KRYHPSA, YWC triumph in Sr Women's League
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, September 11 2022:
KRYHPSA and Young Welfare Club notched up wins in the Sunday's matches of the 13th AMFA Senior Women's Football League 2022 at Artificial Turf Ground, Lamlong Thongkhong.
Laishram Bibicha Devi claimed a hat-trick to steer KRYHPSA to 4-2 victory over Youth Welfare Club.
KRYHPSA started with a bang when Bibicha opened the scoring just five minutes into the game and Ningthoujam Olivia Chanu extended the advantage three minutes later before P Kimnungsang Vaiphei reduced the arrears in the 22nd minute for YWC.
Bibicha produced another individual quality to restore KRYHPSA's two-goal cushion in the 26th minute before Mangpineng Khongsai converted for YWC in the 31st minute.
The teams turned up the intensity after the break with back-and-forth exchanges for the major part of the second half but Bibicha's third goal in the 77th minute left YWC with little time to mount a comeback as KRYHPSA had little trouble keeping their opponents at bay for the remaining seven minutes (80+4') to run out 4-2 winners.
Later in the day, Heigrujam Day Devi starred in Young Welfare Club's comeback 3-1 triumph against ICSA.
Irom Priyadashini Devi put ICSA ahead in the 29th minute but Daya overturned the deficit for Welfare Club after she drew level in the 51st minute before giving her side the lead in the 66th minute.
Then Remi Thokchom converted in the 75th minute to put Welfare Club 3-1 up which they kept intact for the rest of the game.