Indian Super League 4

Indian Super League 4 Is Here and Its Gonna Be Bigger!

 December 17, 2017   Arunesh Varade

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After the success of FIFA U-17 World Cup, the Indian Super League 4 kicked off in style on Friday night. Football fans were all in readiness as a capacity crowd had come up to witness the spectacle. There could not have been a better match-up to begin with as ATK and Kerala Blasters locked horns in […]

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Hero ISL Final: Kolkata Beat Kerala in Penalty Shoot-Out to Emerge as 2016 Champions

 December 19, 2016   R K Gupta

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Atletico de Kolkata have lifted the winners’ trophy for the second time in the short three-year history of Hero Indian Super League. The match was literally the repeat of 2014 ISL final played at Mumbai, where Kolkata had defeated Kerala Blasters. At Kochi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Sunday, ATK once again beat Kerala Blasters FC. […]

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Kerala Enter 2016 ISL Final After a Nerve-Wrecking Penalty Shoot-Out Win Over Delhi

 December 15, 2016   R K Gupta

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In an amazing turn of events, Delhi Dynamos missed three successive penalties, after they beat Kerala Blasters FC 2-1 in a display of scintillating football for 120 minutes. The extra time had to be played because the scores were tied on aggregates since Kerala beat Delhi 1-0 in first leg and Delhi beat Kerala 2-1 […]

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Lose to ATK on Aggregates With The Drawn 2nd-Leg Semifinal 2016

Mumbai Miss the Kochi Bus Lose to ATK on Aggregates With The Drawn 2nd-Leg Semifinal

 December 14, 2016   R K Gupta

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Mumbai City FC’s dream of entering 2016 final and winning the 2016 Hero Indian Super League was shattered on Tuesday night, when their second-leg semifinal ended in a goalless draw against 2014 champions Atletico de Kolkata. ATK adopted a tactical approach in fortifying their defense and even when they were down to 10-men for more […]

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2016 ISL Semifinals: Kolkata & Kerala Walk Away with Narrow Advantage after First Leg

 December 12, 2016   R K Gupta

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Atletico de Kolkata derived one-goal advantage over Mumbai City FC by defeating the visitors 3-2 in the first-leg semifinal on Saturday. Next day Kerala Blasters FC also snatched a similar lead after beating Delhi Dynamos 1-0 at Kochi. Now ATK and KB go over for away-games on Tuesday and Wednesday at Mumbai and Delhi respectively. […]

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KB’s Vineeth Foils NorthEast’s Semifinal Bid as Last-Four Line-Up for 2016 ISL Decided

 December 6, 2016   R K Gupta

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The last league-phase game of 2016 Indian Super League between Kerala Blasters FC and NorthEast United FC was a do-or-die affair since it held the stakes of semifinal entry for the winner. That honor finally went to Kerala Blasters as they defeated the visitors 1-0 to set up the semifinal clash with Delhi Dynamos. The […]

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Spirited NorthEast Stay in Semifinal Hunt After Beating Delhi Dynamos on Wednesday

 December 2, 2016   R K Gupta

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The North-East United FC are just one win away from gatecrashing into the semifinals of 2016 Indian Super League. On November 30, they defeated visitors Delhi Dynamos 2-1 to take their points’ tally to 18. The Highlanders had the support of 21000 spectators at Guwahati and they didn’t disappoint them. Now they travel to Kochi […]

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With League-Stage of ISL 2016 Nearing the End Just One Semifinal Spot Left Vacant

 December 1, 2016   R K Gupta

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The third season of the Indian Super League is almost in the last stages. Out of the possible 14 home-and-away games for each team, most have played at least 12 matches. Now 5 more league matches are left and 3 teams have already secured semifinal berths. The first team to secure the spot in this […]

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Defensive Tactics Take Away Third Victory from Mumbai City FC Against Atletico de Kolkata

 October 13, 2016   R K Gupta

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Needless defending in later part of the second half, to protect their 1-0 lead, boomeranged on Mumbai city FC on Tuesday. In the first session, the hosts played positive football in their third match of 2016 Hero ISL season against Atletico de Kolkata and led 1-0 until 10 minutes from close. They almost made it […]

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ISL 2016: Mumbai City Snaps North-East United’s 2-Match Winning Streak on Home Ground

 October 8, 2016   R K Gupta

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After two seasons at Navi Mumbai’s distant DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai City FC played their first home match of the 2016 Hero Indian Super League season at their brand new ground within the city precincts. With a meager 18000 seating capacity, the newly-built stadium at Andheri Sports Complex is much smaller than the previous one […]

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