My footballing years part 2

Special reminder: Believe me, this entry is even longer than the previous one..anyway hope you'll enjoy reading it and thank you for time..

.: Tertiary school part 2 :.

Ok ari tu aku cerite sampai aku form 2 je and my football story wasn’t just up to that..it goes all the way till aku f5…oh lupe mase f2 gak team kitorang entered under 14 tournament for Kinta 2..our coaches were seniors from under 18 squad..if I’m not mistaken, they are tumpak, and derek..bolehla tahan, sambil2 diorang jadi coach diorang merecruit jambu sekali, fruitful jugakla usaha diorang, dptla due tige jenis jambu..hahaha..ceh..tak professional btul..so, for that tournament we ended up to quarter final..tak ingat kalah dgn team mane..

Form 3

orait f3 lak, we are the most senior among the juniors..ok sebelum aku teruskan lagi just to let you know that, mase f2 kitorang sume telah didedahkan dgn new sports, rugby where it could bring a glamourous life (positive and negative) in my school..those yg main rugby mmg glamer la sbb senang2 boleh menang kinta and when play at state level senang2 boleh sampai semi at least..kalo kat kinta which is the district level, mmg team lain2 sayur gile..belasah sekolah lain 100 lebih kosong..so mmg menjadi kebanggaanla..kalo bola mmg susah gile nak lepas kinta sbb byk sekolah project bola yg mmg power2..orait,so some of footballers in my batch turned to be a rugger..especially those with a big mammoth size and also those who are speedy..because of the lost, I had to recruit new players for our batch team which automatically will represent the under 15 squad for my school..juniors with excellent talent were also selected to play in the team..coach time tu was ustaz khairi and ade la a few seniors yg aku tak ingat yg tlg..time tu sume player main pakai tight tu..almaklumla kan ustaz yg jadi coachnye..alhamdulillah nampak alimla sume org time tu..hehe..lagipun time tu innocent kitorang lagi…kitorang trained everyday before the under 15 tournament for district level..to cut it short, team aku bungkus tang quarter lagi..down gakla time but we satisfied with our overall performance..yg menariknye lagi mase form 3 ni aku mendapat offer dari under 18 squad’s captain si fariz (one of maestro’s generation) utk join team under 18...aku tak ingat name penuh dia ape..tapi time tu jugak aku telah menceburi bidang cricket atas hasutan si abu..boleh tahan power gakla aku main walaupun baru join sampai boleh jadi one of the bowlers...time tu cricket ade tournament PPM (piala perdana menteri) kat soksek tak silap aku..so berbelah bagila aku taktau nak join mane..tapi disebabkan hasutan si kali, otai kriket sekolah, aku pun joinla kriket..dia ckp dgn aku, “kalo ko main bola ko blom tentu dpt main first 11 and blom tentu menang..tapi kalo ko join kriket ko confirm main and high possibility to menang..lagipun tournament ppm kat soksek,jauh boleh jln2 and cari awek sbp”…hahaha..siut..tang cari awek yg tempting tu…hahaha..(abes aku kene dgn bini aku ni..so sorry babe!)so korang pun taula aku join team mane..hahaha..i guess I did the right decision because the team won a second place and mase final tu aku berjaya mem’bowl out’ 2 kali..hahaha..sorang tu duck..dan lepas2 tu adela a few tournaments at district level yg team kriket kitorang menang…aisey..dah tercerite psl kriket lak..best sbenarnye kriket ni walaupun byk org rase boring and ckp, ape ke jadahnye duk bodoh2 tgh padang tgh2 panas mengutip bola and lps tu hitam legam..hahah..orait..dah melalut ke kriket lak aku ni..basically mase f3 aku berkecimpung dlm bola and kriket at the same time..quite a great experience..
Oh ade lagi satu kenangan manis mase f3 ni..street soccer kat stadium perak sempena hari sukan peringkat negeri ke ape ntah..lebih kurangla..street soccer ni main 3 org and it opened for everybody…team aku, aku, amadnur, kali and askandar (sub)…actually sekolah aku hantar a few teams..kitorang terpakse berlawan dgn team bapak2 budak yg far more rough and bigger than us..main kalah mati aku rase..surprisingly team aku berjaya sampai ke final tu..gilela!!aku ingat lagi mase semi kitorang lawan dgn team mamat2 bomba..main mmg no mercynye diorang, almaklumla hadiah nye duit rm 500, byk tuh..lps la duit belanje makan utk sebulan due kalo dibahagi duit tu....diorang main mmg tak kesian langsung kat kitorang yg kecik2 ni..besela, and of coursela kitorang main defend gile2, strategi kene power beb kalo lawan dgn org2 besar and yg bersemangat tak tentu psl ni..silap ari bulan diorang ni kalo tak sepak bola, kitorang ni dibolakan diorang jawabnye..so kitorang kene main dgn penuh hormat,tadela rough2 sgt kang tak psl2 bergaduh lak......kitorang just berkampung kat depan pintu goal, jadi human shield dgn rela hati utk dirembat..one moment tu, tgh mamat2 bomba tu sibuk merembat kitorang tibe2 aku dpt bola aku shoot dari jauh terus masuk goal diorang..hahaha..ape lagi panasla diorang, diorang yg attacked kitorang yg dpt gol dulu....pastu diorang mmg attack gile2nye, sbb taknak malu kalah dgn budak2 sekolah....kitorang lak gile2nye defend sbb mmg nak malukan diorang pun..hahah..mase main tu siap si kali berdarah2 lutut..mmg mcm berjihad je gayenye..kitorang siap jatuh2 baring2 depan goal demi mempertahankan gol sebijik tu and of course sbb duit yg menanti utk finalist..time tu budak2 lain mmg cheer gile2 utk kitorang, almaklumla underdog lwn dgn favourite....finally kitorang survived all the continuos attacking and berjaya defended the lead and then went on to the final where unfortunately the luck wasn’t on our side..we lost to tmn meru team tak silap aku..sayur gakla 3-0, time masing2 dah penat and mmg dah tak kisah sgt pun sbb duit mmg confirm dpt, tu yg penting tu..…hahah..as a first runner up kitorang dpt duit rm 300, so dptla sorang rm75..sepatutnye takyah kasi si askandar tu sbb dia tak main langsung..hahaha..tapela at least dia kasi sokongan padu kat kitorang..hehe..mmg puas hati gakla dpt main sampai final..mmg bangga gile dpt kalahkan team2 org besar..heh..okeh tu mase f3..

Form 4

Alhamdulillah berbekalkan result pmr yg agak memberangsangkan aku dpt sambung utk f4 lak..time f4 ni actually tade sgt saat2 yg membanggakan aku in football..tak mcm players sports yg lain especially rugby and kriket yg menang mcm2..dpt wakil itu ini..some of footballers in my batch were selected to play for under 18 team..we entered the under 18 tournament for Kinta 2…unfortunately we lost during the quarter final stage, aku pun taktau apsal..mmg badi la kitorang ni asyik kalah kat quarter je..tapela nak wat cam mane tade rezeki..since dah kalah so tade sape la yg selected to represent the district’s team..orait, time f4 ni gak entered tournament for premier schools in m’sia..for the initial stage we had to compete against all the premier schools in Perak, I think they are 8 teams kot so we were divided into 2 groups…for this tournament, our school only allowed f4 students to participate, because spm were just around the corner during that tournament was held, so f5 sume takleh joinla..my team were having some difficulties because we were short of players..i asked mr gufri (HEM) if I’m not mistaken to include some of our talented f3 players who just finished their pmr but he just didn’t allow it for some reasons…I don’t knowla what the reasons were..tak paham aku..bukannye kaco bebudak tu punye studies pun..tapela,since i had no choice, I had to work with what we had during that time..since the preparation didn’t look entirely good from the beginning, so we ended up our journey during the group stages in that tournament with quite a shameful experience..we had a big lost during one of the group stages game, mmg sayur abes…nak kata main jebong(teruk) gile, tadela sgt cume tula not well prepared..after all, it was a great experience for me as a footballer..sometimes we win, sometime we don’t and sometimes we lose badly..ok interhouse mase f4 ni seingat aku team house green tak menang walaupun ade a few school players yg berkaliber seperti aku..hahaha..aku tak ingat sangkut tang peringkat mane..for surenye house aku tak menangla..ok another interesting story aku rase..ni kire before north-southnye tournament (one of my school tradition)..f5 north ajak bebudak batch aku (time tu f4) wat friendly..so kitorang mainla sampai abes and aku tak ingat sape yg menang..lepas main tu kitorang mcm watla post-mortem sambil2 cool down…tibe2 warden ari tu mano (cikgu bio) stop tepi jln bunyi hon kete suro kitorang clear padang..dlm bahase kasarnye berambus balik asrama gi mandila tu..pastu kitorang slow talk dgn dia ckp tgh nk post-mortem n cool down..dia kata ok, I give you 5 minutes..oraitla..then dtg lak sorang lagi on duty warden si ringgo(cikgu math and fizik yg diorang kata, dia sendiri pun taktau ape yg dia ajar kat budak2)…dtg2 turun kete dia terus ke kitorang..sound psl tak clear padang lagi..then dia suro kitorang beratur and dia menjalankan operasi melempang kitorang sorang2..lps dah settle then baru dia mintak explanantion kitorang where time tu sume org dah meluat and menyampah dah dgn dia..since kitorang senyap je maleh nak layan dia pun startle melecture kitorang..pokpekpokpek..adela a few minutes aku rase..sambil2 melecture tu dia adela try nak wat lawak2 slapstic kononnye nak coolkan keadaan..piiraaahh!!since tak mendpt positive respons dia bengang, dia suro kitorang turun main bola mlm tu kul 12..mlm tu kitorang turunla sbb takut gakla dgn ringgo ni..tak mengikut kang mau dibelasahnye sekor2..dia ingat memula kitorang tensionla tapi sedap lak kitorang main mlm tu..siap gelak2 lagi…hahaha..dia suro kitorang main sampai dpt 100 goal..kalo sampai pagi, pagila dia kata…kitorang main dia tukang suluh pakai torchlight..mmg enjoyla main mlm tu..kitorang abes awal takyah sampai 100 goals..maybe dia pun tak larat kot nak tunggu and lagipun nampak kitorang mcm tak mkn saman,enjoy je main..about 2/3 am dia suro kitorang balik..I think that was one of my unforgettable experience..main bola tgh mlm2 bute berbekalkan torchlight si ringgo..heheh..

Form 5

Orait, f5 lak..the kings of the kingdom..selalunye kitorang f5 ni selalu main kat padang yg kecik kat belakang surau yg kitorang panggil Wembley..mmg best main ramai2 kat situ..boleh katakan everyday main sampaila time spm week pun..ok mase f5 ni, secare automaticnye aku jadi school captain for under 18 squad..mmg bersemangat gile during this particular year..dpt coach yg cukup berkaliber, Coach Atan (the best coach that I’ve ever had)..dia ni cikgu English, main bola takdela berape nak power tapi dari segi taktikal, teknikal and team management mmg mantap..normally every time abes game je dia mesti wat post-mortem session..dia ade record utk setiap players..complete/incomplete passes,shooting on/off target, how many tackles, mistakes, goals etc..mmg detail dianye analysis..every match dia akan pilih man of the match and hadiahnye air tin and kadang2 nasi lemak yg wife dia buat..aku adela merase a few times dpt air tin and nasi lemak tu...players sume mmg respect dia..lagi satu dia mmg jaga gile player2 dia especially bab study..before any exam results officially announced dia dah tau dulu and check result budak2 bola dia..then dia akan sound kitorang..sape yg ade sangkut2 tu dia suro improve and kalo tak susah nak main utk team sbb cikgu2 lain sume akan kasi alasan kat headmaster yg budak2 ni tak dpt study time prep sbb penat training bola waktu siang..which aku totally tak agree langsung.bagi aku,.kalo tak main lagi susah nak study beb..badan rase tak berape nak sihat and otak pun sembap..orait ckp psl coach Atan kitorang ni gak, dia mmg pentingkan displin kitorang..dia tau segale rekod displin kitorang..sape yg terkantoi melados, fly, escape prep ke etc sume dia tau..sape yg main jambu pun dia tau gak..hehe..tapi yg bagusnye dia ni, kalo dia tau tu dia akan simpan sendiri2..takde lak nak gi pot kat warden2 or cikgu2 lain..dia settlekan dgn kitorang sendiri..sape2 yg dah nak mencapai tahap ‘merah’ in rekod displin tu,dia akan warning kitorang supaya lebih careful..and dia selalu gak defend kitorang apabila diattack oleh cikgu2 lain yg some of them ade mentality that player rugby especially and also player bola kebanyakannye otai2 or the outlaw geng kecuali aku…hehehe..tapi budak2 hoki lak sumenye baik2 and good disciplinary records..I think all of them are school prefects.... sbbnye si arbo adalah coach diorang..so ade satu quotation yg sgt glamer dikalangan kitorang where the original one sounds like this,” Practice make PERFECT”..but because of si arbo ni was the head of disciplinary teacher and byk berkuase utk memilih prefect yg kebanyakannye dia amek dari budak2 hockey dia..so that quotation becomes like this,” Practise hockey makes PREFECT”…hahahaha…actually time tu kitorang mmg tade masalah langsung dgn budak2 hockey ni, cume dgn coach and sorang junior ni,si Amer regina je..…name regina tu tak silap berdasarkan ape yg org lain cite kat aku psl dulu dia kecoh2 yg dia suke sgt dgn sorang ahli gymnast malaysia yg popular, name dia ape ntah el-regina.. taktaula korang ingat ke tak..so dia rase regina tu pun suke dia, tu yg dia abadikan name minah tu dlm name dia gak..ceh!perasan..ptui!!!dia ni mmg org kuat si arbola..diorang ckp gak yg dia ni matpot..tu aku taktaula, personally aku mmg tade masalah sgt dgn dia..buat hal masing2 je..aisey dah tercerite psl hockey lak..mase f5 ni byk gakla memori yg best2 aku rase walaupun tade menang ape2 pingat..Kinta 2 nye under 18 tournament kitorang sampai semi..berjayala memecah badi quarter final kitorang tu..time semi kalah dgn St. Michael..time tu main kat mini stadium kampar..kitorang mase game tu masing2 off form..tu yg bungkus tu..tapela tade rezeki..then utk premier schools nye tournament lak kitorang bungkus gak sampai grouping je..mase tournament premier school ni ade satu kontroversi yg makin menghangatkan lagi the relationship with si arbo..time our final group match..kitorang home lwn dgn sekolah SYS aku rase..the rules of the tournament says that kalo jersey same the home team kene tukar jersey lain..time tu jersey kitorang same dgn opponent lak, so based on the rules kitorang kenela tukar jersey..mintak dekat stor sukan, jersey yg ade tak cukup lak…pastu ternampak lak bebudak hockey tgh training kat hujung padang sane dgn si arbo..couch kitorang atan dgn baik hatinye pegila mintak kat arbo utk pinjam jersey bebudak hockey yg diorang beli sendiri..tapi disebabkan dia tak suke budak2 bola ni dia sanggup tak kasi..try pujuk2 gak, dia still tak kasi..coach atan pun bengangla ape salahnye pinjam skejap pastu kitorang basuhkanla..same2 team sekolah..dia begik gak taknak kasi..so kitorang pakaila jersey yg tak cukup tu..everytime substitution kene pakai baju yg same balik..time tu coach atan dah bengang dah sampai dia taknak duk kat tepi padang..just tgk kitorang main dari jauh je..mmg hampas gile la si arbo..time tu mmg kitorang anti gile2 dgn dia..rasenye kitorang kalah match tu..since dah slalu sgt kalah so tadela rase down sgt…hehehe..mase f5 ni utk interhouse seperti bese aku jadi captain utk team house aku…heheh..before the real tournament, kitorang bykla wat friendly dgn house lain..mmg sesuka hati je membelasah house2 lain sbb boleh dikatakan team house aku favouritela sbb kitorang byk star2 sekolah yg main dlm team house aku..kire ala2 chelsea and real Madrid la..kitorang diundi dgn house white and yellow..since kitorang favourite of coursela kitorang top group and automatically qualified for semi final against blue house..the other semi between black(another favourite team) against yellow…time semi ni house blue mmg main defend gile2nye..besela lwn team favourite...taktik diorang,main counter attack je..power gakla strategi tu sbb diorang siap berjaya leading kitorang lagi sampaila ke added time..diorang ingat diorang dah menang dah kononnye tapi last2 minute si sani (junior f3) aku rase scored the equaliser goal..mmg dramatic time tu and rase puas hati gile..so the match was decided through penalty..unfortunately house aku kalah sbb aku dgn dz tak score penalty..hampeh gile time tu..then house black pun kalah gak dgn yellow..due2 fav teams bungkus..so for the third-fourth game green vs black..we were just played for pride..we won the match through a superb free kick set piece..who created the set piece that made us won the third place?*wink*..heheh..i took the kick but lan the one who scored the decisive and winning goal for greenian..orait, itu interhouse..for north-south tournament pun tak kurang hebatnye..before that game, I have decided to meet our school principal to make it as an official event for the school..selame ni north-south game always being organised illegally ie without the school permission..so I put some efforts to get the permission and also managed to get our principal to sponsor the piala pusingan for the winner..this tournament is always one of the biggest event in my school..it’s well-known as the clash of the titans..all the best players gathered to represent each region for football and rugby matches..poster merata and siap ade booklet and of course banners (aku still simpan sume2 poster and booklet for both northern and southern teams)..cheer lagi..fuh..the environment mmg best and healthy..for this particular game, since it’s an official game I invited the headmaster and teachers to be the VIPs..that was the first time cikgu cekgi dtg tgk north-south matches..i represented northern team where we won the football match 1-0 while southern team won rugby if im not mistaken..i still got some pictures taken during this north-south clash..it was an amazing experience..ok mase f5 ni gak since aku the football captain, aku secare automaticnye menjadi president of football club..atas my own initiative aku and a few colleague kitorang berjaya organised 7 a side football tournament utk budak2 junior and senior..mmg mendapat sambutan yg menggalakkan..since I was the second person in student body ( and aku dulu2 kat sekolah agak glamer la jugak ..hehehe), therefore it’s quite easy for me to get the sponsorship and support from teachers to make the tournament successful..orait now it comes to the main highlight of my footballing years in my tertiary school..to be honest I never won anything in football in any level of tournament for my school..but I just feel grateful because the school, the teachers especially my coach Atan recognised my contributions in football during my time at school..alhamdulillah I was awarded the highest recognition in sports in my school which was the Full Colours Award.. 2 of my other football colleagues awarded the Half Colours Award…if you look at the achievements of other full colours award receivers especially those who play rugby and cricket, mmg dahsyat..they had won so many major tournaments and being selected to play for states even some of them managed to break into national squad..oh fyi, those yg awarded full colours tu pun must have a good disciplinary record..this is one of the major factor jugak why I was given the award..hehe..i just feel so lucky and grateful because my contribution in football is recognised and appreciated by others eventhough tak penah menang pape for my school..

Orait..i think that’s all kot for this second part..quite a lot of special memories jugakla during my tertiary school, yela mase kat sekolah la byk main..heheh..and geng2 main pun ramai gak, everyday main bola....so mmg bestla....maybe ade lain2 lagi yg aku terlupe kot..tapi rasenye yg tercicir tu just yg bese2 je..okla, later on bile ade mase lagi aku sambung for the third part..panjang jugak sejarah bola dlm hidup aku ni rupenye ye..hehe..

to be continued.....