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The Australian Guard taken in the middle of the fray says that the fight has had the effect of a "long-standing hell"
mobbed. Australian goalkeeper Chris Goulding has been stung by a crazy Filipino crowd, but he is proud that his teammates have managed to hold back.
MANILA, Philippines – A home team "embarrassed" by its bad play sparked the Philippine-Australia fight that stunned world basketball.
That's at least what Australian player Chris Goulding thinks after the July 2 scrum. Qualification for the FIBA World Cup in Asia at the Filipino Arena in Bulacan
"I believe that Luc Longley, the Australian Vice President, spoke yesterday about good basketball. We're up big and I think the most important thing is that they (Gilas) were not happy with that, they were a little embarrassed, "Goulding said in an interview with Sunrise. TV show in Australia on Thursday, July 5th.
"They sent a player to try to put us under the skin … 19659007] Longley had criticized coach Gilas Chot Reyes for instigating his players to" go out and hit "their team (READ: Australian coach blames more than anyone else Chot Reyes)
Goulding was in the middle of the scrum while Roger Pogoy's foul on the Australian guard pushed his teammate Daniel Kickert to fight back with an elbow on the Gilas keeper.
This triggered the incident of the bench and many threw themselves on Goulding, who fell and was attacked while lying on the ground by a mad mob that included Hen player Gilas Allein Maliksi and assistant coach of the national team Jong Uichico
Gilas cadet Troy Rike tried to protect Goulding before Longley pulled him out of the ugly scuffle. 19659010]
Goulding, who had a look at black butter and bruises, said that the moment was long.
"To be honest, at that point, I do not mean that I went into survival mode, but as you say, I was in the field.There was a lot people who were punching and fingering me, so I was really trying to hide my head, protect my head, and wait, "he says.
"It's something you would never think of knowing," Goulding told SEN Radio. "It was a hell of a while."
Goulding said he felt proud that most of his teammates managed to restrain themselves.
"[If] you see other ways of seeing how my teammates behaved" They wanted to help, "said Goulding," they were really disciplined , they did not need to come on the field, and finally, that's why we won the match. "
The Philippines ended up losing the u by default while 9 Gilas players were ejected to join the crash while 2 of the 3 players remaining on the field ultimately made a foul, the rules of FIBA stipulate that at least two players should be in the field. (Play: Gilas loses to Australia in World Cup playoffs
"There has not been much sleep since the incident", has Goulding said: "Physically, I'm surprisingly really good – little black eye and some bumps and bruises, but that's about it all." – Rappler.com
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