Kapil brace seals Dempo's win over Cavelossim

GFA Pro League | OCTOBER 23, 2016, 12:00 AM IST

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The Goan Network

MARGAO

Dempo Sports Club continued with their impressive run in the GFA Pro League with a fluent 2-0 win over Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim at Government School playgrounds, Ambelim on Saturday. Dempo led 1-0 at the breather.

The hero of the day was winger Kapil Hoble who scored a brace.What was annoying and most dissapointing for Cavelossim supporters was their lethargic performance. There were mispasses,yawning gaps in the midfield and lack of urgency overall in the Cavelossim camp. Very rarely did they manage to put the Golden Eagles under pressure.

At the other end, Dempo were compact in defence. Marsahlled by Hayden Fernandes, Adil Khan and Joaquim Abranches Dempo set up the pace with Kapil Hoble too chiping in with a fine performance.Nigerian striker Felix Odili Chidi and Bevan D'Mello troubled the rival defence with pace, power and deception while striking rhythm.

It was right winger Kapil Hoble who broke the deadlock in the 29th minute when striker Bevan D'Mello sent a defence-splitting pass to winger Kapil Hoble on the right flank and the last named beat his marker and beat the Cavelossim goalkeeper Agnelo Gomes hands down with a snap shot. Spurred by the lead, Dempo upped the ante and five minutes later Chidi was the culprit as his feeble shot went straight into the safe hands of rival goalkeeper after Mohammed Ali laid him a through pass.

At the stroke of lemon break, Dempo nearly doubled the lead but striker Bevan D'Mello spurned the easiest chance with only rival goalkeeper to beat,he shot wide much to the dismay of Dempo bench.

Cavelossim who was struggling came close when there was confusion between the Dempo rearguard but Gammy Costa failed to guide his shot into the rival net.

Dempo continued to probe and nibble away at the Cavelossim defence and could have increased the lead but central defender Mohammed Ali fumbled at crucial moment in front of rival goal. Dempo's insurance goal came in the 55th minute when striker Bevan D'Mello picked up the ball from the right wing back Naveen Mendes and the former sent a defence-splitting pass to winger Kapil Hoble who without wasting time gently tapped it in to give a 2-0 cushion and in the process register a brace.

Dempo had a couple of scoring chances to inflate their tally twice. Chiddi failed to make the most of a pass from substitue Germanpreet Singh and Bevan D'Mello. Earlier, substitute Germanpreet almost added his name on the scorers' list but his try was parreid away by Cavelossim goalkeeper Agnelo Gomes. With time running out, Dempo nearly increased the tally but stiker Chidi was the worst offender as he ballooned over from handshaking distance.

With this win, Dempo took their tally to 19 points from 9 matches while Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim stayed with 12 points from the same encounter.

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