Life without midfield magician Adrian Luna is turning out to be tough for Kerala Blasters. The spark was missing as the side went down to Punjab FC 1-3 in the Indian Super League at the Nehru Stadium here on Monday with the visitor’s Colombian forward scoring two of those goals.
It was only Punjab’s third win this season and saw it climb from the 11th to the ninth spot in the table while the Blasters remain on the third rung.
Despite dominating the league this season, coach Ivan Vukomanovic had warned that Punjab would be a tough opponent but none expected the match to end in the way it did. Strangely, tThe stadium was not even half full, probably the fans missed their most popular player Luna and the deafening roar which usually sends rivals into a shell was missing.
