Kalyani, April 1 -- East Bengal defeated HOPS FC 6-1 at the Kalyani Stadium on Monday to inch closer to the IWL 2024-25 title. The winners led 3-0 at the break.

The Red and Golds continued their winning streak as they registered six scorers. Soumya Guguloth (3') opened the scoring followed by back-to-back goals from Sandhiya Ranganathan (7') and Maurine Achieng (11') in the first half. Karthika Angamuthu (54'), Resty Nanziri (90+2') and Elshaddai Acheampong (90+3') scored in the second half. Gladys Amfobea (59') scored the only goal for HOPS FC.

East Bengal now stand at the top of the table with 30 points from 11 games, whereas relegation-threatened HOPS FC have accrued only 5 points from the same number of matches. The leaders now need...