The AIFF ‘D’ License results for 10th to 14th July 2017 batch held at Cooperage Football Stadium, Mumbai.
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Bodyline SC continues their fine form with a 4-0 win
12th September 2017, Mumbai: After the conclusion of Indian Women’s League (IWL) Preliminary Round – First stage, the second phase of the campaign commenced on Tuesday morning when Bodyline SC took on Football School of India (FSI) in hope to secure maximum points at Cooperage Stadium.
Tournament’s top-scorer Bhagyashree Dalvi displayed yet another fantastic display to lead Bodyline SC to glory as a 4-0 win gave them all three points against an energetic FSI side. Joining Bhagyashree in the scoresheet was striker Karen Pais and Tricia Collaco. Bodyline SC made a great start as right from the kick-off, they looked desperate to open the scoring.
Star striker Karen Pais broke the deadlock after a brilliant combination with Kimberley Fernandez who set Karen with a precise long ball into the penalty area. Karen danced past her marker and superbly slotted it past the hapless goalkeeper. The opening goal gave Bodyline SC a huge advantage as they dominated the match proceedings for the larger share of the match.
It didn’t take long for Bodyline SC to double their lead as a bombarding run from Tricia Collaco on the flanks helped Bhagyashree Dalvi to comfortably place her effort into the back of the net. The third goal came from a yet another brilliant link-up play from Bodyline SC.
Muskaan Mehra unleashed a superb ball into the penalty area which found Bhagyashree Dalvi unmarked in the box. Bhagyshree calmly controlled the long ball and buried her effort past the goalkeeper to increase Bodyline SC’s lead by three goals.
The fifth and final goal was netted in by Tricia Collaco who had an impressive match for Bodyline. Valencia D’Mello rolled a ball across Muskaan, whose shot was initially saved by the goalkeeper, but on the rebound, Tricia tapped in from a close range to complete a fine 4-0 victory.
Tara ‘shines’ in FLA’s 2-0 win over FSI
The 11th day of WIFA Women’s League – Indian Women’s League (IWL) Preliminary Round concluded today at Cooperage Stadium.
Football Leaders Academy (FLA) Tara Khatoon’s displayed an amazing performance as she bagged two goals in their 2-0 victory over Football School of India (FSI) in the last match of stage 1. The match went underway in an even circumstance as both the determined outfits performed equally well for the major part of the first-half.
FLA’s backline which was led by Laura Estebeiro never looked panic and shielded their goal with an amazing defensive display, whereas, FSI looked dangerous on the counter-attacks. The deadlock was finally broken after the half an hour mark when an in form attacker Tara Khatoon superbly danced past three defenders to calmly convert her effort into the back of the net.
The goal boosted FLA’s morale which changed the course of the match. FSI suddenly started to feel the pressure inflicted by FLA. In the second-half, FLA continued from where they had left. They completely dominated the match proceedings for the majority of the second-half.
But midway into the half, FSI were awarded a penalty after the referee spotted a handball in the penalty box. In hope to level the score, Akanksha Kandalkar stepped up, only to see her penalty saved by the Goalkeeper. The penalty miss came back to haunt FSI later.
Tara came up with a moment of brilliance as she made it 2-0 to snatch all three points for FLA. With the conclusion of this tie, the stage 2 of IWL will commence from 12th September, 2017.
Nishu Singh scores ‘five times’ for Rush Soccer in their 6-1 rout
6th September 2017, Mumbai: The 10th Matchday of WIFA Women’s League – Indian Women’s League (IWL) Preliminary Round saw Kenkre FC facing high-flying Rush Soccer at Cooperage.
Rush Soccer’s Striker Nishu Singh produced the finest performance of the campaign after scoring a whopping five goals to help her side registering a 6-2 win over Kenkre FC.
The match kicked-off with a goal within a couple of minutes. However, it was Kenkre FC who opened the scoring through Mamta’s sublime strike. Although, a couple of minutes later, Nishu Singh scored the equalizer with a thunderous goal of her own. Moments later, the scoreline became 2-1 in favour of Rush.
Nishu once again punished Kenkre’s backline to slot her effort into the empty net when Kenkre’s goalkeeper parried away the initial shot from Nishu. The number 21 was having a field day without a doubt. She completed her hat-trick midway into the first-half with a yet another superb strike.
At the stroke of half-time, Nishu made no mistake as she notched her fourth goal of the game which ensured three points for Rush. Nishu along with Deepika led Rush’s frontline as they manage to wreak havoc in Kenkre’s defence.
The second-half saw Deepika Singh making it 5-1 before Nishu once again got on the scoresheet to increase their lead by five goals. In the dying minutes of the match, Mamta bagged her second goal of the game which proved too late too little for the girls in yellow.
Akanksha Kandalkar’s free-kick gives FSI all three points
4th September 2017, Mumbai: In the ongoing WIFA Women’s League – Indian Women’s League (IWL) Preliminary Round, Football School of India (FSI) met PIFA Sports in an anticipating clash at Cooperage Stadium on the ninth match day of the campaign.
In what proved out to be a close contested clash, a lone goal by Akanksha Kandalkar gave FSI a much needed 1-0 win over PIFA Sports to record their second victory of the preliminary round.
The match started off slowly as the heated conditions took its toll over the players at Cooperage. Both the sides took their time to adapt the conditions as no shots were registered on the target in the first fifteen minutes of the match. The first genuine opportunity of the game actually turned out to be the opening goal of the tie. Football School of India (FSI) were awarded a free-kick at the right flank, Akanksha stepped up to take her chance.
The number 13 superbly unleashed a powerful shot which sailed past over PIFA’s Custodian Mohima Khatun into the back of the net. FSI went into the break with a solitary lead with the tie still open for both the outfits. In the second-half, PIFA had number of opportunities to level the score but the killer instinct in front of the goal was clearly missing.
Winger Deepika Masurkar almost scored a solo goal when she made a daring run from the right flank into the box, but only manage to slot her effort wide.
FSI’s resolute defense is also one of the reasons why they successfully manage to shut PIFA’s doors. With this victory, FSI are now with six points from four games.
IWL: Bhagyashree Dalvi bags four goals to help Bodyline SC secure a 5-2 win
2nd September 2017, Mumbai: On the eighth day of Indian Women’s League (IWL) Preliminary Round, in form Bodyline SC faced Kenkre FC in an important clash at Cooperage Stadium on Saturday morning.
Bodyline SC came into the match in hope to strengthen their position in the standings, whereas, Kenkre FC had just registered their first win of the campaign in the previous game against Rush Soccer.
In what was a seven-goal thriller, Bhagyashree Dalvi netted four goals as Bodyline SC defeated Kenkre FC 5-2 after being down 2-1 to record a fantastic win at Cooperage.
After a goalless first 15 minutes, Bodyline SC took the lead through Reetika Sahani’s close range strike from a corner which put Bodyline in the drivers seat, though only for couple of minutes.
Kenkre FC responded brilliantly in the last 10 minutes of the first-half when Striker Mamta decided to go on a rampage. Zinnia Devi’s curling corner was turned in the back of the net through Mamta’s looping header just before an another sublime strike from Mamta gave Kenkre FC a massive 2-1 lead.
In a matter of minutes, Bodyline’s lead had cut down short. But Striker Bhagyashree Dalvi had another plans. Just before the half-time, a beautiful finish from inside the box leveled the score at 2-2. The second-half was all about Bodyline’s Bhagyashree. It took the star forward just ten minutes to complete her hat-trick after she scored two back to back goals to give Bodyline SC a 4-2 lead.
Kenkre FC couldn’t manage to soak the pressure from Bodyline’s attack as they lost ball possession a number of times in key areas. The fifth and final goal came right at the end when Bhagyashree scored her fourth of the match to snatch away all three points from Kenkre FC.