WATCH: Sunil Chhetri's freekick causes major uproar in ISL, Kerala Blasters walk out

On Friday, when Kerala Blasters and Bengaluru FC met at the Kanteervara Stadium in Bengaluru, tempers flared. The match-up became a subject of controversy over a goal scored by Sunil Chhetri. Blasters were unhappy with the referee's decision to award the goal and hence walked off the pitch as a sign of protest.

In the first half of the Extra Time, Bengaluru FC were awarded a freekick which was taken quickly by captain Chhetri. Chhetri's lofted delivery went in the net, leading to a huge uproar on the field by the Blasters. As per what transpired, Sunil Chhetri did not wait for the referee to blow the whistle and took his shot. Blasters' team which was unprepared for the potential strike by Chhetri, went into agony after the goal was given. It was a crucial goal as up until that point it was all square in the Krantiveer Stadium. The Kerala Blasters' coach and team were absolutely bemused over Sunil Chhetri's way to put the ball in the net and the corroboration by the referee, thus walked off the pitch with 20 minutes still to play. 

Watch what unfolded the drama

#sunilchhetri Such an act of Shame. Never expected from you. #KBFC #indianfootball pic.twitter.com/2tN9xSys7b

— RAHUL PR  (@Rahulprofficia) March 3, 2023

📸 | Ivan Vukomanovic calling off his players after Sunil Chhetri scores a early free-kick. #IndianFootball | #BFCKBFC pic.twitter.com/L6KBxrzEZu

— 90ndstoppage (@90ndstoppage) March 3, 2023

A cheeky free-kick by @chetrisunil11 earned him the Hero of the Match for #BFCKBFC! 👊🔵#HeroISL #HeroISLPlayoffs #LetsFootball #BengaluruFC #SunilChhetri pic.twitter.com/G5VprhaWww

— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) March 3, 2023

The goal became a heated subject of discussion among Twitter users.

Are you serious @KeralaBlasters - is this how you want this game and our league and Indian football to be depicted globally? Is this how you want all your thousands of fans to remember this team and this manager? This is a disgrace - congratulations to @bengalurufc - semis!

— Parth Jindal (@ParthJindal11) March 3, 2023

For all crybabies who are crying over the goal awarded to #SunilChhetri in todays #BFCKBFC #ISL match

Here's a video of the WORLD'S BEST & #Manjappada's Favorite #LionelMessi𓃵 doing a repeat of #Chhetri today#Messi #ISL #BengaluruFC #BFC #KBFC

Have a safe trip back home lads pic.twitter.com/gLBWgb1TPa

— Tracerr Bullett (@TracerrBullett) March 3, 2023

It’s called a quick free-kick, lads. 🤙🏻
Safe trip back, then. #WeAreBFC #NothingLikeIt #BFCKBFC https://t.co/FWSs5S8FsE

— Bengaluru FC (@bengalurufc) March 3, 2023