Greetings, Kindly find below the *full match report* of GSPL 2 Match 9 between Churchill Brothers SC and St. Savio SC, Calangute at Ambelim Sports Complex, Ambelim.
* Churchill Brothers win tough 3-2 encounter against St. Savio * *Nicholas Fernandes scored a brace for the red machines* ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ *MAY 9, AMEBLIM: *A late goal from Nicholas Fernandes helped Churchill Brothers SC beat St. Savio SC 3-2 in the Goa Sevens Premier League, organised by Goa Sevens and Ambelim Sports Club in association with Goa Football Association (GFA) at Ambelim Sports Complex, on Wednesday. Nicholas Fernandes scored a brace while Richard Costa scored one goal for the winners while Sanket Jotkar and Jerose Oliveira scored for the Calangute team. The Churchill side playing their first game at GSPL began the game with Richard Costa as their skipper along with Jovel Martins and Amar Halankar in the starting seven. On the other side, the Calangute team made two changes to their side that lost to SESA FA 4-2. Agustin D’Mello and Cresson Antao were brought in. The I League side created the first attempt of the game in the 8th minute as Nicholas Fernandes’s pass inside found Alber Gonsalves but his low shot was cleared on the goal line by St. Savio keeper Agustin D’Mello But they made no mistake to score as Nicholas Fernandes shot straight into the nets, 1-0. But the Calangute team made it all square two minutes later as Sanket Jotkar played an impressive run from the midfield to score into the post. The Savio side were giving the red machines a tough fight as Pedro Gonsalves’s shot off a free kick was neatly tapped away by the Churchill keeper. The Churchill side came close to scoring as Jovel Martins corner was headed by Alber Gonsalves but it hit the side bar denying them the lead. At the other end, Sanket missed a close tap in to score as both sides headed into half with levelled scores. On resumption, the Churchill side were determined to take the lead as skipper, Richard Costa’s shot inches above the post. But the ST. Savio side took the lead ten minutes int the second half as Jerose Oliveira had an impressive run and shot low into the nets as the ball rolled in from under the Churchill keeper, 2-1. But the red machines made it 2-2 in a end to end encounter as skipper Richard Costa tapped in from close range. He had a couple of attempts to give his side the lead but failed to strike into the nets. Bonny Niasso of the Churchill side had a couple of chances but the later failed to keep his strikes on target. Nicholas Fernandes stepped up his boots and scored a perfect left footer for the Churchill Brothers in the final additional time as the St. Savio side stared defeat in the final minutes. Kindly find enclosed pictures of today’s game. *Pic Caption*: Players of Churchill Brothers SC and St. Savio SC, Calangute in action at GSPL 2 Match 9 at Ambelim Sports Complex, Ambelim on Wednesday. *Tomorrow's Fixture: (May 10)* *GSPL Women’s Festival: *Euro Connexion v. Skyla Strikers at 7pm. *GSPL 2*: Guardian Angel SC v. Sporting Clube de Goa at 8pm, at Ameblim Sport Complex, Ambelim. Thank You Regards GSPL Media
