By Khaleejtimes Sports Reporter DUBAI Defending champions Vanxim Divar beat F.C. Siolim 3-2 on penalties for a place in the semifinals of the third All Goa Inter-village Invitation Football Tournament at the Iranian Club stadium here yesterday.
The regulation period ended at 2-2 with Divar fighting back twice to draw level. Siolim raced to a first minute lead when Irenio Fernandes converted a spot kick after Cosme Monteiro had handled in the area. Randall Pereira levelled 1-1 for Divar after 13 minutes. Irfenio Fernandes struck again on the 26th minute to restore Siolims lead. Randall Pereira replied again for Divar to force a penalty shoot-out. David Cardozo, Russell Rodrigues and Noel Fernandes scored for Divar from the spot while Orlando Viegas, Colin DCruz and Creighton Travaso missed. Irenio Fernandes, Francis Fernandes scored for Siolim while Mario Gaunkar, Elvis Rodrigues, Marcelino Conceicao and Gilton Fernandes missed. Siolims Joe Coelho was named man-of-the-match. Todays matches: 4pm Plate semifinals: Raia v St. Estevam; 5pm quarterfinals St. Anthonys Pernem v CAC Cansaulim. Earlier, Al Zuari hammered SFX Old Goa 4-0 in the semifinals of the Plate competition. Al Zuari led 2-0 in the first-half through a fifth minute goal by Oswald Fernandes and Carlton Rozarios 18th minute strike. Two more goals on resumption by Lynton DSouza and a second effort from Carlton Rozario completed the rout for Al Zuari. Milton Nunes of Old Goa was voted man-of-the-match. The tournament, organised by All Star Entertainment in association with United Goans, is co-sponsored by Carl Stahl Lifting Equipment with Precision Machineries LLC, Wood Group Engineering Services and MDC as support sponsors. The co-support sponsors are Vanxim Divar, Gulf Ocean Lights LLC, Refrigeration Equipment Enterprises, Emirates Flight Catering, Accurate Engineering Workshop and Armour Auto Rustproofing, Air Lanka and Jet Airways.. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list Goanet@lists.goanet.org http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
