Freshers Welcome: Newbies Steal Show, Staylites Lose
Built upon days and weeks of online matches and keypad tactical battles, anticipation was etched into the sands of the SUB pitch on Friday, November 1st, 2024.
The freshers, fresh from a defeat to the current faculty champs, 2k25, looked to paint their standard 11-aside football superiority on the canvas of the scoreboard. On the other half, the merger team of the famously preclinical unbeaten side, 2k26 and the 2k25, came with the odds in their favour and, with no scores to settle, looked to waltz their way through.
Despite the delay from the staylite side, the referee blew the whistle to a 10-man staylite team against a full fresher side. This deficient side was quickly replenished by a mercenary who hoped to tilt the beam in favour of an already unstable team.
The freshers pressed on as the staylites were forced to watch on while chances were wasted. Not for long, however, as resilience paid off for the attacking side.
Goal!!! Samad!!! Echoes of celebrations could be heard in the open-air grounds of the pitch as the fans celebrated. On the other half of the stands, a deafening silence was palpable on the lips of the staylites. The coach could be seen screaming instructions at the exhausted players while discussing strategy with his assistants. Things appeared to be spiraling out of control for the favourite team.
The second goal came just 7 minutes after the first, following a series of defensive blunders and a poaching effort by Chris. 2-0! Just when they thought things couldn't get any worse, bad turns to hope for the staylites. The rest of the half was completed with a monotonous cycle of freshers attacking and staylites tackling with occasional moments of midfield mishaps.
Sweaty faces, bruised shins, torn shirts, and bruised egos could be seen on the stunned faces of the staylites as they convened to salvage what may be from the rest of the game.
The freshers were cheered up by their fans as they relived the moments of the first half. A trade of words erupted as the staylites compared themselves to Real Madrid, hoping for a miraculous comeback from the two-goal deficit. The freshers, however, claimed they were no yellow stand of the powerhouses of Germany. All was to be played for in the second half.
The second half was comparably uneventful as the two sides struggled to showcase impressive attacking proficiency. With the introduction of a veteran in defense of the staylite team, and reliance of the freshers' defense on the terrible attacking quarter of the staylites, the second half concluded with zero goals, and the fans were spared the torment of an uninteresting football showdown.
The final whistle was blown, celebrations and walk of shame were unveiled immediately.
Quareeb Abdulrahmon
The freshers, fresh from a defeat to the current faculty champs, 2k25, looked to paint their standard 11-aside football superiority on the canvas of the scoreboard. On the other half, the merger team of the famously preclinical unbeaten side, 2k26 and the 2k25, came with the odds in their favour and, with no scores to settle, looked to waltz their way through.
Despite the delay from the staylite side, the referee blew the whistle to a 10-man staylite team against a full fresher side. This deficient side was quickly replenished by a mercenary who hoped to tilt the beam in favour of an already unstable team.
The freshers pressed on as the staylites were forced to watch on while chances were wasted. Not for long, however, as resilience paid off for the attacking side.
Goal!!! Samad!!! Echoes of celebrations could be heard in the open-air grounds of the pitch as the fans celebrated. On the other half of the stands, a deafening silence was palpable on the lips of the staylites. The coach could be seen screaming instructions at the exhausted players while discussing strategy with his assistants. Things appeared to be spiraling out of control for the favourite team.
The second goal came just 7 minutes after the first, following a series of defensive blunders and a poaching effort by Chris. 2-0! Just when they thought things couldn't get any worse, bad turns to hope for the staylites. The rest of the half was completed with a monotonous cycle of freshers attacking and staylites tackling with occasional moments of midfield mishaps.
Sweaty faces, bruised shins, torn shirts, and bruised egos could be seen on the stunned faces of the staylites as they convened to salvage what may be from the rest of the game.
The freshers were cheered up by their fans as they relived the moments of the first half. A trade of words erupted as the staylites compared themselves to Real Madrid, hoping for a miraculous comeback from the two-goal deficit. The freshers, however, claimed they were no yellow stand of the powerhouses of Germany. All was to be played for in the second half.
The second half was comparably uneventful as the two sides struggled to showcase impressive attacking proficiency. With the introduction of a veteran in defense of the staylite team, and reliance of the freshers' defense on the terrible attacking quarter of the staylites, the second half concluded with zero goals, and the fans were spared the torment of an uninteresting football showdown.
The final whistle was blown, celebrations and walk of shame were unveiled immediately.
Quareeb Abdulrahmon
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