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HeroISL: Indian cricket great Ganguly to enjoy Kolkata win ahead of battle with Tendulkar's Kerala Blasters

Atletico de Kolkata co-owner Sourav Ganguly wants to revel in his side's semi-final penalty shootout win before even thinking about the Indian Super League (ISL) final.

Ganguly's Kolkata side edged FC Goa 4-2 in a shootout on Wednesday after the two-legged semi-final series ended 0-0, setting up a final encounter with former Indian cricket teammate Sachin Tendulkar's Kerala Blasters.

Ganguly is well aware it will be a difficult contest against the David James-coached Blasters who scored just nine goals in 14 regular season matches before scoring four times in two matches in their 4-3 semi-final win over Chennaiyin FC.

"The final is against Kerala, so that's a new game altogether," said the 'Prince of Bengal'.

"I think they are a good team as well, so we'll see."

The former India cricket captain added: "Let's enjoy this!

"There are two days to the final, so let's get this out of our system. We'll see what happens in the final when the day comes."

Atletico de Kolkata take on Kerala Blasters in the inaugural ISL final at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

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