Friday, February 02, 2007
was at the National Stadium to witness the Singapore vs Thailand match on wed. was with alan, dan, junjie(sp), bernice, boon, alicia and her fren. shouted till my voice went coarse after the game but it got better the next day.
kinda a boring 1st half from a soccer point of view cos there were more fouls than actions. its as though u could sense a fight coming from both sides of players as tackles flew in from either sides. and the 1st injury scene was as early as the kick off where a thai player kicked the ball back and our National squad's top scorer alam shah pressured him from behind and he fell. he laid there for a few secs b4 getting up again. this spark a furious reaction from the fans seated around us and i went along with all the singapore fans to shout at the thai player. little actions from the 1st half apart from alam shah's goal. singaporeans celebrated with our traditional kallang wave and its real fun to be part of it. just b4 the wave reaches our section, we'd all go stamping our foot against the ground and when the wave comes to us, we'd jus stand and go 'wohhhh'. haha.
2nd half was a tight affair as the thais came strongly back at us and they got their equaliser after singapore was caught napping for practically the 1st time in the game. after the goal, the thais came even stronger at us and fears were in all singaporeans. cant help but feel that the thais could even get the 2nd goal they needed. but alas, the score stayed at 1-1 until the 83rd min(as reported), singapore was awarded a controversial penalty. the thais walked out of the game, and as expected, all fans booed them including me =x. though we cant see clearly if its a foul, but fans around us feel that khairul amri's incident minutes earlier shld haf been a penalty. that was a real clear cut foul but somehow the referee turned a blind eye to it. wth man. we booed and booed and after 15mins, the thais came back on the field. there were mixed reactions as some fans booed, while some fans applauded. mustafic fahruddin stepped up for the awarded penalty. silence fell around us, all eyes on mustafic (jersey no.15). GOAL! National Stadium erupted once again. i could see everyone jumping for joy when the ball hit the back of the net. and in injury time, we could haf seen another eruption but only for khairul amri to glide his header wide.
final whistle blown, and u could see the singaporeans celebrating. cheers to the home team were loud.
its been 2 years since i was at the National Stadium watching a soccer match. the last time i went, it was Singapore vs Indonesia. kinda miss those feelings right now. becos soccer, is the only thing now, that could make me 4get abt everything. its just shouting, watching the game and celebrating if Singapore scores. pure enjoyment. no worries, no things to think abt. and that's when im happiest.
now, it's my usual routine yet again. bb.
I failed. 8:28 PM
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