PANAJI
Sporting Clube de Goa recorded a 5-0 win over Young Boys of Tonca in the Goa Professional League at Ella ground, on Saturday.
The Flaming Oranje now moved level on points with Dempo SC with 27 points from 14 matches. Meanwhile YBT stayed on two points from 14 games.
Sporting wasted no time in peppering the YBT goal, with Rodrigues and Martins testing the keeper early. The deadlock was finally broken in the 38th minute, Darjee coolly converting from the penalty spot, sending chills down the Young Boys' spines.
The second half witnessed Sporting dominance reach another level. Costa's intelligent assist put Gauncar through, who squared back for Ivon to nonchalantly flick past the hapless YBT keeper, doubling the lead after 50 minutes. YBT had a rare chance, but Mollah squandered it from close range. Sporting kept the pressure on, with Biswa completing his brace via a towering header in the 75th minute, sending fans into raptures. Gauncar and Martins joined the party late on, ensuring Sporting ended the night with a five-star performance.
Geno steal a point at the death
Panjim Footballers looked headed for victory after a comical own goal gave them the lead early on. However, Geno refused to surrender, snatching a point through Jachi's dramatic stoppage-time equalizer at Sirsaim ground.
Geno started brightly, carving open the Panjim defense, but the tide turned three minutes later. Raj's shot deflected off Geno captain Kunkolkar, squirming past Gupta for a bizarre own goal. Undeterred, Geno bombarded the Panjim goal, but Kuldeep's free-kicks rattled the crossbar and Gupta acrobatically denied Colaco's long-range effort.
The second half mirrored the first, with Geno dictating the tempo but struggling to breach Panjim's defense. Just as Panjim seemed destined for victory, Jachi intervened. His outside-the-box shot deflected off a Panjim defender, spinning past Sharma and nestling into the net in the dying seconds, sparking wild celebrations amongst the Geno faithful. The draw keeps Geno mid-table, while Panjim remain just above the relegation zone.
