Jr Girls NFC : Manipur open up title campaign with 4-0 thrashing of Uttarakhand
Source: The Sangai Express / AIFF Media Team

Imphal/Kolhapur, April 20 2019: Former champions Manipur kicked off their title campaign at the Hero Junior Girls' National Football Championship 2019-20 being held at Kolhapur, Maharashtra with a convincing 4-0 victory against Uttarakhand in a Group C league match today.

S Lynda Kom grabbed the first in the 20th minute and handed Manipur a 1-0 lead at the halftime.

Jr Girls NFC : Manipur open up title campaign with 4-0 thrashing of Uttarakhand

The State girls intensified their raids in the second half and it was T Kritina Devi who doubled the advantage in the 62nd minute while N Priyangka Devi extended the lead to 3-0 in the 81st minute of the match.

Despite the huge lead, Manipur continued to exert pressure upon the lacklustre Uttarakhand side and H Shilky Devi made her effort count during the additional time to wrap up the game 4-0 .

Results of other group matches .

GROUP A
The first encounter of the day saw Jharkhand rack up a comprehensive victory over Jammu and Kashmir at the Rajarshi Shahu Stadium, with the scoreline reading 21-0.Forward Sumati Kumari notched up five goals in the game, while Astam Oraon, Anu Radha Kumari and Priya Kumari all picked up a hattrick apiece.

GROUP B
At the Polo Ground meanwhile, defending champions Tamil Nadu began their campaign with a comfortable 5-0 win over Madhya Pradesh.

M Saritha opened the scoring for her side in the 21st minute and added a second just before half-time, with Mariyammal B recording a second-half brace and Priyadharshini S finding the net four minutes from time.

GROUP C
Joining Manipur at the top of the table will be Goa, who recorded a 3-1 win over Tripura.

Striker Karen Estrocio got all three goals for the Goan team while Anjali Debbarma scored a consolation in the 89th minute.

GROUP D
West Bengal picked up three points with a 1-0 win over Arunachal Pradesh while in the other Group D game, Haryana started off their campaign with a 9-0 win over Karnataka, with Rajni Bala scoring four goals and captain Raveena finding the back of the net thrice.