Kerala Blasters and Atletico de Kolkata hosted the first leg semifinals of Hero Indian Super League on Saturday and Sunday. While KB recorded a great 3-0 win against Chennaiyin FC and brightened their chances for the title round, ATK could not utilize the home advantage against FC Goa as the match finished goalless. The ISL has seen the late emergence of Kerala and Goa as strong contenders and Kolkata losing their color after three victories in the first 10-12 days of the tournament. ATK won the inaugural match against Mumbai and followed that with two more victories on October 16 and 23 against Northeast United and FC Goa. Their only other victory on November 18 also came against NorthEast at home. But since then, they have not won a single match. They added to their woes by drawing 7 and losing 3 games and although they could enter the semifinals, nothing exemplary has come from their ranks. In sharp