Kerala
Blasters
players
forfeited
the
match
played
last
Friday
after
Sunil
Chhetri
scored
a
free-kick
following
a
controversial
call
by
referee
Crystal
John.
Blasters
wrote
a
complaint
to
AIFF
protesting
John’s
decision
in
the
situation
that
led
to
the
goal.
“The
protest
filed
by
Kerala
Blasters
has
been
quashed,”
a
source
in
the
know
of
the
development
told
PTI.
The
AIFF
is
expected
to
issue
the
full
order
of
its
disciplinary
committee
which
met
on
Monday.
The
Blues
play
against
League
Shield
Winners
Mumbai
City
FC
in
the
first
of
a
two-legged
semifinal
on
Tuesday
in
Mumbai.
The
second
match
will
be
played
on
March
12
in
Bengaluru.
After
a
goalless
stalemate
during
the
regulation
time
at
the
Kanteerava
Stadium,
Bengaluru
FC
took
a
97th-minute
lead
when
the
talismanic
Chhetri
converted
a
free-kick.
But
the
strike
from
the
India
captain
led
to
a
full-blown
drama
as
the
Adrian
Luna-led
side
protested
the
referee’s
decision
to
declare
it
a
legitimate
goal,
with
counter-claims
that
he
did
not
blow
the
whistle
before
Chhetri
took
the
kick
and
the
players
were
not
ready.
This
followed
an
unprecedented
walk-out,
a
first
in
ISL
where
Serbian
coach
Ivan
Vukomanovic
called
back
his
players.
Luna
was
seen
taking
off
his
captain’s
arm-band
with
his
teammates
following
their
skipper.
Kerala
Blasters
forfeited
the
match.
With
inputs
from
PTI
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