East Bengal begins AFC Women’s Champions League on a high, beats Ho Chi Minh City 2-1

Kolkata Fazila Ikwaput scored a brace as Indian Women’s League champion East Bengal began its continental campaign with a 2-1 win against Ho Chi Minh City WFC in the AFC Women’s Champions League on Sunday. Ikwaput converted from the spot in the 21st minute and doubled it 13 minutes later, steering the ball into the net off a cross from the right flank. Ho Chi Minh City tried to get back into the game in the second half through set-piece play, and got a goal back when Dau Nguyen Quynh Anh found the net close to the hour mark.