Ikwaput's 14th-minute strike, her 20th goal of the campaign, proved enough to hand the Malabarians a vital three points and keep them in pursuit of league leaders East Bengal FC. Gokulam Kerala remain second in the standings with 26 points from 11 matches, four points behind East Bengal, who
Taking part in the IWL for the third season in a row, the target, according to head coach Langam Chaoba Devi, was to better their solid third-place finish from last season. A 2-0 victory over one of the tournament favourites Odisha FC was a massive statement and made noise across the country
Having progressed from Group A as table-toppers with 19 points out of a possible 21, Gokulam Kerala edged Odisha FC on penalties after a nail-biting quarter-final on Tuesday. The Malabarians found themselves a goal down after just two minutes but equalised through Roja Devi's goal before hal
The outcome of the match will determine the group winners, and both teams will be eager to have that tagline on their backs while preparing for bigger battles at the knock-out stage. Sethu FC are still unbeaten in the competition and have won all their six matches barring one, where they wer
Sethu FC are also the only team with a perfect record with five wins in five while defending champions Gokulam Kerala are the only other unbeaten side, leading Group A with 13 points.
The match was evenly poised at half time, Sethu FC, leading by one, courtesy of Kajol Dsouza's opener in the 41st minute. The goal was Dsouza's ninth of the season, the most by any Indian player.
After their defeat to Kickstart last week, Odisha have bounced back with thumping victories over Eastern Sporting Union (4-0) and Churchill Brothers (10-0). Crispin Chettri's side are currently in third place, level on nine points alongside Kickstart, and three behind group leaders Sethu FC.
Naorem Priyangka Devi put Sethu FC in front in the 24th minute. Sumati Kumari and Kiran Pisda scored the second and third goals for Sethu in the 60th and 87th minute