So here are the details of my experience at the IBA-AKU fixture.
It started late; we had taken over the gymnasium before any one from AKU deigned to make their presence. However once it started, over an hour and a half late, it really was uphill all the way. The day started with basketball, and this is really an observation by someone who doesn’t know much about the game (indeed I once cheered for the other side by mistake at one of the on court antics thinking we had the upper hand), we started off fairly well and then AKU had the upper hand. It was fun banging the wooden-type floor and shouting “DE-FENSE” now and then.
Meanwhile, due to our incessant whining about lateness and inconvenience, they started off the ladies table tennis rounds. The format followed was XYZ vs. XYZ, (X vs. X, Y vs. Y, Z vs. Z), best of three, twenty one points to each set. Two of our ladies (including yours truly) won, one of theirs did. The mixed doubles we got a 2-0 straight set victory. Further, and these matches happened later, while our throwball match took place, I’m told that our guys had the upper hand at their table tennis matches too. *proud*
Right after the mixed table tennis match, there was a throwball match, IBA vs. AKU ladies. Though our ladies were all playing after quite a while, and we didn’t have enough players, we actually picked them out on the spot out of the roster of female athletes we had at the venue, we won. Very decisively. It would probably be petty to gloat like this over that, but, I lay claim to many human weaknesses, including this one.
Finally, we had our futsal match, which was little more than a civilized, formalized catfight with a very appreciative crowd. The tentative score was 3-1. Most aspirations to being civilized ladies were cast off once the second half started something that started within a few minutes to the first half. There was screaming, sneering, slightly colorful vocab and an extremely pumped up crowd. A certain short and slightly overbearing IBA player accidently almost injured the keeper, kicking at her when she had the football. Another, who we now term the player of the match, though that accolade has nothing to do with this incident, kicked the ball right into the face of an AKU player. Our three goals were pretty awesome, and so was theirs in all fairness. I had to leave then, I didn’t want to.Further, the boy’s futsal match resulted in a 4-2 victory for IBA. I couldn't stay back to watch.
Ps. If anyone has any other anecdotes or observations about that day, please tell me so I can add to this.
Pps. That includes any input from the AKU side too.
