The state of Kerala is going through its worst period in history. It hasn’t yet recovered from the devastating floods that claimed nearly 500 lives and displaced a million. Among the districts most badly hit is Ernakulam, the base of Kerala Blasters.
The team, therefore, had to move its pre-season training to Ahmedabad. The Blasters had been humbled by formidable rivals Melbourne City and Girona FC in the La Liga tournament at Kochi in July. Nobody expected the Blasters to stun those far superior sides, but conceding 11 goals in those two matches must have hurt the team and its fans. At the ISL, the Blasters are, of course, not going to face opponents having quality anywhere near as those two foreign clubs. Still, it will have to come up with a better show than it managed in the last edition of the tournament, in which it ended up sixth.
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Kerala Blasters' fixtures (Till the mid-season break in December)
All matches start at 19:30 IST
Home fixtures: [Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi]
October 5:
Kerala Blasters FC vs Mumbai City FC
October 20:
Kerala Blasters FC vs Delhi Dynamos FC
November 5:
Kerala Blasters FC vs Bengaluru FC
November 11:
Kerala Blasters FC vs FC Goa
December 4:
Kerala Blasters FC vs Jamshedpur FC
December 7:
Kerala Blasters FC vs FC Pune City
Away fixtures:
September 29:
ATK vs Kerala Blasters FC
Venue: Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata
October 29:
Jamshedpur FC vs Kerala Blasters FC
Venue: JRD Tata Sports Complex, Jamshedpur
November 2:
FC Pune City vs Kerala Blasters FC
Venue: Balewadi Stadium, Pune
November 23:
NorthEast United FC vs Kerala Blasters FC
Venue: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati
November 29:
Chennaiyin FC vs Kerala Blasters FC
Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai
December 16:
Mumbai City FC vs Kerala Blasters FC
Venue: Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai
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