Goa: With the eighth season of Indian Super League commencing from November 19, the Kolkata Giants ATK Mohun Bagan who narrowly missed out on the title as well as the sheild last year, will look to attainh the glory once more as they take on Kerala Blasters in their opening encounter.
Antion Lopez Habas had the most balanced side ever. With a talented and able foreign array consisting of players like Tiri,Roy Krishna Joni Kauko, Carl Mc Hugh , David Williams and Hugo Boumous showing a great combination of experience and talent together. Other than the foreign contingent, the Indian squad is no less with prolific players like Pritam Kotal, Manvir Singh , Subhashish Bose and custodian Amrinder Singh, Habas had a squad that is balanced.
On the other hand, in his first stint at a Indian club Ivan Vukomanovic has gathered a foreign lot that needs to be appreciated throughout. From experienced Chencho Gyeltshen to prolific strikers like Alvaro Vasquez and Jorge Pereyra Diaz along with defenders like Marko Leskovic and Enes Sipovic to Indian talents like Sahal Abdul Samad, Kerala plans to gain a better finish than tenth like last season.
The opening match will be a power packed thriller, as bolstering the squad Kerala is absolutely prepared while following the AFC Cup Inter-zonal semi-finals exit had a great pre-season preparations as well.
The encounter is to be telecasted live on Disney Hotstar, along with Star Sports 3. Viewers might get to watch the match on Jio TV as well commencing from 7.30 pm IST.
