Odisha dominates Karnataka with a 4-0 victory at Senior Women’s National Football Championship

Odisha’s women’s football team registered an impressive 4-0 victory against Karnataka in a Senior Women’s National Football Championship match on Wednesday. The skipper, Jasoda Munda, scored a hat-trick to lead her team to victory, while Malati Munda added the fourth goal for Odisha. The win takes Odisha’s points tally to nine points from four matches, just three points behind group leaders Tamil Nadu. Karnataka put up a strong resistance until the 34th minute when Jasoda Munda’s solo run opened the scoring. The Player of the Match then scored two more goals, while Malati Munda added another to ensure a comfortable win for Odisha. Meanwhile, Jharkhand earned their first point of the tournament in a 1-1 draw against Punjab, with Sudha Ankita Tirkey named their Player of the Match. In another Group A match, Tamil Nadu maintained their perfect run in the tournament with a 3-0 win over Chandigarh, with goals from Indumathi Kathiresan, Sandhiya Ranganathan, and Priyadharshini S. With four wins from four games, Tamil Nadu sit atop the group standings.