Kerala Blasters has appealed towards the punishment imposed on it by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the Indian Super League facet confirmed on Wednesday.
“Kerala Blasters FC has filed an appeal in the All India Football Federation’s Appeal committee against the disciplinary action on the club for walking off the pitch during their Hero Indian Super League (ISL) playoff match against Bengaluru FC,” the membership mentioned in a press release.
AIFF’s Disciplinary Committee, on April 1, had fined KBFC Rs 4 crore for strolling off the pitch and thereby forfeiting its Indian Super League playoff match towards BFC in Bengaluru on March 3.
It additionally punished the Blasters’ head coach Ivan Vukomanovic, who it mentioned had instigated the crew to desert the match and introduced the sport into disrepute, with a 10-match suspension from AIFF-held tournaments regardless of whichever crew he’s contracted with, together with a effective of Rs 5 lakh beneath Article 9.1.2 (of the AIFF disciplinary code).
On Wednesday, KBFC misplaced 0-2 to I-League facet Sreenidi Deccan within the Super Cup.
With the loss, KBFC misplaced the highest spot to SDFC, which sits on prime as Bengaluru FC locks horns towards RoundGlass Punjab.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com