Indispensable Truth: Football Season

Another unforgettable 22nd day of the month for me and my special someone. We started the night by watching the finals of the Smart-San Beda FC Cup. The team was better than the last time we saw them. Maybe because their star players were there. We saw the Younghusbands Azkals Players. I must admit, their ball handling was astounding. I noticed that Phil could catch the ball with his upper foot and reverse its direction to his advantage. Though, I must say, he was better when I saw him in the Sri Lanka fight. I guess it's because the game was not that heavy. I could feel that the Azkals members that were part of the Smart-San Beda team were complacent.

I also noticed that all the shots were being given to the Younghusbands. It was good at first but then it also had some downside as when even though the other team members has a beautiful shot, they still passed it to the strikers which could have been a goal. Maybe they were not so blended with each other yet. Although, they had very strong ball handling (they dominated ball control the whole game), they had numerous goal-attempts that could have scored if it was properly supported by the other team members.

Phil scored the first goal while James scored the second one. It was 2-0. However, their opponent (with three Nigerian imports) were also good. I could not help myself laugh at the crowd because they hated the opponents so much. They were cursing such foul words that I could not even imagine. Even MJ joined the crowd in their unison rage against the opponents. While MJ was cheering for San Beda whole-heartedly, me, the Bedan Student, and Vani were merely settled in our seat.The whole crowd was cheering for Smart-San Beda, I felt so sorry for the Teknika FC. They (Teknika) also had some allegedly injury which made the crowd even feistier.

In the end, the Teknika FC won the tournament because they owned San Beda in their first round (0-3). In football, the aggregate score of both games are added to determine the winner of the match. But still, since the crowd was biased, I could not even feel that Teknika won the match. It was a good game. Although San Beda lost, I'm sure there will be plenty more Football tournaments in the future of our country. I truly hope that football won't be just a fad and will continue to compete with the monopolistic power of Basketball. And please, stop comparing the Football team to the Dragon-boat team, their both Filipino Teams, representing the country. Both are on equal grounds. So don't repost that stupid FB status comparing the different teams.

It was kind of funny, at the end of the game, the crowd sang the San Beda chant. I don't even know the lyrics and yet the Younghusbands joined the hymm. HAHA

Shiela (left, Vani middle, MJ right) is the physical therapist for Smart-San Beda FC. Thanks to Shiela for the amazing invitation to the game! She is also the reason why MJ got a wonderful shot with the star players