Eastern Sporting Union and Churchill Brothers players in action.
PANAJI
Former champions, Eastern Sporting Union came from behind to register a 4-1 victory over Churchill Brothers FC in Group B at the TransStadia on Sunday. With the victory, Eastern Sporting Union climbed up to 4th position in Group B.
To everyone's surprise, it was Churchill Brothers who took the lead in the 17th minute of the match, Saniya's perfectly weighted cross was met by Alisha Tavares, who lobbed Elangbam Panthoi Chanu to give Churchill Brothers the lead. It was the first time they'd done so this season.
Eastern Sporting Union had to wait till the 43rd minute of the match to restore parity.
Yumnam Kamala Devi scored one of the goals of the tournament when she unleashed a brilliant left footed shot from 35 yards, Churchill custodian, Prithi Shrikant Kesarkar a mere spectator as the ball flew into goal.
Salam Rinaroy Devi scored in added time of the first half to help Eastern Sporting Union take the lead into halftime. To make matters worse, soon after Eastern Sporting doubled their advantage, Lhingneilam Kipgen volleying home a corner to make it 3-1. Irom Prameshwori Devi sealed the victory for Eastern Sporting Union when she scored their 4th goal in the 66th minute.
