Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], April 26 (ANI): Defending Champions Gokulam Kerala FC started their Indian Women’s League (IWL) marketing campaign with a thumping 8-2 victory over East Bengal FC in a Group A match on the TransStadia on Wednesday.

Five objectives from Sabitra Bhandari, a objective every from Indumathi Kathiresan, Vivian Konadu Adjei and skipper Dangmei Grace helped the group from Kerala to register a convincing victory. This was East Bengal’s first match within the IWL, nation’s prime ladies’s membership competitors.

Sabitra Bhandari opened the scoring when she beat East Bengal custodian Jambalu Tayang and put the ball into an empty internet within the early phases of the match. She added her second objective of the match after receiving a defence-splitting move from the midfield and rounded off Jambalu once more to attain a straightforward objective.

Indumathi made it 3-0 with a volley that beat Jambalu fingers down on the prime nook. Rimpa Halder diminished the margin for the Red and Golds with a volley from contained in the penalty field which introduced them again into the sport for some time.

Sabitra Bhandari accomplished her hat-trick when a defensive mishap made it simpler for the Gokulam ahead to seek out the goal. Tulsi Hembram pulled one again for East Bengal when the match resumed after halftime. Tulsi obtained previous the Gokulam defence on sheer bodily power and positioned it properly into the again of the online.

After this, it was all Gokulam who dominated the match. Sabitra scored her fourth objective of the match when she curled in a superb proper footer into the highest nook from outdoors the penalty field giving Jambalu virtually no likelihood to save lots of.

Narrow win for Mumbai Knights

In one other match, additionally in Group A, Mumbai Knights defeated Kahaani Football Club by a solitary objective. Once striker Priyanka struck the all-important objective within the twenty fourth minute, the losers performed arduous to seek out the equaliser, but it surely remained elusive.

Sports Odisha win an in depth tie

At the Shahibaug Police Station, Sports Odisha edged HOPS FC, Delhi 3-2 in a well-contested encounter. After a goalless first half, the match got here to life when Odisha struck twice in a span of eight minutes by means of Rekha Poudel (51st) and substitute Manisha Naik (58th). HOPS, nevertheless, got here again strongly to stage scores with objectives from Shailja (71st) and Rajni Bala (81st). Finally, Odisha had the final chuckle as substitute Anju struck nicely into the ad-on time to clinch the win.

Easy for Misaka United

At the TransStadia, Bangalore’s Misaka United FC scored as soon as in every half to get the higher of Mata Rukmani Football Club, Chhattisgarh 2-0. Both objectives have been scored by Lalrinmuani. (ANI)

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