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PANAJI
Times of India, Lokmat and Tarun Bharat entered the semi-finals of inter-media nine-a-side football tournament organised by Sports Journalists Association of Goa in collaboration with Don Bosco Oratory, Goa Football Development Council and Sporting Clube de Goa.
Times of India edged out a fighting Fomento Media by a solitary goal in the quarter-finals. Keshav Naik scored the all-important goal early in the second half. Fomento fought hard to get back into the contest, but Times defended resolutely to emerge victors. They will clash with Navhind Publications in the first semi-finals on Friday.
In the other quarter-finals, Lokmat proved lucky on toss against Herald after both teams were locked 4-4 at the end of sudden-death. They will meet Tarun Bharat, who earned a walkover as their opponents Rest of Press failed to turn up, in the second semi-final on Friday.
Lokmat were leading by virtue of Siddhesh Vernekar’s goal till the second last minute of regulation-time when Lisvan scored the equaliser for Herald. Both teams converted twice in the tie-breaker and once each in the sudden-death after which the toss system was applied to decide the winners.
PLAYING TODAY
Inter-media football (semis): Navhind vs Times of India, 4 pm; Tarun Bharat vs Lokmat, 5 pm; Don Bosco grounds, Panaji
