CRPF finds Odisha FC too hot to handle in IWL
The HinduOdisha FC registered a resounding 6-0 win over CRPF FC in its opening match of the Indian Women’s League here on Thursday. It made its first breakthrough in the 20th minute when Ngangom Bala Devi provided a defence-splitting pass, which resulted in Dangmei Grace heading home to give her side a 1-0 lead. Odisha FC doubled its lead when Juli Kishan’s perfect cross inside the box from the left flank was squared off by Cynthia Marcondes. Ghanaian forward Faustina Worwornyo Akpo was the first to react on a loose ball inside the box as she slotted it home to make it 3-0 before Serto Lynda Kom tapped home the fourth goal in the additional time. Lords put four past Celtic Queens Elsewhere in Group B, Lords FA picked up a 4-0 win over Celtic Queens FC at the Shahibaug Police Stadium.