Today was the day. The day
our destiny would be decided. We were ready. We were born ready. For today was
the day where we would come to face to face with Sri Jayendra and they were
going down.
The lessons passed by us
in a blur as our minds were fully focused on the competition that awaited us.
First up: Emanuel girls versus Sri Jayendra girls in the ferocious,
unforgivable and feisty handball match. To our delight we won 7-0. However this
would never have been the case if it weren't for the amazing applause the huge
crowd of students were praising us with (if only this was the case back home
and we might win a few more netball matches…). Nor without the Chaplain's
honorary introductions and true team spirit. (I was proud to be introduced as
Rose - the result of our Titanic moment). Finally this was also thanks to the
superb singing of the national anthem sung by our Emanuel boys. I think all the
girls deserve to be proud of themselves because 7 players scored one mid-air
goal each of which contributed to our 7-0 victory. If that isn't teamwork then
I don't know what is. All the girls worked hard together to protect the D (the
area around the goal - much like in netball) and this protection was never
breached.
The boys participated in a much more gruelling and tense match. From the sideline we sat with clenched fists and nervous eyes as the Sri Jayendra boys proved to be very challenging opponents. However as a result of the encouraging chanting from the fellow Emanuel pupils and teachers the boys came away with an extremely close win: 10-9.
"The team was motivated by Toby's sensational attitude to life which was the pure nature if their success." - Gus
"I felt over the moon at the end, and a tad exhausted" - Nick
"It was a truly thrilling event where the boys came with protection for the D" - Tom
"Never in the field of handball has so much been owed by so many to so few" - Chaplain
"The girls showed brilliant ball handling skills around the D - I was a very proud team player" - Katie
"I think I'm going to have a heart attack - that was the toughest match of my life" - Sasha
We're leaving India as winners. And that is how it will remain.
By Sabby
The boys participated in a much more gruelling and tense match. From the sideline we sat with clenched fists and nervous eyes as the Sri Jayendra boys proved to be very challenging opponents. However as a result of the encouraging chanting from the fellow Emanuel pupils and teachers the boys came away with an extremely close win: 10-9.
"The team was motivated by Toby's sensational attitude to life which was the pure nature if their success." - Gus
"I felt over the moon at the end, and a tad exhausted" - Nick
"It was a truly thrilling event where the boys came with protection for the D" - Tom
"Never in the field of handball has so much been owed by so many to so few" - Chaplain
"The girls showed brilliant ball handling skills around the D - I was a very proud team player" - Katie
"I think I'm going to have a heart attack - that was the toughest match of my life" - Sasha
We're leaving India as winners. And that is how it will remain.
By Sabby
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