Overview
- Shilky Hemam scored in the fourth minute after two blocked efforts from Fazila Ikwaput fell kindly to her at the edge of the box.
- Ikwaput doubled the lead in the 32nd minute, finishing a precise through ball from Amnah Nababi past goalkeeper Raha Yazdani.
- Mona Hamoudi pulled one back for Bam Khatoon from a first‑half stoppage‑time penalty awarded for a Jyoti Chouhan handball.
- Resty Nanziri sealed the result late with a dipping long‑range strike after East Bengal contained Bam Khatoon’s second‑half push.
- The Group B opener in Wuhan gives East Bengal early momentum as they prepare to face holders Wuhan Jiangda in their next fixture.