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Pilerne Sports Club managed to edge past Dunes Sports Club by a 3-2 margin to enter the finals of the 21st Vagator Soccer Cup, at Ozran ground, on Tuesday.
In the 9th minute, Pilerne’s Anand Madgaokar brought down Vivek Kanulkar of Dunes SC inside the penalty box, prompting referee Deep to award a penalty. Shashank Achrekar converted, 1-0.
At the other end, Dunes’ Jason Fernandes brought down Pilerne’s Anson D’Souza outside the penalty box to concede a free kick. The shot taken by Samir Agarwadekar sailed over the crossbar.
After the lemon break, Anson D’Souza equalised for Pilerne SC off a pass from Dwayne Britto in the 39th minute with a rasping shot, 1-1. In the 42nd minute, Pilerne’s Sanket Jotkar made it 2-1 as he tapped the ball into the goal, off a corner.
Three minutes later Pilerne SC scored their third goal through the boots of Sanket Jotkar, 3-1. Dunes SC scored their second goal off a neat header from Stephelton Fernandes from a corner by Shashank Achrekar, 3-2. In the 60th minute, Stephelton Fernandes’ cross was headed in by Shashank Achrekar but Pilerne keeper Kurpesh Bandodkar made a timely save.
PLAYING TODAY
21st Vagator Cup 2019 (semifinal): Parish Youth Nuvem vs CAC Cansaulim, Ozran ground, 4.30 pm
