IWL 2025-26 | Five out of five for East Bengal; Sethu pips Nita FA

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 Serto recovered  the people     doubly  successful  Sethu’s comeback triumph   implicit    Nita FA.

The hero: Serto recovered the people doubly successful Sethu’s comeback triumph implicit Nita FA. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI

Continuing with its beardown showing successful the tournament, defending champion East Bengal FC blanked Kickstart FC 5-0 for its 5th consecutive triumph successful the Indian Women’s League, astatine the Kalyani Stadium connected Tuesday.

Fazila Ikwaput netted doubly portion Resty Nanziri, Sulanjana Raul and Astam Oraon scored erstwhile each successful East Bengal’s ascendant show that consolidated its presumption connected the apical of the array (15 points from 5 matches).

Lynda Kom Serto recovered the people doubly successful the 2nd fractional to assistance Sethu FC flooded a extremity shortage to bushed Nita Football Academy 2-1 successful different lucifer played astatine the AIFF National Centre of Excellence.

Pyari Xaxa enactment Nita FA up successful the seventh infinitesimal earlier Sethu FC made a beardown comeback successful the last 4th erstwhile Kom Serto netted successful speedy succession to unafraid the afloat quota of points for the Madurai-based team. Sethu remained successful the 2nd presumption (13 points from six outings) portion Nita FA remained 3rd with 10 points from six.

In the different 2 matches of the day, Sribhumi FC returned to winning ways by downing debutant Garhwal United FC 3-0, portion three-time champion Gokulam Kerala FC was held goalless by the different debutant Sesa Football Academy.

The results: At Kalyani: East Bengal FC 5 (Fazila Ikwaput 15, 73, Resty Nanziri 45+2, Sulanjana Raul 60, Astam Oraon 62) bt Kickstart FC 0; Sribhumi FC 3 (Thoibisana Chanu 56, Anju Chanu 79, Anju Tamang 90+1) bt Garhwal United FC 0.

At NEC: Sethu FC 2 (Lynda Kom Serto 72, 81) bt Nita FA 1 (Pyari Xaxa 7); Gokulam Kerala FC 0 drew with Sesa Football Academy 0.

Published - January 06, 2026 08:23 p.m. IST

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