Kerala Blasters Ban: HUGE FINE and BAN looms over Kerala Blasters after walking off against Bengaluru FC -Follow Live Updates

Kerala Blasters Ban: HUGE FINE and BAN looms over Kerala Blasters after walking off against Bengaluru FC following disagreement over refereeing, Follow Live Updates

Triyasha Chatterjee

Sunday, Mar 5, 2023 12:28 am

Kerala Blasters Ban: Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters: ISL Playoffs-In a highly publicized protest against a Sunil Chhetri controversial goal, Kerala Blasters FC chose to leave the field and forfeit their crucial ISL play-off match against Bengaluru FC on Friday. Ivan Vuomanovic, the Kerala Blaster coach, was enraged by the goal and told the players […]

Kerala Blasters Ban: Bengaluru FC vs Kerala Blasters: ISL Playoffs-In a highly publicized protest against a Sunil Chhetri controversial goal, Kerala Blasters FC chose to leave the field and forfeit their crucial ISL play-off match against Bengaluru FC on Friday. Ivan Vuomanovic, the Kerala Blaster coach, was enraged by the goal and told the players to leave the field. Blasters could lose a lot of money as a result of the forfeit and walkout because the league could penalize them severely. Follow Indian Super League and ISL 2022-23 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.

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Kerala Blasters Ban: HUGE FINE and BAN looms over Kerala Blasters after walking off against Bengaluru FC following disagreement over refereeing, Follow Live Updates

In the Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru FC took the lead in the 97th minute when the legendary Indian captain struck a free kick after regulation ended scoreless. The Adrian Luna-led team, however, objected to referee Crystal John’s ruling that it was a legitimate goal and countered with charges that the players were not prepared and that the referee had not blown the whistle prior to Chhetri’s kick. This led to a full-fledged dispute.

Forget the legitimacy of the Chhetri goal, there will be grave consequences for Kerala Blasters for their walk out. And rightly so.

Walking off when a decision goes against your team cannot be normalised.

Kerala Blasters should be penalised heavily.

— Ashwin Muralidharan (@AshwinMNair10) March 3, 2023

The angry Blasters manager, Ivan Vukomanovic, came onto the field and started yelling at John. This and the referee’s certainty that he had made the right decision caused Vukomanovic to lead the team directly off the field and onto the pitch. This came after a first-ever walk-out in ISL during which Serbian coach Ivan Vukomanovic called his players back. As his teammates followed their captain, Luna was seen pulling off his armband.

Kerala Blasters Ban: HUGE FINE and BAN looms over Kerala Blasters after walking off against Bengaluru FC following disagreement over refereeing, Follow Live Updates

The forfeiture and walk out cost Blasters dearly as they might face heavy sanctions from the league authorities.If a team refuses to continue to play or leaves the field of Play/Stadium before end of the match, the penal action can include deduction of points and/or suspension by the League, “depending on the gravity of the situation.”

Bengaluru FC advanced to the semi-finals of the Hero Indian Super League (ISL). In the seventh minute of extra time, Sunil Chhetri scored the game’s lone goal to give his team its ninth straight victory and secure a spot in the semi-finals. Despite having the majority of the ball in the first half, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu of Bengaluru FC kept the Blasters from scoring.