The Senior Women's NFC has, thus far, been dominated by Manipur, who have won 21 of the 26 championships. The 2022-23 edition, however, has thrown a few surprises, with Manipur being knocked out in the group stage of the Final Round, where they finished third in Group B, behind Haryana an
The semi-finals of the 27th Hero Senior Women's National Football Championship 2022-23, are expected to be close contests on Monday. In the semi-finals, Tamil Nadu will face off against Railways at the Guru Nanak Stadium. While Haryana will challenge Odisha.
On Saturday, at the GNDU main ground, Haryana needed only a point to edge Indian Railways in the battle for the top spot in Group B and they did exactly that. A 2-2 draw against Bengal was enough to take them to 13 points, a point ahead of the Railways.
With this win, Odisha cemented their place in the second position in Group A with 12 points from 5 matches and progressed to the semi-finals. Chandigarh finished their campaign with four points from as many matches.
Malati Munda was the other scorer for Odisha as they outclassed Karnataka to stay in the group with nine points from four matches, three points behind group leaders Tamil Nadu
It all began with a 33rd minute strike from skipper Sangita Basfore, which gave the two-time national champions the lead. Rimpa Haldar added another to make it 2-0 before the two sides headed into the break. Bengal held on to their lead and looked likely to end the match with the full three
Defending champions Manipur edged Bengal 3-2 in their Senior Women's National Football Championship 2022-23 Final Round Group B game here at the GNDU Main Ground on Sunday, June 18, reported All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Maitreyi Palasamudram equalised for Karnataka in the 56th minute. A defensive lapse in the Punjab defence allowed Maitreyi to find the ball in the open with only goalkeeper Sita Sharma to beat. Maitreyi made no mistake.
Dangmei Grace drew first blood for Manipur in the 24th minute. However, Arya More pulled Maharashtra back into the game with an equaliser 10 minutes later as the two sides headed into the break level on scores.
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