ole ole ole...
singapore won!! we are in the tiger cup finals!!!
i was one of those crazy pple who went to watch, despite the downpour that lasted the whole day.. and despite ocean 11 showing on channel 5.. haha... bumped into jac, fuwei (i think he just came back from france), my junior yida martin etc.. i was sitting at the open gallery, with only my brother's army poncho to ward off the elements.. but though the chill penetrated to my bones, i still felt great!! the atmosphere was wonderful, with abt 30,000 fans (my estimate).. i thought i saw more myanmar fans when we were buying tickets, it was a sea of familar red inside the stadium.. like what admiral nelson once said, "the zest for my country keep me warm!" haha how apt...
though there were many supporters, some of their actions left a sour taste.. such as booing when myanmar was singing their national anthem, making noise during the minute of silence, throwing things down towards the pitch.. sg supporters have a long way to go from being true sports lovers... but it was still quite fun.. at least we were not boring and quiet.. we derieved much pleasure from shouting at anything and everything, hurling abuse at the referee or the myanmar keeper, looking at silly pple running around.. it's been quite some time since the national stadium was this lively..
the lions won with a bit of luck.. and a bit due to stupidity on myanmar's part.. it let itself down really.. being 3 men down before regulation time was up.. giving singapore a chance to score 3 more goals in extra time.. the conditions today were real bad.. the pitch was slippery and unpredictable, the weather cold and dreary.. but at least the supporters were behind the lions!!singapore needs to put in more effort if it wants to win the finals though.. i doubt the opponent will give the match to the lions on a platter.. or do stupid things like kick mud or throw water bottles at the referee..
in the end, it was worth every cent i paid for the ticket.. 6 goals, 3 red cards, a hat-trick by noh alam shah, a missed penalty, one free teeshirt, many fights.. oh check this out.. http://www.tigercup.org/en/news/index.asp? id=37982&cid=1164&sqid=1064&sec=119&amth=1&ayr=2005 Singapore booked their place in the final of the Tiger Cup 2004 for the first time since 1998, beating eight-man Myanmar in one of the most incident-packed games in the eight-year history of the tournament. yeah man... i'm glad i was there.. haha...
i was one of those crazy pple who went to watch, despite the downpour that lasted the whole day.. and despite ocean 11 showing on channel 5.. haha... bumped into jac, fuwei (i think he just came back from france), my junior yida martin etc.. i was sitting at the open gallery, with only my brother's army poncho to ward off the elements.. but though the chill penetrated to my bones, i still felt great!! the atmosphere was wonderful, with abt 30,000 fans (my estimate).. i thought i saw more myanmar fans when we were buying tickets, it was a sea of familar red inside the stadium.. like what admiral nelson once said, "the zest for my country keep me warm!" haha how apt...
though there were many supporters, some of their actions left a sour taste.. such as booing when myanmar was singing their national anthem, making noise during the minute of silence, throwing things down towards the pitch.. sg supporters have a long way to go from being true sports lovers... but it was still quite fun.. at least we were not boring and quiet.. we derieved much pleasure from shouting at anything and everything, hurling abuse at the referee or the myanmar keeper, looking at silly pple running around.. it's been quite some time since the national stadium was this lively..
the lions won with a bit of luck.. and a bit due to stupidity on myanmar's part.. it let itself down really.. being 3 men down before regulation time was up.. giving singapore a chance to score 3 more goals in extra time.. the conditions today were real bad.. the pitch was slippery and unpredictable, the weather cold and dreary.. but at least the supporters were behind the lions!!singapore needs to put in more effort if it wants to win the finals though.. i doubt the opponent will give the match to the lions on a platter.. or do stupid things like kick mud or throw water bottles at the referee..
in the end, it was worth every cent i paid for the ticket.. 6 goals, 3 red cards, a hat-trick by noh alam shah, a missed penalty, one free teeshirt, many fights.. oh check this out.. http://www.tigercup.org/en/news/index.asp? id=37982&cid=1164&sqid=1064&sec=119&amth=1&ayr=2005 Singapore booked their place in the final of the Tiger Cup 2004 for the first time since 1998, beating eight-man Myanmar in one of the most incident-packed games in the eight-year history of the tournament. yeah man... i'm glad i was there.. haha...
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