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FC Kolhapur City win thriller over Baroda Football Academy with last-gasp winner!

FC Kolhapur City came back from two goals down to beat Baroda Football Academy in an absolute thriller of a Western Derby that ended with the former winning 4-3 at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Monday, May 6.

FC Kolhapur City forward Kashmina was the star of the show, as she scored two goals on either side of the half-time break. These goals were crucial as they came at a time when FC Kolhapur City were 0-2 down against Baroda Football Academy.

It was FC Kolhapur City, who started off with a higher tempo, but Baroda Football Academy got the break against the run of play.

Baroda Football Academy, who relied more on the counter, hooved it up field, and the inability of the FC Kolhapur City defence to deal with the aerial ball led to the first goal. The ball bounced inside the FC Kolhapur City area, and defender Ayomide Awawu Anibaba looped her header over the keeper and into the net for an own goal.

What looked like a setback, soon turned into a nightmare for FC Kolhapur City, as Baroda Football Academy left winger Mona soared into the FC Kolhapur City box, cut inside and fired it home.

However, Kashima gave FC Kolhapur City some home just before the half-time whistle, as she took full advantage of a fumble by Baroda Football Academy keeper Pinky Darji, to score into an empty net.

FC Kolhapur City came out all guns blazing in the second half, and it was Kashima again, who scored to put the side from Maharashtra on level terms. She was played into the box, as she made an angled run from the right and slipped it past the Darji to score.

The match came to a frantic end, as FC Kolhapur City and Baroda Football Academy substitutes, Pratiksha and Heta Shukla scored for their respective sides in the space of two minutes, before Kamala Devi finally made it 4-3 for the Maharashtra side on the third minute of injury time.

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