Indian Arrows Women Juniors Crush Casa Barwani FC in Dominant Victory

New Delhi(The Uttam Hindu):  Indian Arrows Women Juniors delivered a stunning 8-0 victory over Casa Barwani SC in their final Group B match of the 2024-25 Indian Women’s League at the Padukone Dravid CSE Phase 2 Ground in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The Arrows were already in a commanding position at halftime, leading 5-0. Anushka Kumari was the standout player, scoring a hat-trick with goals in the 28th, 29th, and 49th minutes. Other goals came from Divyani Linda (13’), Shveta Rani (17’), Abhista Basnett (23’), Gurleen Kaur (68’), and Gurnaz Kaur (88’), who each scored once.

With this victory, the Indian Arrows Women Juniors secured nine points from four matches, temporarily claiming the top spot in Group B. They will now wait for the outcome of the match between Inter Kashi and Roots FC later on Wednesday. If Inter Kashi fails to win, the Arrows will confirm their spot in the Final Round. The match started with Divyani opening the scoring after a well-executed move from the Arrows’ attack, which initially saw her strike the post but score from the rebound. Captain Shveta doubled the lead with a finish from a cut-back by Anushka, before Abhista added a third goal. Anushka then took center stage, scoring two goals in quick succession, first with a close-range finish and then a composed effort after a brilliant dribble past the goalkeeper. She completed her hat-trick early in the second half, finishing off a corner at the far post to make it 6-0. Anushka also provided an assist for Gurleen’s goal and Gurnaz wrapped up the dominant win with a powerful near-post finish.