Kickstart FC secured its first win of the ongoing Indian Women’s League (IWL) season, beating Sethu FC 2-0 at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium right here on Thursday.
Assisted by midfielder Mariyammal Balamurugan, Ghanaian ahead Philomena Abakah scored the first objective in the fifty fifth minute. Abakah headed in Mariyammal’s aerial cross on the bounce. The cross was fairly outstanding, because it went from round 30 yards on the left, from nearer the midway line, to the scorer positioned close to the proper put up on the bounce.
The clincher got here in the 92nd minute, when midfielder Dangmei Grace’s help from the proper was tapped in by Renu to the backside proper nook of the internet.
Kickstart FC’s Renu celebrates together with her teammates after scoring the second objective.
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“We’ve worked really hard for these three points. We are looking forward to the second innings,” mentioned Kickstart coach Langam Chaoba Devi, referring to the second half of the season.
Speaking about the standout motive for her group profitable on Thursday, Kickstart captain Dalima Chhibber mentioned: “It was the not-giving-up mentality. We’re going to carry forward that mentality.”
The end result: Kickstart FC 2 (Philomena Abakah 55, Renu 92) bt Sethu FC 0.
Published – March 06, 2025 08:36 pm IST
