Indian football wrap, March 20: Last placed HOPS FC hands Gokulam Kerala first defeat of IWL season
Indian football wrap, March 20: Last placed HOPS FC hands Gokulam Kerala first defeat of IWL season
HOPS FC pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the 2024-25 Indian Women’s League season as it defeated Gokulam Kerala FC 1-0 at the Ambedkar Stadium on Thursday.
Gladys Amfobea (79’) was the match-winner for HOPS FC, capitalising on a defensive error to score the only goal of the match and guide her team to its first victory of the season.
Despite the historic win, HOPS FC remains at the bottom of the table with four points from nine matches.
Meanwhile, Gokulam Kerala suffered its first defeat of the campaign, ending its six-match winning streak. It now sits second in the standings with 20 points from nine games, trailing leader East Bengal by a single point, with the Kolkata-based side having a game in hand.
-Team Sportstar
Kickstart FC registered its second win of the IWL 2024-25 season when it defeated third-placed side Sribhumi FC 3-2 at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Thursday.
Kickstart’s Mariyammal Balamurugan (11′), Karishma Shirvoikar (45+3′) and Dangmei Grace found the targets, while Mousumi Murmu (29′) and Rimpa Haldar (52′) netted for the visitor from Kolkata.
Having played nine matches so far, Kickstart has as many points and is placed seventh in the table, while Sribhumi will stay in third place with 12 points from the same number of matches.
-Team Sportstar
Published on Mar 20, 2025
