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Aikuchem Punn Monantlench Korchem
Pedro Anton mhozo gott ixtt. Khoinchai mosnant to futtbol khellunk veta tedna, tannem mhaka aple saikolir bosoun vorcho aslo. Futtbol khellunk ekdom huxear aslolo. Khell’lole pavtti tannem zoitacho gol marchoch. Teg-chog khellkoddeank bol ghoddoun kainch nhoi korun golant toptalo. Tachi huxarki pollevn MPT, Sesa Goa, Vasku Klub, Goa-Shipyard hea vhodd klubanche coach tache ghorache humbre zoroitale. “Age timai, ho timaim, Pedro Anton khoim asa ghe?”
Tedna hanv tera vorsancho. Futtbol khell mhonllear piso. Ani mhagelo ixtt Pedro Anton je disa khellta tea disa mhojea potan jevonn porian cholonaslem. Tea Aitarak, Banavlle Dhande moidanar to final khellcho aslo. Tea tempar (1960 doskean) Rajendra Prasad Moddganv, Ponnje Campal, MPT Vasku, Mazodd’de Musson, Colva, Verna, Nuvem ani yer nanvoste grounddar khellop mhonnchem, ek protistha (prestige) asli. Futtbol khellgoddeak man ani respest ditale. Ani oslea vhodd nanvoste moidanar mhozo ixtt Pedro Anton khellchea adlea disa, mhaka futtbol khellak vorchea khatir sodanch mhojea avoichi porvongi ghetalo. Punn tea Son’vara sanjer nhi mhunn Aitara sokallim amgher to yevnk nam. Mhojer tor akhant. Dekhunuch hanv tachea ghora ghel’lom.
”Kiteak? Aiz final asa kitem?” Pedro Antoniche avoyn mhaka ulott vichar kelo.
“Age na ghe! Tea khatir nhi. Kal meren to mhaka mellunk na.”
”Tunch tacho ixtt? Anink nant taka?”
Goddie asot, hanvem mhakach zap dili ani hanv ghora porttolom. Donparchim don vazlolim. Jevonn pottant vocho nam zalem. To mhaka vorunk yenam zalear aichi koddegant final chuktali. Mhoji saikol ponchar zalear tin sumanam odik zalolim. Saikol ghevn hanga-thoim heddta mhunn ti duruxtt korpak mhoji avoy koxich toyar nasli. Bejarlole poristhitir bed-ir ghuttli marli. Futtbol khellachea huskean nidhecho dollo kosoch lagim yenaslo. Donparchea sumar 3.15 vorar Pedro Anton saikolichi kapin vazit darant ubo zalo.
“Hey! Lin-Baptist. Ajun nhessunk na re?”
“Punn tunvem…?”
”Chol-chol. Time nam. Vatter sangtam”
Beg-begim nhessun ani mhojea avoychi porvongi ghenv tache saikolir bostana tannem mhojea hatant ek chitt divn vachpak agro kelo.
Mogall Pat
“Pat? Hi konnachi chitt re?”, mhozo vichar
“Arre tem mhaka mottvea nanvan Pat mhunnon ulo marta”, tachi zap
“Konn tem?”
”Chitt fuddem vachtoch kolltolem tuka”
Khub dukhin thoddeach utramni hi mhoji nimnni chitt tuka hanv boroitam. Konnem tori amchea guptea mogachi khobor mhojea ghorcheanchea kanar ghatli. Mhozo avoy-bapui eksarkim ragan fulleant ani amkam doxim korpak tancho vavr netan cholta. Mhonnchem, mhaka bouch pois boarding-an dhaddtat. Tannim mhaka ghorantuch koidi kelam ani tujea mogache ubav uktthaitam tedna tim mhaka khub tras ditat.
Mhozo daddy, tuzo ek vhodd futtbol-fan, punn amchea ghorchea moidanar tujea osle zatiche mon’xank khellche nhi mhunn tacho virudh amchea mogacher. Zat-khati mhonntat ti hanv nokom. Fokot ekuch monisponnache zatik hanv ollkotam. Atam bore bhaxen vach. Tum khellta tea ttimicher mhozo daddy sodanch poz (bet) marta. Panch hozar rupiam sokoll to keddnach poz marina. (Vachpeank ugddas kortam. 1960 doskean 5 hozar rupia khubuch chodd) Oxem khorun to khubuch duddu jikhla. Ani aiz, tumche ttimicher 25vis hozar rupianchem eka vhodd donddekara thaim apost marlam. Pat, upkar korun aiz tumche ttimink jikhoi naka. Mhojea bapaik haroun luksonant ghal. Tujea khanddar bondunk dovorun to khanv oddtta, mhonnchem duddu bhitor ghalta. Oslea mon’xank lisanv xikounk zai. Hanv sozmotam tum mhojem hem kam’ kortolo vo aikotolo mhunn.
Sodanch tujea bogleak ravunk sodtolem, Pamela.
Vhodda gonngonnean foggoteo ani vozneachea avazan final suru zalem. Bannavle Dhande moidan lokache ghordden ot’talem. Donuim vattani khell sullsullit zatalo. Futtbol khellpollenar borech umedir ani urber xeboi martale punn hanv ekloch vorixtt chintnachea khonddant buskelolom. Pedro Antonichi ixttin Pamela konn? Kitlo temp zalo mogan asat? Tem khoinchea ganvchem? Hanv guttacho ixtt astona, tannem mhaka tancho mog kiteak lipoun dovorlo? Khorench to aplea girlfriend-achem aikotolo? Aiz to aple ttimik har ditolo? Hem chintint astona Pedro Antonink ek ugto mell’lolo boreantlo boro bol, goal bar-achea voilean xevttilo tedna konnem tori don-char mottean gali-fosti ghatleo.
Mathear odik chintnanchi ras. Khellacheo 30 mintam somplolim. Moidanachea mhodekat thanv virudhi ttimichea eka khellgoddean voir bol pas kel’lo to tanchea dusrea khellgoddeak mell’lolo bol Pedro Antonink ani her dogank fottoun uboch ek bal koso zumzumit shutt marun zoitacho gol golant toplo. Tea vellar konn tori pirgovpak laglo. Pedro Antonink grounddavelo voir kaddcho mhunn. Tacho khell khub dhil zatalo ani mhaka somzunk zatalem to khorench aple girlfriend-ak khuxi korunk, ttimink har ditolo.
Khellacho dusro somoi suru zalo. Pedro Antonio matso netar ailo koso distalo. Tache ttimir poddlolo gol badobad korunk to don-tin pavtti boroch korchelo. Punn virudhi ttim ekdom gott asli ani defensive khell khelltali. Khellacheo fokot nimnneo panch minutam aslim. Pedro Antonichea ttimichea goalkeeper-an marlolo bol justuch tachea payank mell’lo ani tannem vell piddear korinastona chougank ket korun somptoch golan bol toplo ani khellacho nikall 1-1 tharlo. Khell sompunk don minutam aslim.
Khoincheanuch tannem virudhi khellgoddea koddsun bol aplea tabeant ghetlo ani dogank bol ghoddoun tannem ugtea zagear aslolea Caitan Pelek (to katin kalo aslo mhunn taka Pele mhonntale) pas kelo ani tannem vell piddear korinastana zoitacho gol marlo.
Inamam vanttni zali ani tournamentacho boro khellgoddi mhunn Pedro Antonink inam’ favo zalem. Tannem mhaka saikolir bosoilo. Tachi ttim jikhli mhunn mhoji khuxeallkai taka ugti korchea vellaruch tannem eka Rajdoot motorsaikolicher boslolea monxa fuddean vochun kraaaanch korun saikolicho brek marlo ani bosantli chitt kaddun sottasot uloilo.
“Mhaka zai zalear 25vis hozar rupianchem luksann tuka korunk zatalem. Hanv mhoje ttimink khelltalom. Aiz meren hanv, mhozo futtbol khell zababdaren khell’lam ani khelltolom. Futtbol khelop mhozo ek dhorm. Dhongi monxa porim zaumnaka. Mhoje zat-khatiche voir ulounchea adim mhojea khanddar bonddunk dovorun xikar korchi tuka sonvoim zalea, tem mat ollkottponn pois kor. Kan ugte korun aik. Futtbol moidonar hanv ajun haronk nam ani poilea ani ekuch mogachea moidanar har khanvcho nam mhunn tuka avhan (challenge) ditam. Ghe hi chitt tuje dhuvechi. Vachun niyall kor”
Voili ghoddnni ghoddlear don sumanam zal’lim. To dis Son’var aslo. Sanjecher 4.30 vaztam amchea ganvchea inter-ward futtbol tournamentan hanv khellcho aslom. Bhair vagnant prektis kortalom. Pedro Anton apli saikol ghevn mhojea fuddean ubo zalo. He pavtti to eklo naslo. Tachea saikolichea dhandear ek sundor choli bosloli. Tannem mhaka vollok korun dili. Ti choli Pamela aslem. Pamelachea ghorcheamni apli chuk mandun ghetli. Tea disa to Colva moidanar khellcho aslo. Saikolichea dhandear bospacho zago Pamelan ghetlo. Ani saikolichim pedalam marit saikoll vochot vochot…..
Lino B. Dourado
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17-07-2010
