IE school girls lift Subroto football tourney title
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 10 2022:
T Thoibisana scored twice as Free Progress Academy (Imphal East) overcame Madhumato Govt High School (Bishnupur) by a 4-3 margin in the final of the U-17 girls' State Subroto Mukerjee Football Tournament 2022 on Sunday.
O Babita put the Bishnupur side in front only two minutes into the game but T Thoibisana drew level for the FPA team after finding the back of the net in the 37th minute.
Four minutes later, it was Thoibisana again as she broke her way through the opposition's defence to give the Imphal East side the lead only to be cancelled out by Babi-ta's second goal in the 45th minute.
L Meneka put Imphal East back in front when she converted in the 53rd minute but Babita claimed her third goal in the 56th minute to restore parity again for Bishnupur.
The Imphal East girls, however, took five minutes to regain their lead with N Nandeshwori scoring the decider in the 61st minute.