The last day of The Girls Junior National Football Championship 2015 went ahead as scheduled, 21st of October, in Goa. The tournament that is organized by Goa Football Association in alliance with the All India Football Federation had its final played today. The match report of the same is as follows:
Match No.42 (Final) - Manipur v/s Odisha, 7:30am, Rosary Sports Complex, Navelim
Final Score: Manipur 5-0 Odisha
Manipur thump Odisha 5-0 in the Finals to win the Junior National Football Championship for Girls U-18, 2015. Manipur showed their class throughout the tournament and came out deservingly victorious. Manipur controlled the entire match right from the starting whistle and continued pounding the opposition’s goal and putting great pressure on the Odisha defense right till the end of regulation time. Manipur opened the scoring in the very 6th minute of play with a strong volley from the top of the D to put the ball at the back of the net. The early goal ignited the Manipur forwards and they put immense pressure on the Odisha midfield and defenders by pressing to get control of the ball. The pressure was too much for Odisha team to handle and a fumble in the goalmouth in the 12th minute, gave N. Ratanbala Devi an easy opportunity to score Manipur’s second goal. Manipur played a team game and moved the ball around really well in a show of class and finesse.
S. Ranjana Chanu scored the 3rd goal for Manipur in the 21st minute with a fine header from a corner kick. Manipur team players moved the ball around on both sides of the pitch, there were lots of touches to the ball and every player was fully involved in the match. Premi Chiru took the game beyond Odisha’s reach in just the first half of play with a good strong header to score a goal and put Manipur ahead 4-0 going into the half-time break. After changing sides, Odisha team did make some good attempts at goal, but they did not get close to scoring a goal and Manipur with their superior finishing always looked threatening to score. Manipur held the ball possession for most of the match and displayed superior football skills with short passes, aggressive attacking play and deft finishing. Highest scorer of the Junior Nationals and Player of the Tournament, Kashmina, scored her 22nd goal and Manipur’s 5th goal in the 47th minute of play by sidestepping two defenders and then beating the goalkeeper on a one on one situation with a deft finish and got cheers from the spectators gathered at the Rosary Ground in Navelim. The match ended with the final score reading 5-0 in favour of Manipur
Goal Scorers for Manipur:
PREMI CHIRU (6 min, 34 min)
N. RATANBALA DEVI (12 min)
S. RANJANA CHANU (21 min)
KASHMINA (47 min)
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