SAI-STC Cuttack edge past Bangalore United, boost qualifying chances for IWL semi-finals
Deepa Nayak converted a late penalty to earn three points for her side.
SAI-STC Cuttack boosted their chances of qualifying for the semifinals by posting their second win in a row, this time, beating Bangalore United FC by a slender margin of 1-0.
Deepa Nayak converted a penalty late, in the second half to earn the three points for SAI, after the side from Odisha suffered a 0-10 loss against Manipur Police SC in their first game. Jsyoti Kumari was awarded the Player of the Match for her gutsy display in defence.
Bangalore United started off the game at a high tempo, enjoying long bouts of possession, as they pushed the likes of Paromita Sit and forward Tanvie Hans up front. While Sit led the line, Hans dropped back to pick up the ball and spray it around the park.
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SAI, however, defended resolutely till the end of the first half, and came out with more purpose in the second. India U-18 international Soni Behera played a crucial role in the middle of the park, aiding the defence to thwart the Bangalore attacks.
[KH_RELATED_NEWS title="Related News"][/KH_RELATED_NEWS]Their plan worked perfectly and a counter-attack with a little under a quarter-of-an-hour left, when a handball inside the Bengaluru box by Sivasankari Arumugam resulted in a penalty for SAI, which was duly converted by Deepa Nayak.
Then on, it was just a matter of seeing out the match till fulltime, as the side from Odisha move up to six points on the table.
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