CUTTACK 24-Sep-2019
Last years runners-up Odisha bowed out from the semifinals of the 25th Senior Women National Football Championship, losing to Railways 1-3 at CHF Ground in Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh on 22 Sept, 2019. The Railway team, which is packed with Odisha players, set up the final date with defending champions Manipur, who drubbed Tamil Nadu 5-0 in the other semifinal clash.
Earlier in the quarterfinals, Odisha trounced hosts Arunachal Pradesh 5-0. Led by Senior India team defender Jabamani Tudu, Odisha reached quarterfinals by winning their three Group-E matches against Pondicherry, Chandigarh and Kerala by identical 4-0 margins.
