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Vailankanni Boys march on to the final where they’ll meet Lazy Boys at Fr Agnel’s Ashram, Verna.
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RAMPANT LAZY BOYS TO TAKE ON VAILANKANNI BOYS IN FINAL
MARGAO: Lazy Boys sealed their place in the final of the 2016 Futsal Championship with a 8-5 victory over Black Mambas after Nicholas Fernandes produced an inspired performance at Fr Agnel’s Ashram Verna on Thursday.
Nicholas netted a stunning hat-trick and supplied another assist to help Lazy Boys side reach the tournament showdown on Friday.
There they will meet surprise package Vailankanni Boys Merces, after the 5 men downed M7 Spartacus 4-2 with a brace from star player Suraj Hadkonkar
Five minutes in the first quarter, Williams Niasso broke the deadlock with a smooth finish following a fine build-up to score his fifth goal in as many games,
He made keeper Jonathan pay for his mistake to put his side ahead.
On the stroke of half-time, the game looked out of sight for Black Mambas as they kept conceding goals. Their attacking style continued to leave their defenders open at the back, and they were punished when Pinto fed team-mate Nicholas. The playmaker cheekily found the back of the net through the legs of the opposition goalkeeper.
But the match would soon tighten up following the break. Black Mambas burst back into life with a two-goal reply through Colaco’s volley and a toe-poke from N. Fernandes to reduce score-line to 5-3.
After patient ball retention, it was Savio Fernandes who netted the sixth goal for Lazy Boys game after a mix-up by Carneiro.
Caught in possession, the ball eventually fell to Gama with the goal gaping. The Lazy Boys couldn’t fail to miss with no goalkeeper between the sticks as Hayson Velho rolled his shot over the line to put the Lazy Boys into the final of the Futsal Championship.
Nicholas Ferandes was awarded the Player of the Match at the hands of Benjamin Silva, President of Futsal Association of Goa for his stunning performance.
In the second semi-final night, coach Francis Azavedo’s team, Vailankanni Boys Merces clashed with M7 Spartacus.
Coach Francis, led his side admirably and deservedly secured his side’s spot in the competition’s final.
The first quarter was an uncharacteristically slow-tempoed affair, with little chances of note on offer for either side. However, with 5 minutes on the clock, Vailankanni Boys took the lead through Suraj Hadkonkar. The Vailankanni Boys star struck a powerful shot past Elson to put his side in front and on their way to the final.
Vailankanni Boys were the happier of the two sides entering the break with a 3-0 lead, but it wasn’t to last long. Within a minute of the restart, M7 sent the home crowd into raptures with a fine strike by Elson to cancel the scoreline.
Vailankanni Boys now looked on the offensive as Suraj once more stung the fingertips of opposition goalkeeper.
Kerain despite striking the inside of the post in the dying minutes, could not put M7 back into the game.
Vailankanni Boys march on to the final where they’ll meet Lazy Boys at Fr Agnel’s Ashram, Verna.
Mr. Benjamin Silva, President, Futsal Association of Goa, dream of expansion became reality with players playing in the Futsal Championship 2016 being selected for the nationals.
Anthony Dias, Promoter for Futsal was visibly happy with the response Futsal Championship got in Goa.
“Goa can surely expect to see more Futsal events in the days ahead. We will reach out in phases to promote Futsal in a big way,” said Anthony.
Joao Rebello , Coaching Director looked forward to holding more coaching camps for the betterment of Futsal in Goa.
The Futsal Association of Goa is registered under Futsal Association of India and AMF (Association Mundial De Futsal, the governing body of Futsal).
Futsal Association of Goa is backed by Sports Authority of Goa and Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs.
