FEDERATION CUP
Dec 13, 2008
ND HEROES SCORE A WIN OVER I LEAGUE LEADERS SPORTING CLUBE de GOA
The heroes from New Delhi sent the current I-League leader Sporting Clube de Goa packing with 1-0 win in the second round of the Group-C league in the 30th Federation Cup football tournament.
New Delhi Heroes, making their debut in the tournament shocked the Goan favourites 1-0, Romeo Sukhlain getting the goal in the 30th minute. The move was created by Itaue de Oliveira Rosa from the right flank. Stanley Cyprian passed the ball to a surging Itaue who deceived the Sporting Clube de Goa goalkeeper Felix D’ Souza and crossed it to Romeo who made no mistake in scoring.