Asian Games: Indian women footballers beat Maldives 15-0

Incheon: Indian women’s football team began its Incheon Asian Games campaign on a high, beating the Maldives 15-0 in their first Group A match at the Namdong Asiad Rugby field here Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_1711885” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Getty Images[/caption] Winger Sasmita Malik and midfielder Kamala Devi were the star performers, scoring five goals each. The Maldivians failed to take even a single shot at the Indian goal. Captain Bembem Devi, strikers Bala and Prameshwori Devi and defender Ashalata Devi were the other scorers. IANS