Speaking to the media ahead of the start of this year’s ISL, Kerala Blasters head coach Ivan Vukamanovic said the following. Evan said at the time that they are getting all the points they can get in December and that their goal is to fight for the shield in the second stage. Now the Blasters coach has put those words into practice.
At the end of the first stage in December, the Blasters were in third place with 22 points from 11 games. In the last 7 matches, the Yellow Army went undefeated, including 6 wins and one draw. Blasters are only 5 points apart with Mumbai FC who are currently in first place. Blasters can easily reach the top position if they get a positive result when facing the leaders in the point standings.
After winning their first game of the season, the Blasters lost three games in a row. The Blasters started the game from there and won every game thanks to proper coordination and moved up to the top of the points leaderboard. Kerala Blasters have 9 games left in ISL.
The Blasters match against Mumbai, who are number one on the points table, is on 8th January. If they can beat them in the Battle of Mumbai, Blasters can win the ISL Shield for the first time. If so, the Blasters will qualify for the AFC Cup, which team management stated as a top goal earlier this season.
