PIFA Sports, Mumbai maintained their winning run as they managed to eke out a narrow 1-0 win against a determined Footie First, Mumbai in a lively and exciting third round match of the WIFA Women’s Football League played at the Cooperage Football ground, on Sunday morning. This is the qualifying tournament, for the AIFF Indian Women’s Football League 2021-2022.
Sasmita Behera
The woman responsible for PIFA’s slender victory was their ace sharpshooter Sasmita Behera who scored the lone goal in the 60th minute to help her team snatch the win and all three points. PIFA with an all-win record are currently in the top position of the league with nine points and a healthy goal-difference advantage.
Later in the second match of the day, Krida Probodhini, Pune scored an early goal through Vaishnavi Pawar’s strike in the fourth minute and went on to overcome Amma FC, Nagpur by a tight 1-0 win margin.
The young talented Footie First players put up a solid fighting display and tried to match the experienced PIFA outfit. They managed to keep the aggressive PIFA attacker at bay and did well to go into the break with honours even as the scoreboard remained blank.
However, after soaking in a lot of pressure the Footie First resistance finally broke down as PIFA’s enterprising and lethal attacker Sasmita fired past goalkeeper Aarti Banwari, which helped seal their win.
Results – third round: PIFA Sports, Mumbai 1 (Sasmita Behera 60) beat Footie First, Mumbai 0.
Krida Probodhini, Pune 1 (Vaishnavi Pawar) beat Amma FC, Nagpur 0.