New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu, Bengal, and Railways began the Final Round of the 28th Senior Women’s National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2023-24, with victories against Delhi, Punjab, and Chandigarh, respectively, in Kolkata on Wednesday.
It’s early days in the championship, but hosts Bengal have taken the top spot in Group A for now, by dint of a better goal difference. They are followed by Tamil Nadu and Railways, reports AIFF.
Hosts Bengal produced a dominant performance at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan on Wednesday, as Rimpa Haldar scored a hat-trick to help her side complete a 7-1 rout against Punjab.
Mousumi Murmu opened the scoring in the second minute, as she ran onto a through ball by Haldar, and slotted it into the net. The latter soon turned to scoring, when she dribbled past her marker and beat the opposition keeper to double the lead. She showed a lot of desire to snatch the ball from a Punjab defender before rushing into the box to beat Punjab keeper Jyoti once again.
Haldar completed her hat-trick in the 51st minute, when she curled one from the edge of the penalty box. Harmilan Kaur pulled one back for Punjab a little after the hour mark, but Bengal were well in control of the proceedings by then.
Poonan Sharma (69’), and substitutes Sulanjana Raul (83’) and Dular Marandi (90+7’) added three more to complete a big win for the hosts.
Defending champions Tamil Nadu began their Final Rounds campaign with a convincing win against Delhi, as midfielder Karthika Angamuthu netted a brace at the AIFF National Centre of Excellence.
Tamil Nadu remained well in control of the game, and forward Sandhiya opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, Karthika Angamuthu doubling the lead four minutes later. The latter was on target again, deep in injury time of the second half, as Tamil Nadu ran away with a 3-0 victory.
Last season’s semifinalists, Railways earned a 3-0 victory against Chandigarh at the AIFF NCE, making it a three-way race for the top two spots in Group A, for now.
Naobi Chanu (40’) and Anju Tamang (57’) scored on both sides of the half-time break, before veteran midfielder Kamala Devi added a third in the 78th minute, to earn the three points for the 2015-16 champions.
–IANS
cs/
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
