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Monday, January 17, 2005

Looking for the red sea??? nxt time, look no further than singapore itself... The red sea was in full force yesterday at the national stadium when singapore took on indonesia in the second leg of the final of the tiger cup... went wif marcus, darric, hongyi n shuxiang... marcus's uncle drove us there... when we reach the stadium at abt 5pm... the place was already crowded with singapore supporters decked in red... when we entered the stadium, it was already half filled!!! look all around you and all you can see is red n more red... the kallang wave was in full force and chants of ole` could be heard all thru out the stadium... it was my first time in such an atmosphere... electrifying would be appropriate word to describe it...

when the match started, it was full house in the stadium... all 55,000 seats were filled up... singapore started the match brightly and took the lead thru indra in the 6th min... they extend their lead further after indra was brought down in the penalty area after a great run by itimi resulting in the pass to him... agu stepped up and calmly slotted the ball past the goalkeeper... by then, the title more or less belongs to singapore... indonesia pulled one back in the second half but singapore kept their composure except for the sending off of skipper aide and eventually the match finished 2-1 in favour of singapore and they won the tiger cup with an aggregate of 5-2...

kudos to the lions for winning the cup... they were labelled as non-hopers going into the tournament but they have proved everyone wrong... the football they play may not be attractive like indonesia but they play smartly and coolly... credits definitely has to be given to raddy abvramovic who has giv the lions and their supporters belief... i got to admit that before the tiger cup, i was one of singapore biggest critics but after this tournament, my perception totally changed... this team is still young and has got bags to potential to fulfill...

the young players blossomed in this tournament... the likes of lionel lewis, sharil ishak, baihakki khaizan, itimi dickson, agu casmir and khairul amri have become household names... for me, the player of the tournament is definitely goh tat chuan... he showed all the qualities of a great anchorman ala patrick vieira n roy keane... my new idol!!! wahahaha...

i was glad that i manage to be part of this event... when i looked back, i can tell myself that i was there when singapore won the tiger cup... hopefully, this can kickstart the start of a great footballing history for singapore...

soccer is indeed the beautiful game...

I Love This Game.// 11:25 PM