...the date was May 13...a Thursday...it was raining and i got to the stadium after the 2nd half...just in time to see Malaysia put their 2nd goal into the China post......i had a camera in 1 hand and a brolly in the other...somehow???... i did get a shot...though split seconds later...sorry!!
....and as is usual ...the local crowd cheered in glee....despite the rain....
...the game ended about 10 minutes later...and team manager George Koshy.went around shaking hands with the boys...and patting them on the back....as i was moving around taking shots i asked Koshy how did the boys perform....interestingly he replied that 'although they were tired from the previous day playing with India they did well....but you could see they did not chase the ball as often'....whoa i totally did not expect a reply...
...the field after the game ...and where was everyone....
...well there is this thing the teams do after a game ie ..."warm down".....the China team as below...
...and our Malaysian team....
...this looked interesting....rolling the foot soles on a hockey ball...hockey reflexology meh!!
..the pep talk....first ... coach Stephen..."you played your game and maintained the tempo throughout....."
....then manager Koshy....." consistency is important for the game...."
.....as i was walking out....this group of boys were watching the teams warm down...from what i heard there were good words said about the Malaysian team....and i thought only football had a good following....how wrong could i be....
cheers!!!
kk
