MARGAO
The 1st Chowgule Sports Centre U-13 Futsal League kicked off on Thursday at Chowgule Futsal Court.
Footballer Adil Khan, Hyderabad FC player and ex-India international, was the chief guest while Sanjay Swain, Manger of CSC, and Rohit Kanitkar of Forza Pune were the guests of honour for the inaugural match.
Vidya Vikas Academy Margao got the better of Infant Jesus HS Colva 3-1 with a splendid second half display. Infant Jesus led 1-0 at the breather through a goal by Rahul Sherpali. After the break, VVA were a transformed side and in spite of a heroic performance from Infant Jesus keeper Vikas, they scored three goals. Warren Rodrigues scored one and Bevan Barretto netted a brace to secure a 3-1 victory.
In the second match, Loyola HS Margao romped to an 11-1 victory against St Jude's HS Betalbatim. Reuben Barbosa scored a double hat-trick, Andreas Furtado and Shane Almeida bagged a brace each and Zolton Carvalho scored one. Kuldeep Kullu scored the consolation for St Jude.
Rosary HS Navelim got the better of Manovikas EMS 8-4 in a thrilling encounter. In a topsy turvy affair, Messi Rebello, Mustafa Bepari, Cain Fernandes and Aryan Tulsimani bagged a brace each for the winners and Yohann Sousa and Lochlan Sousa scored two each for Manovikas.
In the final match of Round 1, YFA beat Fr Agnel Multipurpose School Verna 5-0. Trond Dias and Soham Mane scored a brace while Princeton Rebello scored the other goal for the winners. The Round 2 will be played on September 19.
