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Full-time ISL 2016 Final: Kerala Blasters 1-1 Atletico De Kolkata

Published at :December 17, 2016 at 10:35 PM
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It has been a long and exciting season and our first one here at Khel Now. We hope you have enjoyed our coverage. We certainly have had a blast bringing it to you. Stay tuned for all the post-match reation over the coming days. We hope to see you next year for a tournament thayt promises to be bigger and better. But, for now, from me and all the team here at KN its a very good night.

Borja Fernandez holds the trophy aloft as Atletico de Kolkata are crowned champions of the Indian Super League 2016.

ATK players give the hosts a guard of honour as they go up to collect their medals.

Florent Malouda wins Hero of the Year for the best player of the season.

Chennai's Jerry Lalrinzuala Wins the Emerging Player of the Year.

Mumbai City's Amrinder Singh wins the Golden Glove award.

Delhi Dynamos' Marcelinho wins theGolden Boot.

ATK's Borja Fernandez wins the award for the Fittest Player.

Chennaiyin FC win the Fair Play Award.

NorthEast United win the award for the best pitch in the ISL.

The support here in Kerala has been amazing and the players are going over to thank the fans who have stayed back.

It was a franetic game in which Mohammed Rafi svcored the opener for Blasters late in the first half but Sereno levelled matters before the break. There was no seperating the two teams through the rest of regulation and extra-time. We went to penalties for the secondgame running. Hume had his saved by Srack. But, N'Doye missed his penalty while Debjit saved from Hengbart to hand the Bengal Tigers a 4-3 win on penalties and their second title in three seasons.

Conflighting emotions for  Hume was part of the losing team with Blasters two years ago.

Kolkata marquee Helder Postiga attributes win to team spirit and quality.

Congratulations Atletico de Kplkata champions of the Indian Super League for the second time. Blasters will have to wait.

Jewel Raja for the title. Steps up scores. Dillerium on the Kolkata bench.

Hengbart up next sends Debjit the wrong way and hits it down the middle, but Debjit saves with his legs.

Lara up next. Stack guesses the right way but  Lara scores.

Kerala's No. 7 steps up sends the keeper the wrong and scores.

Borja steps up scores high to the left.

N'Doye steps blasts it high and wide.

Doutie blasts it hard and scores

Belfort steps up scores to the keepers left.

Hume against Stack. Saved. Keeper guesses the rightway. Parries away

German with the first penalty for Kerala. Slots it past Debjit.

Sporadic attacks from both teams in extra-time but te final ball was lacking on we go to penalties.

120' Now Pritm Kotal is down with cramp and with no time added on we are into the lottery of penalties.

118' The crowd want one last big push from the home side. Belfort storms into the box but Raja with a solid block.

115' Neither team wants to make a mistake now.

113' The horns have been blaring all game long. I'm earplugs. Still no good.

110' Spell of pressure for Kolkata, but Blasters hold firm with two good clearanbces.

109' Ishfaq pushes Doutie and concedes a free-kick. Taken low and hard and hard is hblocked by Rafique.

106' We are up and running in the second half of extra-time.

105+2' End of the first half of extra-time.

105+1' Into a minute of added time.

104' Players falling down cramp left, right and centre. Not many chances.

101' Jhingets booked for foul on Borja. But, he wasn't the one doig the fouling.

99' Lara with the ATK corner which is eased away.

96' Now Sereno goes down with cramp and he can't continue Nato is on.

94' Belfort with a shot. Sereno's clearance bounces of him and at Debjit who clears.

92' Blasters corner taken and easily cleared.

91' We are underway in the first half of extra-time.

Not many chances to describe in this second half. The pace of the game dropped as the humidity started to kick in. Blasters have looked threatening but Kolkata are compacting and effecytive on the break.

90+6' The referee blows for fll-time and we go into 30 minutes of extra-time.

90+5' Belfort has a chance to cross but can't pick out a yellow shirt.

90+3' At the other Blasters get a corner and it gets easily cleared.

90+2' Ball played into the Blasters box and Hengbart with a massive clearance. Hume was right behind and Doutie was coming in on the far post. The corner is cleared.

90+1' Into five minutes of aded time at the end of the second half.

88' This one looks bound for extra-time.

86' Borja with one from distance but well over. Tonight's attendence 54, 146.

85' Ishfaq once again struggling with cramp but Blasters have played their their cards.

82' Mehtab with a corner which is well cleared. Played is recycled but the flag goes up as the ball is played into the box. Offside.

81' ATK produce a shot just wide of Stack's left-hand post.

80' Ishfaq has gone down with a bit of cramp. Remembers Blasters played 120 minutes only days ago.

78' Substitutions for Blasters Nazon and Rafi off. German and Rafique on.

77' Nazon with a shot from inside the box just wide.

75' The atmosphere hasn't subdued one bit though.

72' The game has slowed down to walking pce just at the moment. The humid conditions coming into play.

70' Into the final 20 minutes of regulation time.

68-Substitution Kolkata Postiga off Lara on.

67' Postiga from distance and stack has to tip wide.

65' Nazon races into the box and smashes one straight at Majumder.

63' Hume hasn't had the best evening. Could Lara replace him? ATK fans tweet to @KhelNow

60' ATK free-kick. Poor and doesn't get past the first men in the wall.

58' Kolkata temporarily down to ten and Debjit comes for a cross and Flaps a bit. Blasters can't make the most of Sereno back on.

55' Sereno is down andis getting is head bandaged. A pause in play.

52' Nazon earns a corner easily cleared away.

49' Hume fouls N'Doye. Free-kick Kerala in midfield.

46' We are back underway in the second half.

What a half of football. Kolkata grew into the game as the half went on and had as many as five presentable chances to take the lead, the best of them following to Helder Postiga. Kerala's opener came against the run of play, but Sereno equalized by the same methjod just before the break. Back in a while.

45+1 Kerala coming racing foorward but Mehtab blazes wide. THe whistle goes for the break.

Talk about a quick response! Atletico de Kolkata's Sereno cleverly finds the back of the net under immense pressure.

44' GOAAAAAAAAAAAAL ATK. Sereno brings the Kolkata team level with a powerful header from a corner.

42' Substitution Kolkata as Keegan goes of and Prabir comes on.

39' In the midst of all that Hughes has been replaced by N'Doy

 

 Mohammed Rafi scores against his old side to give Kerala Blasters the advantage in the ISL Final

37' GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL Kerala Mohammed Rafi. Corner clipped in and the big man reises highest with a powerful header.

34' While Blasters are distracted by the Hughes situation. ATK take a shot at the near post whic h is blocked by Stack.

33' Hughes has a knoxck and has been nstruggling for a bit . Watch trhis space.

30' Half an hour no goals to bring you yet.

27' Stack'sweak clearance falls straight to Lalrindika who can't make the most of it. ATK have now had five presentable chances.

25' Borja has been chipping away at the referee all game and gets booked now. Silly.

23' Postiga could have had a hattrick on another day. Another chances comes his way and he completely miskews his shot.

22' Mehtab caught on the ball and Postiga's shot has Stack scrambling.

21' Belfort curls it around the wall but just too high.

20' Tiri fouls Nazon. Free-kick Blasters in a good position.

18' Vineeth this time with a crafty clearance this time in his own area.

17' Lalrindika finds Doutie with a cross in the box but his shot is well blocked by Stack.

15' Nice interchanging of passes between Postiga and Hume but the former shoots wide.

13' Kerala attack down the left but the cross into the box is intercepted by an ATK shirt.

11' Rafi is down after that shot and gets some treatment. He will carry on though.

10' Postiga gets disposessed by Belfort who finds Rafi and his shot is well blocked by Tiri.

8' Cross into the box Mehtab clears for a corner. Taken near post cleared. The hosts storm forward but Vineeth's touch is heavy and Hume nearly scores on the ATK counter.

7' Bright start to the game. Both teams trying to attack at every opportunity.

4' Clipped in by Mehtab and over everyone.

3' Raja with the foul on Nazon. Free-kick Kerala.

1' We have kickoff here in Kochi as Kolkata get us underway.

7:00pm The anthem has reung out as the teams prepare for kickoff

6:58pm Nita Ambani chairman Football Sports Development announces that the ISL has been watched by over 2m fans this year.

6:55 Here come the teams. Brace yourselves as the noice goes through the roof.

6:45pm We are fast approachinh Kick-off here in Kochi and the stands have filled up tro the rafters in what looks like a sea of yellow.

6:40pm Atletico de Kolkata: Debjit Majumdar (GK); Pritam Kotal, Tiri, Sereno, Keegan Perreira; Borja Fernandez (C), Jewel Raja Shaikh; Sameegh Doutie, Helder Postiga, Ralte; Iain Hume 

6:37pm Kerala Blasters: Graham Stack (GK); Sandesh Jhingan, Cedric Hengbart, Aaron Hughes, Ishfaq Ahmed; Azrack Mahamat, Mehtab Hossain; CK Vineeth, Kervens Belfort, Mohammed Rafi; Duckens Nazon.

6:31pm Blasters defeated Delhi Dynamos on penalties to get here, while ATK edge past past Mumbai City. The hosts are looking for their maiden title, ATK for their second crown. Teams coming up shortly.

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6:23pm Hello and welcome to the Final of the Indian Super League. Its Kerala Blasters Vs Atletico from the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi.

Pictures Via ISL Media

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