2023-09-22 14:10:00
During the opening match of the Indian Super League (Indian Super League) 10th season, the Kerala Blasters FC player faced racial abuse. Bengaluru FC player Ryan Williams racially abused Kerala Blasters defender Aiban Dohling during the match at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Kochi. Manjapada, a fan group of Kerala Blasters, has come forward demanding action against the Bengaluru player who is guilty in this incident.
The controversial incident took place in the 82nd minute of the match in which Kerala Blasters won. In the video footage, Ryan Williams can be seen making lewd gestures at Dohling. There is a huge protest against the Bengaluru star in the social media. Manjapada X said that strong action should be taken against Ryan Williams who committed racial abuse. But both the clubs have not yet responded to the incident.
The Japanese superstar of the Yellow Army
At the same time, Kerala Blasters won the inaugural match of the Indian Super League 2023-24 season. Last season’s eliminator loss was replaced by a comeback when the Blasters won by two goals to one in front of a packed gallery. Blasters took the lead in the 52nd minute with Kezia Weendorp’s own goal. The second goal was scored by the team’s Uruguayan superstar Adrian Luna. Luna scored in the 69th minute after taking advantage of a mistake made by Bengaluru goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. Bengaluru’s goal was returned by Kurtis Main in the 90th minute.
That strategy of the Blasters proved decisive; This is how Bengaluru was defeated, and the fans were excited
Kerala Blasters have got off to a promising start for their fans. There was a lot of cohesion and confidence in the team, which had made major changes to last season’s team. The team’s new players Milos Drincic, Daisuke Sakai, Pritam Kotal, Prabir Das and Eibanba Dohling all gave performances that won the applause of the fans. Adrian Luna was the hero of the team as usual.
Kerala Blasters are aiming for the first title in their history in the tenth season of the Indian Super League. Before this, reaching the final three times is the best achievement of Kerala Blasters in the league. The Yellow Army reached the finals in 2014, 2016 and 2021-22 seasons. The team made it to the playoffs last season but lost to Bengaluru FC in a controversial eliminator match. Kerala Blasters coach Ivan Vukomanovic, who is facing a ban due to the controversies that happened on that day, watched the game from the gallery yesterday too.
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Kerala Blasters’ next match in the league is on the 1st of next month. Opponents are Jamshedpur FC. This match will also be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, the home ground of Kerala Blasters.
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