The final vtu tournament of ma career.. so desperately wanted 2 finish off on a high.. but da very build up 2 the toutnament was irritating. had 2 come 2 the ground straight from the majestic bus stand on ma way back from bellary to attend practice. as usual there was a lot of bad blood between da captain n the players..
Finally managed 2 put al da issues behind n were al geared up 4 da tournament. but stil, there was a spark missin in da whole team. we were definitely lagging a leader n wit so many of us in da final year there was o lot of ego clashes...
even da team composition was not al dat great.. we were a mixture of a bunch of old men coupled wit some fresh inexperienced feet.. so wit al these factors accompanyin us reachin da inter zonals itself would hav been a great achievement 4 us..
so we had practice 4 a few days but stil were not on top of r game.. we actually would hav missed da whole tournament cos of lack of communication between da faculty n players.. we didnt even know when da actual match was supposed 2 be held.
wit al last min prep.. gettin dat dog princi's sign on da form 2 adjustin atleast 10 jerseys 2 findin da way 2 acharya coll(which was located in some halli).. somehow managed 2 overcome al this n we were al ready 2 face da tough opponents.. lol.. (even though we knew da opposition in r zone r not dat great)..
da whole team reached acharya at 9 in da mornin in 2 cars n 5 bikes.. 17 of us includin da always sleepin or smoking junior gokul as r 17th man.. it was a long drive... from there we were sent 2 da bel grounds.. so went 2 dat ground n settled down there in da shades of a huge tree.. we gotta know r match wil oly be in da evenin or sometimes we might not even hav a match da 1st day.. so spent most of da time kicking vinay's ass.. or enjoyin da jack-sat fight.. lol.. it was fun..
finally we played at 6 15 in da evenin.. 7 mins half.. scraped through in a shootout even though we played we..
next day was hectic.. 1st beat alpha.. convincingly.. but match after match i was poppin.. n i was realizin da very fact dat i aint da old sandy anymore.. legs r weak.. passion lost.. etc etc.. i can go on lik dat.. next in line was sit.. if we beat them we r off 2 shimoga..
was a tough match.. scored in this n we again managed 2 win by a whisker.. but da worse part.. 1st time missed a PENALTY in ma coll footbal career.. i knew ma time was nearin.. time 2 hang ma boots.. finals even though of no importance was against mvit.. no1 was even bothered 2 play seroiusly n we surrendered tamely.. nevertheless every1 was over joyed.. wat ever.. we were off 2 SHIMOGA anyways.. so collected r trophy n medals n departed from da ground...
on r way back gotta know results were announced.. as usual one more FC.. don think i'l get an FCD in ma engi life.. but stil.. m overjoyed wit ma results.. clear 4 more.. n m an engineer.. way 2 go sandy.. even though u suck at footbal now u r atleast clearin ur subjects.. lol.. dat gives sandy more satisfaction.. off 2 shimoga in 5 days.. lets c wats in store 4 us there...
congrats 2 da team on reachin da inter zonals.. hope 2 hav a blast there....
" Its always better 2 retire in ur peak"
