State eves romp into football semis
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 05 2022:
Prameshwori netted a brace as Manipur put five goals past Mizoram on their way to the semifinals of the women's football competition in the National Games 2022 on Wednesday at Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Ngangom Bala set the tone for the rout with a 7th-minute opener and Irom Prameshwori upped the ante scoring in the 12th minute before she tripled the lead in the 24th minute.
Two minutes later, Asem Roja made her effort count to stretch further their advantage before Yumlembam Pakpi rounded off the scoring in the 45th minute as Manipur fended off the opposition's challenge in the remaining minutes to earn an easy pas sage to the last four.
En route to the semifinals, the state team beat Tamil Nadu 5-2 in their first match, continued their winning form with a 4-0 thumping of Goa and eased past Mizoram 5-0 .