Manipur crush Delhi, enter final
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 10 2014 :
Spurred by experienced striker Ng Bala Devi's hat-trick, Manipur crushed Delhi by 7-0 score margin to storm into the final of the 20th Senior Women's National Football Championship, where the State eves will take on Orissa in the title clash on May 12 at Golakhat.
As soon as the Delhi defence crumbled under continuous pressure at near the half hour mark, the Manipur scoring spree continued unabated eventually sealing the victory in the first semifinal, played today in Assam's Bokakhat, with relative ease.
Apart from Bala, who ruffled the opponent net in the 27th, 55th and 82nd minutes, O Bembem Devi 924th), Dangmei Grace (38th), I Prameshori Devi (67th) and Ksh Ngoubi Devi (86th) also made their mark in the match.
On the otherhand, Orissa blanked Jharkhand 3-0 in the other semifinal to set up summit clash with Manipur for the fourth time in the championship.
Manipur, although, have the upper hand having beaten the Orissa girls in three of the finals.