AGASSAIM CUP 2007
( GOAN INTER-VILLAGE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT )
VANXIM DIVAR DUBAI CHAMPS
In the Agassaim Cup championship 20 Goan Teams took part in the one day
football tournament, Played at Dubai Rugby Exiles club Dubai which was
organized by FESTA Entertainments. and the tournament was sponsored by S I F
Profile Factory. The chief guest for the finals was Rev. Fr. Britto Furtado
all the way from Goa, from St. Anthony's church Siolim Bardez Goa India.
POOL 'A'
NUVEM AL SEER
ALDONA UNITED 'RED'
F.C. SIOLIM
NAVELIM
ST. ANTHONY'S PERNEM
POOL 'B'
ST. ANN'S MORJIM
SIRLIM SPORTS CLUB
AT. ANTHONY'S SIOLIM B
VANXIM DIVAR
SFX OLD GOA
POOL 'C'
YOUTH OF SERAULIM
SIOLIM UNITED
ST. ANTHONY'S SIOLIM A
ORIENT TRAVEL CARANZALIM
SALIGAO VILLAGE FOXES
POOL 'D'
ALDONA UNITED WHITE
MARRIOTT BOYS CARMONA
CANSAULIM
CALVIM ISLANDERS
FR. AGNEL PILAR EKFC
Teams were divided into four pools and the games were played league cum
knockout basis. After the league matches two teams
Qualified from each pool. From Pool 'A' FC Siolim & Navelim and from Pool 'B'
Vanxim Divar & SFX Old Goa and from Pool 'C' Siolim United & St. Anthony's
Siolim while from Pool ' D' Cansaulim and Fr. Agnel Pilar EKFC qualified for
the knockout round into the quterfinals. In the first quterfinals FC Siolim
lost to Siolim United while Navelim lost to St. Anthony's and the third
quters Vanxim Divar beat Fr. Agnel Pilar EKFC And in the fourth quters SFX
Old Goa went down to Cansaulim.
In the semi-finals Cansaulim beat Siolim United while Vanxim Divar beat
fighting St. Anthony's Siolim to go into the finals.
The exiting finals played between North and South Goa.
South Goa crowed pullers Cansaulim and North Goa Giants was a fantastic
display of football which drew for the full time and had to go into tie
breaker, Cansaulim shooters were on target but in the sudden death Cansaulim
Linton shot on the horizontal bar while the Bardez Giants did not miss a
single goal to be the Champions of Agassaim Cup 2007 which was sponsored by
SIF Profile factory.
The best player of the tournament was awarded to peter of St. Anthony's
Siolim and best goalkeeper of the tournament was given away to Sathis of
Siolim United and the highest scorer was awarded to Dino Dias of Vanxim
Divar while the player of the final was bagged by Linton of Cansaulim.
The chief guest Rev. Fr. Britto from Goa thanked the 20 teams for performing
well and keeping the football sprit burning in Dubai and highlighted the
sport football is to be friends and to have dieseline in life.
Bonny Fernandes of Festa Entertainments gave a vote of thanks and thanked
the chief guest Rev. Fr. Britto for giving his precious time for being with
the Goans in Dubai for the event. He also thanked all the teams and special
thanks to Mr. Ruie and SIF Profile Factory for their entire support for the
football tournament. And also announced for the big event to be held on 31st
December 2007 a Dinner Dance at Al Nasr Leisure Land Dubai to bring inn the
NEW YEAR 2008...
