In the Orange corner we have the " Bizarre behaviour of Besart Berisha".
and...........................In the Blue corner the "Brazen, Battered, Bruised, Belittled and Berated (Pascal) Bosschaart".
And so it was. The battle of 2 of the boldest haircuts in the A-League eventually overshadowing what can best be described as an epic contest, decided yet again by a Brisbane Roar "Houdini act" that only they seem capable of accomplishing.
Just what got into Besarts' head here though is a mystery probably known only to him.
During the week he was under an injury cloud but commented that "only god could stop him" from taking his place in the starting side, and that he "didn't want to let down his teammates". Well as it transpires he may well have done so here, if his rather irresponsible actions are deemed to have brought the game into disrepute (or something similar).
Quite obviously words were exchanged between he and Bosschaart during the match, and maybe physical things of a quite sensitive nature too. But really all Berisha needed to do at full time was remind Pascal of the scoreline, who eventually inflicted it, perhaps give him the finger, then depart the scene. Instead the shirt had to come off (normally a yellow card offence), Bosschaart was ushered to the tunnel and Berisha sped off to the touchline and waited to see if Pascal had accepted his invitation. And he duly did, despite it has to be said, in a state of stunned bewilderment at what had cruelly transpired only a minute or so earlier, to him and his team. Seriously if that wasn't punishment enough, now he had to pick himself off the canvas and front up to a wild eyed Albanian who had yet another score to settle!
Enter stage left the real hero of the night in the shape of injured (or out of favour) teammate James Meyer, formally dressed, no studs to assist stability, and seemingly punching beyond his weight limit, especially at that moment. He somehow managed to contain the raging bull in a relentless Bear Hug. A truly matadorial display of courage from young James which almost certaintly prevented either a riot, or, alternatively an all in brawl that opposing teams in a State Of Origin meeting would have been proud of. Regardless of whether Berisha gets hit with a suspension or not as a result of this, surely James must get a medal for this effort.................... and it would have to be Gold.
Bravo James!
Given the fact that Sydney ended Brisbanes' 36 match unbeaten run earlier this season and now found themselves on the receiving end of the one of the cruellest Football results ever, could this be the pre cursor to one of the great sporting rivalries in Australian club sport. A Soccer (Football) fixture to rival that of that famed Rugby League series, the aforementioned State Of Origin? After all the same 2 states are involved.
If it ensures this sort of drama, I bloody well hope so!
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