ISL 2016: Atletico Madrid gave right direction to ATK

The Kerala Blasters also lacked a quality central midfielder and Borja and Jewel Raja Sheikh controlled the central midfield.

Decision on longevity of ISL by March: AIFF

Some of the main difficulties before Aiff are reluctance of many I-League clubs for any such move.

Jewel Raja Shaikh scored the decisive spot-kick after Cedric Hengbart’s attempt was saved by Debjit Majumder.

Hume is the leading goal-scorer in ISL history, with 23 goals, seven from this season alone.

Two years ago when the ISL was launched, Kerala Blasters lost to Atletico de Kolkata in the final in Mumbai by a solitary goal.

Two shocking penalty kicks sank Delhi Dynamos FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Delhi’s defensive frailties were exposed right after kick-off when Kerala raced away on a counter.

Dynamos found hard to get going allowing hosts to dictate terms in the first half.

Kerala are unbeaten since their 5-0 thrashing at Mumbai while NorthEast last lost five rounds earlier.

FC Goa’s tale of woe started before the tournament started, with the change of owners and uncertainty if they would field a team.