Odisha FC staff in Indian Women’s League. Photo: Twitter/@IndianFootball
Odisha FC registered a powerful 6-0 win over CRPF FC in their opening match of the Indian Women’s League right here on April 27.
Odisha dominated the proceedings from the start and had extra of the ball possession. They made their first breakthrough in the twentieth minute, when Ngangom Bala Devi supplied a defence-splitting move, which resulted in Dangmei Grace heading dwelling to give her aspect a 1-0 lead.
There was no stopping Odisha after that as they took full cost and used the width of the pitch to produce a great passing model of soccer.
Odisha FC doubled their lead when Juli Kishan’s good cross contained in the field from the left flank was squared off by Cynthia Marcondes.
Before heading into the break, Bala Devi and firm discovered the again of the web two extra instances to take the sport additional away from CRPF’s attain. Ghanaian ahead Faustina Worwornyo Akpo was the primary to react on a free ball contained in the field as she slotted it dwelling to make it 3-0, earlier than Serto Lynda Kom tapped dwelling the fourth purpose in the extra time.
The winners maintained their tempo after switching sides and confirmed some good actions on the ball.
With Bala Devi controlling the staff’s engine in the center, the aspect constructed on their rhythm from the primary half. Finally, in the sixty fifth minute, the Odisha skipper claimed the reward for her sheer high quality all through the sport.
The No. 10 acquired the ball simply outdoors the field, took a peek at purpose to spot the CRPF goalkeeper off the road and struck properly into the highest left nook.
Minutes later, Jasoda Munda put the sport to mattress by including the sixth purpose after she was left unmarked contained in the field. Once once more, it was Bala Devi’s dummy transfer that baffled the CRPF defence.
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The Kochi-based aspect had 4 completely different goalscorers in the morning, with Arya More, Dipika, Sasmita Behera and Akanksha Kandalkar all getting onto the scoresheet.
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