2016 Indian Super League final
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ATK won 4–3 on penalties ( 2018 → |
The 2016 Indian Super League Final was a
Kerala Blasters reached the
Watched by a crowd of 82,324 even though officially another figure of much lower number is given which was even less than some normal league matches conducted here in Kaloor Stadium during 2014-2016 time, the Kerala Blasters took the lead in the 37th minute through Mohammed Rafi. The Kerala Blasters lead only lasted for seven minutes before Henrique Sereno equalized for ATK. At halftime the score was 1–1. The second half did not see any goals scored and thus the match went into extra-time. The first half of extra-time was goalless and so was the second half. With the score still remaining1–1 after extra-time, the match went into penalties.[2]
Penalty shoot out drama saw Graham Stack saving the first shot for ATK which gave a temporary lead for Kerala but Ndyoe blasted the ball over the bar and finally Cédric Hengbart saw his shot getting saved by the trailing leg of ATK keeper Debjit Majumder, ATK won the shoot-out 4–3 as Jewel Raja scored the winning penalty and they won the Indian Super League Final for the second time in three seasons.[3]
Match
Kerala Blasters | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | ATK |
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Rafi 37' | Report | Sereno 44' |
Penalties | ||
3–4 | Hume Doutie Fernández Lara Raja |
Kerala Blasters
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ATK
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Hero of the match
Emerging player of the match
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Match rules
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References
- ^ "Raja scores winning penalty to make ATK two-time champions". Indian Super League. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "ISL does away with away goal rule". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters FC vs. ATK - Football Match Report - December 18, 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2018.