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FC Bardez defeated Calangute Association 3-0 in the final of the 2016 Goa Police Cup at the Duler Stadium in Mapusa earlier today. The win secured FC Bardez’s first major title win in in their debut tournament.
FC Bardez were dominant throughout the game and deserved their comprehensive win as their opposition failed to register a single shot on target.
In the 9th minute Calangute’s Agnelo Colaco came up with a superb cross from the right flank but Olan Chandran misjudged it. A minute later Steven Fernandes produced a perfect through pass for Agnelo Colaco, but FC Bardez keeper Mirshad K. cleared the ball in time conceding a corner. In the 22nd minute of the match, Calangute’s centre-back Stanley D’Silva made a mistake just outside the box and FC Bardez striker Kirtikesh Gadekar pounced onto the loose ball to slot it home to give his side the lead. Energized by the goal FC Bardez came close twice in doubling their advantage, Alesh Sawant had an effort from distance, while Peter Carvalho couldn’t convert his header. But, they went into the break with a 1-0 lead.
On crossing over, FC Bardez just took three minutes to double their lead; a long ball by Rowilson Rodrigues saw another defensive blunder between the Calangute’s centre-backs and keeper Jason. This time Myron Mendes made no mistake to make it 2-0. In the very next minute Girish Naik made an excellent run into the box but shot wide. Few minutes later FC Bardez had another chance, a right footer from Latesh Mandrekar was pushed out for a corner by Calangute custodian Jason, who produced a full stretched diving save. On the hour mark Calangute had a golden chance to reduce the margin when Rodrigues’ back pass was intercepted by Valerio but custodian Mirshad K. cleared the ball easily. Five minutes before the final whistle FC Bardez’s Alesh Sawant made a dangerous run into the box and passed the ball to substitute Serino Fernandes who tapped it into the net to seal an emphatic 3-0 win for Armando Colaco’s men.
Alesh Sawant was named “Player of the Tournament” for his three goals and consistent performances. FC Bardez took home a cheque of Rs. 200,000 (2 lakhs) and the historic Goa Police Cup trophy.
FC Bardez head coach Armando Colaco was happy after lifting their maiden silverware and said, “The newborn club is famous now. It’s very special for me. It’s all down to the players’ effort and hard work. They made my dream come true because I wanted to come back into Goan football and show everybody that this type of football is possible.”
