Both sides battled hard but had to settle for a point(Image credits: ISL)
#5 A pitch invader, the beginning of a chain of problems
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The game was interrupted due to a pitch invader(Image credits: ISL)
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The biggest highlight of the match came in the finals minutes of the game. One of the people at the stadium invaded the pitch during stoppage time of the second half and went to a few Chennaiyin FC players. This action of the pitch invader turned out to be the beginning of a big fight on the pitch.
Chennai were in possession of the ball when the invader came on to the pitch and they were forced to kick the ball out. When the game restarted after the pitch invader was handled by the security, Kerala striker Belfort kicked the ball to Chennai goalkeeper Karanjit Singh. However, the Chennai players believed that the Haitian should have just passed the ball to the nearest man in blue.
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When the referee blew the final whistle just seconds after the incident a fight broke out between Belfort and some of the Chennai players.
Several other players also got involved in the squabble. We even saw several members of the managing staff including Chennai manager Materazzi get on the pitch. The Italian was unhappy and was seen going after Belfort. However, the former Inter Milan player said in his post-match press conference that he just wanted to talk to the Kerala forward. In the end, the South Indian derby had a controversial finish.
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Dakir Mohammed Thanveer
Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.
Thanks to his extensive academic background in journalism, Dakir understands the importance of accuracy and spends a significant amount of time researching the subject. In today’s data-driven world of football, where players are perceived as machines, he prides himself amplify the voices of the people that make football the beautiful game that it is.
He started following football in 2013, and more specifically, Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool, and admires Jurgen Klopp for his untouched charisma and unmatched legacy. A perpetual underdog supporter, he is a fan of under-fire Reds forward Darwin Nunez and can’t wait for him to show the world what he truly is. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s iconic “corner taken quickly” corner assist for Divock Origi in Liverpool’s 4-0 UCL semifinal win over Barcelona left a lasting impact on him.
When not writing, Dakir enjoys indulging in his guilty pleasure - watching mass commercial movies.
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