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Rising Student’s Club leapfrogged table toppers Alakhpura FC to take the pole position in the ongoing inaugural Indian Women’s League with nine points from four matches, following their 5-0 win over FC Pune City at the Ambedkar Stadium in the Capital on Sunday afternoon.
A brace from Jabamani Tudu (1’, 15’) and strikes from Anju Tamang (44’) and Sasmita Malik (47’, 73’) led Rising Students Club to an easy win over their opponents.
Rising Students Club stunned FC Pune City by taking the lead as early as the 1st minute when Jabamani Tudu’s back header bounced over an onrushing custodian and ended in the back of the net. The early goal knocked the stuffing out of FC Pune City, whilst setting an attacking tempo for Rising Students Club.
Ngoubi could have put another on the goal scoring tally with less than five minutes on the clock, but her volley from outside of the box caused little trouble for Rumpa Malik.
But little did Rising Students Club have to wait. In the 15th minute, Jabamani Tudu’s ferocious shot from outside the box crashed into the back of the net to double Rising Students Club lead.
With FC Pune City trailing 0-2 with less than 20 minutes on the clock, their morale seemed to go down with the ‘girls in orange’, as miss-passes became a common feature. The pressure from Rising Students Club was so much that even FC Pune City’s counter attacks resulted in nothing and with FC Pune City failed to register even one shot on the target.
Anju Tamang took advantage of a faulty clearance and poked it home to give Rising Students Club a 3-0 lead in the 44th minute.
After the half-time break, Rising Students Club were awarded a penalty in the 47th minute when Laura handed the ball inside the penalty box. India international Sasmita Malik slotted it with ease to make it 4-0 for Rising Student’s Club.
Even after Rising Students Club took an unassailable lead, they continued to attack and created chances at will. FC Pune City tried to minimize the deficit but failed to open their goal-scoring tally and Sasmita Malik’s 73rd minute strike added gloss to the scoreline as the full-time scoreline read 5-0 in Rising Students Club’s favour.
by AIFF Media
