Last night I watched Atletico de Kolkata make it through to the final of the Hero Indian Super League by holding on to their slim one goal lead in Mumbai. The final score was 0-0 so Atletico went through 3-2 on aggregate. The game was spoilt at the final whistle by a mass brawl again which ended up with every player, coach and manager on the field of play and all involved to some extent. Belencoso the Atletico striker was sent off after the final whistle for a head butt, Cunha for Mumbai was also red carded for a Kung Fu kick. Too many games are ending in this manner this season and something must be done pretty quickly. Let's hope it doesn't ' kick off' again tonight, though I feel it could well finish in the same manner as last night's game as there was a lot of bad feeling in the first leg of the Kerala v Delhi semi final 1st leg. Kerala go into tonight's game with a one goal advantage but Delhi have been very strong on their own patch season. It could go to extra time and maybe even penalties. It was an early start for me this morning, leaving the hotel in Mumbai at 06.30 for an 08.30 flight to Delhi airport, followed by a 90 minute drive to the hotel before getting prepared for tonight's clash with the second place still available to either Delhi Dynamos or Kerala Blasters. This was the view from one of our cameramen who spent the first 45 mins quite high up above the Mumbai Football Arena!
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AuthorRussell Osman is a former England & Ipswich Footballer, 4 Handicap Golfer and Father of 3. Archives
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