Manipur notch up fifth win; Nagaland, Tripura share spoils
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 17 2022:
Manipur Sangais registered their fifth win with a 4-0 drubbing of Arunachal Pradesh Tigers as Nagaland Wild Hogs and Tripura Pythons settled for a point each in the inaugural North East Women's Football League 2022 on Sunday.
N Priyangka, S Rinaroy, Th Martina and N Ratanbala got their names on the score sheet in the home team's fifth victory in the group stage at SAI Sports Complex, Takyel.
Priyangka put Manipur in front early with an 8th-min-ute opener.
The hosts, however, had to toil through the fast minute of first-half added time to claim their second goal.
It was Rinaroy who made it 2-0, heading into the second period.
Then Martina tripled the lead in the 72nd minute be fore Ratanbala rounded off the scoring with a 73rd-min-ute goal as the Sangais collected all three points with a resounding win and closed in on the semifinals.
Earlier, Nagaland Wild Hogs and Tripura Pythons played out a goalless draw to settle for a point each.