KOCHI: Kerala Blasters on Sunday issued a public apology for their walkout in the ISL playoff match against Bengaluru FC last month. However, team head coach Ivan Vukomanovic hasn’t mentioned anything about his decision to lead his team off the pitch in his carefully worded statement but has expressed regret over the ‘negative circumstances’ that happened during the game.
Two days back, Blasters were fined Rs 4 crore by AIFF disciplinary committee and were also asked to issue a “public apology for its unsporting conduct” of abandoning the match. Vukomanovic was also handed a 10-match suspension and a fine of Rs 5 lakh. The AIFF had also directed him to issue a public apology for his ‘miscondcut’, failing which the fine would be increased to Rs 10 lakh.
