Goa Pro League: Sporting Clube de Goa hammer Margao SC 11-1

Liberia-born Australian striker Boima Jerry Karpeh netted an amazing four times on his debut as Sporting Clube de Goa hammered Margao Sports Club 11-1 at Duler Stadium, Mapusa in their Goa Pro League opener. Debutant Cajetan Fernandes, U-20 star Lesten Martins and Rowllin Borges each scored a brace while Pratesh Shirodkar also got his name on the score sheet.While substitute Victorino Fernandes was unlucky not to add his name to the goal tally after hitting the post as well as the cross bar on two separate occasions.

Sporting Goa’s Cajitan Fernandes opened the scoring in the 27th minute with a rasping shot from outside the box which caught the rival goalkeeper off guard. Within sixty seconds, Jerry headed in a Pratesh cross to double the lead and within six minutes Jerry placed the ball coolly into the corner to make it three. Lesten connected well to a Rowllin lay off to make it 4-0, as the ballcrashed against the bar on its way in. Five minutes before the break, Lesten turned provider as he sent in a low driven cross for Jerry to flick into the back of the net for the fifth. Lesten capped off a confident seven minute spell by rounding the goalkeeper to send the Flaming Oranje 6-0 up at half time.

Ten minutes after resumption, Pratesh did well to intercept a loose ball and fire into the top corner for his teams seventh. However, Danny Dias pulled a consolation goal back for Margao when he blasted through a crowded box after picking up the ball from a charged down free-kick.

In the 72nd minute Jerry scored again and moments later Cajetan completed his brace. In the final four minutes, Rowllin netted a well deserved brace. The first came from the penalty spot after Victorino was brought down by the goalkeeper and the second one crowned off a fabulous afternoon for the Flaming Oranje.

Sporting Clube de Goa captain Mathew Gonsalves and Margao SC goalkeeper Parsappa Harijan were the only players booked in the encounter.

After the game, a large group of Don Bosco, Panjim students who witnessed the game came onto the field to meet the Sporting Goa coach Oscar Bruzon and their hero’s. Oscar told the boy’s that he will come to watch the school when they play their next match.

“It was a great start to the league, the whole team worked hard, but we will not get carried away with the scoreline,” signed off Oscar.