Karishma Shirvoikar scored the primary hat-trick of this Indian Women’s League (IWL) soccer season to information Kickstart FC to a 3-1 win over East Bengal right here on Saturday.
Karishma scored within the fortieth, 69th and ninetieth minutes for Kickstart whereas Sulanjana Raul pulled one again for East Bengal within the 86th minute.
With the win, final yr’s finalist Kickstart FC moved to the highest of the desk after two rounds with six factors in its kitty.
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The participant who made all of the distinction was Karishma, together with her fixed probes by means of the proper from the very starting. With a weak defence, East Bengal didn’t cease the nationwide staff participant and paid closely for it.
Had she been just a little extra correct, Karishma might have completed the day with a few extra targets in her kitty. But what she did was sufficient to fetch her staff three factors.
Karishma missed not less than two probabilities earlier than she might breach the East Bengal defence 5 minutes earlier than the half time. Two defenders closed in on Karishma, however she did nicely to protect the ball and despatched it to the far nook.
East Bengal, which gained its first match towards Sports Odisha, made some inroads within the second half although none of them proved fruitful.
Finally, it was Karishma once more who pissed off the crimson and golden brigade with the second purpose within the 69th minute.
East Bengal posed some menace for a quick interval when the match entered the final five-minute part. Junior worldwide Sulanjana Raul, who got here on in its place and introduced some life into the East Bengal assaults, displayed her fantastic abilities when she guided a protracted ball into the web with a deft angular shot.
But then, if East Bengal hoped to make a grand comeback, it wasn’t on the playing cards. Karishma slammed in one other purpose on the run to finish her hat-trick and put the problem past the Kolkata staff’s attain.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com