Ok here’s what most of you may not know. Back in Engineering College in Tamilnadu, I was known as a MallZo. Because I was a Mizo in a Mallu gang. Well, in our close circle of friends, there was me, one Marwari, two Tams, and the rest were all Mallus.
I even learnt how to pick up a chick in Malayalam. It’s a bit rusty now after all this years, but here goes – inne ninne kanam sheile onda
After a dramatic match today, Mizoram moved on to the pre-Quarterfinals stage of the ongoing Santosh Trophy to meet Kerala, and that kinda brought back some memories of those College days.
Today’s match was quite miraculous for us because we won by a whisker!
Here are the stats, before today’s match.
As you can see, Railways were well on their way to the Pre Quarters, with superior “Points”, “Goal Difference” and “Goal For” stats compared to the others in their pool.
And then today, Orissa beat Bihar 3-0 while Mizoram beat Railways 1-0. Just one goal, and that changed everything!
Three teams had the same points. Six Six Six.
So Goal difference came into factor. Orissa, even though they beat Mizoram, had a goal difference of just 2. So they were knocked out.
Mizoram and Railways again had the same goal difference points. Both +9. So according to FIFA rules, they compared the “Goal For” section. Mizoram had scored 12 goals while Railways scored 11. Hence Mizoram is through to the Pre Quarterfinals round while Railways, Orissa and Bihar packed their bags and booked their train tickets (nah, am not gonna make fun of the Railways train ticket pun. It’s too obvious.)
Wohoooo Mizoram!
This coming Wednesday (28 July), Mizoram shall meet Kerala at the Pre Quarters. Here’s hoping Mizoram will win! As many of my friends said, Mizoram is playing just like Spain. Spain is the only team to lose the first match (Mizoram lost to Orissa 1-3 on their first match) and then moved ahead to win the coveted World Cup title!
Here’s their road to the Pre Quarters:
Mizoram:
Lost to Orissa 1-3
Beat Bihar 10-0
Beat Railways 1-0
Kerala:
Beat Uttarakhand 3-1
Beat Himachal Pradesh 10-0
Beat Assam 5-2
It’s gonna be a really good match. The “eda pattis” versus the “zawngas”.
I even learnt how to pick up a chick in Malayalam. It’s a bit rusty now after all this years, but here goes – inne ninne kanam sheile onda
After a dramatic match today, Mizoram moved on to the pre-Quarterfinals stage of the ongoing Santosh Trophy to meet Kerala, and that kinda brought back some memories of those College days.
Today’s match was quite miraculous for us because we won by a whisker!
Here are the stats, before today’s match.
| Team | Games played | W | D | L | GF | GA | Goal difference | Points |
| Railways | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 6 |
| Mizoram | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 3 |
| Orissa | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| Bihar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
As you can see, Railways were well on their way to the Pre Quarters, with superior “Points”, “Goal Difference” and “Goal For” stats compared to the others in their pool.
And then today, Orissa beat Bihar 3-0 while Mizoram beat Railways 1-0. Just one goal, and that changed everything!
| Team | Games played | W | D | L | GF | GA | Goal difference | Points |
| Mizoram | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 6 |
| Railways | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 6 |
| Orissa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| Bihar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 0 |
Three teams had the same points. Six Six Six.
So Goal difference came into factor. Orissa, even though they beat Mizoram, had a goal difference of just 2. So they were knocked out.
Mizoram and Railways again had the same goal difference points. Both +9. So according to FIFA rules, they compared the “Goal For” section. Mizoram had scored 12 goals while Railways scored 11. Hence Mizoram is through to the Pre Quarterfinals round while Railways, Orissa and Bihar packed their bags and booked their train tickets
(nah, am not gonna make fun of the Railways train ticket pun. It’s too obvious.)Wohoooo Mizoram!
This coming Wednesday (28 July), Mizoram shall meet Kerala at the Pre Quarters. Here’s hoping Mizoram will win! As many of my friends said, Mizoram is playing just like Spain. Spain is the only team to lose the first match (Mizoram lost to Orissa 1-3 on their first match) and then moved ahead to win the coveted World Cup title!
Here’s their road to the Pre Quarters:
Mizoram:
Lost to Orissa 1-3
Beat Bihar 10-0
Beat Railways 1-0
Kerala:
Beat Uttarakhand 3-1
Beat Himachal Pradesh 10-0
Beat Assam 5-2
It’s gonna be a really good match. The “eda pattis” versus the “zawngas”.
