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Match Reports - Day 10 Of The Girls Junior National Football Championship 2015

Oct 15, 2015 17:20

The tenth day of The Girls Junior National Football Championship 2015 went ahead as scheduled, today, in Goa. The tournament that is organized by Goa Football Association in alliance with the All India Football Federation had a total of 2 matches played on the 15th of October. The match reports of the same are as follows:

Match No.34- Odisha v/s Goa, 7:30am, Rosary Sports Complex, Navelim

Final Score: Odisha 2-1 Goa

Goa go down fighting against a formidable Odisha side 1-2 in their 2^nd match of the Quarter Finals League in the ongoing Junior National Football Championship for Girls U-18, 2015. Goa entered the match in a must-win situation and started off really well. Goa took the lead early in the 11^th min with Anline S. Fernandes finding the back of the net. The Odisha side, one of the strongest contenders for the Junior Girls Championship did not let the early goal or the good home crowd support deter their spirits. Odisha side, boasting of 10 India International players readily regrouped and started taking control of the match with a strong midfield play by Laxmi Munda, Arati Sethi and Anima Malik. International Sasmita Behera scored the equalizer just 7 minutes later in the 18^th min and Odisha did not look back from this point onwards. Goa just could not get past the great wall of defense set by Eva Panna, Janaki Murmu, Jabamani Tudu and Goalkeeper Sanjukta Tirkey, all Internationals who displayed a good sense of poise, composure and quickness in defense. Goan star forward, Velanie Fernandes was again marked really well and was given no room to make any serious moves by the Odisha defense. There were times when 2 to 3 defenders were sent on her to thwart any moves. Lifa Gama, Cianna Lobo and Susmita Yadav all worked tirelessly to find the equalizer goal. Against the run of play, Odisha played a quick counter attack move and Swarna Priya Nayak scored a fine goal in the 36^th minute to give Odisha a 2-1 lead going into the half-time break.

The second half saw a very determined Goa side striving hard to find the equalizer but the Odisha defense again stood rock solid. Goa also wasted numerous goal scoring opportunities to equalize the match, which would most likely put a lot of pressure on Odisha for the remainder of the match. Odisha Captain Anima Malik controlled the mid-field really well and distributed the ball well across the pitch. A fine team effort by Odisha coupled with superior experience and very strong defense saw them hold on to their 2-1 lead for the remainder of the match.

Odisha having won 2 matches already in the Quarter Finals league now qualify for the Semi-Finals of the Junior National Football Championship for Girls U-18, 2015. Goa bows out having lost both their opening matches. Odisha plays their final league match against Delhi, who won earlier today, on 17^th Oct, 7:30am at Raia Panchayat Ground to determine which team tops the Group II.

Goal Scorers for Odisha:

SASMITA BEHERA [Jersey No. 9] - (18 min)

SWARNA PRIYA NAYAK [Jersey No. 8]- (36 min)

Goal Scorers for Goa:

ANLINE S. FERNANDES (11 min)

Match No.35- Mizoram v/s Delhi, 7:30am, Raia Panchayat Ground, Raia

Final Score: Delhi 7-4 Mizoram

A highly motivated and skillful Delhi team scores an impressive 7-4 victory over Mizoram to win their 2^nd match of the Quarter Finals League and progress into the Semi-Finals of the Junior National Football Championship for Girls U-18, 2015. Mariya Tehreen Khan was the star for Delhi and pumped in 4 goals in the 7^th min, 33^rd min, 45+1^st min and 65^th min of play. Mariya got her hat-trick in the first half itself and almost single handedly took the game away from Mizoram. Anushka Samuel, an International player scored in the 25^th min and 85^th Min. Chetna Dhadwal scored a solitary goal in the 40^th min to give Delhi a commanding 5-0 lead at the half-way mark.

Mizoram did not give up and came back strongly in the second half and scored in the 50^th min with the boots of energetic forward B. Vanlalhriattiti but Mariya scored again in the 65^th min for Delhi to give Delhi a 6-1 lead. Mizoram scored two quick goals in the space of 5 minutes with Offee Lalmingchhuanpuii (68^th min) and B. Vanlalhriattiri (73^rd min) making the match an interesting affair with a score-board reading 6-3 in the 73^rd min with still 17 minutes left on the clock. Mizoram scored another goal in the 85^th min with Lalchhanhimi finding the back of the net to make the score 6-4. It was a little too late for Mizoram and Delhi forward Anushka Samuel sealed the deal for Delhi with a goal in the 87^th minute to give Delhi an impressive 7-4 victory over a highly resilient and determined Mizoram team.