The Disciplinary Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has rejected Kerala Blasters’ protest towards Sunil Chhetri’s purpose for Bengaluru FC within the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 match performed on March 3 on the Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
The Committee met on Monday beneath chairperson Vaibhav Gaggar and took the choice.
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In its protest, Kerala Blasters FC, who disputed a purpose scored by Bengaluru FC off a free-kick, and which was declared reliable by the referee, the membership administration stated, “The Referee allowed a participant from the BFC to take a free-kick with out blowing a whistle.”
As per AIFF’s statement on Tuesday, the Blasters also sought relief on two counts, saying, the match should be replayed and strict action should be taken against the said referee.
The AIFF Committee rejected this appeal based on the Chief Referee Officer, Trevor Kettle’s report as well as the IFAB Laws of the Game and the League Rules and Code.
“After considering the Protest and going through the Laws of the Game as well as the reports by the officials, the Committee said that it is of the view that the “Protest is not maintainable in law, as the conjoint comprehensive and holistic reading of the League Rules and the Code clearly provides that no protest can be entertained against a Referee’s decisions since the said decisions are final and binding,” the assertion from Indian soccer governing physique stated.
“The information of the current case depict that the incident doesn’t even fall inside the exception carved out in Article 70.5 of the Code. Thus, the current Protest letter/report/petition is dismissed,” it additional acknowledged.
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