Weekend update

I lost some postings made to the Thoughtlog from home. This posting is just a recap of events over the weekend. On Saturday, we played the semifinal match against Infy. We lost 7-6 in the penalty shootout after the game finished goalless in normal time. The shootout went into sudden death, after the first 5 rounds ended 4-4. On our seventh shot, SS toed it over the crossbar and it was all over. Infy had broken their jinx of losing in 5 consecutive semi finals. The other semifinal was a 5-0 rout, as Kanbay easily overcame Geometric.

On Sunday we played against Geometric for the third place in the tournament. In the end, after another scrappy match for us, we won 2-0. SC got both goals to take his tally to 9. The final was a thrilling encounter between Kanbay and Geometric. After a 1-1 score in normal time, this match too went into a penalty shootout. No sudden death here, as Infosys missed one shot and Kanbay scored from all theirs. Kanbay retained their championship status.

The prize distribution ceremony had some of the most dubious awards handed out. GA got the prize of best center-half, and our captain GM the best defender. If GA was center-half, then I guess AS and I were playing in the defence. Another amazing thing was the distinction made between a forward and a center-forward. The best forward was Geometric's SS, which may not much of a surprise. The best center-forward though was someone by the name of Clement from Zensar, who I'm sure got just a couple of goals and played as a midfielder!