Lord's FA stun Gokulam Kerala, emerge KWL champions
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Myanmar forward Win Theingi Tun scored four goals as Lord's FA stunned holders Gokulam Kerala 5-2 to emerge champions in the Kerala Women's League (KWL) at the EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode on Saturday.
Lord's FA will now represent Kerala in the Indian Women's League that was last won by Gokulam Kerala.
In the final, hosts Gokulam had taken the lead through Ghanaian striker Vivian Konadu Adjei in the 22nd minute. However, Tun struck in the 27th and 40th minutes to hand Lord's a 2-1 lead at the half-time.
She completed her hat-trick in the 53rd. Bertha pulled one back in the 85th, but Tun made it 4-1 three minutes later.
Indian international Indumathi Kathiresan completed the tally in added time as Lord's scored a memorable win.
Gokulam had entered the final with a perfect nine wins out of nine. Tun ended up as the top-scorer of the tournament with 49 goals while Indumathi was named player of the tournament.