Goemkarponn desk
Vasco: Sporting Clube de Goa humbled Vasco SC 4-1 in the Goa Professional League at Tilak Maidan, here, on Monday. The teams were locked 1-1 at half time.
Ivon Costa, Vidipt Dua, Jonas Colaco and Lloyd Cardozo scored a goal each for Sporting while Olen Singh was on target for Vasco.
Sporting now have 37 points from 20 games and have a game in hand. Sesa FA are leading the table with 39 points from 21 games.
Vasco started on a brighter note, but Sporting slowly worked their way into the match.
Former international Adil Khan guided the defence well in the initial moments when Vasco looked like a threat going forward.
Sporting broke the deadlock in the 19th minute against the run of play as Joyson Coutinho’s cross from the right flank was headed in by Ivon Costa.
Sporting looked much more confident after the opener as they had more of the ball possession.
However, at the half an hour mark, Sporting gave away the ball in midfield. Vasco’s Olen Singh seized the opportunity as he breezed past the Sporting midfield and defence. The Vasco attacker kept his cool and finished neatly past Sporting goalkeeper Abhimanyu Singh.
Olen had also scored the winner when the teams met in the first leg.
Sporting had to start all over again and they tried to change their tactics.
Just before the break, Sporting had a good opportunity when Lloyd Cardozo set up Siddarth at the edge of the box, but the midfielder’s powerful half volley was blocked by the rival custodian.
Sporting did get their second 10 minutes into the second half when Liston Cardozo’s cross found its way to Vidipt Dua, who headed in perfectly.
Vidipt could have added another later in the match after being set up by Doyal Alves, but his attempt was blocked by the Vasco keeper.
In the 80th minute, Lloyd sent in a dangerous cross and substitute Jonas Colaco gave the finishing touches to make it 3-1.
Two minutes later, hard-working Lloyd finished with a deft placement for the fourth.
