ISL:Bengaluru FC’s Sunil Chhetri vs Kerala Blasters (FSDL)
Kerala Blasters gamers and coach walked off the pitch in protest of a ‘controversial objective’ that noticed Bengaluru FC advance to the semi-finals of the Indian Super League
There was enormous controversy after Kerala Blasters determined to stroll out off the pitch and forfeit their all-important ISL play-off conflict in opposition to Bengaluru FC, protesting in opposition to a contentious Sunil Chhetri strike.
“I’ve never seen in my 22 years of career. I always ask the referee. It was a bitter sweet moment. But I’m happy that we are through to the semfinals,” Chhetri was quoted saying by PTI.
Bengaluru FC head coach Simon Grayson felt his side deserved the win.
“It’s not the way that we wanted to get through to the semi-final, it obviously tings with all the controversy and we all know what happened. We got the free-kick and Sunil (Chhetri) said he didn’t want the wall, he didn’t need ten yards, and the referee said no problem. Sunil waited for (Adrian) Luna to get out of the way and then put it in the top corner,” Grayson mentioned within the post-match press convention.
“This is the most deflated I’ve been in the last seven or eight weeks because it’s the way that the game has ended. We would’ve been on a high if we had won the game with the normal procedure of winning it. I’m happy that we’ve gone through, as I said, our performance warranted the win, and it’s just another tick for this football club of going nine games on the trot to win, it takes some doing,” Grayson added.
Rohit Kumar of Bengaluru FC, Danish Farooq of Kerala Blasters FC, and Bruno Edgar Silva Almeida of Bengaluru FC in motion through the first Knock out match on the Sree Kanteerava Stadium (FSDL)
After a goalless stalemate through the regulation time on the Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru FC took a 97th minute lead when the talismanic Indian captain transformed a free-kick.
But the strike led to a full blown drama because the Adrian Luna-led facet protested referee Crystal John’s choice to declare it a official objective, with counter-claims that he didn’t blow the whistle earlier than Chhetri took the kick and the gamers weren’t prepared.
This adopted an unprecedented walk-out, a primary in ISL the place Serbian coach Ivan Vukomanovic known as again his gamers. Luna was seen taking off his captain’s arm-band together with his teammates following their skipper.
By advantage of their extra-time lead, Bengaluru FC have been declared winners as they may journey to Mumbai City Arena for the semfinal on Tuesday.
The forfeiture and stroll out price Blasters dearly as they may face heavy sanctions from the league authorities.
Such an occasion was beforehand seen through the Kolkata Derby in I-League 2012 when Mohun Bagan walked off the sphere and refused to show up within the second half after spectators hurled a stone at their winger Syed Rahim Nabi from the East Bengal stands.
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