MAPUSA: Tamil Nadu thumped Manipur 4-1 to claim the AIFF-Junior Girls National Football Championship title, at Duler stadium, on Friday.
Tamil Nadu once again came up with a superb display in the final as they pinned theier opponents mostly inside their own half and went into the breather with a three goal lead.
After much probing in the 16th minute, Mariyammal B. collected a pass from Durga who scored with a neat placement.
Santhiya N V doubled the lead in the 32nd minute off a square pass from Priyadharshini to make it 2-0.
In the 46th minute, Minnoliya pumped in the third goal whose strike hit the crossbar after he tapped it home.
On crossing ends, Manipur were a transformed unit as they did not allow their opponents to do any more damage.
In the 90th minute, Manipur’s Oinam Lamnganbi Chanu scored with a brilliant solo effort to make it 3-1.
However in added time, Tamil Nadu’s Priyadharshini hammered in the fourth goal from a goalmouth melee scored.
