Match was against my very dear friend Rhishi's team named Stallions.
The thing is that most of us were playing for fun. No one was aiming for the title or anything. We all just wanted to have maximum fun and that is what made the Match more special. Now i am a pretty mediocre player and u get to play 15-20 mins out of the total 40 then its a big thing for a person like me.
I got that... i played almost the entire match... I had a few good moments but the entire match was a dull affair for a third person. Not for us... all of us were enjoying each second of it.. there was no animosity , no greed to score goals... just the love of playing the greatest game with ur friends. It was MAGICAL!!!
the match ended in a draw and then we had a penalty shootout... Rhishi scored his first penalty and we were down 1-0. Then i stepped up to take mine. Few people from the opposing camp made a comment or two about me, but i really wasnt paying attention to anything. No dumbass could distract me today. Comments were very insignificant today.. i slammed my kick in the top left corner silencing anyone who doubted the fact that i could score..
the others missed their kicks whereas the opponents scored theirs... we lost 3-1.... but it didnt matter..
it was my last match on the most awesomest place in VJTI....
I was never in the college team and even though i spent most of my time on the subs bench for trical, i do share i special relationship with VJTI football... I was always a passionate supporter of VJTI football and Trical football team... Probably THE MOST ARDENT AND REGULAR SUPPORTER!!!
every memory of all the four years came flooding into my mind which blurred my view as i was returning home..
the first year enthusia in which i hurt my eye while playing the very first match on this pitch..... the constant cheering for VJTI while they played against other college... shouting "come on trical!!!! " at the top of my voice...
the memorable chetna match between rebels and DC which was decided in the last minute... the enthusia 2008 opening ceremony and matches which were equally competitive and memorable... spending every minute in college on the football ground in January... writing article about the matches for half time...... working as a CC and handling the entire event.....
standing on the same spot and cheering because its a lucky spot for VJTI team.... COME ON VJ!!!! COME ON VJ!!!!
last enthusia in which trical lost due to a last minute winner by Aditya Paranjpe (prod)...... everything is just so memorable and dear to let go..
there wont be any chetna from now on.... no enthusia.... no cloud 9 ..... no more COME ON VJ!!! COME ON TRICALL!!!!
this was too much to take... i will go on... do an MBA..... earn big bucks....... but nothing comes even close to an hour spent on this theatre of dreams!!!!! I may sound stupid but football is life and no matter how tiny a moment be... its too special..... i am at a loss of words and only true passionate followers of the game will understand what i have to say.....
finally the song which i could relate to this situation.... long long way to go... by led zepplin
check out the lyrics
15 comments:
i am not a passionate player nor a follower of VJTI football...
still i can thorughly relate to ur feelings...
today was special in many ways...
it was a lovely day..
still it felt like we were indeed leaving something behind..
the quad, the canteen $ even the classroom... a place called VJTI..which will hold the fondest place in our memories...
i am glad that it could strike a note with u :)
Advait, it does not matter how many minutes you have spent In Team or in the final playing squad, you were always the most spirited person on the football ground. The passion you have always exhibited on all sports occasions has always been extraordinary.
Do not think for a moment about what people called you or not behind your back. Those who matter don't talk behind your back and those who do not, don't count!
Today was special for everyone, it was the last Trad Day!! And it just flew away....just like the last four years in college!! Felt like holding onto it, but it slipped away....there is always something more to do, some time to spend in the quad doing nothing...
I wish we had at least one more year in college (without exercising the option of failing, of course)
VJTI will never be over man, it will always be in your mind...Whenever you drink cloud 9 again you will surely remember the cloud 9 of VJTI Enthusia and would say, "it really tasted the same and still there is something missing...." and that something will be a part of your life forever...you only have to close your eyes and the entire football ground, the crowd, the cheering, the goals, the misses, everything will come back to you....
Yessss The Champ Is Here!!!!
awesome p!!! ur comment was better than my blogpost :)
I also am not particularly a sports person. still, the article is really nice..I could relate with that in many ways. coz believe it or not, i guess I am also going to miss my college. Got ur point dude.!! bull's eye...enjoy the most of it now..u really have a nice place and people around you..I will also miss haering about them..lol.:P Tc..
I remember when maati had entered his eyes, during our first Enthusia, i and Hardik were there..and we had told him to leave for home immediately because his eye was looking very scary
I can clearly remember the enthusiasm with which he described every match played or watched by him..every match which trical won or lost..every new player in the college football team, so what if he was never a part of it, he used to be super excited...
He has to be one of the craziest and loudest supporter during any match played on that ground..
I dont follow that game but i can say that the reason why i saw any football match in VJTI is this very person, he would get all of us super excited before any match
ur post has brought tears to my eyes..sounds girly..but it's true... the last trad day has left me in a state of emotional turmoil which cannot be expressed either by a quill or a keyboard. when v wr sitting behind the canteen i couldn't help but think that the world would reach a comma or a semicolon for us after may 2010...all of us have an umbilical cord joining us to specific aspects of VJTI...the separation would be painful...bitter...the place which told us that we were good at something, that v could achieve, v could lead lives as MEN and WOMEN...now it feels that 8 semesters is just too short a period...life after engineering would be more fruitful from the material aspect and we would all be proud to tell our grandchildren that the seeds were sown in VJTI. i can totally relate to what u r feeling....my throat is parched and i don't know why..strange feeling. i just feel like spending every moment of the next 3 months in V J T I
P.S. i remember the eye and maati incident too
I can definitely relate to this Advait, though the game may differ in name....It's been cricket fr me....I still remember the selection of 1st yr trical cricket team...The strokes I played on that day which impressed seniors gave me some of the most memorable moments of life in the years to come....nothing can beat that fire I felt when trical thrashed IT in 3rd yr enthusia.... I was never so pumped up in my entire life...every cry of " IT chi maarli dhinchak dhinchak" came directly from stomach....Hitting a big six to THE Gaurav Singh (the gravity of which I realised after the match),running on2 the umpire while a match was in progress, taking clean catches on the boundary line and den the ultimate sight of ball sailing from your bat to the 4th floor of D-block hostel.....I ll miss all des hard... I feel this is all we live for and VJTI has given us life!!!
And Talking about you Advait, I have seen you sporting this passion for enthusia and in general sports wid such commitment...we have always been there together on those two grounds of VJTI...rushing from one match to oder, from quad to ground...everything looks so memorable....We ll miss VJTI big time...
go nadya go!! sahi ahe!!!
wow!!!! 9 comments! with 2 deleted ones... nice!!!
Thank u everyone... i am glad that i could relate with everyone... nadya mitra!!! khoop sahi lihilays....
Its sport Advait..
No matter how many minutes u play, the moments of enjoyment matter...
I really feel nice for you today..After all U know the reason..:-P
You actually motivated me to play Sports-saga cheerfully..let other things stay behind..
Thanks..!!
Really nice one..TRUE for a SPORTSMAN..
arey i am glad i did sumthing worthwhile.... all the best with sports saga!!
It has been one hell of a ride...these four years at VJTI...I can relate to every single bit of emotion which was flowing through your excellent post....
'Power' is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.
And you my friend, have a lot of it!
Cheers!
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