Sporting Clube de Goa lift Super Cup
Sporting Clube de Goa on Saturday crushed Dempo Sports Club 6-4 in a penalty shoot-out to lift the Super Cup.
Both the teams were tied 3-3 in the regulation time at the Tilak ground here.
Sporting took the lead on the 13th minute when Bisheswara Singh took advantage of a defensive lapse on Dempo's side.
After the change of ends, Sporting continued to hold the upper hand and increased the lead on the 57th minute when Freeman Pexito's stunning side-volley beat Dempo goalkeeper Chowdhury.
However, Dempo fought back at 71st minute and reduced the margin when substitute Ranty Martins' superb header from a cross by Nicolau Borges stunned the reigning champions.
Dempo, however, suffered a setback when Joe Rodrigues was sent off by the referee after he handled the ball inside the box.
Sporting player Dawson Fernandes made no mistake to find the net from the penalty.
Down by two goals, Dempo returned the fire at the 85th minute when Shalon Pires headed in from a set piece move by Nicolau Borges.
In the dying minutes, Dempo found the equaliser through Joy Ferrao who scored with a stiff grounder.
In the tie-breaker, Dempo's Rany Martins, Koko Sakibo and Franco Godwin failed to score. Joy Ferrao was the only player to be on the target. For Sporting, Kalu Ogba, Joel Martins and Keita Boucher were on target, while Samanada Singh's shot was saved by the keeper. Sporting got Rs 75,000 for winning the Cup, while Dempo received Rs 35,000. PWD Minister Churchill Alemao was the chief guest on the occasion.
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