so the tournament came to an end.
final match was against NUS, and the score was NUS 22 - NTU 15.
the match against nus was always a special one for me. i started playing handball in nus, and i am now representing ntu to play against nus. seriously i thought that we have a slight chance of winning nus. during the first half of the match was 10 - 9, nus leading us by only one goal. we really put up a good fight.
and midway through the second half, we crumpled. i just cant explain why. we just crumpled. our foreign imports argued with the referees, which i thought was damn unnecessary. so what if they played 6 years of handball? so what if their level was higher than us? although there were some controversies in the decisions of the referee, but shouldnt they compose themselves and appreciate the fact that we must respect the referee in every sport?
in the end one of them got a red card. sent off. having played and watched quite a number of ihg matches, this is my first time witnessing a red card, and the person has to be from my team. wassup man. thanks to his sending off and another person getting a 2 min suspension, we played with 5 players against 7 players. and i let in 3 consecutive goals. haiz sadded.
if you ask me, i felt that we din lose to nus. we lost to ourselves.
when i go to schools to teach, i will definitely inculcate the values of sportsmanship, fair play, professionalism and respect for the referees in my students.
but anyway, i am happy to play for the team, and got to know many new friends. the most satisfying part is my team-mates coming to shake my hand, saying that i played well as a goalkeeper. one of the girls from the female team also came to me and said that i am her idol. i am touched. :'(
