RSC 7s tournament
Another mixed weekend from the Malaysian Grasshoppers, where they excelled in the liquid rehydration stakes ( which, for the MGs, strangely enough , actually preceded the dehydration stage), but sadly the performances on the pitch not quite matching up with the 3rd half heroics. At the start, it would be reasonable to assume that our chances of winning was the same as a one legged man in an arse kicking competition, but thankfully for the MGs, with their senses deadened by years of under achievement and second rate football, they came with little expectations. A hastily assembled Ocean's 11 crew meant that Joerg, Rao, Kevin, and Graham ( from Butchers) were the only familiar faces in a team that over the years in Royal Selangor used to be littered with recognisable legends like the Kat, the Pirate, the Bullster, Juan "the Chiropracter" and the irreplaceable Nigel "Butt" Miller . The first day was no different from previous first days where MGs toiled under the sun in a group comprising of KLM, FT Chinese ( the eventual champs) and Kilat. The first few games just seemed to whiz by ( and thankfully so too), and before Rao could say Cheers to his 5th beer of the day, we already found ourselves confirmed in the Losers Pool, with an aggregate goal record of 0-5 to show. In the Losers Pool, we played our best game against old rivals UKRC, and could have snatched some sort of result if our Ravi had not scuffed his shot from 2 yards out. An eventual 1-2 defeat that could have easily had the reverse scoreline. On the second day, against Qantas, we were joined by the ageless Grasshopper icon Klaus "Hefner", who immediately made an impact by almost scoring within his first minute on the field. Another of our import players, Helmut, also unluckily blasted his shot against an opponent's shins from 6 yards out. Qantas were not formidable but they did manage to put away their only 2 chances against our not so formidable keeper ( no names mentioned,..... Joerg) to run out 2-0 winners. In the last game, our Ä**d*s sponsor Darren, and Hefner, both poached goals against a flagging Universal side but basic errors in possession saw the opponents pegging back to a final result 2-2. A word of thanks to Ravi for bringing in his import players, who lacked nothing in effort and attitude, and a special thanks to Joshua, for managing the team patiently throughout all the adversity and crisis, and duly attending all the managers meetings and handling the thankless duties similar to one gathering a herd of cows into an enclosure. Another tournament passes, and immersed in the sea of mediocrity, some rare moments of Grasshopper magic still managed to emerge, to be told over and over again in the Eurodeli
