| The semi-finals of the ISL will be tough

Panaji: The semi-finals of the eighth season of Indian Super League football have been drawn. Jamshedpur FC will take on Jamshedpur FC in the first quarter semi-final on November 11. Kerala will face Blasters.

Jamshedpur finished first in the league and the Blazers finished fourth. The second quarter matches will be played on the 15th and 16th. The first leg of the semi-final between Jamshedpur and Blasters will be played at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fordorda. The two have played 10 matches so far. Six of those matches ended in a draw. Jamshedpur won three and Blasters won one. Jamshedpur are one step ahead in the last five matches. They have won two. The Blazers had two draws and one win.

The Blazers failed to beat Jamshedpur twice in the eighth season. The Blazers lost 3-0 in the final.

In the last match, Jamshedpur ATK lost. With the defeat of Mohan Bagan, he secured the first position in the league and the Shield. Jamshedpur topped the list with 43 points.

Hyderabad FC The second is ATK. Mohun Bagan finished third. Mohun Bagan could have finished in first place only if he had won by two goals. Bagan could not score a single goal.

At the start of the eighth season, Jamshedpur was not on the list of teams expected to win the Shield. Coach Owen Coyle and his disciples ended the season on a high note.

Jamshedpur won the last seven matches of the league and won the Shield. Coel’s team has won 10 of the last 11 matches. Jamshedpur, which started without big stars, has been seen creating superstars.

Greg Stuart is the best player. Owen also found young stars like Ritwik Das. Chima, who arrived in January, also benefited the team. Chima was dropped from the team for his defeat in East Bengal. Cheema filled the season with seven goals.