Kolkata players celebrate with Fikru whose penalty conversion helped hold Goa 1-1.Atlético de Kolkata became the fourth and final team to confirm their spot in the semifinals of the Hero Indian Super League when they battled to a 1-1 draw against FC Goa in the ‘city of joy’ on Wednesday, thus eliminating Delhi Dynamos FC and Mumbai City FC.The draw means that Atlético de Kolkata finish the league phase in third place with 19 points. The Goans, who would have moved up to first had they won, remain on second with 22 points, confirming Chennaiyin FC’s spot atop the league table. The Chennai side end the league phase on 23 points. Kerala Blasters FC finish on fourth, level on points with Kolkata but behind on goal difference.Kerala Blasters will first host Chennaiyin at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on December 13, with the second leg semifinal in Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on December 16. Kolkata and Goa, having just played at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, will return to the same venue on December 14 for their semifinal encounter, before playing the return leg at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Fatorda on December 17. All matches will kick off at 7:00 pm IST.The semifinal winners will vie for the chance to make history by becoming the first champions of the ISL, with the Grand Finale to be played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on December 20.
