AHMEDABAD, MAY 2: Mumbai Knights FC and Misaka United played out a 0-0 stalemate in their Group A match on Monday, 2nd May 2023 at the Transstadia. Mumbai Knights had won both their previous matches coming into this won while Misaka United had one win and one loss from their last two. With six points from six, Mumbai Knights FC we looking for a hattrick of wins and make it nine points out of nine. With a similar formation from the previous match, Mumbai Knights stuck to a 4-3-3. Babitha came in for Kashmira in goal, Pranita resumed her role at…
Author: Prasad Bhutkar
AHMEDABAD, MAY 1: The last week of April saw the commencing of the Indian Women’s League 2023 where in 16 teams were divided into two groups of eight. Mumbai Knights FC were placed in Group A. With that being said, they made a bright start to their IWL 2023 campaign winning back to back matches with a 1-0 scoreline. A 1-0 win against Kahaani FC in the opening match and another 1-0 win against Mata Rukmani FC in the second match both at Shahibaug Police Ground. Head coach Rutuja Gunwant demonstrated immense faith in all her players, rotating four to five players in the second…
AHMEDABAD, APRIL 29: Mumbai Knights FC continued their winning start to the IWL 2023 with a 1-0 win against Mara Rukmani FC held on Saturday, 29th April 2023 at the Shahibaug Police Ground. Both teams came into these match with contradictory results in their opening matches. Mumbai Knights FC registered a 1-0 win over Kahaani FC. While Mata Rukmani FC lost 2-0 against Misaka United FC. Mumbai Knights tweaked their formation from a 5-3-2 to a 4-3-3, playing three unfront with Bhumika Mane playing alongside Priyanka and Karishma. Sonali came in for Pranita at right back. Ritu and Afreen were…
AHMEDABAD, APRIL 28: Mumbai Knights FC made a dream start to their IWL 2023 campaign as they beat Kahaani FC by 1-0 to earn all three points. Priyanka’s first half strike was enough for the win. Although the scoreline looks 1-0, Mumbai Knights FC could have easily won 2-0/3-0 had they taken their chances and if Priyanka’s second wasn’t ruled out. Nonetheless with three points in the bag, Mumbai Knights FC made a bright start to their Group stage campaign being amongst the four sides to win their first match. Heavyweights and defending Champions Gokulam Kerala FC, Sports Odisha, Misaka…
AHMEDABAD, APRIL 28: Ambernath United Atlanta FC stunned ARA FC in their own backyard as they scored a last minute winner to seal all three points and a place in the final round of Hero I-League 2. Going into the final group stage match, Ambernath United Atlanta FC found themselves on 14 points, three points behind ARA FC who were on 17 points. ARA FC were first to strike as through Hijam Lenin Singh as they went ahead in the 13th minute taking a crucial lead in this all important match. Himanshu Patil scored in the 21st minute as captain…
AHMEDABAD, APRIL 26: Mumbai Knights FC made a dream start to their IWL 2023 campaign as they beat Kahaani FC by 1-0 in their Group A match held on Thursday, 26th April 2023 at the Shahibaug Police Ground in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Mumbai Knights FC began with Kashmira Pednekar in goal. Mansi Samre, Afreen Peerbhoy, VK Srutilakshmi Rajnish, Ritu Rani and Pranita Nimkar in defence. Karen Pias, Sushmita Jadhav, Valencia D’Mello in midfield. Priyanka and Karishma Shirvoikar as forwards. The first half was all Mumbai Knights as Karen, Sushmita, Valencia and Pranita did extremely well to keep the ball and string…
Ambernath United Atlanta FC gear up for the big one against ARA FC After just over a month of action, it all comes down to the final 90 minutes of the group stage action when Ambernath United Atlanta FC collide against ARA FC at the Shahibaug Police Ground in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The match takes on Thursday, 27th April 2023 with the kickoff at 4pm. Having won three matches in a row Ambernath United Atlanta FC are up and running after taking 9/9 points in the last three matches after scoring only 5 points in the first four matches. AUA FC…
The Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2023 is all set to kick off on Wednesday, 26th April 2023. With the sixth edition of IWL upon us, it not only gets bigger but also more competitive as we have 16 teams competing for the top prize in Women’s football. This top flight league will last just over a month starting today. Mumbai Knights will be representing Maharashtra in the Indian Women’s League 2023. The league is set to take place in Ahmedabad, Gujarat with all the matches being played at TransStadia and the Shahibaug Police Ground. This means there won’t be a…
BANGALORE, APRIL 20: Ambernath United Atlanta FC completed a hattrick of wins for the first time as they beat Hyderabad Reserves by 3-0 at the Bangalore Football Stadium in Bengaluru. This also meant that they won their first match away from home in Group D as they look to qualify for the next round of Hero I-League 2. A brace from Adil Khan lit up the first half in favour of Ambernath United Atlanta FC who made a dream start to the match. The first goal came in the 9th minute and the second in the 27th minute, meaning they were…
HYDERABAD, APRIL 19: Ambernath United Atlanta FC made their debut in the Hero I-League 2 just a month back as they looked to continue their upward trend in Mumbai and Maharashtra football. Having won back to back Elite Premier League titles and add to that the Harwood Champions League last year and the Nadkarni Cup just a few days back, they would now want to continue this upward trajectory in the final two away games in the group stage of Hero I-league 2. A breathtaking 3-1 win over Dempo SC rounded off their home season in Group D as they came…