Odisha FC Clinch Maiden IWL Trophy With Dominant 6-0 Win Over Kickstart FC

Odisha FC’s near-perfect IWL 2023-24 season ended on a flawless observe once they outclassed Kickstart FC 6-0 to bag their maiden title on Sunday.

Lynda Kom (11′, 66′ 77′), Pyari Xaxa (13′, 22′), and Karthika Angamuthu (58′) scored for the winners.

Filled with nationwide staff stars, the champions, who led 3-0 at half time, had been aided by a hat-trick by former India U17 captain Lynda Kom.

Whereas Pyari Xaxa scored a brace, Karthika Angamuthu struck a stunner to finish the rout.

Lynda and Pyari mixed to slam in three targets inside 22 minutes to verify the championship didn’t slip out of their fingers and three extra within the second half solely added to the distress of the Bengaluru-based aspect and emphasised the dominance Odisha FC displayed throughout their marketing campaign.

Whereas Odisha FC ended with 31 factors from 12 matches to depart their nearest rivals, Gokulam Kerala FC, two factors behind within the race, Kickstart FC completed a distant third, 10 factors behind the last word champions.

If anybody was in search of a dramatic turnaround in fortunes on the final day of the championship when two matches had been performed concurrently, Odisha FC had been definitely in no temper to entertain them.

The house aspect knew that each one they wanted had been three factors to cut back the opposite tie of the day between Gokulam Kerala FC and East Bengal FC right into a redundant affair within the championship battle. They did precisely that.

So intense was the starvation of Odisha FC for the title that they practically settled the problem even earlier than their handful of drum-beating followers might cool down within the stands.

Two targets inside 13 minutes broke the spine of Kickstart resistance and thereafter it was a type of one-sided affair that left the goodly crowd yawning after a while.

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