J.P.DMELLO
ROLLING TROPHY
INDIAN STRIKERS AND NAVELIM YOUTH CENTRE IN FINAL
Sunil Chhetri to grace finals at Al-Qadsyia Stadium
Navelim Youth Centre trashed United Friends Club 5-0
and Indian Strikers edged Goa Maroons 2-0 in semi-finals of KIFF league for the
J.P. D’Mello Trophy organized by Kuwait Indian Football Federation and played
last Friday at the MOH Grounds in Shuwaikh.
The final of this prestigious year long tournament played under the
auspices of KIFF and officiated by the Indian Football Referees Association
will be held at the Qadsyia Stadium on Friday, 14th June 2013 at
6:00pm. The tournament is sponsored by Gulf Cable Electrical Industries
Company.
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| NYC won 5-0 |
In the first semi-final, Navelim Youth Centre boosted
by the presence of playmakers Bernardo Pires and Sanford Cardoz in midfield and
backed by the likes of Duarte Ferrao and Alfred Pires in defense have jelled
well as the season has progressed and have peaked at the right time making them
firm favorites against Indian Strikers FC the first Keralite team to play the
final of the KIFF league. United Friends
Club who have featured regularly in the last four had no answer to the Navelim
onslaught with man of the match Simao Gauncar feeding his teammates to score at
will. Sanford scored the first from a
goalmouth melee and Bernardo made it 2-0 when he latched on to a sublime pass
from Simao to score one of the goals of the tournament. Bernardo scored again and Cruzedio and
Joaquim completed the rout. The match
was officiated by Philip Ferrao in the centre and assisted by Francis and
Alvaro on the lines. Franky Sequeira a
former KIFF member on a visit to Kuwait gave away the Man of the Match trophy
to Simao Gaunkar of NYC.
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| Cleevan DÇunhabecame the youngest player to represent a team in the KIFF League when he came in as a second half substitute for Goa Maroons. Cleevan is only 13 and has a bright future ahead of him |
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| Anasameen was declared Man of the Match and received his award from Xavier Furtado the Vice President of AVC Sports and Cultural Association. |
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| UFC LOST 0-5 |
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| Bernardo latched on to a sublime pass from Simao to score one of the goals of the tournament. |
Franky Sequeira a former KIFF member on a visit to Kuwait gave away the Man of the Match trophy to Simao Gaunkar of NYC.
In the second semi-final, former champions Goa Maroons
were left ruing the numerous chances missed in the first half by their forwards
Joe Gomes and Durvesh as Indian Strikers scored just before half time when
their star forward Amasameen struck from a counter attack to send shockwaves in
the Maroons camp. Anthony Adimai and Roy Pathroso playing their hearts out
literally took Maroons out of the equation when Anasameen scored again in the
10th minute of the second half from a brilliant back heel pass by
Biju. Goa Maroons missing the presence of Steven Rodrigues, who was out with
two yellow cards have only themselves to blame as chance after chance went
begging. Young Cleevan DÇunha, Larry and
Roger coming in as second half substitutes failed to make a difference for Goa
Maroons and in the end Indian Strikers FC won comfortably. The match was officiated by Sarto Baptista
and he was ably assisted by Christopher Fernandes and Vincent Pereira on the
lines. Anasameen was declared Man of the
Match and received his award from Xavier Furtado the Vice President of AVC
Sports and Cultural Association.
The finals between
Navelim Youth Centre and Indian Strikers promises to be an exciting affair with
a buildup of the Goa versus Kerala angle and is expected to be well attended
with both teams having tremendous support and will be played on 14/6/2013 at the Al-Qadsyia
Stadium (Hawally) at 6:00pm. The final
will be graced by H.E the ambassador of India to Kuwait Shri Satish C. Mehta as
the chief guest, Mr. Naser Omran Kanan of Gulf Cable Electrical Industries as
the guest of honor and flamboyant and popular soccer star and India football
team captain Sunil Chettri. .
Report by:-
Julio Cardoso
Kuwait
