It's been five years since NALSAR won any football tournament anywhere. However, a bunch of kids who've barely played together for much time, came together at SAI Complex football ground, Kolkata after securing a clean sheet right through the tournament.
Most were visibly tired and semi-drugged on Combiflams to ease the aching in their legs and backs from other ongoing events. They went up against the ever formidable NUJS playing at home at their own sports fest INVICTA '10. The boys showed a lot of heart and moved the ball around the field fluently to dominate the first half. Three fantastic plays were not converted into goals. One was a heartbreakingly near miss. The second half revealed a more tired side defending itself against wave after wave of NUJS attack and trying to counter-attack in vain. It was clear that the wind had been knocked out of their weary lungs. The home side hit the cross bar once and had a couple of other close chances. However, the match stayed goalless till the end of the scheduled time and extra time. Roll in Penalties. Couple of unlucky shots hit the cross bar and one mistimed kick went sailing away from the goal for the visitors. Their keeper however saved two strikes which alongwith another miss dragged the never-ending game to sudden death.
The home-team took their chance first and it was calmly saved under pressure by the visiting keeper. Then one of the oldest warhorses from of the present side stepped up to lob in the winner after wrongfooting the host keeper. And we won!!! Finally!
Well done NALSAR, Champions of Invicta '10. And well played NUJS.
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