Junior Girls' National Football Manipur to clash with hosts Odisha for championship title
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 08 2017:
Manipur prevailed over Delhi by a margin of 2-1 to enter the final of the Junior Girls’ National Football Championship 2017 organised by the All India Football Federation.
The 28-team championship is held at the Barpati Stadium in Cuttack, Odisha .
Th Christina opened the account for Manipur today five minutes before half-time.
The team was leading comfortably but it received a shock in the 59th minute when Anya Goel scored an equaliser .
However, just a couple of minutes after Goel’s goal, H Daya ensured the domination by breaking through the Delhi defence and netted another leading goal .
By regulation time, it was 2 for Manipur, 1 for Delhi .
In the other semi-final, hosts Odisha enjoyed a comprehensive win over Bengal by 3-0 .
The final is scheduled on August 10 .