Fr. Agnel College of Arts and Commerce, Pilar, beat Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, 3-0 to win the Inter-Collegiate Men’s Football Championship 2023-24 organised by Goa University.
Both teams started out, contesting well at Rosary College Ground, Navelim. But what made the difference was that Fr. Agnel College had better ball possession, shots on target and better defence than Rosary College.
Fr. Agnel College was on the offensive most of the time in the first half, with long-rangers and penetration in the penalty area which resulted in two goals in the first half. Saish Gaunso scored with a well-placed free-kick in the 40th minute. Graceful play by Sachin Mardolkar saw another goal for Fr. Agnel College, in the 45th minute. In the second half, their rivals looked to attack but were kept at bay by the strong defence of Fr. Agnel College. One more goal by Vishesh Nasnodkar in the 64th minute sealed the victory for Fr. Agnel College. Vishesh was also named the best player of the championship.
Chief Guest, Padma Shri Brahmanand Shankhwalkar, former India captain and Arjuna Awardee gave away the prizes along with Guests of Honour, Prof. Helic M. Barretto, Principal, Rosary College, Dr. Fr. Fredrick Rodrigues, Offg. Principal. Fr. Agnel College, Pilar, and Balachandra B. Jadar, Asst. Director of Physical Education and Sports Goa University, Dr. Francis Lobo, College Director of Physical Education and Sports, Rosary College, Dr. Rajan Mathew, College Director of Physical Education and Sports, Govt. College, Quepem, Dr. Alroy Pinto, College Director of Physical Education and Sports, St. Joseph Vaz College, Cortalim.
Fr. Agnel College Team: Nudresh Kuttikar, Sachin Mardolkar, Kenny Rodrigues, Ashwin Fernandes, Johann Mesquita, Diptesh Khandeparkar, Tej Thapa, Alrico Cardozo, Laston Barreto, Nolan Po, Oscar Braganza, Vishesh Nasnodkar, Mohit Santondekar, Omkar Narvekar, Shubert Borges, Saish Gaunso, Anrick Dias, Saeel Aroskar, Ansel Do Rego, Gauraj Kunkolkar.
