MFL Womens 2009-10     Bodyline v Super Soccer School   Match Report by Shailesh Karkera With the final score line reading an impressive 8-0 in their favour, Bodyline reclaimed the all-important second spot in Group B of the Women’s Football League 2009-10 after an exhibition of attacking football against Super Soccer School at the St. Xavier’s ground in Parel. Prior to kick-off, it was clear that this would be a daunting task for Super Soccer School as the team, heavily plagued by personnel issues , fielded a line-up comprising of nine players. Outfielder Anushka Sudhakar was forced to don the keeper’s gloves and converted into a make-shift custodian for the entire duration of the game. Fastest goal Coming into the fixture on the back of a defeat at the hands of the unstoppable red outfit of Fr. Agnel’s, Bodyline – despite missing certain key players – took exactly sixteen seconds to get on the score-sheet. Fleet-footed Shrishti Garg latched on to a through ball at the edge of the box and unleashed an unstoppable drive into the top corner of the net. Goal! 1-0 to Bodyline! Super Soccer School barely had any time to recuperate before Bodyline struck again in the third minute. Forward Shrishti’s darting solo run took her past the opposition defence and in a one-on-one situation with SSS keeper, Anushka. With the odds heavily stacked in her favour, Shrishti placed the ball into the bottom corner for a cool finish. Goal! 2-0. Bodyline persist Despite a dream start to the game, Bodyline’s hunger for more goals was evident as the girls refused to back down and went into an all-out attacking mode. Ten minutes later, the girls in yellow and grey added a third goal to their tally. Neetu Mashi was at the right place at the right time inside the six yard box for an easy tap-in from close range. Goal! 3-0. Sanaya Bokdawala contributed with Bodyline’s fourth goal from what can only be described as a ‘bouncer’. Her thirty yard shot –which must have travelled at least two storeys vertically - bounced into the box and over the heads of everybody inside the penalty area (including the keeper) and into the unguarded net. Goal! 4-0. Star performer Althea Coutinho, who was exceptional on Bodyline’s left flank, continued her scoring streak from the previous game with a magnificent goal at the stroke of half time. From what looked like a very tight angle, Althea displayed excellent technique to curl the ball over the keeper and into the top corner at the far post. Goal! 5-0. There was no respite for Super Soccer School at the start of the second half as Althea added to her personal – and team – tally with the sixth. Following a mazy run into the penalty area, the winger easily beat the keeper in a one-on-one situation with a neat finish. Goal! 6-0. To their credit, Super Soccer School started to push forward and create a scoring opportunity of their own. Forwards Naina Mansukhani and Karen D’Costa were made to dig deep to work their way into the final third but their disadvantage in numbers came into play as the girls found little or no support up front. Karen’s long range effort in the second half was the closest the girls came to getting on the score sheet. Hat-trick Normal service resumed late in the second half as Shrishti Garg wrapped up a memorable hat-trick with another piece of opportunism. A trademark solo run was followed by another equally impressive finish inside the penalty area. Goal! 7-0. Shalome Pinto rounded off the victory with her team’s eighth goal. After previously having a goal disallowed in the first half, the midfielder rifled a hard shot into the bottom corner to rake up the highest score registered in the Women’s Football League this season. Goal! 8-0. The resounding victory takes Bodyline up to second place in Group B with three regular games to spare and a playoff position well within their grasp.