MARGAO
Sporting Club Davorlim got the better of CAC Cansaulim 3-1 to storm into the finals of the V M Salgaocar Memorial Invitational inter-village football tournament, organised by Prime SC in association with Margao SC, at St John Baptist grounds Dando, Benaulim. Davorlim right winger Clifton Rebello sent a neat cross which eluded the rival defenders for striker Royson Colaco to volley past goalkeeper Anish Naik to take the lead in the third minute.
SC Davorlim struck a second goal when Ali Khan with sheer speed burst into the danger zone and sent in a superb cross for Reeve D’ Costa who headed into the nylons in the 17th minute.
Post resumption, Cansaulim came close twice in reducing the margin but Elvino Fernandes’ shot struck the post and went out and soon after Selwyn Soares’ header settled on the roof of the net. Davorlim soaked up the pressure and took the match beyond the reach of their rivals when William Niasso dribbled past a few players on the left put the ball on a platter for striker Reeve D’ Costa to tap home for the third in the 55th minute.
Cansaulim finally managed to reduce the margin two minutes before the final whistle with lanky midfielder Rahul scoring from close range off a pass by veteran defender Baptist D’ Melo.
