By Joseph Solomon,

AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: Goa defeated Meghalaya 2-0 in the second fixture of Group A in the 37^th Sub-Junior National Football Championship at the Ambedkar Stadium in the Capital on April 10, 2016.

With both Teams jostling for possession and gradually cancelling each other out, there was little highlight in first few minutes of the match apart from Goa hitting with woodwork with a loopy shot on goal.

However, the match erupted into life in the 20^th minute when Biam’s header tested the credentials of the Goan custodian, as a strong right hand by the Goan from point blank range, denied Meghalaya the joy of scoring.

Shortly after, Darimiki missed a sitter for Meghalaya as he failed to put his laces into the shot, with only the Goan custodian to beat. In the 36^th minute, Goa scored against the run of play and took a solitary goal lead.

Few minutes later, a wonder strike by Anthony Fernandes, whose shot from 25 yards left the Meghalayan custodian wrong-footed ended in the back of the net, to double Goa’s lead.

Goa could have tripled their lead in the dying embers of the first half, but Merrytone Fernandes scooped his opportunity wide of the goal. The half-time scoreline read 2-0 in Goa’s favour.

The second half turned out to be a pale complexion of the first half as neither Team created clear goal scoring opportunities with Goa mostly sitting deep and defending their lead, whilst Meghalaya dominating possession but with no penetration.

With the game largely contested in the midfield, both Teams gave each other a good test of credentials. With neither Team being able to add to their tally in the second half, the full-time scoreline read 2-0 in Goa’s favour.