Panaji
Betalbatim Sporting Club surged ahead early in the match through a Bonny Fernandes strike which got deflected off the Colva defender into the goal catching the Colva keeper on the wrong foot. Anslem Rodrigues scored the equaliser for St Anthony as he capitalised on the Betalbatim keeper fumbling to hold a weak effort from Joseph Rodrigues. Joel Rodrigues then put St Anthony ahead as he dribbled past a couple of defenders before blasting the ball into the Betalbatim net. At half time, St Anthony led 2-1.
After the break, Austin Fernandes of Betalbatim Sporting had the Colva keeper Jomiro stretching full length to keep the ball out. Hanniger Fernandes of Betalbatim centred the ball into the Colva box but their forwards Manushann Fernandes and Austin Fernandes collided and missed the opportunity. Joseph Rodrigues made the issue safe for St Anthony as he made a long run on the left and let fly a left-footer that the Betalbatim Sporting keeper Lopes let into the goal through
his legs.
Earlier, Calangute Association scored a hard fought 6-5 tie-breaker win over Candolim Sports Club to move into the last eight.
Calangute Association took an early lead through Amol Salgaocar who headed home off a free kick taken by Pedro Gonsalves beating Krupesh Bandodkar in the Candolim goal. At the other end, Canute D’Souza put Nehal Naik through but Nehal failed to convert. Amol Salgaocar had a chance to score his brace and double the lead but his lobo over the rival keeper failed to find the nets. At half time, Calangute Association lead by a solitary goal.
In the second half, Canute D’Souza scored the equaliser for Candolim SC after he received a pass from Janifer Clement and dribbled past the rival defenders before placing the ball into the goal beating Selwyn D’Souza in the Calangute goal. Deepraj Sangelkar nearly doubled the lead for Candolim but his long range effort missed the target by a whisker. At the other end, Aniket Mandrekar missed to convert off a Blake Haldankar through pass. Rajkumar Naik nearly sealed victory for Calangute Association but was unlucky as his power packed effort hit the upright before going out of play.
In the resultant tie-breaker, Calangute Association scored through Pedro Gonsalves, Rajkumar Naik, Joaquim Gonsalves, Aniket Mandrekar, and Amol Salgaocar. Candolim SC scored through Siddharth Shirodkar, Aniket Agarwadekar, Akash Banavalikar, and Nikhil Naik. Nehal Naik of Candolim SC failed to score.
