I was hesitant writing an article about the San Beda – San Sebastian fracas due to the fact that hey, I’m a Bedan, and whatever I say here would sound biased towards my alma mater. But since fellow writter Philippe persuaded me to write this, here it goes:
All these happened inside San Beda College Mendiola’s St.Placid Sports Complex. It has two adjacent basketball courts separated by a hallway. On one court, was the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament between San Sebastian and the University of Perpetual Help System (women’s followed by men’s) while the San Beda Red Lions are having their practice on the other court.
To cut the story short, this is what happened as told by coach FL:
1. The men's VT shouted racial slurs to Ola.
2. Ola mentioned the incident to Coach FL.
3. Coach FL approached the men's VT. At this point, mainit na daw ang both sides.
4. Coach FL asked one Baste player to call the coach.
5. Coach FL told Goyareb na ayusin niya yung gulo na sinimulan ng players niya.
6. Nagsisigaw daw si Goyareb and he turned his back on FL habang minumura nito si FL.
7. FL followed Goyareb to confront him. Goyareb turned to FL and threw a punch at FL.
8. Chaos followed.
My Comments:
1. I commend Baste’s women’s volleyball team, being caught in the crossfire as they try to protect Goyareb. Our prayers go out to those who were injured.
2. It was a man to man fight (not that its right, but it only means that injury to the women’s team were all incidental).
3. Where were Baste’s men volleyball team? Oh, they just looked.
4. And what’s up with the Recto team starting a fracas at Mendiola? Bravery or Stupidity? To quote Olen Lim (coach Frankie’s wife) “You don’t ever come to our house and disrespect us! You were asking for it!”
5. And to quote Miaka Lim “Our Red Lions are taught not to be racists and to treat our own as family and stick up for them if aggrieved, that’s what happened today.”
Developments as of this time:
1. Coach Goyareb is filing charges against the whole RL.
2. NCAA MANCOM will have an emergency meeting.
It is an unfortunate incident. May this incident bear good fruit after the smoke has cleared.
By the way, it would be most interesting to watch SSCR vs. SBC in this Monday's PCCL.
-Bloyd
Credits: San Beda Red Lions FB page.
Bias... one sided.
ReplyDeleteThese are just my opinions and observations regarding the statement of Coach Franki Lim:
ReplyDelete1.) I think it's unlikely for the SSC MVT to "shout" racial slurs to Ola since they are in Ola's territory. And also many Bedan could hear it especially Ola's teammates.
2.) Based on the pictures, SSC MVT is missing. If coach Frankie Lim said that he approached the MVT, then I think the MVT should be at least in that area where the fracas happened. But I don't even see one if we will base it on the pictures. And if they were there I think they will at least try to stop that fight just like some of the girls did. (Even if they're just watching, they should be caught by the camera since as FL said he approached them, they should be in that area also.)
3.) Was Miakka even there? Cause she talks as if she's there and knows all what happened. Mas magaling pa kay Joey Villar na andun mismo nung nangyari yun.
I just read on Ballerpinas that FL approached the MVT outside the gym so it's the reason why the MVT is not in the pictures. At nabasa ko rin sa isang tweet na "napagsarhan" daw sila ng gate kaya di na nakapasok sa loob.
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