The Malabarians, however, remain firmly at the top of Group A with 10 points to their name, followed by East Bengal, who scored a comfortable 4-2 victory against Mumbai Knights FC at the Shahibaug Police Stadium on Thursday, to move to the second spot in Group A with nine points to their nam
Mumbai Knights FC are also one of the two teams yet to face defeat, Gokulam Kerala FC being the other. The heavyweight clashes will be upon us as we head further into the group stages. Mumbai Knights FC face East Bengal FC next.
In the previous game, Gokulam Kerala defeated HOPS FC 3-0. Forward Sabitra Bhandari, who has been in sublime form since the start of the meet, struck twice as she took her tally of goals to 11 in three matches.
After a heavy 2-8 defeat to Gokulam Kerala on the opening day, East Bengal bounced back with a 1-0 win over Kahaani FC on Saturday. Ratna Halder's late penalty made all the difference for the Red and Gold Brigade as they got off the mark in their debut IWL season.
Clifford Miranda's Odisha FC added another feather to their cap as they secured a place in the group stage of the AFC Cup 2023-24 after a comprehensive 3-1 win over Gokulam Kerala FC.
The result has given the team, who finished sixth in the Indian Super League (ISL), a spot in Asian competition, on the back of an outstanding two weeks at the fag end of the season.
"And that objective kept evolving game by game, from March 16th when we got here, to today. Yes, we won the Super Cup, but that was in the past. The players recognise that. I recognise that. We start again, from zero. What happened over the past few weeks won't matter once we step on to the
The Malabarians put eight goals past debutants East Bengal FC in the opening game and are in good momentum ahead of their second match of the campaign.
Five goals from Sabitra Bhandari, a goal each from Indumathi Kathiresan, Vivian Konadu Adjei and skipper Dangmei Grace helped the team from Kerala to register a convincing victory. This was East Bengal's first match in the IWL, country's top women's club competition.