Navelim Crowned Goan Champions
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A large holiday crowd witnessed Navelim lift the Bahrain Goans six a side football trophy on Friday at the open grounds next to East Riffa stadium. In the day long tournament Navelim and the pre-tournament favourites Canacona with a youthful team played a goalless final and the result had to be decided on penalty kicks. The Navelim goal keeper Godwin Pinto stopped the third kick from Canacona striker Terence Coelho to seal the score 3-2 in favour of his team. In the finals Henry Fernandes of Navelim missed a golden opportunity to put his team ahead hitting the goal post with only the goalkeeper to beat. Incidentally Navelim and Canacona were involved in a goalless draw at the league stage in group A, and both qualified for the knock out stage on equal points.
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Earlier in the semi final Canacona got the better off Vasco with a 4 - 3 margin, whereas play maker Melroy Rebello scored the lone goal for Navelim against Sarzora in the other semi final. The other teams that made to the knock out stage were Panjim and Benaulim. Vasco clinched the third place beating Sarzora 2 -1. Chinchinim, Tivim and Margao bowed out at the league stage. John Baptista, the goalkeeper of Vasco, picked up the player of the tournament trophy.
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The tournament was organised by Bahrain Goans as curtain raiser for the Goan inter-village league for Fr. Felicio Diniz Trophy scheduled to kick-off from mid February.
Sadanand Naik and Joy Corda officiated the matches.
G.R.Crasto/Bahrain
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