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Indian Women’s League: Eastern Sporting Union beat Aizawl FC 3-0!

Eastern Sporting Union defeated Aizawl FC 3-0 to take the pole position of the ongoing inaugural edition of the Indian Women’s League, courtesy of superior goal difference albeit being equal in points – nine out of four matches – with Rising Student’s Club, at the Ambedkar Stadium in the Capital today.

Goals from Kamala Devi (24’), Mandakini Devi (70’) and Kashmina (77’) led Eastern Sporting Union to an easy win over their opponents who gave little resistance.

Kamala Devi could have found the net twice for Eastern Sporting Union in under 10 minutes but her efforts lacked motivation. First, in the 4th minute her header lacked venom and was easily picked up by the opposition custodian. Then her shot from inside the box failed to find its intended target in the 7th minute, following a Bembem through ball.

With Eastern Sporting Union setting the tempo for the match, Aizawl FC tried to attack on counters but the defensive pairing of Radharani and Umapati thwarted their attempts with ease.

The Eastern Sporting Union defence further squeezed the Aizawl FC attack force and such was the domination of Eastern Sporting Union that the game was literally being played in Aizawl FC’s half, with a rare long ball or clearance disrupting their flow.

Better late than never and Kamala Devi opened the goal scoring charts for Eastern Sporting Union as her 24th minute shot following a one touch play with Mandakini Devi ended in the back of the net.

Eastern Sporting Union could have doubled their lead in the dying embers of the first half but Kamala Devi failed to put a decisive touch of Bembem’s cross. The half-time scoreline read 1-0.

A minute into the second half and Eastern Sporting Union’s Mandakini Devi cut in from the left flank and unleashed a shot, which went inches past the post as Eastern Sporting Union continued to stamp their dominance in the match.

In the 70th minute Mandakini Devi took advantage of an uncanny clearance and scored to double Eastern Sporting Union’s lead. Kamala Devi’s shot a minute later could have tripled Eastern Sporting Union’s advantage if it had found the net and not the side-netting.

The Aizawl FC defence seemed to scatter away everytime the ball fell to an Eastern Sporting Union player. Kashmina added another to add gloss to the scoreline in the 77th minute as the full-time scoreline read 3-0 in Eastern Sporting Union’s favour.

by AIFF Media

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