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Pedda Boys, Varca beat Mix Friends, Pedda, Benaulim 8-7 via tiebreaker to win the 1st Inter Benaulim Constituency 9-a-side football tournament organised by Mix Friends of Pedda-Benaulim at St John the Baptist Church Ground, Monte Hill, Benaulim on Sunday.
Both the teams started the match on an aggressive note and both had equal number of scoring chances but their forwards frittered away from close range. The second session continued in same vein with both teams going all out but the match winner eluded them. In the tiebreaker, Pedda Boys Varca proved to be the better shooters.Pedda Boys, Varca were richer by Rs 30,000 and a glittering trophy while Mix Friends Pedda, Benaulim bagged Rs 20,000 and a trophy. Viola Pacheco was the chief guest and gave away the prizes in the presence of Roland Fernandes, sarpanch of VP Varca, David Fernandes, panch of VP Benaulim, Fr Lucio Dias, parish priest of St John the Baptist Church, Maria Rebello, ZP member of Benaulim, Crosly Charlton Lourenco, panch and former sarpanch of VP Varca.
Individual prizes: best defender - Columban Noronha (Peda Boys Varca), best midfieder - Anthony Fernandes (Pedda Mixed Boys, Benaulim).
