Bombay Gym - Soccer Nite
September 1ST & 2ND , 2007
Probably the last corporate tournament of the season, Bombay Gym 6 a side tournament was the occasion to at last take something home……..
By something I didn’t mean towels & shampoos ….. (the towels this season were really of bad quality, not like the good-ol-times L)
So the formation on Saturday (01-09-2007) was as follows: -
Baptist (Captain)
Maulik
Prince
Lynston
Sharam (didn’t turn up for the knockouts)
Jason (Baryl "the Fan")
Salvito
Valerio
Saif
James
(one player short)
Cyntia (Fan)
Game 1: -
Our first game was against REUTERS, an ok ok team, we were two players short as Lynston was late. We were playing not so well, not quiet gelling as a team, not using the width of the field. But all were playing to win, I could feel the enthusiasm of every body.
But I wasn’t keen to play my 100 %, deep down I knew my captain also thought on the similar lines (it was all strategy to play for the lower cup).
Now James our striker, was coming from a very bad patch of form, he hadn’t scored (in football) for a long time now, he had to prove a point & to top it all he had a fan watching. But all his efforts & hard work went in vein as our only goal was slammed in the goal by Sharam.
Later in the second half we took a goal & the match ended in a draw.
Game 2: -
v/s Bombay Gym
Bombay Gym were the favorites to win the main cup, coached by a former India player “Henry Picado” we had nothing to loose, just play our game & get to use to each others game. Well let me cut this short, we lost 4 – 0.
Every body was very dejected, but I & baps knew we got what we wanted & the main show will be tomorrow.
Sunday - 2nd September: -
Yes, we were playing for the plate cup (2nd Cup), oohh now, how I love we’d got a chance for bowl. But we were a good enough team to win the plate.
James had a blink feeling, Bombay Gym will win the Main Cup, Reuters will win Bowl & Ipru will win the Plate. We were confident we will………
Our first game (Pre Quarters) was against eBay at 9.50 am. This was the day to give your 110% for the team. But it was absolute pathetic, as there were only 6 players on time, we had 2 players staying a stones throw away but came in a good half hour late. Any ways they reached, yet we were 2 players short. Sharam gave some silly excuse for not coming. But we had a new fan today, Beryl.
As the game started, we completely dominated the proceedings, our coordination was awesome, mid-field feeding the strikers & linking perfectly, defense was like the rock of Gibraltar & we had the wall in the goal. But against the run of play we went a goal down. This really awakened us & the game that followed was pure magic. James was brilliant, Saif was a non stop engine, me n Bob were playing beautiful game in the center, Prince was our Roberto Carlos, Baps was a true leader, Lyns was commanding in the goal & Vali & Maul played their roles to perfection. & we comfortably put eBay in the recycle bin by 4 goals to 1.
Yes James did break his streak & all shared the goal feast.
Game 2 (Quarter final): -
v/s HSBC
Our confidence was rocketed sky high, this showed in our game, as we picked up from we left in the last match. We kicked HSBC to all corners of Hongkong & shanghai & won comfortably by 4 goals.
Game 3 (Semi final): -
Here we were, another semifinal, semifinal has been a jinx for us this season. As in previous two occasions we failed at the same point. We were spooky about it.
Our opponents were Trinity Computers, no pushover; they had given JP Morgan a tough time in their round robin match. This was our final, we had to break the semifinal jinx. We changed our defensive strategy, as they had very good front line, attack was left to James & Saif with Bob & Prince interchanging in the center.
This game was the best game we played, we defended with like our wives were at risk, we attacked as if we were on a prowl. James came so close in getting the opener, as his header hit the poll. Final whistle blew….. no goals….. penalty shootout……………. Ooohhh my ….. not again……
For penalties, James, Lynst & me stood up to take the strike…..
Kick no. 1: -
Trinity – Kick goes wide……yes
I pru – James hits hard, but straight in the center, the keeper saves it….ooohhhhh
Kick no. 2: -
Trinity – Scores
Ipru – Lynst to take it, places the ball, but hits the pole & goes wide…..heart beat stops for a second
Kick no. 3:-
Trinity – the kick taker slips while taking the shot…. Yes…. But Lynst also slipped & the ball strolls in the goal…………………………………… heart attack………………….
We lost…….. ya…. We lost once again in the semi final………penalties…..
All were numb, there were no tears in the eyes, but I am very sure, everybody had soggy hearts. It was end of the journey for us, it was like everything around us had forsaken us. We deserved much better, we were a good team.
& yes James’s blink did come partly true, Bombay Gym & Reuters did won their respective cups, but Ipru………..
It’s all “Maktub” (its all written
Theres a very good phrase that comes to my mind:-
“To transcend pain, you must first experience it, how can u really know the joy of being on the summit of the mountain, unless you have first visited the lowest valley”
------ The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.
We ought to learn from our losses, its probably time for some old tricks to retire & get in some fresh ideas……..
This time we say Astalavista, but we will be back, we’ll be back with a bang ………
The Party: -
Bombay Gym has a traditional party for all the teams in the evening. Booze n food on the house.
James had called his parents, but his fan didn’t turn up, but Bob got his Berell & Maul came along with Sunita.
Valario thought the Bombay Gym Party was in Andheri, so didn’t wanted to come (I think our loss hit his head hard).
But it was good to see all were there (except Prince).
With the pain of another loss in our hearts, we were back to our good old phrase…….. only “Sorrow & sorro” (in Konkani sorro is liquor/daru).
We thought its gonna be a boring affair……….. but………. We tripped……… yes we tripped hard………….
The Bar was open, the superheroes opened their innings with rum/whiskey & beer…..
There we saw Maria…… oohhh Maria…..maria maria……..
After the presentations were over, shameless that we are, we asked the Reuters captain (he was zonked, so he was our good friend) if we can click a Ipru team snap with their trophy & we did it proudly like we won the bowl trophy. I am such a big shameless that I showed this snap to my office colleagues & told them we WON.
We didn’t stop there, we asked the Trinity captain, if we can take snaps with their trophy, he hesitantly allowed & we were plate winners as well. Just holding these trophies made us so happy that we forgot the count of our drinks & now we were on Budweiser.
The music was rocking & we were tripping, all of us (including James’s parents) were dancing & enjoying. The Bevda gang, that would be baps, lynst, valli, me & saif, were doing bottle after bottle of Budweiser, as one bottle was over the next bottle had to be in our hands. Just for the record Saif does not drinks, he doesn’t even touches the bottle, but he makes us to take the bottle, pour into the glass then he gulps down the entire glass in one shot…… maha bevda….ssshhhhh….. But for the record Saif never drinks.
Maul & Bob were very sober, as they had responsibility & James quit drinking, but was enjoying with us, uncle & aunty were also very jolly & were having fun……I remember telling James to take care of us & reach me to mira road. We were dancing like crazy, drinking like gutters.
The Reuters captain did an item number with our captain, it was hot & sizzling, they were burning the dance floor to the bipasa dance……… beedi jaleyle……… it was intimate….
Valli while dancing was hitting the Trinity captain, I don’t know what his intensions were, I think he wanted revenge………..
I was doing the Budweiser step, baps was doing his spidey dance, saif was doing…. Im sober….. I don’t drink dance, valli was doing his robin dance & lynst was putting his hands up & singing halleluiah………. While the couples were jiving with each other….
Suddenly don’t know what happen, may be we got charged by Budweiser & we jumped on the main stage & were dancing on the stage, front of a packed house………. I his life baps have not shaken his leg in front of a crowd but this time he & I were on stage, showing steps to ppl. (Look what booze makes people to do).
I swear I cant recollect how many Budweisers we had….. all of a sudden while doing a step I had a fall and immediately baps also had a fall, thoug I don’t recollect that I had a fall, probably a Budweise effect.
After the last song, James dragged us all out for dinner. Before that Bob took his Barrel & had left to drop her home…..
Valli was telling me, “dude I am coming to ur house, dude im coming mira road, I cant go home this way”…. I thought to myself, “looks like im gonna be thrown out of my house tonight”…..
We were all trying to walk as straight as possible, some how we took the food & eat. The food was very tasty, but don’t ask me to name the dishes, I only remember it was Chinese.
For desert there was apple pie, Saif gave fantastic review of the apple pie, so I decided to avoid it altogether, you know why, because I trust Saif, because Saif doesn’t drinks……
We were just relaxing & trying to get our sense together…. Donno suddenly wat happened to baps & he started abusing aloud in konkani……..
then lynst started shouting…. “I want a rematch…….. I want a rematch…….. only penalties”
I & valli were just looking at each other & giggling, maul seemed to be lost, James was standing & observing our antics, while saif was saying….. “I don’t drink”…… “I don’t drink”….
Ooohh we had fun, at 12 the security came & told us “Sir u’ve to leave”….. we departed….. Donno how baps reached home on his bike, batman came to take robin away & james took me & lynst to churchgate ….I thanks James for looking after us & dropping me to.. ………… I guess I shall treat you……… 2 Budweisers on me…………….
No the night didn’t end there……… something around 3 am, Saif was calling baps (baps didn’t have saif’s number stored on his mobile)……. Saif was speaking in a females voice saying “hi this is priya, I saw u at the party, I wanna have sex with u”…….. saif called him 2-3 times this way……… I am sure in the state baps was, he must have been totally freaked out…. To top it all his mom was shouting him, “who is calling u at this time of the night, give the phone here, ill talk to him (she was aware he was drunk)”……… at last he switched of his phone………..
On Monday, we were all singing the Monday blues……… n greens………n yellows….
Wow…….we had awesome fun………. Thanks to all……….
Probably the last corporate tournament of the season, Bombay Gym 6 a side tournament was the occasion to at last take something home……..
By something I didn’t mean towels & shampoos ….. (the towels this season were really of bad quality, not like the good-ol-times L)
So the formation on Saturday (01-09-2007) was as follows: -
Baptist (Captain)
Maulik
Prince
Lynston
Sharam (didn’t turn up for the knockouts)
Jason (Baryl "the Fan")
Salvito
Valerio
Saif
James
(one player short)
Cyntia (Fan)
Game 1: -
Our first game was against REUTERS, an ok ok team, we were two players short as Lynston was late. We were playing not so well, not quiet gelling as a team, not using the width of the field. But all were playing to win, I could feel the enthusiasm of every body.
But I wasn’t keen to play my 100 %, deep down I knew my captain also thought on the similar lines (it was all strategy to play for the lower cup).
Now James our striker, was coming from a very bad patch of form, he hadn’t scored (in football) for a long time now, he had to prove a point & to top it all he had a fan watching. But all his efforts & hard work went in vein as our only goal was slammed in the goal by Sharam.
Later in the second half we took a goal & the match ended in a draw.
Game 2: -
v/s Bombay Gym
Bombay Gym were the favorites to win the main cup, coached by a former India player “Henry Picado” we had nothing to loose, just play our game & get to use to each others game. Well let me cut this short, we lost 4 – 0.
Every body was very dejected, but I & baps knew we got what we wanted & the main show will be tomorrow.
Sunday - 2nd September: -
Yes, we were playing for the plate cup (2nd Cup), oohh now, how I love we’d got a chance for bowl. But we were a good enough team to win the plate.
James had a blink feeling, Bombay Gym will win the Main Cup, Reuters will win Bowl & Ipru will win the Plate. We were confident we will………
Our first game (Pre Quarters) was against eBay at 9.50 am. This was the day to give your 110% for the team. But it was absolute pathetic, as there were only 6 players on time, we had 2 players staying a stones throw away but came in a good half hour late. Any ways they reached, yet we were 2 players short. Sharam gave some silly excuse for not coming. But we had a new fan today, Beryl.
As the game started, we completely dominated the proceedings, our coordination was awesome, mid-field feeding the strikers & linking perfectly, defense was like the rock of Gibraltar & we had the wall in the goal. But against the run of play we went a goal down. This really awakened us & the game that followed was pure magic. James was brilliant, Saif was a non stop engine, me n Bob were playing beautiful game in the center, Prince was our Roberto Carlos, Baps was a true leader, Lyns was commanding in the goal & Vali & Maul played their roles to perfection. & we comfortably put eBay in the recycle bin by 4 goals to 1.
Yes James did break his streak & all shared the goal feast.
Game 2 (Quarter final): -
v/s HSBC
Our confidence was rocketed sky high, this showed in our game, as we picked up from we left in the last match. We kicked HSBC to all corners of Hongkong & shanghai & won comfortably by 4 goals.
Game 3 (Semi final): -
Here we were, another semifinal, semifinal has been a jinx for us this season. As in previous two occasions we failed at the same point. We were spooky about it.
Our opponents were Trinity Computers, no pushover; they had given JP Morgan a tough time in their round robin match. This was our final, we had to break the semifinal jinx. We changed our defensive strategy, as they had very good front line, attack was left to James & Saif with Bob & Prince interchanging in the center.
This game was the best game we played, we defended with like our wives were at risk, we attacked as if we were on a prowl. James came so close in getting the opener, as his header hit the poll. Final whistle blew….. no goals….. penalty shootout……………. Ooohhh my ….. not again……
For penalties, James, Lynst & me stood up to take the strike…..
Kick no. 1: -
Trinity – Kick goes wide……yes
I pru – James hits hard, but straight in the center, the keeper saves it….ooohhhhh
Kick no. 2: -
Trinity – Scores
Ipru – Lynst to take it, places the ball, but hits the pole & goes wide…..heart beat stops for a second
Kick no. 3:-
Trinity – the kick taker slips while taking the shot…. Yes…. But Lynst also slipped & the ball strolls in the goal…………………………………… heart attack………………….
We lost…….. ya…. We lost once again in the semi final………penalties…..
All were numb, there were no tears in the eyes, but I am very sure, everybody had soggy hearts. It was end of the journey for us, it was like everything around us had forsaken us. We deserved much better, we were a good team.
& yes James’s blink did come partly true, Bombay Gym & Reuters did won their respective cups, but Ipru………..
It’s all “Maktub” (its all written
Theres a very good phrase that comes to my mind:-
“To transcend pain, you must first experience it, how can u really know the joy of being on the summit of the mountain, unless you have first visited the lowest valley”
------ The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari.
We ought to learn from our losses, its probably time for some old tricks to retire & get in some fresh ideas……..
This time we say Astalavista, but we will be back, we’ll be back with a bang ………
The Party: -
Bombay Gym has a traditional party for all the teams in the evening. Booze n food on the house.
James had called his parents, but his fan didn’t turn up, but Bob got his Berell & Maul came along with Sunita.
Valario thought the Bombay Gym Party was in Andheri, so didn’t wanted to come (I think our loss hit his head hard).
But it was good to see all were there (except Prince).
With the pain of another loss in our hearts, we were back to our good old phrase…….. only “Sorrow & sorro” (in Konkani sorro is liquor/daru).
We thought its gonna be a boring affair……….. but………. We tripped……… yes we tripped hard………….
The Bar was open, the superheroes opened their innings with rum/whiskey & beer…..
There we saw Maria…… oohhh Maria…..maria maria……..
After the presentations were over, shameless that we are, we asked the Reuters captain (he was zonked, so he was our good friend) if we can click a Ipru team snap with their trophy & we did it proudly like we won the bowl trophy. I am such a big shameless that I showed this snap to my office colleagues & told them we WON.
We didn’t stop there, we asked the Trinity captain, if we can take snaps with their trophy, he hesitantly allowed & we were plate winners as well. Just holding these trophies made us so happy that we forgot the count of our drinks & now we were on Budweiser.
The music was rocking & we were tripping, all of us (including James’s parents) were dancing & enjoying. The Bevda gang, that would be baps, lynst, valli, me & saif, were doing bottle after bottle of Budweiser, as one bottle was over the next bottle had to be in our hands. Just for the record Saif does not drinks, he doesn’t even touches the bottle, but he makes us to take the bottle, pour into the glass then he gulps down the entire glass in one shot…… maha bevda….ssshhhhh….. But for the record Saif never drinks.
Maul & Bob were very sober, as they had responsibility & James quit drinking, but was enjoying with us, uncle & aunty were also very jolly & were having fun……I remember telling James to take care of us & reach me to mira road. We were dancing like crazy, drinking like gutters.
The Reuters captain did an item number with our captain, it was hot & sizzling, they were burning the dance floor to the bipasa dance……… beedi jaleyle……… it was intimate….
Valli while dancing was hitting the Trinity captain, I don’t know what his intensions were, I think he wanted revenge………..
I was doing the Budweiser step, baps was doing his spidey dance, saif was doing…. Im sober….. I don’t drink dance, valli was doing his robin dance & lynst was putting his hands up & singing halleluiah………. While the couples were jiving with each other….
Suddenly don’t know what happen, may be we got charged by Budweiser & we jumped on the main stage & were dancing on the stage, front of a packed house………. I his life baps have not shaken his leg in front of a crowd but this time he & I were on stage, showing steps to ppl. (Look what booze makes people to do).
I swear I cant recollect how many Budweisers we had….. all of a sudden while doing a step I had a fall and immediately baps also had a fall, thoug I don’t recollect that I had a fall, probably a Budweise effect.
After the last song, James dragged us all out for dinner. Before that Bob took his Barrel & had left to drop her home…..
Valli was telling me, “dude I am coming to ur house, dude im coming mira road, I cant go home this way”…. I thought to myself, “looks like im gonna be thrown out of my house tonight”…..
We were all trying to walk as straight as possible, some how we took the food & eat. The food was very tasty, but don’t ask me to name the dishes, I only remember it was Chinese.
For desert there was apple pie, Saif gave fantastic review of the apple pie, so I decided to avoid it altogether, you know why, because I trust Saif, because Saif doesn’t drinks……
We were just relaxing & trying to get our sense together…. Donno suddenly wat happened to baps & he started abusing aloud in konkani……..
then lynst started shouting…. “I want a rematch…….. I want a rematch…….. only penalties”
I & valli were just looking at each other & giggling, maul seemed to be lost, James was standing & observing our antics, while saif was saying….. “I don’t drink”…… “I don’t drink”….
Ooohh we had fun, at 12 the security came & told us “Sir u’ve to leave”….. we departed….. Donno how baps reached home on his bike, batman came to take robin away & james took me & lynst to churchgate ….I thanks James for looking after us & dropping me to.. ………… I guess I shall treat you……… 2 Budweisers on me…………….
No the night didn’t end there……… something around 3 am, Saif was calling baps (baps didn’t have saif’s number stored on his mobile)……. Saif was speaking in a females voice saying “hi this is priya, I saw u at the party, I wanna have sex with u”…….. saif called him 2-3 times this way……… I am sure in the state baps was, he must have been totally freaked out…. To top it all his mom was shouting him, “who is calling u at this time of the night, give the phone here, ill talk to him (she was aware he was drunk)”……… at last he switched of his phone………..
On Monday, we were all singing the Monday blues……… n greens………n yellows….
Wow…….we had awesome fun………. Thanks to all……….
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