This marks Pune’s second consecutive title, with Mumbai once again finishing as the runners-up.

Both Pune and Mumbai were seeded directly into the quarter-finals and made strong starts to their campaigns. Mumbai defeated Palghar 5–0 in their quarter-final, while Pune recorded an identical 5–0 victory over Kolhapur.

In the semi-finals, Mumbai faced Ahmednagar and secured a narrow 1–0 win to book their place in the final. Pune, meanwhile, produced a dominant performance against Thane, winning 4–0 to set up a repeat of last season’s final.

The final was a rematch of last season’s championship decider, where Pune defeated Mumbai 2–1 with a stoppage-time winner in Palghar. This time, the first half remained evenly contested, with both teams going into the break level at 0–0.

Pune came out strongly after the restart and broke the deadlock early in the second half. Yashika Tejwani unleashed a powerful long-range effort that found the back of the net, giving Pune a 1–0 lead.

Pune continued to control the game and doubled their advantage through Tejwani, who scored her second long-range goal of the final. As the match approached its conclusion, last season’s Player of the Tournament Ritika Singh put the result beyond doubt with a composed second-post finish. The move was calmly set up by Ipshito Gawari.

Pune held on to their 3–0 lead until the final whistle, securing their second consecutive WIFA Inter-District Senior Women’s Championship title.

3rd Place Match – Ahmednagar vs Thane

In the third-place match, Ahmednagar faced Thane. The teams were level at 1–1 after regulation time, sending the match to a penalty shootout. Ahmednagar held their nerve to win the shootout 3–1 and finish third in the championship. Ahmednagar clinched consecutive 3rd Place in the WIFA Inter-District Senior Womens Championship

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The Maharashtra junior team along with coach, manager, and support staff before their departure to Odisha to participate in the AIFF Junior National Women’s Football Championship – 2016-17

Mumbai, July 1: Muriel Adam of PDFA (Pune District Football Association) has been appointed as the captain of the (WIFA) Maharashtra State Junior Women’s team that will participate in the AIFF Junior National Women’s Football Championship – 2016-17 to be held in Cuttack, Odisha from July 4 onwards.

Aditi Shetty of MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) is the vice-captain of the Maharashtra team. The Head Coach of the team is AFC ‘C’ License holder Durva Vahia who is being accompanied by Manager Annie Paul and Physiotherapist Pooja Mehta.

The team boasts of many players who have represented the country in junior international tournaments. The international players are Bhagyashree Dalvi (Jr. International), Akanksha Khandalkar (Jr. International) and Karen Pais (Former captain and Jr. International).

Maharashtra girls will face Chhattisgarh and Manipur in the group stage. In the opening encounter, Maharashtra meets Chhattisgarh on Monday and then take on Manipur on Wednesday.

The team is as follows: Aditi Shetty (vice-captain), Afreen Peerbhoy, Riya Tank, Priyanka Sutaria, Bhagyashree Dalvi, Akanksha Khandalkar, Karen Pais, Pooja Dhamal, Tricia Colaco, V.K. Shruthilakshmi, Ark Deanndra D’silva, Zarastyn Mistry, Reva Sankhe (all Mumbai), Muriel Adam (captain) , Smriti Ganesh, Sasha Pimento (all Pune), Nikita Jadhav (Buldhana), Vandana Golha (Jalgaon) and Neha Kohli (Dhule).

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