FC Pune City recovered well from the defeat against Aadhar Pratisthan in opening match as they snatched a narrow 1-0 win over KSA Women’s FC, Kolhapur in their second Group-B league match of the WIFA Women’s Football Championship, which is being conducted as part of the FIFA-AIFF State Development Project, at the Cooperage ground, on Thursday.
Action during the match played between FC Pune City and KSA Women’s FC, Nagpur in a Group-B league of the WIFA Women’s Football Championship
The star performer for the Pune outfit was Muriel Adam, who scored the all—important winning goal in the 33rd minute, to give team a crucial win and the full three points.
In the second match of the day, Aadhar Pratisthan, Mumbai got the better of Tripude Sports Academy, Nagpur by a comfortable 2-0 margin. After a barren first session, Priya Tiwari scored the first goal in the 43rd minute, while Malaika Chauhan doubled the lead with a strike in the first minute of additional period of the match.
Results – Group-B: Aadhar Pratisthan, Mumbai 2 (Priya Tiwari 43, Malaika Chauhan 60+1) beat Tripude Sports Academy, Nagpur 0.
FC Pune City, Pune 1 (Muriel Adam 30+3) beat KSA Women’s FC, Kolhapur 0.