Kerala defeated Punjab 2-0 in the ongoing 8th Junior Girls National Football Championship played at Sathyabrata Stadium, Cuttack, Orissa on Friday.
Kerala took an early lead in the 2nd minute of the game through Jibisha and scored the second goal in the 77th minute through Saritha.
Kerala started the game on an attacking note and never allowed Punjab to take control of the game. After taking lead initially they had the better ball possession and kept on attacking at the Punjab den as the match entered into the lemon break with Kerala leading 1-0.
Punjab in the second half tried hard to score the equalizer but failed to find the back of the net and in an attempt conceded one more goal in the 77th minute. Saritha was left unmarked as she had no problems in getting the ball past Punjab custodian to seal the fate of the game in her team’s favour
Source: AIFF
From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Friday 27 November 2009, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.