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Dempo SC edge past Corps of Signals

the goan I network | JANUARY 18, 2018, 07:40 PM IST


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Shallum Pires’ 12th-minute goal helped Dempo Sports Club edge past Corps of Signals in the Goa Professional League at Duler Stadium, here on Wednesday.

The game kicked off with Corps of Signals controlling and having greater possession in the first ten minutes as they came with two potent chances. First Cyril Dias’s pass to Roshan Singh was well cleared by Dempo’s defender Naveen Mendes in the 4th minute. Later, Cyril’s shot off Harshad Thube’s pass from the left flank was thwarted by the alert Dempo goalkeeper Agnelo Gomes. But it was the Golden Eagles who took the lead in the 12th minute through Shallum Pires off Yogesh Kadam’s corner-kick.

On the counter-attack, the Armymen came close to equalising but Harshad Thube failed to control the ball inside the box in the 17th minute having just the goalkeeper to beat. Midfielder Pawan Thakur of Signals, kept pushing his team forward.

Post the half-hour mark, the Dempo side pressed hard onto the Corps of Signals defence. Shallum Pires’ curling shot from outside the box was just tapped away by the goalkeeper in the 31st minute. In the earlier minute, skipper of Dempo SC Nickson Castanha crossed the ball into striker Yogesh Kadam, whose well-placed header went straight to the Signals goalkeeper Binu Puruahothama.

Beevan D’Mello’s shot in the 37th minute from the edge of the 18-yard box hit the woodwork denying the Dempo side their second goal of the day as they went into the half with a narrow 1-0 lead at half time.

Moving over, Corps of Siganls put pressure trying to find the equaliser and came close to scoring on two attempts in the 53rd minute. First Cyril Dias failed to connect well to Roshan Singh’s pass while later Pawan Thakur’s low shot off Cyril’s pass was collected by the Dempo custodian.

The Army side had another chance drop by their side as Roshan Singh’s powerful long-ranger from outside the box was punched away by the goalkeeper in the 60th minute. In the 69th minute, substitute Joaquim Abranches lobbed the ball over to Desmon who crossed the ball inside but defender Romans M.S cleared the danger away.

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