The organisers of the Indian Super League (ISL) on Wednesday stated the upcoming match between Kerala Blasters FC and ATK Mohun Bagan has been postponed because of unavailability of sufficient gamers within the former’s ranks after being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The recreation was scheduled to take tempo at Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco on Thursday.
“Hero Indian Super League (ISL) has decided to postpone Match No. 66 between Kerala Blasters FC and ATK Mohun Bagan scheduled to be played on Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco,” the ISL stated in a press release.
Postponed 👉 Match 66 between @KeralaBlasters 🆚 @atkmohunbaganfc
Rescheduled 👉 Match 53 between ATKMB 🆚 @OdishaFC (1/4)
League Statement: https://t.co/xZ3H3eNkim#HeroISL #LetsFootball pic.twitter.com/Dkmfjyr9vW
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) January 19, 2022
“Assessing the situation based on the advice of the League’s medical team, Kerala Blasters FC are unable to field a team and safely prepare for and play the match,” the ISL stated in a press release.”
It additionally stated that the match between ATK Mohun Bagan and Odisha FC has been rescheduled to Sunday, January 23, on the PJN Stadium in Margao.
Two days again, Jamshedpur FC’s match in opposition to Hyderabad FC was postponed hours earlier than kick-off after the Jharkhand-based membership did not area a workforce because of COVID-19 circumstances in its ranks.
A match between Kerala Blasters FC and Mumbai City FC in Vasco was additionally postponed on Sunday, hours earlier than kickoff because the southern outfit didn’t have the requisite variety of gamers to area.
Prior to that, two extra matches had been postponed this season after the coronavirus breached the ISL’s bio-bubble.
