Before I start I must clarify that this post is not about a description of a football match .. I am writing this bcos there were a lot of special things that happened last night which gave every football fan in the world a special feeling.. something that pumped blood thru their veins with a rush of excitement
Uefa Champions League 2009-10
Matchday 2
Rubin Kazan vs FC Internationale Milano
How many times have you heard of the names Arsenal, Manchester Utd. Real Madrid, FC Barcelona... these clubs are always there , always among the top, the champions.. bcos they have the best players, or because they have the money to buy the best players, top coaches and fantastic training amenities, a famous football stadium like the Emirates or the Santiago Bernebau .......
Yesterday night I witnessed something new..... a new entrant in the world of champions. Rubin Kazan, from a little town Kazan, Russia.
Small stadium, not a single big name or major known player.. and the first time the Champions League came to their estadio, probably the first time a champs league match held in a stadio without a roof..
It was like a public holiday in Kazan, everyone trying to get a glimpse of the biggest football match of their lives, something that would put their city on the world map..and the stadium though small was looking beautiful, with the most wonderful architectural marvel glittering in the background... which I later found out was the Kazan Kremlin..
The stage was set.. by the time the match was about to start.. the viewer could feel the excitement in the air.. it was huge for this small city....
The match started..and Dominguez.. the Argentine scored for Kazan in the first 10 minutes.. oh man what a drive.. it was like the crowd drove him forward.. and he absolutely thumped the ball into the net.. it was a rifle... zoomed thru the finest defense the Italian champions from Milan had to offer
the stadium simply erupted.. very few times in ur life.. u see a match on TV where the crowd's noise is more than the commentator's word.. it was the case.. the city was on its feet..
and the celebrations.. hell it was like Arsenal celebrating a winning goal.
The match finished in a 1-1 draw.. but as new kids often do.. Rubin got complacent..and all their players tried to bathe into the glory by selfishly trying to score themselves instead of passing the ball..
But the match will be remembered for the burgeoning Russian side and the countless times they shook the Italian's bulwark...
Man if they had won this game it would have been 8 on the Richter in the Russian city...
Gr8 excitement.. 10 yrs down the line.. people will just see it as a 1-1 draw.. but I was one of the lucky ones who got to see this match Live and felt the unique experience .
I just wish more new clubs like Rubin come up and the competition continues on talent instead of money.
Bhavin
