Manipur Women's Winners Cup

Manipur cops win BM Singh Trophy
Imphal, Dec 28: Manipur Police Sports Club lifted the 8th Women Winners Cup for B.M. Singh Football Trophy crushing Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club 5-0 in the last league match played at Khuman Lampak Main Stadium here today.
Th. Tababi Devi scored four goals, including a hattrick. This is the record seventh win for Manipur Police women’s team in the prestigious B.M. Singh Football Trophy. Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club had won the cup once.
Manipur Police Sports Club collected 12 points and bagged Rs 2,000 with the trophy while runners-up Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club fetched nine points and won Rs 1,500 today.
The lone presence of international player Ng. Bala Devi in Naharol Yaipha Thourang Club could hardly bring about any change as she was marked all the time and did not get her teammates’ support throughout the game.
Manipur Police Sports Club were all fired up right from the beginning with good support from their medios with striker Th. Tababi Devi scoring four goals. Two of the Police goals were almost gifts from Naharol custodian S. Memtombi Devi.
Th. Tababi Devi drew first blood in the 7th minute after she sent a right-flank cross to the goalmouth where the ball hit Memtombi Devi and rolled into the net. The second goal came in the 12th minute as O. Bembem Devi fired a lofted shot from the middle that was totally misjudged by the Naharol goalkeeoer. The police club was leading 2-0 till the first half.
Naharol Yaipha never had an easy moment in the game as Manipur Police mounted pressure throughout the second half and Th. Tababi Devi had a marauding run, beating defenders to come up with three more goals. She scored in the 45th, 52nd and 69the minute completing her hattrick.
Earlier today, Eastern Sporting Union had a 4-0 victory against United Progressive Sporting Association. Th. Umapati Devi, M. Mandakini Devi, P. Vijeta Devi and A.Romi Devi scored the goals. They finished third with six points.
Kangchup Road Youth Physical and Sporting Association finished fourth with three points and United Progressive Sporting Association finished last without a win from four games.
Source: The Telegraph