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1st Rani Gaidinliu All India Women's Invitation Football : Manipur to meet Railways in final on Feb 14
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 12 2016 :
Manipur set up Railways in the final showdown of the 1st Rani Gaidinliu All India Women's Invitation Football Tournament, organised by the Zeliangrong Sporting Union (ZSU), on February 14 at Main Stadium, Khuman Lampak.
Manipur clinched a 1-0 win against West Bengal in controversial first semifinal match.
After both sides failed to break the deadlock in the first half, the lone winning goal of Manipur came in the 74th minute through N Ratanbala Devi.
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The first semifinal match was mired in controversy after West Bengal coach and former National player Sukla Dutta registered a protest over a goal scored by the Manipur team.
Sukla Dutta lodged a complaint to the fourth official saying that the goal was scored by the Manipur side when two of WB players were off the field due to injury.
Rojina Khatoon and Rimpa Barui were off the field due to injuries in the 69th minute.
Minutes after the match resumed, the match turned ugly after West Bengal player Puja Karmakar committed a foul against Manipuri striker S Ranjana Devi.
After the match was controlled by the police, the West Bengal team refused to get into the field.
Puja Karmakar, Rimpa Barui and Gita Das of West Bengal were cautioned for unsporting behaviour during the match.
In another semifinal match, Railways Sporting Promotion Board outclassed Odisha by a margin of 5 goals to nil.
Railways witnessed four winning goals from Tuli Goon, Subha Prabha Raut, Junti Kumari and L Munda in the 25th, 59th, 68th and additional time respectively .
The fifth winning came through a freak own goal from Odisha's Prabati Malik in the 51st minute.
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