Kerala Blasters FC progressed to the top of the points table with a narrow 1-0 victory against Hyderabad FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here to round off the Saturday double header of Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24.
Kerala Blasters FC captain Adrian Luna has won the Indian Super League (ISL) Player of the Month award for October 2023, a prize which is given to the best player in the ISL every month.
The Disciplinary Committee of the All India Football Federation on Friday imposed a fine of Rs Four crore on Kerala Blasters FC for walking off the pitch and thereby forfeiting their Hero Indian Super League (ISL) playoff match against Bengaluru FC.
The win is not easy for Odisha FC against a resilient Kerala Blasters side who held them goalless till half-time through astute tactical defending.
Goa took the lead through Jorge Ortiz Mendoza in 25th minute. Rahul KP then equalised for Kerala Blasters in the 57th minute with a brilliant header.
Odisha FC ended their league stage campaign with 25 points while Kerala Blasters finished seventh with 19 points in their kitty.
The Mariners, who are front runners to clinch this season's I-League title, have been directed to clear the dues and pay the fine within a fortnight.
The victory saw Chennaiyin climb to fifth spot, just two points behind fourth-placed Odisha FC, while Kerala Blasters' hopes of finishing in the top four virtually ended, with them placed eighth now.
FC Goa, ATK and Bengaluru FC, are locked in a compelling three-way battle for the top spot in the league stage of the ISL.
Now placed eighth on the table, they badly need a win to take them within 2 points of fourth-placed Mumbai City.
