KUWAIT INDIAN SOCCER. AVC, UFC & INDIAN STRIKERS IN LAST EIGHT.

 

Santos United held mighty Skynet Raiders, while AVC Sports & Cultural Association, United Friends Club and Indian Strikers registered comfortable wins in the penultimate week of matches in the league stage of the KIFF league for the J.P. D’Mello Trophy organized by Kuwait Indian Football Federation and played last Friday at the MOH Grounds in Shuwaikh.

In an important qualification match, AVC overwhelmed CRC Chinchinim 6-0 in a largely one sided match that both teams had to win to qualify for the quarterfinal stage. Strong title contenders, AVC took complete control of the match right from the start with Liston Raju along with Vincy controlling and dictating terms in the defense. In form Kevin Vaz, Savio Fernandes, Anthony Rodrigues, Reagen, Sydney Monteiro and Melwin scored to ensure AVC who have the same points as Goa Maroons, topped group D on better goal difference. Diminutive Sydney Monteiro was declared Man of the Match and received his award sponsored by Integrated Logistics Company, from the hands of ex-Salgaocar player Pascoal Fernandes.

In the second match at 8:15am, DHL FC, last year’s runners-up, needing only a draw in group C went down fighting to a strong United Friends club (UFC) 0-2. In the group of death which also featured last year’s champions Don Bosco Oratory who failed to qualify, UFC needed a win to ensure progress to the next round and ever dependable Remedio put them in the lead in the first half when towered above the DHL defense and headed brilliantly of a corner kick taken by new signing Elvis. John Kennedy added a second when the DHL keeper misjudged his shot from just outside the penalty area. DHL came back strongly in the second half, with Binoj and Terence playing their hearts out, but it was the ever dependable Martin Dias in the UFC goal who stood in their way. Martin who pulled off at least three important saves was declared man of the match and received his award from Pravin Kumar the President of Sparks Football Club.

Shaun Pereira and Peter D’souza were the stars for Santos United who went on to secure a famous 2-2 draw against their more fancied opponents Skynet Raiders. Skynet Raiders needing a win to have any chance of qualification for the next stage were in for a surprise when the very talented Shaun Pereira put Santos United in the lead in the first half after a dazzling solo run. Dominic of Skynet equalized, but Santos United took the lead again through Peter D’Souza. Just when it seemed that Santos United would secure full points, Manual Dçosta found the unexpected equalizer for Skynet Raiders when his cross was fumbled by Santos keeper and the ball slipped into the goal. The draw meant that Skynet Raiders and Santos United both failed to qualify in group B. Young Shaun Pereira was declared the man of the match and received his award from Mr. V. K. Vohra, the ex-president of KIFF.

In the last match of the day, Indian Strikers shocked Curtorcares United 2-0 in an engaging match that effectively ended the campaign of Curtorcares United in group A. Needing at least a draw, Curtorcares United missing a few important players who are on vacation were no match for the strong and skilful Indian Strikers. Lawrence and Haris Kunnammal scored for Indian Strikers. Aivey Kochappiley of Indian Strikers who was a constant threat to the Curtorcares defense was rightly awarded the Man of the Match Award and received it from Tome Gracias , an important patron of soccer activates in Kuwait.

Coming Friday, 7/12/2012, the last match between Kerala Challengers and Skynet Raiders will be played at 6:30am to decide the finals standings in group B. The eight teams that have now qualified for the knock out stage are: Group A: Indian Strikers and Real Betalbatim, Group B: Kerala Challengers and Navelim Youth Centre, Group C: United Friends Club and Kuwait Goan Association, Group D: AVC and Goa Maroons.

Report by:-

 

Julio Cardoso

Kuwait.



FORMER INDIAN PREMIER GUJRAL & HIS MISSION TO INVADED KUWAIIT IN 1990.

“Never to speak ill of dead” says the Roman proverb. But memories of the past incidents good or bad cannot be erased easily from our minds nor can they be forgotten easily either. These memories are still fresh in my mind and suddenly these memories erupted within me when I got the news yesterday  of the death of former Indian Premier Gujral.

It was in the first week of August 1990 when he came to the Iraqi occupied Kuwait after meeting with Iraqi Monster and Dictator Saddam Hussein, the President of Iraq. Gujral then was the foreign Minister of India in the Cabinet of V.P. Singh. He came to meet with Indians in occupied Kuwait and to facilitate the process of evacuating Indians in Kuwait.

As an emissary of Indian government when he was caught on the TV Camera embracing Saddam Hussein instead of just hand shaking the anger of the locals and many of the expatriates trapped in Kuwait reached to the boiling point. Some said it was not he who embraced Saddam Hussein but it was Saddam Hussein who hugged him to create an image that India accepted the invasion of Kuwait.

Within a short time posters started appearing in some parts of invaded Kuwait with bold capital letters thus: “KILL ONE INDIAN AND GET AN AWARD OF KD 100/-“. Hearing and seeing these posters our fear increased tremendously but nothing untoward incident took place. God alone saved us. Praise the Lord Jesus Christ.

From Iraq Gujral immediately came to invaded Kuwait and had a meeting with Indians in the Indian Embassy Compound at Shara Istiklal. During this meet he comforted Indians saying “don’t be panicky, nothing will happen to you. This is only a temporary crisis and everything will be sorted out peacefully.” Further he went on saying that “I have come to Kuwait to take with me in my aircraft only those who are wounded, sick, aged and pregnants”.

Incidentally to the surprise of all of us he tok along with him only the influentials who played their game well in Delhi with Delhi Babus watering lakhs of rupees. In this evacuation there was one lady who was neither old nor sick nor wounded nor pregnant but her millionaire Goan husband from Delhi played his card well with Delhi Babus. Likewise many influential Indians from Delhi played their roles to get evacuated their relatives from invaded Kuwait. Those who had no influence were neglected by Gujral.

God alone knows how many millions Gujral made out of this evacuation but certainly there were lot of questions remained unanswered. One of the questions was this: “Did Gujral came to invaded Kuwait to fill his pockets or to help the needy Indians?” The real answer to this question he carried with him to the grave and never to unearth again.

Gujral's embrace to Saddam Hussein was interpreted in Kuwait as an acceptance by India of invasion of Kuwait. But we Goans coming out on to the streets in Panjim in solidarity with Kuwait and against the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq to a certain extent helped to negate that impression. When we came on to the streets in Goa in support of Kuwait we said "government of India go to hell - Gujral go to hell - we Goans support Kuwait and its liberation" .  And finally Kuwait was liberated.

A. Veronica Fernandes,

Kuwait.

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