Manipur get off to flying start in Women's National Football C'ship
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 29 2023:
Manipur started their campaign on a rousing note, beating Bihar 5-0 in the 27th Senior Women's National Football Championship 2022-23 at Bengaluru, Karnataka on Wednesday.
S Rinaroy and Linda Kom hogged the scoreboard, with the former scoring a hat-trick in their 5-0 drubbing of their opponents.
Rinaroy opened the scoring just seven minutes from kickoff and she went on to extend their lead in the 40th minute.
Then Lynda Kom (45+3) tripled their lead just before the halftime whistle.
Rinaroy completed her treble after converting in the 52nd minute before Lynda rounded off the scoring in the second minute of stoppage as Manipur enjoyed an easy win in their campaign opener.
Manipur will next play Gujarat on April 2, 2023 .
RESULTS: Manipur beat Bihar 5-0, Himachal Pradesh beat Goa 4-0, Jharkhand beat Ladakh 4-0, Tamil Nadu beat Arunachal Pradesh 4-0, West Bengal beat Uttar Pradesh 8-0, Karnataka beat Gujarat 9-1, Delhi beat Jammu & Kashmir 5-0, Odisha beat Rajasthan 12-0 .