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Manipur achieved a hat-trick by winning the title for the third successive year in the Junior Girls National Football Championship here at Barabati Stadium today. The defending champions edged out host Odisha in the final by 3-2 goals.
A Roja Devi struck twice and T Kritina Devi scored once for Manipur, while Suman Prgyan Mohapatra netted once for Odisha. Manipur conceded a self goal in this hard-fought match.
Earlier in the semifinals, Odisha blanked West Bengal 3-0, while Manipur edge out Delhi 2-1. Odisha cruised into semifinals beating Maharashtra 4-1 in the first quarterfinal. The host team won both of their Group-H league matches to qualify for the quarterfinals. Odisha started their campaign on a sparkling note, hammering Himachal Pradesh 7-0 at Odisha Police Ground and then routed Gujarat 5-1.
Football Association of Odisha (FAO) president Debashish Samantaray , Odisha Athletic Association secretary Asirbad Behera, AIFF assistant manager Sapna handed over the trophy and prizes in the presence of FAO secretary Sanjay Behera.
In the closing function, FAO elicitated the four Odisha players with cash incentive of Rs 10,000 each for representing India in women’s international friendly against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur recently. Former India women’s football team captain and national selector O Bembem Devi was also felicitated. FAO announced a cash prize of Rs 5,000 each for players, coach, manager and support staff of Junior Girls NFC runners-up Odisha team.
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Organised by Football Association of Odisha (FAO), the championship was inaugurated by Odisha Athletic Association secretary Asirbad Behera. As many as 27 states are participating in the championship, which would conclude on August 10.
ODISHA TEAM:
Goalkeepers: Spandita Das, Premanjali Marndi, Sanjukta Tirky. Defenders: Janaki Murmu, Eva Panna, Resma Singh, Santi Murmu (Captain), Jabamani Tudu, Pratima Jojo. Mid-fielders: Soni Behera, Suman Pragyan Mohapatra, Jasoda Munda, Bannya Kabiraj, Ashrita Kangadi, Smitra Hembram. Forwards: Susmita Dalei, Susmita Tanty, Anjali Barua, Munica Minz, Deepa Nayak. Head coach: Gitanjali Khuntia; Assistant coach: Chitrasen Patra; Manager: Sangeeta Sharma; Physio: Monalisa Sahoo.
RESULTS:
LEAGUE STAGE:
July 26: Match No 1: Mizoram beat Andhra Pradesh 10-1. Match No 2: Goa beat Kerala 5-0. Match No 3: Bihar beat Madhya Pradesh 3-1. Match No 4: Jharkhand beat Rajasthan 29-0.
July 27: Match No 5: Chandigarh beat Telengana 7-1. Match No 6: Uttar Pradesh beat Pondicherry 7-0. Match No 7: Tamilnadu beat Assam 7-3. Match No 8: Odisha (Suman Pragyan Mohapatra 43, 70, 89; Soni Behera 40, Banya Kabiraj 42, Susmita Dalei 46, Anjali Barua 87) beat Himachal Pradesh 7-0.
July 28: Match No 9: Chhattisgarh beat Sikkim 13-2. Match No 10: West Bengal beat Uttarakhand 13-0. Match No 11: Delhi beat Tripura 5-0. Match No 12: Karnataka beat Rajasthan 13-0.
July 29: Match No 13: Manipur beat Telangana 16-0. Match No 14: Maharashtra beat Pondicherry 11-0. Match No 15: Tamilnadu beat Punjab 3-1. Match No 16: Odisha (Deepa Nayak 10, 11, 74, 84; Susmita Dalei 37) beat Gujarat (Shreya Oza 19) 5-1.
July 30: Match No 17: Sikkim beat Andhara Pradesh 5-1. Match No 18: Kerala beat Uttarakhand 4-0. Match No 19: Delhi beat Madhya Pradesh 5-0. Match No 20: Jharkhand beat Karnataka 5-0.
July 31: Match No 21: Manipur beat Chandigarh 7-1. Match No 22: Maharastra beat Uttar Pradesh 4-0. Match No 23: Punjab beat Assam 6-2. Match No 24: Gujurat beat Himanchal Pradesh 4-1.
August 1: Match No 25: Chhattisgarh beat Andhara Pradesh 7-0. Match No 26: West Bengal beat Kerala 5-0. Match No 27: Tripura beat Madhya Pradesh 3-0. Match No 28: Mizoram beat Sikkim 3-1.
August 2: Match No 29: Goa beat Uttarakhand 7-0. Match No 30: Delhi beat Bihar 3-0.
August 4: Result of Match No 31: Mizoram beat Chhattisgarh 4-2. Match No 32: West Bengal beat Goa 3-1. Match No 33: Bihar beat Tripura 3-1.
QUARTERFINALS:
August 5: Match No 34: Odisha (Susmita Dalei 13, Suman Pragyan Mohapatra 47, Atiriya Narayan 87-OG, Jasoda Munda 92) beat Maharashtra (Akanksha Kandalkar 36) 4-1. Match No 35: Manipur (Asem Rosa Devi 10, 27, 36, 39, 62, 91; H Daya Devi 5, 14, 16, 46, 83; Hijam Baleshwori Devi 68) beat Tamilnadu 12-0.
August 6: Match No 36: West Bengal beat Jharkhand 4-3 in tie-breaker (Full time 1-1 drawn). Match No 37: Delhi beat Mizoram 4-0.
SEMIFINAL:
August 8: Match No 38: Odisha (Jasoda Munda 27, 87; Bannya Kabiraj 70) beat West Bengal 2-0. Match No 39: Manipur (Thounaojam Kritina Devi 41, H Daya Devi 60) beat Delhi (Anya Goyal 59) 2-1.
FINAL:
August 10 (Match No 39): Manipur (T Kritina Devi 22, A Roja Devi 41, 91) beat Odisha (Suman Prgyan Mohapatra 79, own goal by Manipur 43) 3-2.
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TOP: Runners-up Odisha team with guests and officials in Cuttack on August 10, 2017.
RIGHT: Champion Manipur team with guests and officials in Cuttack on August 10, 2017.
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