Oops. again. In original note, I wanted to say Neville is the "only Asian player" but failed to write "Asian."
JC, score a gooooooooaaaal. Take a shot at me. EC On Tue, Aug 9, 2016 at 8:47 AM, Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote: > This is no excuse, but I knew that Neville was NOT the only Indian to > score hat-trick in the Olympics. Anyway, gave a chance to JC to find the > "mistake" but I wish he had done further research and provided the names of > those who have achieved this honour. > > As for the feni, it was nice to drown one's seasickness with pegs of the > hot stuff. I normally gets sick on the sea, and the feni helped me to fall > asleep. When I said "lots" it meant just few pegs between Neville and me. > And let me add for JC's sake, it was NOT "fokot" soro. If I remember well, > I paid for the the half-bottle. > On board the streamer was another footballer and an ex-junior India > goalkeeper and a good friend, Irineu Vaz. However, he's was a teetotaller, > which he has remained till today. > One of the other memories of this 1975 football nationals in Goa was that > Neville and myself were present at the semi-final penalty tie-breaker in > Vasco. We both, as the small crowd, were shocked when Bernard D'Souza > ballooned the ball fromt he spot and conceded the advantage to Bengal who > went on to win the semi-final. > The penalty shootout was held in the morning of the next day after the > drawn match, as the dusk had set in on the stadium and it was ruled the > light was too light to have the tie-breaker. The match, which was played at > Margao, had been a drawn at the full-time. > Myself and Irineu wondered why the Goa coach or officials hadn't consulted > Neville on taking penalty-shots, as Neville was a specialist in shooting > from the spot. Neville's father, namesake of our friend in the Bahamas, was > a friend of BM Parkhot, the then president of the Goan football association. > After the match, Neville was disillusioned as was the Goa team and the > camp. Neville was of the opinion that Bernard should have attempted a low > shot instead of hitting the ball hard and trying to hit the roof of the > net. After his miss, Bernard went almost to the centre of the field and had > his face on the ground. I don't remember the score Bengal won. I leave that > for our dear JC to have find it out. Perhaps he can score another "penalty" > against me. > Come in JC, the ball is in your court. Or, rather the ball is placed at > the penalty shot for you to shooooooot. > > Eugee > > > > > On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 8:03 PM, Venantius J Pinto < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Well put JC. Appreciated. >> >> #LoveEugene. >> >> —vjp >> >> On Mon, Aug 8, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Jose Colaco <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Muchas Gracias VJP >> > Muchas Gracias >> > >> > What else can I say (:-) >> > >> > BTW: Eugene is a good guy. Gets his buttons punched far too easily, >> > though. >> > He knows, however, that we love him. >> > If not, we would have ignored his posts.. >> > >> > >> > On 7 August 2016 at 20:49, Venantius J Pinto <[email protected] >> > >> > wrote: >> > >> > > Be kind, be kind. jc, do no follow my old ways >> > > As my mother would say: Iferno esta cheio. >> > > >> > > Em alegria, >> > > >> > > —Venantius J Pinto >> > > >> > > On Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 9:43 AM, Jose Colaco <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > > >> > > > Eugene Correia <[email protected]> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > Eugene(1) India holds one record in Olympic history, and that is the >> > only >> > > > player to score a hat-trick in soccer. The glory belongs to Neville >> > > > D'Souza, a magician with the ball. >> > > > >> > > > jc 1: Incorrect. While Neville remains the only Indian to score a >> > > hat-trick >> > > > in Olympic soccer (football), he is NOT the only player to do so. >> > > > >> > > > Eugene(2) Neville......I will always remember him for the time we >> had >> > on >> > > > the streamer from Goa to Bombay ...... WE DRANK LOT OF FENI and >> talked >> > > > football. >> > > > >> > > > jc 2: No wonder that chap Nehru and other Indians thought that Goans >> > were >> > > > drunks >> > > > >> > > > ps: That is yet another Screamer / Streamer from Eugene >> > > > >> > > > jc >> > > >> > >> > >
