Stories of Paraná - Cana hard

Stories of Paraná - Cana hard

Cana hard
Nilson Monteiro

The ball or bullet.
In fiefdom bittersweet family Meneghel in Bandeirantes, his team alvinegro only football can conjugate a verb: to win.
Or, switching on kids at the stage of Vila Maria, bagasse is more bitter opponents. And, to boot, to the referees and linesmen. The mystique of Courage brothers - Seraphim and Antoninho - was born along with his team, in the '60s, anchored in cables "Schmidt and Weston," caübre 38. But also grew by double backed as wonderful as hell on the pitch, as Paquito and Tiao Abatia or Geraldão Xesco or Nondas and Russinho ...
In 1968, the Union competed in Villa Maria, a game against a select of Paranaguá, which, if lost, would fall outside the Special Division.
But, eventually hardening the scene for the team of Meneghel, who refused another result that was not the victory.
For many, the select area did boteco Union, whose quarterbacks in bid inevitable penalty committed.
Sure. The "judge" with a baby face with bottle stolen whistled.
Blew and left him.
Serafim stroked his beard, went to the middle of the field, formed the cake, there was a stampede.
Meneghel under his big hat, threw cigarette puffs of straw in the face of the referee: "What you have scored, you rascal?" Answer: "Technical foul against the select!"
In another time and again to plummet the Special Branch, the select was once again the protagonist of stories Vila Maria. The Union Bandeirantes this time must draw to rival a quadrangular ranked among the top in the state.
In the first time, select tired of looking the ball in the back of the net: 5X1. The "double hillbilly" Paquito and Tiao Abatia was simply devilish.
The Meneghel laughed at every pore.
Started the second half and give zebra: the select players seemed to have sucked up the prescriptions.
With or without ballots, caused despair in heart: 5X5. Minutes before the end of the game, the "judge" had the holy recklessness point penalty against Union
The stick broke. The referee got ears warm cascudos brandished by the masseuse's hands Saracotê, goalkeeper Hand of Oz, the Union catimbava on one side, defender Pescuma another, the Meneghel stimulated the smoke ... Finally, do not know who Grace, Seraphim and his men retreated.
Left the striker put the ball in Paranaguá brand lime to collect the penalty.
Out, of course.
Until today, we have the gunner was encouraged to "miss" the goal of a good sum of money and the barrel of the revolver Appeared Zavan the popular "Auction", the family friend Meneghel and at the time director of football of the Union

Nilson Monteiro, journalist


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.