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Indian Arrows Women Juniors: Indian Arrows Women Juniors began their Indian Women’s League (IWL) 2 campaign with a 2-1 victory against Pudhuvai Unicorns at the Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence Phase 2, on Wednesday. The teams were tied 1-1 at the break.

Abhista Basnett (11’) opened the scoring for Indian Arrows, before Keerthana M (40’) equalised minutes before the half-time whistle. The Arrows returned strong in the second half, as Valaina Jada Fernandes (49’) scored the winning goal after the restart.

In the 11th minute, Indian Arrows found the breakthrough from a well-executed set piece. Anushka Kumari delivered a corner into the box, where midfielder Abhista Basnett timed her jump to meet the ball with a firm header that bulged the net at the bottom corner.