Odisha suffered heartbreak in the 26th Senior Women National Football Championship when they lost to defending champions Manipur in the second semifinal 0-3 on penalties after play in the regulation time ended in 1-1 draw at the EMS Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode on December 7.

Manipur went on to win the title for the 21st time, defeating Railways in the final 2-1 via tiebreaker which was applied after play in regulation and extratime ended goalless.

Led by Karishma Oram, Odisha reached semifinals, getting the better of Tamil Nadu 2-0. Earlier at the league stage, Odisha won all three of their Group-F matches to qualify for the quarterfinals.

In the three league matches, Odisha beat Andhra Pradesh 9-0, Gujarat 7-0 and Haryana 2-1. Satyabati Khadia and Subhadra Sahu were joint top-scorer for Odisha with five goals each.

ODISHA SENIOR WOMEN TEAM: Sasmita Parida, Spandita Das, Rajeswari Das, Juli Kishan, Jabamani Tudu, Karishma Oram, Susmita Tanty, Mamata Patra, Runi Nayak, Munica Minz, Soni Behera, Jasoda Munda, Satyabati Khadia, Sumitra Xalxo, Deepa Nayak, Subhadra Sahu, Bannya Kabiraj, Sarojini Tirkey, Eva Panna, Suman Pragyan Mohapatra.
Support Staff: Crispin Chhetri (Head Coach), Sradhanjali Samantray (Assistant Coach), Alochana Senapati (Manager).

ODISHA RESULTS:

November 28: Odisha (Jabamani Tudu 9th, 14th; Soni Behera 30th, Deepa Nayak 49th, Satyabati Khadia 52nd, Subhadra Sahu 84th, 86th; Karishma Oram 85th, Jasoda Munda 94th) beat Andhra Pradesh 9-0.
November 30: Odisha (Subhadra Sahu 22nd, 23rd, 38th; Satyabati Khadia 25th, 28th, 46th; Suman Pragyanya Mohapatra 48th) beat Gujarat 7-0.
December 2: Odisha (Deepa Nayak 19th, Bannya Kabiraj 74th) beat Haryana () 2-1.
December 5 (QF): Odisha (Karishma Oram 27th, Satyabati Khadia 37th) beat Tamil Nadu 2-0.
December 7 (SF): Odisha (Papki Devi 11th-OG) lost to Manipur (Kiranbala Chanu 48th)
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PHOTO: Players, coaches and officials of Odisha team that reached semifinals in the 26th Senior Women National Football Championship in Kozhikode on 7 December 2021.