Saturday, May 20, 2006

the dream spectacle it promised to be never materialised. and rather sadly too. it did have some fire for the first fifteen or so minutes, but it fizzled out when Lehmann got sent off. had the referee decided to let play continue, Barca's goal would have stood, Lehmann would have escaped with a yellow, and it would've been game on. instead, the game turned into something of a long siege, especially after Arsenal scored first against the run of play. Barca were frustrated time and again by the Gunners, and the final turned into a muddy grave for creative flair. until, of course, Barca's substitutes took over. Larsson and Iniesta created the defence-splitting pass that allowed Eto'o to sneak behind and slam home the equaliser, before a moment of genius from Larsson allowed Belleti the time and space to pick his spot, and drill home the winner. class. absolute class. no better champs than Barca, and this felt good, second only to any of Utd's triumphs. for the best team all season to win the big one, and against one of Utd's fiercest rivals too... sweet, just sweet. made staying up all so worth it. :D

watched "The Da Vinci Code" yesterday, as part of a class outing. it was pretty good really. conspiracy... yea... though i didn't get why the girls found it boring...

i heard the crickets at 6:38 pm

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