Enter Manorama ISL quiz and grab free tickets for Blasters match

Kerala Blasters
The Yellow Brigade will be hoping for a change in their fortunes. Photo: ISL

Kochi: Back in action after a month-long international break, Kerala Blasters will be eyeing their second win of the season when they host ATK in the Indian Super League (ISL) here on Friday.

It will be the first match for the Yellow Brigade under new head coach Eduardo Manuel Martinho ‘Nelo’ Vingada after Englishman David James was sacked unceremoniously three months into his three-year contract following a string of poor performances.

Blasters are placed eighth in the standings with nine points, having won only one of their 12 games, drawing six and losing five. The two-time runners-up’s only win came on September 29, a 2-0 away victory over ATK, who are currently in the sixth spot with 16 points.

The match is scheduled to kick off at 7. 30 pm at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kaloor.

Malayala Manorama, the media partners of Blasters, has been running a contest to offer readers a chance to catch the action and excitement of the team’s home encounters live at the stadium.

Football enthusiasts can enter the contest by providing correct answer to an ISL-related question.

As many as 100 persons stand to win the ticket for the high-profile match against ATK via a lucky draw.

The answer should be messaged in the valid format before 5 pm on Tuesday (January 22).

Lucky draw winners will be notified via SMS and the tickets can be claimed from the Malayala Manorama office in Panampilly Nagar, Kochi, at the time specified in the SMS.

Today’s question

The country of origin of new head coach of Kerala Blasters, Eduardo 'Nelo' Vingada, is…

A. Spain

B. Portugal

C. Holland

The SMS should be sent to 56767123 ((charges applicable) with the correct keyword in the format ‘FTB <space> District Code <space> answer.

District codes are as follows:

Thiruvananthapuram (TVM), Kollam (KLM), Pathanamthitta (PTA), Alappuzha (ALP), Kottayam (KTM), Idukki (IDK), Ernakulam (EKM), Thrissur (TCR), Palakkad (PKD), Malappuram (MPM), Kozhikode (CLT), Wayanad (WYD), Kannur (KNR), and Kasaragod (KSG).

For example, if you are a native of Idukki district, the format should be FTB <space> IDK <space> C.

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