It's not everyday that I wake up late in the night to catch up on a program; but yesterday was different.
I had caught up on a few games earlier, then the semifinals and yesterday it was the final. The chanting, the crowd, the colours, Enrique and then the fervour that ignited as the teams entered the ground...everything was worth every minute of lost sleep. The anger, the disappointment, the efforts and a myriad of other emotions were all there.
While the match was in progress, one thing was evident. The Spanish made more attempts at scoring, they kept the ball more among themselves. And then, whenever the Germans ventured into Sapnish territory, the defence was so solid that on a comparison of number of shots at goal itself, the Spanish were much ahead at any point of the game. This proved the old adage - to increase the chance of success, increase the number of attempts, you are bound to be successful.
I really felt bad for him when Fernando Torres sent the ball zooming at the goal only to be bounded off the post. He deserved that goal for the sheer attempt. Bounding off the post does not make the effort less worthy but then a goal missed is a goal missed. Later, a few minutes later, it's through the same degree of perseverence and poise that he guided the ball into the goal, this time at a much safer distance from either posts and there was nothing that anyone could have done to stop it.
It looked so simple, sheer magic. The restrained move didn't give anything away for Lehman; just as the goal keeper moved in, the ball was lifted ever so delicately over him and into the goal.
I watched the event till the cup was lifted; and then felt the sleep catching up in an instant; browsed the channels... tamil, kannada, telugu, malayalam, hindi....irrespective of language, every channel was playing some movie song or the other. After the wonderful efforts of the two teams, such film based programs appeared so weak, pale and well, actually pointless. I guess, I wouldn't be watching these channels for quiet some time.
Long live the game!
2 comments:
Know what, even tho Spain won, it was not a great goal to victory. Ther are shots which really make u feel not to forget. It was more like a fluke thaz all.
Oh...Priya, agreed, it was not a colourful one. No fancy roll over after the shot, none of the fantastic angling in and all that stuff but he had it in his possession and then netted it for sure, beating the goalie.
It looked so easy because of the total control Torres had on the ball at that moment. In fact, 'threaded the eye of the needle' was the phrase one of the reporters covering the match had to write about that goal!
May be, he is no Raul when it comes to flamboyance or style.
Anyways, I had a good time watching the match even at 2 AM here.
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