MARGAO
Verna Veterans powered their way to an emphatic 6-0 romp against St Anna Veterans as the Over 50 competition of the GVFC Veterans Football Tournament got underway at Sinquetim, on Friday.
Leading comfortably 3-0 at halftime, Verna Veterans paced themselves well to add another three goals to stamp their class. Verna opened the scoring in the seventh minute with Antonio Crasto coolly placing past goalkeeper Nelson Fernandes.
St Anna had a golden opportunity to draw level in the very next minute, but Abram De Melo shot straight into the Verna goalkeeper. In the 22nd minute, it was Santan Colaco Junior who tapped into an empty net following some hard work from the right by Rosario Carvalho to double the Verna advantage. St Anna wasted another chance on goal, this time Prakash Chari smashing his penalty on to the framework in the 24th minute.
Varca marked this escape with Menino Miranda making it 3-0 just before lemon time. Rosario Carvalho’s second goal made it 4-0 for Varca within a minute of re-start, while Miranda got his brace as well within two minutes following a smooth header off a Santan Colaco Senior cross from the right flank.
Though Verna eased the pressure on the rival goal, they ended up with a sixth with five minutes remaining for the fulltime whistle as Antonio F. Crasto curled in a left-footer past Nelson to complete the romp.
Messias AIFF players status committee dy chairperson
PANAJI: Former Goa Football Association secretary Savio Messias has been appointed as deputy chairperson of the All India Football Federation's Players Status Committee. "It gives us great pleasure to inform you about your appointment as a Dy Chairperson of the AIFF Players Status Committee. We are in the process of preparing the terms of reference of the said committee which shall be forwarded to you in due course," the AIFF said in a letter to Messias.
