Manipur, Orissa face-off in final

U-17 girls’ football
Nagaon: Manipur today entered the final of the 4th sub-junior (under-17) girls’ national football championship defeating Tamil Nadu 1-0 in the last semi-final match at Karbi Anglong Sports Association’s Diphu ground.
In the process, Manipur had set up another summit clash with defending champions Orissa who had defeated Mizoram yesterday.
After a goalless first-half with both teams trying hard to get ahead, E. Bindiya Rani Devi gave Manipur the winning goal in the 56th minute, latching on to a ball on the run and finding the net from the left flank. All earlier attempts by striker Y. Kamala Devi in the 11th, 21st and 29th minutes were foiled by Tamil Nadu goalkeeper P. Sathyavani.
Several thousand people who watched the match left the field happy as they will get the chance to root for a team from the Northeast in the final on Sunday. Manipur was the quarter-final league champion.
It earned nine points defeating Goa, Kerala and Mizoram. Tamil Nadu scored six points defeating Haryana and Sikkim.

Source: telegraphindia.com