E D’souza writes: "....what is the moral of the story? A draw is a win win?"
You aren’t the first to wonder. A bit of context might help. Have you ever heard of a football team refusing to accept a penalty awarded them by mistake? Think of all those creative forwards diving right, left and centre to earn a penalty. Next, which footballer in the world protests an erroneous decision that benefits his team? The funny thing was, the protesting player kept complaining till the referee had to send him off for dissent and disrespect for his authority. Imagine being sent off for insisting that an injustice be undone! Once he left the field, his colleague came up, and, of course, shot the penalty wide. Why? Because “it was the right thing to do!” It gets funnier. The opposing team won’t be outdone in fair play. They withdraw one of their players from the match because the other team was playing with just ten. They wanted an even contest, and this, when they were trailing 1-3! And, brother, did fate reward them for their magnanimity? They earned two penalties in the second-half and drew the game 3-3. But now the other team’s penalty misser was unhappy. He kept grumbling about the second penalty which helped the opponents draw the match! The poor referee couldn’t have put it better: "I don't really understand that. First he shoots wide on purpose, then he complains when the other team scores. It's hopeless."
