New Delhi :- Priyanka Wankhede’s brace helped Maharashtra women’s team beat Karnataka 3-1 in the final league match of the national sports games. But the Maharashtra team failed to reach the semi-finals. The first session ended in a goalless draw in this match. Then in the 27th minute of the second session, Priyanka scored Maharashtra’s first goal. But in the very next minute, Karnataka’s Nisha PC (in the 28th minute) scored through a penalty corner to make it 1-1 at the interval.
Then in the third session, both the teams failed to score a goal. In the fourth session, however, Maharashtra played an aggressive game to sustain the challenge.
In the 53rd minute, Priyanka scored through a penalty corner to increase Maharashtra’s lead to 2-1. Then two minutes later, Lalrindiki scored a field goal (55th minute) to add the third goal to Maharashtra’s account. Bhavna Khade of Maharashtra was shown a yellow card in this match.
From Group B, Jharkhand (10 points) and Punjab (7 points) qualified for the semi-finals. Maharashtra also earned 7 points. But Punjab advanced on goal difference.
