AFC Women's Champions League: East Bengal loses 1-4 to Hwacheon KSPO
East Bengal fell to South Korea's Hwacheon KSPO but remains in contention for the quarter-finals.
East Bengal lost 1-4 to Hwacheon KSPO at Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Wednesday. Fazila Ikwaput scored in the 17th minute before Wie Jae-eun struck twice and Mun Eun-ju added another for the South Korean side.
Key takeaways
- East Bengal lost 1-4 to Hwacheon KSPO in Kolkata.
- Fazila Ikwaput scored East Bengal's goal in the 17th minute.
- East Bengal is third in Group B with three points from two matches.
- East Bengal will conclude its group campaign against DPR Korea's 4.25 SC on Saturday.
- A draw would secure East Bengal's quarter-final place.
East Bengal FC suffered a 1-4 defeat against South Korea’s Hwacheon KSPO WFC in its AFC Women’s Champions League match at the Kishore Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Fazila Ikwaput put the Indian side ahead in the 17th minute, racing onto Astam Oraon’s clearance and finishing into the bottom corner.
Lee Su-bin equalised in the 26th minute when her indirect free-kick struck the defensive wall and her follow-up deflected off Resty Nanziri into the net. Wie Jae-eun struck twice, in the 53rd and 76th minutes, while Mun Eun-ju scored in the 56th minute for Hwacheon.
Wie’s goal came from a penalty after a Football Video Support review for a foul by Hitomi Tanaka on Choi Jeong-min. The result left East Bengal third in the group with three points from two matches, level with second-placed Hwacheon.
The Indian Women’s League champion had opened its campaign with a 2-1 victory over Ho Chi Minh City WFC. 25 SC on Saturday. A draw would secure its quarter-final place, while it could also progress as one of the two best third-placed teams.
Context
The AFC Women’s Champions League is the top-tier women’s football club competition in Asia, involving the top clubs from countries affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation, and the tournament was established in 2024.
East Bengal Football Club, commonly referred to as East Bengal, is an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, competing in the Indian Super League, the top flight of the Indian football league system.
The club is one of the most successful in India, having won four National League titles and a record forty-one state league titles, along with Federation Cup and Super Cup trophies.
Match scorers and timings
Player | Team | Minute |
|---|---|---|
Fazila Ikwaput | East Bengal | 17 |
Lee Su-bin | Hwacheon KSPO | 26 |
Wie Jae-eun | Hwacheon KSPO | 53 |
Mun Eun-ju | Hwacheon KSPO | 56 |
Wie Jae-eun | Hwacheon KSPO | 76 |
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Sources
Topics
- AFC Women's Champions League
- Indian Women's League
- East Bengal FC
- Hwacheon KSPO WFC
- Ho Chi Minh City WFC
- 4.25 SC
- Fazila Ikwaput
- Resty Nanziri
- Lee Su-bin
- Wie Jae-eun
- Mun Eun-ju
- Panthoi Chanu Elangbam
- Astam Oraon
- Shilky Devi Hemam
- Hitomi Tanaka
- Choi Jeong-min
- Kim Ji-hyeon
- Kim Hyeon-a
- East Bengal
- Kolkata
- Fazila Ikwaput
- AFC Women's Champions League
- Hwacheon KSPO
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