Odafe Okolie struck once in each half to end Sporting Clube de Goa’s winning streak as Churchill Brothers scored an emphatic 3-0 victory at the Nehru Stadium on Sunday.Besides Odafe, who scored in the 15th and 54th minutes, Thokchom Naoba Singh found the target in the 68th minute for Churchill, who led 1-0 at half time. Churchill now have seven points with two wins and one draw from three matches, while Sporting remained on nine points from four matches. Churchill controlled the entire match, with the midfield striking a good rhythm together with their strikers. Odafe posed a threat whenever he had the ball and he gave his team the lead in the 15th minute.A move from the right saw Robert relaying a forward pass to Odafe from the middle. Odafe then got the better of a rival defender before unleashing a firm grounder that beat rival keeper Felix D’Souza to his right. Sporting did not look like the same team that played against Mohun Bagan — their midfield lacked coordination on Sunday, while the forward line failed to come up with any attacks. Churchill keeper Arindam did well to tip a Micky Fernandes shot over the bar and saved another shot from Nathaniel Amos in the second half. After the change of ends, Churchill increased the lead in the 54th minute when Odafe uncorked a stunning shot from the top of the box that gave no chance to Sporting keeper D’Souza. Defender Thokchom Naoba Singh then ended any chance Sporting Clube de Goa had for a comeback when he essayed a powerful shot in the 68th minute from the top of the box off a long pass by Man of the Match Odafe.
