PANAJI
Clube De Salgaocar cruised past Vasco SC 4-1 in a Goa Professional League clash at Duler Stadium on Monday.
After a tense, scoreless first half, Pratesh Shirodkar broke the deadlock in the 65th minute, converting a loose ball after Meuton Fernandes' blocked shot. Minutes later, Shirodkar doubled the lead with a close-range tap-in from a Royal Oliveira cross.
Meuton Fernandes then capitalized on another rebound to make it 3-0, before Vasco’s Harshad Naik pulled one back with a well-placed curling strike from the left flank.
However, Denil Rebello's precise through ball to Roger Pereira in the final minutes sealed the commanding win for CD Salgaocar.
CD Salgaocar’s head coach, Keenan Almeida, made six strategic changes after their last match, bolstering their defense with Harry in goal and Reezvon Fernandes in the backline. Despite Vasco’s solid early defensive stance, CD Salgaocar’s relentless pressing led to several chances, including a powerful long-range strike from Boinao Singh, which was expertly saved by Vasco’s keeper just before the break.
The second half saw Salgaocar come out firing, with Pratesh Shirodkar and Oliveira orchestrating the offense and eventually breaking through Vasco’s defense to claim a decisive win.
