DON BOSCO ORATORY CHAMPIONS
Nikhil and Agnelo score hat-tricks
Don
Bosco Oratory were crowned proud champions of the G.O.A. Rolling Trophy when they beat AVC
Sports & Cultural Association 7-1 in a largely one sided match in the
finals of this prestigious tournament
organized by Goan Overseas Association (Kuwait) and played at the MOH grounds
under the auspices of KIFF.
Don
Bosco Oratory who had only the previous week lost narrowly to AVC in the semi
finals of the KIFF League, showed just why they are one of the most feared
teams among the Indian Community when they took complete control of the match
right from the start. Man of the match
and the tournament’s highest scorer young Nikhil D’souza opened Don Bosco’s
account when he found himself in the right place to slot home from close range
in a goalmouth melee. He soon added to
his tally and Don Bosco Oratory went into the lemon break comfortably leading
2-0.
Hard
working Sidney of AVC however gave a tiny glimmer of hope to his team and supporters
when he scored off a direct free kick
from just outside the penalty area and it seemed that AVC could still make a
game of it. Nikhil however had other
ideas and completed his hat-trick after going past two AVC defenders. Agnelo another young and talented Don Bosco
lad than took control and ably supported by Loyed, Michael and Steven scored
three more past the hapless AVC defense.
Nikhil though had the final say when in the dying moments he scored his
fourth to completely whitewash the opponents.
The match was ably officiated by IFRA officials Sarto Baptista in the
centre with support of Jan Rodrigues and Pascoal Fernandes on the lines.
In
his welcome address after the final whistle, G.O.A President Raymond D’Sa
welcomed the chief guest Mr. Ajay Sinha the Country Manager of Air India in
Kuwait and thanked Air-India for sponsoring a Kuwait-Goa return air ticket for
the tournament. He also thanked KIFF
President Mr. Fidelis Fernandes and his Managing Committee, IFRA, and all the
participating teams for their support in making the tournament a grand
success. He had a special word of appreciation
for Mr. Gasper Almeida of Goa Word.com, IndiansinKuwait and the print media
including Mr. Francis Fernandes of Arab Times for the press publicity.
Mr.
Ajay Sinha in his brief speech thanked the organizers for inviting him and said
he would always support the community in the best way he could. A special service award was presented to Mr.
Leo Fernandes, a long serving member of Goan Overseas Association for his
contribution to the Association.
The
referee awards were given away by James Figuera, and the runners trophies by
Tony Correia. Mrs. Zinia Cardoso gave
away the Runners Up trophy to Kevin Vaz the captain of AVC, while Raymond D’Sa
and Ajay Sinha gave the winners individual trophies and the winners’ cup to
Godfrey Aguiar the captain of Don Bosco. KIFF President Fidelis Fernandes gave away
the Man of the Match award to Nikhil D’souza who also won the tournament’s
highest scorer award which was handed over to him by Leo Fernandes. Julio Cardoso who hosted the presentation
ceremony proposed the vote of thanks.
Report
by : Julio Cardoso
Pics
credit: Sasha D’Souza / Julio Cardoso
