Anantapur, Dec. 8 -- Manipur clinched their 12th Dr. Talimeren Ao Junior Girls' National Football Championship Tier 1 title with a resounding 9-0 victory over Bengal at the RDT Stadium in Anantapur. The triumph also sealed a remarkable hat-trick of titles, as per the official website of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).

For Manipur, Chingkhamayum Redima Devi (8', 41', 65') and Longjam Nira Chanu (29', 55', 59') netted hat-tricks, while Yaiphabi Thokchom (68', 76') scored a brace. Mongjam Pusparani Devi (75') scored one. Manipur led 3-0 at half-time.

By the end, there was no doubt - Manipur were champions again, and emphatically so. Bengal, chasing a fairy-tale finish, were left to reckon with a final in which they simply never a...