December 7, Semi-final 1, 9:30AM: Railways vs Mizoram
By Sruti Chakraborty, AIFF Media Team
NEW DELHI: Mizoram will clash with Railways in the first semi-final match OF the Hero Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2021-22 on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.
Mizoram qualified for the semi-final stage for the first time ever in the history of the Hero Senior Women’s NFC. Elizabeth Vanlalmawii (10′, 87′) and Lalnunsiami (24′, 66′) scored a brace each to lead Mizoram to the victory against Maharashtra, who made it through to the semifinals by virtue of a solitary goal by Karen Pais (47′) in the third quarter-final match.
On the other hand, last edition’s runner-up Railways faced Goa in their quarter-final clash and won by four goals. It was a six-goal affair where Supriya Routray (45+1′, 56′, 58′) scored a hat-trick in the match while Mamta (69′) scored the fourth goal for Railways. For Goa, both goals came from Sushmita Jadhav (33′, 90+1′).
Mizoram were placed in Group G with Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Uttarakhand in the group stage of the tournament. They won two against hosts Kerala (3-2) and Madhya Pradesh (4-0), before a draw with Uttarakhand (0-0) sealed their progression to the knockout stages.
Meanwhile, Railways were placed in Group B with Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli. They secured a big victory against Dadra & Nagar Haveli scoring 5 goals in their first match and netted 4 goals against Chhattisgarh in their second one to confirm their seat in the quarter finals with Goa.
The first semi-final match of the Hero Senior Women’s NFC will kick off at 9.30 AM IST on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, at the EMS Stadium, Kozhikode. The match will be streamed live on the Indian Football Team’s Facebook page, and Indian Football’s official YouTube channel.
December 7, Semi-final 2, 3:00PM: Manipur vs Odisha
By Sruti Chakraborty, AIFF Media Team
NEW DELHI: Defending champions Manipur will lock horns with Odisha in the second semi-final clash of the ongoing Hero Senior Women’s National Football Championship 2021-22 in Kerala, on Wednesday, December 6, 2021.
The 20-time national champions defeated Assam in the first quarter-final match on Sunday (December 5) by two goals. Kiranbala Chanu (9′) and Babysana Devi (65′) helped the team reach the semi-final stage of the tournament.
Odisha, on the other hand, ended Tamil Nadu’s fairy run in the last quarterfinal by virtue of two goals scored by Karishma Oram (27′) and Satyabati Khadia (37′). Tamil Nadu were the heavyweights coming into the quarter-final match with the likes of Sandhiya Ranganathan and Pandiselvi in their ranks but Odisha put up a brilliant team display to take the honours.
The side from the northeast had a brilliant run in the tournament, being placed in Group A with Daman & Diu, Pondicherry, and Meghalaya. They won all three of their Group Stage matches, scoring 21 and conceding none in the process.
Meanwhile, Odisha played some beautiful football to secure the semi-final berth. Facing the likes of Haryana, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh, they have managed to score 18 in Group F, while conceding only one.
The second semi-final match of the Hero Senior Women’s NFC will kick off at 3 PM IST on December 7, 2021, Tuesday at the EMS Stadium, Kozhikode. The match will be streamed live on the Indian Football Team’s Facebook page, and Indian Football’s official YouTube channel.
These match previews were originally published on AIFF’s website.
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