SPORTS GOA: FOOTBALL

After the match ended goalless, St Joseph’s high school, Calangute overcame Holy Cross high school, Siolim, 5-4 via the tie breaker in the finals of the U-17 Bardez inter-school football tournament organized by DSYA at Moira ground on Monday.

SAG coach Baptiste Fernandes was the chief guest for the occasion. St Britto’s high school, Mapusa, overcame Holy cross high school, Bastora 9-0 to clinch the third place.

Abel Xaiver netted a hat trick for ST Xaiver’s high school, Mapusa to clinch the title after defeating Government higher secondary school, Sanquelim 3-1 in the finals of the U-19 zone 1 football tournament organized by DSYA at St Christopher ground, Tivim on Monday. Mervin Borges scored a consolation goal for Sanquelim.

Vijananandan hss, Mayem overcame SFX hss, Siolim 5-2 to claim third place. Siddesh Matkar scored a hat-trick, while Sachin Mandrekar and Yogesh Mandraker scored one each. Hari Parab and Steve Fernandes reduced the margin for SFX.

First published in Herald on 30^th August 2011.

Assagao Union high school, Assagao knocked out favourites St Joseph's high school,  Calangute 5-4 via sudden death in the quarter finals of the U-14 Inter school football tournament organised by DSYA at Peddem complex, here on Tuesday. The match ended goalless at full time. The school matches will take a break for the school holidays and will resume in September.

First published in Herald on 31^st August 2011.

Sports Goa: Football + Table Tennis

Rajat Sawal and Anslem D’Souza fired in, either side of the break to give Holy cross h/s, Siolim a 2-0 victory over SFX h/s, Siolim in the U-14 Subroto Mukerjee Bardez zone football tournament organized by DSYA, at Peddem complex here on Wednesday.

In the second match, Anurag Popkar lifted the ball over the goalkeeper on the stroke of halftime to give sacred heart h/s, Anjuna a 1-0 win over Lourdes Convent h/s, Saligao.

Joy Naith and Domnic Miranda helped St Joseph h/s, Calangute to a fluent 2-0 win over St Anthony’s h/s, Guirim and in the final game Chubby cheeks h/s Povorim blanked Little flower h/s, Calangute 3-0. Melvyn Ferrao, Mario Pinoch and Aldrich D’Souza did the damage for Chubby Cheeks.

St Xaiver’s hss, Mapusa overcame DM Pvs Kushe hss, Assagao 3-0 in the girl’s U-19  higher secondary Bardez zone 1 table tennis final, organized DSYA at Peddem complex here on Wednesday. Shree Bhumika hss, Parya finished third.

In the boy’s U-19 table tennis final St Thomas hss, Aldona edged out St Xaiver’s hss, Mapusa 3-2. DM Pvs Kushe, Assagao took the third place.

First published in Herald on Thursday 11^th August 2011.

Subroto Mukerjee U-17 bardez zone final

St Xaiver's higher secondary school, Mapusa came back from the dead to defeat an unlucky SFX high school 3-1 in the final of the U-17 Subroto Mukerjee Bardez zone football tournament organised by DSYA at Moira ground, Moira, on Friday. The match was goalless at the interval.

 After piling on the pressure from the kick off, SFX dominated proceedings and deserved to be in front, but could not find the killer finish. Hari Parab's dangerous shot from distance was saved by the Xaiver's custodian and moments later he was called into action again when he raced off his goal line to prevent SFX striker Shubam Shetgaonkar in his tracks.

 Three minutes after the breather, SFX finally got their break through when Jorge Fernandes delightfully curled the ball into the back of the net from a free kick from an awkward angle. SFX could have doubled their slender lead, but the cross bar came to Xaiver's rescue to prevent Hari Parab's 25 yard effort.

 Arnold Fernandes equalised for Xaiver's fifteen minutes later, when he managed to bundle in a floated free kick from close. In the 51st minute from yet another set piece, Gideon Dori popped up unannounced at the back post to head Xaiver's in front for the first time in the match. Seven minutes from time Eban Mathew carefully rounded the SFX goalkeeper before placing in his seventh goal in three matches to finish top goalscorer of the tournament and ensure Xaiver's retain their crown.

 St Joseph's h/s, Calangute edged out St Britto's h/s, Mapusa 4-3 via the tie breaker to clinch the third spot in the Subroto Mukerjee U-17 football at Moira ground, on Friday. Britto's raced into the lead after just eleven minutes through their sharp shooting striker Junior Rodrigues. Midway through the second session when it seemed like St Joseph's were running out of ideas, Clifton Fernandes struck a sublime chip from distance to drag his side back on level terms. 

 In the penalty shootout, Prajot Kerkar, Clifton Fernandes, Edison D'Souza and Alison Fernandes scored for St Joseph's. Junior Rodrigues, Andre D'Souza and James Fernandes scored for Britto's.

First published in Herald on 30^th July 2011.

Subroto Mukerjee U-17 football tournament semi-finals

Eban mathew kept up his goal scoring form by netting a superb hat-trick to send St Xavier's h/s, Mapusa into the finals after defeating St Britto's h/s, Mapusa 3-0 in Subroto Mukerjee U-17 football tournament, organised by DSYA at Peddem complex, here on Thursday.  

 In the other semi final SFX h/s, Siolim, overcame St Joseph's h/s, Calangute 3-0 to reach the final. Hari Parab, Jeramie Kekel and Jason D'souza were on target for SFX.

First published in Herald on 29^th July 2011.

Subroto Mukerjee U-17 Football

Eban Mathew netted a fine hat-trick as St Xaiver’s h/s, Mapusa overcame St Anthony’s h/s, Monte de Guirim 6-0 to move into the semi finals of the Subroto MukerjeeU-17 boys football tournament organized by DSYA at Peddem complex, Mapusa on Tuesday. Abeer Lall, Sadam Banate and Agnelo Fernandes also found the target for Xaiver’s.

In the remaining first round matches, St Francis Xaiver’s h/s, Siolim overcame Lourdes convent h/s, Saligao 9-0. Harib parab bagged five while team mates Saish Goiter, Shubam Shetgaonkar, Brice Fernandes and Prasad Vengalekar completed the victory.

Holy cross h/s, Siolim defeated St Clara h/s, Assonora 3-0 with goals from Pandurang Goltekar, Alton D’Souza and Tresford Barros. Goals from Raj Kumar Sorem, Nadeem Sheikh and Anson Mendes ensured St Ann’s Tivim marched on by knocking out St Anthony’s h/s, Duler 3-0.

First published in Herald on 27^th July 2011.