2nd U-20 Sesa Cup: Dempo Juniors champions!

The Under-20 boys team of Dempo SC are champions of the second edition of the Sesa Cup after beating the Sporting Clube de Goa Juniors 6-1 at the SFA grounds in Sirsaim this afternoon. It was sweet revenge for Dempo's who had lost against SCG Juniors in the Goa Taca Under-20 tournament finals on penalties only a few days ago...

Dempo Juniors have been convincing throughout the tournament. After beating the hosts Sesa Football Academy in the opener, they won 4-2 against Churchill Brothers SC before another 6-1 drubbing this time against Sporting Clube de Goa.

The second edition of the Under-20 Sesa Cup was played from March 24 to April 1 in Goa. The eight under-20 teams that took part were the hosts Sesa Football Academy, Dempo SC, Salgaocar SC, Churchill Brothers SC, Sporting Clube de Goa, St Cruz Club Cavelossim, Curtorim Gymkhana and the Goa-based Brasil Futebol Academia.


FIXTURES & RESULTS

Quarterfinals
25-Mar-2012: Sporting Clube de Goa 1-1,3-1 St Cruz Club Cavelossim
26-Mar-2012: Salgaocar SC 4-1 Brasil Futebol Academia
27-Mar-2012: Churchill Brothers SC - Curtorim Gymkhana
28-Mar-2012: Dempo SC 6-1 Sesa Football Academy

Semifinals
29-Mar-2012: Sporting Clube de Goa 2-2,4-3 Salgaocar SC [penalties]
30-Mar-2012: Dempo SC 4-2 Churchill Brothers SC

Final
01-Apr-2012: Sporting Clube de Goa 1-6 Dempo SC

Sesa Cup: Under-20 Tournament in Goa

Sesa Goa Group, owned by Vedanta, will organise the second edition of the Under-20 Sesa Cup from March 24 to April 1. The tournament has not been held for nearly a decade, but the Sesa Group think that such a tournament could be a platform for talented youngsters to show their skills and capabilities as footballers to maybe become professionals.

The eight teams taking part are the hosts Sesa Football Academy, Dempo SC, Salgaocar SC, Churchill Brothers SC, Sporting Clube de Goa, Cavelossim SC, Curtorim Gymkhana and the Goa-based Brasil Futebol Academia.

The opening match will see Sporting Clube de Goa taking on Cavelossim SC at the SFA ground in Sirsaim at 16.00 IST on Saturday, March 24. The quarterfinals will be played from March 24 to 27, the semifinals are slated for March 29 and 30 while the finals would be played on Sunday, April 1.

There is also prize money to be won by the under-20 teams. The champions would received Rs 75,000, the runners-up Rs 50,00 while there would be individual prizes and 'man of the Match' awards.

Goa Pro League: Delayed kick-off on September 6

The Goa Football Association has been forced to postpone the opening round of the Goa Professional League with the league set to kick-off now on September 6 with the second round of matches. The first round had to be postponed due to heavy rains over the last few days.



This season the Goa Professional League will be played by 10 teams, an expansion by two teams, under a new format to reduce the number of matches for top teams. I-League sides Salgaocar SC, Dempo SC, Churchill Brothers SC and Sporting Clube de Goa will be seen in action along with Vasco SC, Sesa Football Academy, Goa Velha SC plus promoted teams Margao SC, Santa Cruz Club of Cavelossim and Calangute Association.





GPL - Round 2



06-Sep-11: Vasco SC - Margao SC (Tilak Maidan)

07-Sep-11: Churchill Brothers SC - Salgaocar SC (Tilak Maidan)

07-Sep-11: Cavelossim - Calangute Association (Poriat Ground)

08-Sep-11: Dempo SC - Goa Velha SC (Tilak Maidan)

08-Sep-11: Sporting Clube de Goa - Sesa Football Academy (Duler Ground)