#2 The refereeing in the ISL needs improving
The man who was the difference-maker for Delhi Dynamos, Milan Singh, should not have been on the pitch. The Indian midfielder had earlier dived in a full speed with his studs up right into Mo Sissoko’s ankle, and was lucky to only see yellow – in most leagues that would be a red card.
It was eerie just how prescient Antonio Habas had been, as before the game he said, “I think that the general Indian player is improving but there must be an improvement in controlling tackles. We might have a serious problem because it is not the same to play strong and play violent.”
The ISL are importing referees from other countries, such as the Sri Lankan man in the middle tonight, Dilan Perera. However, among his list of mistakes tonight, were not giving Ruben Rocha a stone-wall penalty after he was tripped by Gouramangi in the box, not penalising Sissoko for grabbing Memo by the neck and averting his eyes while Gouramangi and Gadze clashed.
