the goan I network
PANAJI
Maharashtra women cruised to a 77-45 win over Gujarat women in a group clash on Thursday to set up a rematch in what promises to be an exciting final that will be played on Friday.
Maharashtra dominated the game in all quarters, building their lead each time and sending a message
of their supremacy in the competition. Rasika
Pande (21 pts) and Vidya Vhangade (19 pts) played
a quick game for Maharashtra, while Anila Pandya (12 pts) and Ashwini Dhanvariya (14 pts) held the grit for
Gujarat.
Goa men got their act together to put up a good show but it wasn’t good enough for them to gain a victory.
Gujarat was quick to amass a decent 18 point lead which actually helped them to snatch the game from the start. The last three quarters where
a tight finish with Gujarat taking just a basket lead in the second, equalized in the third and just another basket lead in the fourth quarter.
Shehzad Qureshi (22 pts) the captain, lead right from the front keeping the score ticking for Gujarat.
Kuldeep Timaliya (12 pts) and Sanjay Patel (10 pts) backed the Gujarat team to keep the pressure.
Manguesh Pawar (14 pts) and Jimmy Fernandes (8 pts) played well for Goa.
Gujarat won the match
74-53 to seal their spot with Maharashtra in the finals to be played on Friday.
The women’s final will
be held at 1 PM while the men’s final will beplayed at 2.30 PM.
