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Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Sportmanship on the BENCH

i have been late by this time to tell u abt wat happned abt a 20 days back.

The BMS fest season kicked off with Dahanukar where the Tolani BMS team won the Football tournament- the only thing we participated in.

Fast forward 4 days ahead at Raheja and we were ready to the same by defeating Rizvi 2-0 we were ready to get our hands on the trophy by knocking out their B team, But faced with the task removing the highest Hurdle and favourites to won the Title Rizvi- A.

And just the worst possible start a goal at the end of Half time by rizvi and they looked set for a win. but then 5 mins of Madness which saw a Tolani Player scores 3 goals and a bad reaction to a tackle which almost lead to a RIOT.

Ya the Rizvi players faced by the prospect of defeat showed that they were sore looser and the Sportsmanship took a backseat as player went for each other's faces punching, kicking each other.

They took it further and called people to Hit if not kill our team. I was ashamed for that moment to play the game , for the 1st time in my life. People didn't believe in the basic fundamentals of sport "Friendship" but fundamentals i think have changed.

The Rizvi players somehow showed no matter how educated they might be somehow they still are illiterate at heart. I saw BMS students call up people to make it a gang war and i Thought BMS students were supposed to make it big in life as they had better manners and fundamental rules of life but my belief were battered just like the guy who was punched in the faced with his lip bleeding profusely.
At the end I tried to put some sanity to the situation and forged a compromise and my team walked out ( or maybe everyone from our team was feeling happy to be in One piece)
At the end of the day Tolani are disqualified on account of "causing a riot " and Rizvi get a bye therefore maybe Rizvi have won the tounament.

The news is out to the world and all the CL's of respective events want an assurance from us before inviting us to a sports event that we will not "cause a riot" again.

Common knowledge has it that Raheja and Rizvi have good relations and they let Rizvi through on account of the money they paid for the overall event which was close to Rs. 35000 as entry fee.So we know y we were disqualified.

At the end of the day I thought Money and influence were named in the Starting 11 game and Sportsmanship was left to warms the bench .
I think they go to the nearest Big Bazaar and buy some more Sportsmanship with their monthly ration.