Delhi Dynamos FC defender Anas Edathodika vies for the ball with Kerala Blasters players during the second leg of the semifinal of Indian Super League match on Wednesday. AFPKochi: The stage is set for the final. Kerala Blasters have reached the final again and it is a beautiful sight. Though Kerala reached the final through shootout, it doesn't take away any sheen from it.
Delhi Dynamos held the aces in the match but it is football and its unpredictability, which prevailed till the end in the stadium.
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Delhi, who were reduced to 10 men, played all out, but they couldn't withstand the pressure in the tie-breaker.
Their superstar Malouda missed the first kick in the shootout and it mentally effected rest of the Delhi players. Kerala will meet Kolkata for the second time in the ISL after emerging the finalists in the inaugural edition of the tournament. There is hope as Kochi happens to be Blasters' bastion.
(C.V. Pappachan is a former Indian footballer)
