ONCE...baraissia doqmen

On the 8th of June this year, I joined my friends and form BARAISSIA DOQMEN for our Closed Futsal Tournament at Subang Grand.  It has been almost 8 years since I last played futsal.  Considering age and stamina factors, I took goalkeeper post.  First time joining the weekly game, I have to learn alot about being a futsal keeper.  My first investment was on knee and elbow cover, and a pair of Nike glove.

Back : Apis, Harry, Juan, Ijadz
Front : Senior, Atang, Eka (Manager), Shah, Me

After the 2nd or 3rd time, my 9 years old futsal shoes (the design not available anymore) torn apart...unplayable.  So, my second investment was on Adidas Top Sala.  Kang thought me a lot about futsal goalkeeping.  Injured my index finger as well.  Made me start looking for a fingertip save gloves.  One day, we went to Pertama Complex where I bought a matching shirt and shorts (matching my shoes), then, knee and elbow pad (some say it was meant for volleyball's), matching socks, goalkeeper shorts and Adidas Predator training glove. The same day I played using the glove and it broke like hell.  After 7 hours leaving the store, the glove found itself in the dustbin.

The journey in finding Adidas fingertip save glove was very devastating.  About 4 Adidas boutiques, 5 Al-Ikhsan outlets, 2 Royal Sporting House...and they all don't have it.  End up in Nike store in Mid Valley, and I bought the last piece of my investment; Nike GK Spyne Pro.  That removes all the ambition to be total Adidas apparel for the tournament.  But, it was worthwhile.  During the tournament, hips and below on Adidas, while top on Nike.

After 1st match where we won 2-0

At group stage, we won against Mendung B (2-0), Bola-bola Api (3-0) and EB United (3-2) while we lost to Mendung A (0-2).  Semi-final held to a draw (1-1) with Rimba FC and brought to penalty shoot-out.  We went down with 3-2.  In the 3-4 places, we won against Waklu FC (3-1) thus won the 2nd runner-up for the event.  For someone who start from down below in being a futsal keeper, they (not me) believed it was a great performance.  Overall, we shot 15 goals and conceded 6 goals.

Me in action

sorry...giving my back

2nd Runner-up...yeaahaaa !!!

It was a great tournament, awesome experiences and exemplary camaraderie among Baraiss'.  It made our friendship closer.  Eventhough, diksu is leaving, but the friendship stays...and we do hope he will be back soon.