Instead of just plainly writing about what I did today, ill be writing something different because for the past few days it has been very mechanical and if I keep on writing the same stuffs it'll get really predictable and I would be showcasing a bad image on myself leading a very boring life. Well today actually I didn't play cricket, i did something else but I'm not going to share that.
Instead Ill be sharing about something that I've loved, and have been loving till now and will still love doing it forever. I started playing football when I was 12 years old. My school back then was very famous in sports and especially football. In my school campus itself there was a football ground and stands for people to sit and watch just like a stadium. Whenever there is an inter school match almost half the school will be in the ground watching us play and supporting us. That much craze our school and my school mates had maybe for some it was an opportunity to cut class and be in the ground but still after being there they'd support us.
We ruled the west zone back then. We actually had beaten teams comprehensively by scoreline that included 10-0, 21-1. :D very uncommon scorelines but it all happened mainly because those whom we played in the initial stages were all amateurs. But after reaching the West Zone quarter finals stage we started having tough oppositions and it was time to get serious. Our coach eventhough he doesnt yells at anyone he expects us to perform well as the school had invested lots on football and wanted some recognition through it. So it was pressure on us. Most of my mates were like me, we do play around during training sessions but when it comes to match we will all get dead serious.
With very good understanding among us, we managed to win the West Zone Finals and were Champions in west Zone. Now the next tournament was the National tournament where in the Four semifinalist from all zones (West, East, North, South) play against each other and fight it out for the National Schools Football tournament.
This was really a very prestigious tournament not only for the school but also for us, as a win in this tournament would mean we all travel to Australia for World Schools Football Tournament.
We got through the rounds in this tournament with ease and in the semi-final we were paired up with the runner up school in the East Zone. It was that stage of the tournament where no team was weaker than the other. We knew we had to give our 100% to get into the final.
This match happened to be in a neutral venue and you wont believe, my whole school declared everyone a holiday just to turn up to the stadium and support us. To our surprise the same was done to our opponent school even they came in huge numbers to support them. It was a wonderful experience as they all turned in their respective uniforms so it was really a good sight as one side was filled with (light yellow top and pista green pants which is my school uniform) and the other half was (white shirt and grey pants, my opponent school uniform). Flags were all brought and it was as though a match played between two countries in the world cup. :D
We had full confidence going into the match but naturally there was slight pressure as lots were expected from us. Unfortunately we got one of our key players sent off for a rash tackle which eventually had a huge say in the outcome of the match. We lost the match 2-1 and were really dissapointed as victory was within our sights and a chance to travel to Australia would've been a reality had we won this match and went on the win the finals.
Eventhough we lost we got the full support from the school and our principal actually congratulated us. It was really a great experience one which I would never ever forget in my life. This was just one instance of my love which is football. There were plenty other achievements I've had through football which I will write about later. These are memories which will never ever get erased off from my head. :)
Instead Ill be sharing about something that I've loved, and have been loving till now and will still love doing it forever. I started playing football when I was 12 years old. My school back then was very famous in sports and especially football. In my school campus itself there was a football ground and stands for people to sit and watch just like a stadium. Whenever there is an inter school match almost half the school will be in the ground watching us play and supporting us. That much craze our school and my school mates had maybe for some it was an opportunity to cut class and be in the ground but still after being there they'd support us.
We ruled the west zone back then. We actually had beaten teams comprehensively by scoreline that included 10-0, 21-1. :D very uncommon scorelines but it all happened mainly because those whom we played in the initial stages were all amateurs. But after reaching the West Zone quarter finals stage we started having tough oppositions and it was time to get serious. Our coach eventhough he doesnt yells at anyone he expects us to perform well as the school had invested lots on football and wanted some recognition through it. So it was pressure on us. Most of my mates were like me, we do play around during training sessions but when it comes to match we will all get dead serious.
With very good understanding among us, we managed to win the West Zone Finals and were Champions in west Zone. Now the next tournament was the National tournament where in the Four semifinalist from all zones (West, East, North, South) play against each other and fight it out for the National Schools Football tournament.
This was really a very prestigious tournament not only for the school but also for us, as a win in this tournament would mean we all travel to Australia for World Schools Football Tournament.
We got through the rounds in this tournament with ease and in the semi-final we were paired up with the runner up school in the East Zone. It was that stage of the tournament where no team was weaker than the other. We knew we had to give our 100% to get into the final.
This match happened to be in a neutral venue and you wont believe, my whole school declared everyone a holiday just to turn up to the stadium and support us. To our surprise the same was done to our opponent school even they came in huge numbers to support them. It was a wonderful experience as they all turned in their respective uniforms so it was really a good sight as one side was filled with (light yellow top and pista green pants which is my school uniform) and the other half was (white shirt and grey pants, my opponent school uniform). Flags were all brought and it was as though a match played between two countries in the world cup. :D
We had full confidence going into the match but naturally there was slight pressure as lots were expected from us. Unfortunately we got one of our key players sent off for a rash tackle which eventually had a huge say in the outcome of the match. We lost the match 2-1 and were really dissapointed as victory was within our sights and a chance to travel to Australia would've been a reality had we won this match and went on the win the finals.
Eventhough we lost we got the full support from the school and our principal actually congratulated us. It was really a great experience one which I would never ever forget in my life. This was just one instance of my love which is football. There were plenty other achievements I've had through football which I will write about later. These are memories which will never ever get erased off from my head. :)


