Sunil Chhetri reacts to Kerala Blasters walk off: ‘Have never seen this in my 22-year career’
After Kerala Blasters FC decided to walk off the pitch and forfeit their ISL play-off clash against Bengaluru FC in protest against a contentious Sunil Chhetri free-kick, the forward said he had never seen anything like it in his long career.
“I’ve never seen this in my 22-year career. This is not the right way to do it,” Chhetri told the official broadcasters when asked about Kerala’s forfeit.
The controversial moment happened when Chhetri took a quick freekick in the 97th minute after the game had gone into extra time. The ball sailed into the goal. When the referee awarded it as an legitimate attempt, Kerala players were incensed. They protested that they were not ready and had not heard the referee’s whistle. Serbian coach Ivan Vukomanovic called back his players
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