish off the move.
Scindia Saundatikar's shot off a free-kick in the 67th minute was well collected by the Panjim Dolphins goalkeeper. In the dying minutes of the game, Panjim tried to add one more through Karishma but her shot went a whisker away from target.
Earlier today, SCC Cavelossim Sows scored a narrow 1-0 win over Flaming Oranje in the second leg.
