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Lazy Boys play Vailankanni Boys in final

Suraj and Nicholas’ heroics in semis send their respective teams in the first-ever FAG futsal final

19 Nov, 2016

MARGAO: Vailankanni Boys will lock horns against Lazy Boys in the Futsal Championship, organised by Futsal Association of Goa, at Fr Agnel’s Ashram, Verna on Saturday.

Vailankanni Boys defeated M7 4-2 in the North Goa semi-finals, while Lazy Boys thrashed Black Mambas 8-5 in the South Goa.
In the second semi-final night, coach Francis Azavedo’s team, Vailankanni Boys Merces clashed with M7 Spartacus.

Coach Francis, led his side admirably and deservedly secured his side's spot in the competition's final.
The first quarter was an uncharacteristically slow-tempoed affair, with little chances of note on offer for either side. However, with 5 minutes on the clock, Vailankanni Boys took the lead through Suraj Hadkonkar. The Vailankanni Boys star struck a powerful shot past Elson to put his side in front and on their way to the final.

Vailankanni Boys were the happier of the two sides entering the break with a 3-0 lead, but it wasn’t to last long. Within a minute of the restart, M7 sent the home crowd into raptures with a fine strike by Elson to cancel the score line.

Vailankanni Boys looked on the offensive as Suraj once more stung the fingertips of opposition goalkeeper.

Kerain despite striking the inside of the post in the dying minutes, could not put M7 back into the game.
Earlier, in the first semis, Nicholas netted a stunning hat-trick and supplied another assist to help Lazy Boys side reach the tournament showdown on Friday.

Five minutes in the first quarter, Williams Niasso broke the deadlock with a smooth finish following a fine build-up to score his fifth goal in as many games,

He made keeper Jonathan pay for his mistake to put his side ahead.
On the stroke of half-time, the game looked out of sight for Black Mambas as they kept conceding goals. Their attacking style continued to leave their defenders open at the back, and they were punished when Pinto fed team-mate Nicholas. The playmaker cheekily found the back of the net through the legs of the opposition goalkeeper.

But the match would soon tighten up following the break. Black Mambas burst back into life with a two-goal reply through Colaco’s volley and a toe-poke from N. Fernandes to reduce score-line to 5-3.

After patient ball retention, it was Savio Fernandes who netted the sixth goal for Lazy Boys game after a mix-up by Carneiro.
Caught in possession, the ball eventually fell to Gama with the goal gaping. The Lazy Boys couldn't fail to miss with no goalkeeper between the sticks as Hayson Velho rolled his shot over the line to put the Lazy Boys into the final of the Futsal Championship.

Nicholas Fernandes was awarded the player of the match at the hands of Benjamin Silva, president of Futsal Association of Goa for his stunning performance.

Benjamin Silva, President, Futsal Association of Goa, dream of expansion became reality with players playing in the Futsal Championship 2016 being selected for the nationals.



Posted by Luca Ranocchiari --> luca.ranocchiari@futsalplanet.com