Sethu FC defeated Manipur Police in a thrilling encounter that saw two hat-tricks and 10 goals. The team from Madurai eventually fashioned a massive 6-4 victory over its Manipuri opponent here on Monday.
Sabitra Bhandari was the star of the show as she netted four first-half goals to power Sethu FC to the win. Her counterpart Bala Devi was also on song, scoring two goals, but her efforts went in vain.
In the other match, Kamala Devi struck a last-gasp goal as Kolhapur City came back from two goals down to beat Baroda Football Academy 4-3.
The results: Manipur Police SC 4 (Sowmiya og-22, Bala Devi 41, 90+1, Pramodini Chanu 64) lost to Sethu FC 6 (Sabitra Bhandari 1, 16, 34, 45+3, Dangmei Grace 67, 75); Kolhapur City 4 (Kashmina 45, 62, Pratiksha Mithari 88, Kamalai 90+3) bt Baroda FA 3 (Ayomide Awawu og-28, Mona 35, Heta Shukla 89).