Carmona Veterans defeated host Rosary Veterans

Team Goemkarponn
MARGAO: In the inaugural match of the 4th Rosary intervillage veterans football tournament
Carmona Veterans defeated host Rosary Veterans 8-6 via the tiebreaker to enter into the quarterfinals organised by Rosary Veterans at Laymati Football Ground Davorlim on Thursday.
The match started at a slow pace and took time to settle Rosary Veterans scored Three goals in the 10th, 15th and 20th minutes of play through Vincent Colaco, Mario Miranda and Remedios Colaco and gave no chance to Carmona veterans Neil Dcruz and Charles Rodrigues and were leading 3-0 at the breather.
Changing over Carmona entered the field with renewed ideas and played an end-to-end contest and kept Rosary’s defence busy Carmona veterans stuck the first goal through Neil D’cruz in the 31st minute of play then Rosary veterans made a counter-attack but their forward Vincent Colaco. Missed to increase the lead and Carmona netted two quick goals in the 40th and 45th minutes of play through Agnelo and Charles Rodrigues and the game ended in a 3-3 draw to decide winners by way of a penalty shootout.
In the ensuing tiebreaker, Carmona veterans netted through Yuri Ferrao, Denzil Ferrao, Raju Cardozo, Charles Rodrigues and Neil D’Cruz while Rosary veterans Vincent Colaco, Piedade Colaco and Joaquim Colaco were on target.
Earlier the tournament was declared open by Fr. Dominic Noronha Parish Priest of Rosary church Davorlim in the presence of Anthony Colaco president of Rosary Veterans