Gokulam Kerala as soon as once more claimed the highest spot within the Indian Women’s League desk after a convincing 5-0 win over Sports Odisha on the Capital Football Arena in Bhubaneswar on Sunday.

Fazila Ikwaput, a Ugandan nationwide group participant, was the star of the present, scoring 4 consecutive objectives for the victors – her final three objectives got here in a span of three minutes. With a complete of 11 objectives to her credit score, Ikwaput is now the highest scorer within the present version, and this was her second hat-trick this season.

The Kerala group now has 23 factors from 10 matches, overtaking Odisha FC who briefly held top spot after their win over Sethu FC on Saturday. The Malabarians, nevertheless, have performed a match greater than Odisha FC.

Sports Odisha’s unstable defence gave away the primary aim within the third minute. A defensive mistake on the goalmouth made issues simpler for Gokulam and Sandhiya Ranganathan gleefully accepted the chance to place her group forward.

Thereafter, it was a one-sided present as Gokulam attackers saved on pounding their rivals seeking extra objectives. Anju Tamang, simply again from the Turkish Women’s Cup after a runners-up marketing campaign with the senior nationwide group, had Sports Odisha in all kinds of bother along with her probing strikes from the left.

In the forty fourth minute, Ikwaput picked up the second aim for her group. Tamang performed a serious function in creating this aim; she made her manner by way of and was in an excellent place to seek out the goal, however switched the ball for a better-placed Ikwaput to easily faucet it in.

Ikwaput’s kind actually got here alive through the closing levels. Starting from the 83rd minute, she scored three in a row to make it an entire rout. The Sports Odisha defence, by then, was a drained lot and had not a lot resistance to supply.