Hero FC On Sunday, wants to say goodbye to the sixth season of the Indian Super League with their final match win against Kerala Blasters at Odisha FC Kalinga Stadium. Host Odisha's hopes of reaching the playoffs were overshadowed at the same time as Chennai FC entered the playoffs by beating Mumbai City 1-0 on Friday.
Odisha, playing under Joseph Gombau, is at number six with 24 points from 17 matches. If the team wins this match, it will conclude the league in fifth place. Gombau has been proud of his players throughout the season as he believes that his players have improved their performance. Gombau said, "We have a good base here. We have good fans here. It would be a good thing for a new and young team to finish the league in fifth place. The start has been good and now we will get on the field with better training in the next season. Young players will be more experienced. "On the other hand, this season has not been good for Kerala Blasters either. The injury to the players for the entire season also remained a problem for the team. Sandesh Jhingan was injured at the beginning of the season. Because of this, coach Elko Scatori had to come down with changes in his players in almost every match this season. Scatori said, 'This season we are going to play our 18th match and so far I have had to make changes in the team 17 times. I had to change even though I did not want to. '
Kerala are at number seven with 18 points from four wins in 17 matches. The coach has said, "Finally we played some good matches. After the match, many teams have praised our game. But to really win, you also need a little luck. Kerala would like to bid farewell to this season with a win. The team will once again expect a good performance from their star player Barthomelov Ogbeche. Ogbeche has scored 13 goals in 15 matches so far.
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