CHAPTER 27: THE ULTIMATE FINAL!!!! MALAYSIA VS THAILAND
The night before the final;
Hariz and Zuwe were inside their room.
"Fuck, I can't sleep", said Hariz.
"Same goes with me. I don't feel like this during team regu event", said Zuwe.
"You're right. I think I want to take a walk for a while", said Hariz.
"Me too. Let's go", said Zuwe. Then, both of them picked their Malaysia's jumpers before went out from their room. They're surprise as FH, Zarep and Azim were of from their rooms too.
"So, you thought just like us, huh", said Hariz.
"Seems like that", said FH. Then, all 5 of them walked out from the hotel until they're arrived at the park. Later, they saw 5 Thailand players that they will face tomorrow; Boonsak, Tumulak, Arif Supachai, Sittichai, and Pattana were there too.
"Can't sleep too?" asked Boonsak.
"You too, huh", said FH.
"How can we? It's the ultimate final match after all", said Tumulak.
"That's true", said Hariz.
"Why don't we played circled takraw for a while", said Arif Supachai while taking out a ball. Then, all of them made a big circle and played.
Few moments later;
"There you boys are", said Pornchai.
"All 10 that will be part of the final together? Don't you need to sleep?" said Taneekarn.
"Well, we can't sleep", said FH.
"That's true. We need to clear up our head right now", said Tumulak.
"Seriously, you boys better returned to hotel now. Your match is the spot light for tomorrow after all", said Pornchai.
"Yes, sir", replied all players.
"See you tomorrow then", said Hariz.
"Yes. Let's give our best shot tomorrow", said Boonsak. Then, all of them returned to their hotel rooms.
On the next day;
All players arrived at the arena for the final.
"Okay, everybody. For today, we had the final for men's regu and doubles and women's quadrant. All of you will face Thailand. So, I wish you best of luck", said Azlan Mubin.
"Yes, sir", said all players.
Later on;
Hariz, FH, Azim, Zuwe and Zarep are gathers around coach Luqman.
"Okay, boys. For the first set, Azim, Zuwe and Zarep will start the match first. For the 2nd set, Hariz and FH will come in. And we'll see later what to do if we need to play the rubber set", said coach Luqman. All players just nodded.
Later on;
Azim, Zuwe and Zarep are ready in the court. Meanwhile, Thailand is using Pattana as tekong instead of Boonsak together with Tumulak and Arif Supachai. Thailand will begins the match with their serves. After getting the signal from Pattana, Tumulak tosses the ball to Pattana. Pattana then kicked the ball with a horse kick serve. The ball reaches Zuwe that managed to lift the ball up before Zarep sets it up high before Azim hits the ball with a role spike. Tumulak tried to block it but failed as the ball landed at Thailand's court to give Malaysia the 1st point. Then, Pattana served the ball for the 2nd serve. This time it reaches Zarep. Zarep then lifts up the ball with his head before sets the ball high enough for Azim to hit it with a role spike. Arif managed to pick the ball before sets it high and then Tumulak hits the ball with his role spike that Azim failed to block to give Thailand the 1st point. Later, Pattana served the ball for the final time. The ball reached Azim that lifts the ball up before Zarep sets it. Then, Azim hits the ball with a tapping that managed to trick Thailand's players to give Malaysia the 2nd point.
"That's a great start", said AZ.
"That's true. I'm going to be honest. This match will overshadows other matches", said RG.
"You're right, mate", said Acap.
Meanwhile, it is Malaysia's turn to serve. After getting the signal from Zuwe, Azim tossed the ball to Zuwe. Zuwe then kicked the ball with a 75 km/h horse kick serve that all Thailand's players failed to pick it up to give Malaysia the 3rd points.
"75 km/h, huh. What a speed", said Suebsak.
"Yes. The Malaysia's main team had problem with their tekong position after they suspended Syahir Rosdi and Zulkifli Razak. How can they didn't realise that they have bunch of great tekongs in the university's team?" asked Pornchai.
"Maybe it's like Azlan said. It's chronism", said Suebsak.
Later, Zuwe served the ball for the 2nd time. This time the ball reaches Pattana. Pattana tried to lift the ball up with his foot but he accidentally kicked the ball out from the play to give Malaysia the 4th point. Then, Zuwe serves the ball for the final time but this time the ball stucked at the net to give Thailand the 2nd point.
45 minutes later;
The points was now 22-22. Both regus decided to change their tekongs as FH and Boonsak entering the court.
"Do you think you can play if we need to play in rubber set, Zuwe?" asked coach Luqman.
"Yes, sir", said Zuwe.
"Very well. We'll see later on", said coach Luqman. That moment, it's Malaysia's final turn to serve. After getting the signal from FH, Azim tossed the ball to him. FH then served it with a horse kick serve that reached in between of Boonsak and Tumulak. There's a miscommunication between Boonsak and Tumulak causing the ball to land nearby their feet before bounced out to give Malaysia the game point. Then, it's Thailand's turn to serve. After getting signal from Boonsak, Tumulak then tosses the ball to Boonsak. Boonsak then kicked the ball with his horse kick serve. The ball reached Zarep that quickly lifts up the ball before sets it. Azim then jumped up high before hits the ball with a perfect role spike that Tumulak failed to block it well giving Malaysia the win for the 1st set but unfortunately, Azim landed badly on his feet.
"Sorry, Hariz. It seems that we need to avoid to play in the rubber game. We don't have any backup killer if you getting injured", said coach Luqman.
"Very well coach", said Hariz before gets in to the court.
"Finally, my namdongsaeng will played", said Gyuri.
"Too bad their tekong, Zuwe was already taken out. He's my fan after all", said TWICE's Jeongyeon.
"But at least my fan just came in", said Jiyoung.
"Jiyoung seems so proud that Hariz is her fan", said Nicole.
"Of course I am", said Jiyoung.
Later the 2nd set begins with Malaysia's serve. After getting the signal from FH, Hariz tosses the ball to FH. FH served the ball with his horse kick serve. The ball reached Arif Supachai. He then lifts up the ball with his head before sets up the ball for Tumulak to hit the ball with a role spike but Hariz managed to block it well causing the ball to land on Thailand's side to give Malaysia the 1st point. Then, for the 2nd serve, FH's serve reaches Tumulak. He then lifts up the ball with his head before Arif sets it up high. Then, Tumulak hits the ball with his role spike that Hariz failed to block to give Thailand the equaliser. Then, for the final serve, FH served the ball with his 80km/h horse kick serve that reaches Boonsak but Boonsak failed to take it to give Malaysia the 2nd point. Then, it's Thailand's turn to serve. After getting the signal from Boonsak, Tumulak tossed the ball to Boonsak. Boonsak then served the ball with a horse kick serve that reaches Zarep. Zarep then sets the ball high before Hariz hits it with a sunback spike to give Malaysia the 3rd point. Then, Boonsak served the ball for the 2nd time. This time the ball hits the net before landed on Malaysia's side to give Thailand the 2nd point. Then, for the final serve, Boonsak sends the ball with his horse kick serve to reach the corner of Malaysia's side to give Thailand the 3rd point.
"What a tough match this is", said RG.
"Yeah. We're watching 6 most stubborn players in the world today", said AZ.
"That's true. This match is going to be fun to watch", said Acap.
50th minutes later;
The score is tied with 24-24. Now, it is the last serve of the set. Thailand will served the ball. Tumulak breathed in deeply. After getting the signal from Boonsak, Tumulak tossed the ball to him. Boonsak then served the ball with a horse kick serve. The ball reaches FH that managed to lift up the ball with his right foot before Zarep sets the ball. Hariz then jumped high before hits the ball with a 77 km/h role spike. Tumulak jumped high to block it............ but it FAILED as the ball hits his butt before landed on Thailand's side to give Malaysia the win with 25-24 crowning them the world champion once again. Suddenly, all 6 players fell down and lying on the court. The medics then rushed into the court to check the players.
"45 minutes to finish the 1st set and another 50 minutes for the 2nd set. More than 1 and half hour just to finished this match. What a crazy players all 6 of them", said Pornchai.
"Crazy, stubborn and passionate. Damn", said Suebsak. Then, when all players managed to stand back on their feet, they gives respect to each other before shakes hand while smiled towards each other. The whole arena gives them a big applause to both nations.
"Saranghaeyo, namdongsaeng!!" cried Gyuri.
"I'm proud of him", said Seoung-deok.
"Me too. He might be just my stepson, but what he did just now touched my heart", said Sohyun.
Later on;
All 6 of them managed to regain their energy after eating alot of food.
"We're really give our all in the match just now, huh", said FH.
"That's true. We have no regret even though we lost that match", said Boonsak.
"Yes. We give everything we got after all", said Hariz. Later, Gyuri came with their parents. Gyuri then hugs his brother tightly.
"You're okay, namdongsaeng? I saw you and your friends fell down just now", said Gyuri.
"You're worry too much, nuna. All of us are fine. Just exhausted. That's all", said Hariz.
"Unnie worry too much", said Jiyoung then came by with other Kara and TWICE members.
"It's T-TWICE", said Zuwe.
"That's true. You're our fan?" asked Jihyo.
"Of course I am", said Zuwe.
"Who's your favourite member?" asked Tzuyu.
"Jeongyeon", said Zuwe. Jeongyeon then hugs Zuwe.
"Uggh, that's not fair. Jeongyeon always has most fans around the world", said Sana.
"But, Hariz here always be my fan", said Jiyoung. Then, Erina and Taneekarn came.
"There are all 10 of you. You shall come inside now to get your medals", said Erina.
"Very well. C'mon lads", said Hariz. Then, all 10 players made their way inside the arena.
"Ladies and gentlemen. Now it's time for the victory ceremony for the men regu event. All the medalist please make your way behind your podium", said the MC. All 20 players from 4 nations that make it to semi-finals make their way to the behind the podium.
"The third place goes to, INDONESIA and REPUBLIC OF SOUTH KOREA". All Indonesian and South Korean players made their way up to the podium to receive the medal.
"The runner up goes to THAILAND". All Thailand players then step up to the podium and received their medals.
"Now, the champion of regu event goes to: MALAYSIA". All players then step up to the podium and received their medals.
"Now, ladies and gentlemen. Please stand up for the national anthem of Malaysia".
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