CNLU 2021 BATCH WITH THE RUNNERS UP TROPHY [2018 Edition]
Image Credit- Lawman's Photography
It was February, 2017. Some of the football enthusiasts from my batch decided that we should have an inter-batch football tournament. Inter-batch tournaments were not new in our college. We had inter-batch tournaments of cricket and kabaddi (Both male and female). So why not football. As a result the foundation of the first CNLU Inter-Batch Football Tournament was laid. However the game which eventually became the El-Classico of our university was the game between CNLU Batch of 2020 and CNLU Batch of 2021.
The first encounter between the two sides was a close one. However at the end, the batch of 2020 won the game because of an own goal by a defender of 2021 batch. But, this was just the beginning of a great rivalry.
In the second edition of the tournament, the rivalry became even more intense. The two batches first played against each other in a group stage game which ended in a 1-1 draw. The tension, the drama was unparalleled. So much so that even the referee and the linesmen felt the heat (P.S.- The author was linesman in this game and out of anger and frustration he threw the flag on a supporter and left the ground swearing).
The two sides again faced each other in the finals of the 2018 Inter-Batch Football tournament. The score read 1-1 at the end of 45 minutes. Aman Singh scored for the 2020 batch, whereas Vivek Thakur scored for the 2021 batch. The final was now to be decided on penalties. In the penalties the 2020 batch were successful in scoring 3 of their 5 penalties. On the other hand CNLU Batch of 2021 were able to score only one penalty. The CNLU Batch of 2020 lifted their second Inter-Batch Football Trophy.
In the opening game of the third edition, the 2021 batch were all over the defending champions. However they failed to get past their defense as well as their goalkeeper (P.S.- The author was the goalkeeper so there can be certain element of bias). On the other hand the 2020 batch scored one goal which remained the only difference between the two sides.
In the final of the third edition, both the teams lost their crucial players. However still the quality of the game remained the same. The score was 0-0 at the end of 45 minutes. One more final was now to be decided on penalties. Once again the CNLU Batch of 2020 turned out to be winners. The 2020 batch got three out of five penalties correct. On the other hand the 2021 batch were successful in only couple of occasions. The author of this post got the best goalkeeper's trophy, whereas Nishant got the top scorer's trophy. But, most importantly the CNLU Batch of 2020 lifted the winners trophy for the third consecutive time.
The batch of 2020 and 2021 were gearing up for their final encounter in the 2020 edition. However the pandemic had some other plans. The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in the closure of university as well as the inter-batch football tournament. The rivalry met a fatal end.
Today both 2020 batch and 2021 batch have become an alumni of Chanakya National Law University. But, their rivalry will still be felt in the grounds of our college. The cheers of their supporters will still echo in the grounds of our college.
CNLU BATCH OF 2021 WITH THE RUNNERS UP TROPHY [2019 Edition]
Image Credit- Lawman's Photography
CNLU BATCH OF 2020 WITH THE WINNERS TROPHY [2019 Edition].
Image Credit- Lawman's Photography
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