AIFF Media Team

NEW DELHI: After losing their first match to Bengal, Odisha bounced back in style as they defeated Goa 4-2 in a Group A match of the 30th Senior Women’s National Football Championship for Rajmata Jijabai Trophy 2025-26 Final Round at the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama Ground in Narainpur, Chhattisgarh, on Sunday, October 5, 2025.

Pyari Xaxa netted a hat-trick for Odisha as Goa suffered their second loss of the competition. The victory helped Odisha climb to the second spot in the table behind Bengal, who notched up their second win by defeating Tamil Nadu 3-0.

Bengal have seven points in their bag from three matches while Odisha have three from two.

Odisha 4 (Pyari Xaxa 15', 16', 90+1', Satyabati Khadia 35')
defeated
Goa 2 (Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar 56', 64')

Pyari Xaxa did the star turn as her hat-trick propelled Odisha to a comfortable victory. The rout started early as Pyari Xaxa scored back-to-back goals in the 15th and 16th minutes.

The first goal came from a set-piece. Jasoda Munda floated in a corner from the left, and Pyari, who was left unmarked in the box, jumped to head home and put Odisha in the lead.

Odisha extended their lead in the very next minute. Goa goalkeeper Ria Rajesh managed to thwart Khadia’s long ranger from 20 yards, but Pyari showed her poaching instincts by scoring off the rebound.

Odisha’s third goal in the 35th minute was a gift from Ria as she spilt a ball in what should have been an easy collection of a cross from the left. Khadia pounced on the goalkeeper’s misfortune to find the back of the net.

Goa regrouped and tried to make a comeback in the second half by scoring two goals. The first came in the 56th minute from Karishma Purushottam Shirvoikar’s right-footed strike from 19 yards. Karishma struck again in the 64th minute after being fed a beautiful pass from Flani Costa.

However, Odisha ensured victory in added time when Pyari completed her hat-trick by heading home a cross by Malati Munda from the left.

Tamil Nadu 0
lost to
Bengal 3 (Rimpa Haldar 25', Sulanjana Raul 42', Sangita Basfore 83')

Bengal hardly broke a sweat as they breezed past Tamil Nadu 3-0 in the other match of the day. Rimpa Haldar played an important role in the victory as she scored the side’s first goal in the 25th minute before setting up Sulanjana Raul for the second in the 42nd minute with a beautiful cross from the right. Sulanjana was left unmarked on the far post as she easily slammed home to extend Bengal’s lead. Bengal sealed the match in the 83rd minute when substitute Sangita Basfore found the back of the net.