3nd February 2007
4 days ago, i visited our Grand 'Ol Dame for maybe the last time... Wad an emotional sendoff for our Kallang National Stadium. That's the place that provided me with so much joy back in my early teens. Basically i would be at the stadium every other week at early evenings in order to catch the best seats and to be part of the action. It all ended in 1994, when after winning the Malaysia Cup, Singapore withdrew from the M-league. Never had i realised that 13 years later at the grandest stage of them all, i would be visiting them hoping to see them defeat the Brand of football known as Tomyum football in this region. And wat a match!!!
We went quite early to catch the best seats (just like Malaysia Cup times), decked out all in red and Singing the national anthem with gutso.... so long since i felt proud i am a Singaporean. But seeing Singapore battling out with the Thais (my prospective adoptive country), really puts me on edge... But that nite, my allegience stands... I am with the lions.....
The whole stadium erupted 17 minutes into the games shutting the thai supporters up courtesy of Tournament top scorer Nor Alam Shah... Thailand came back in the 2nd half and scored an equalizer... The match looked set to be in stalemate until the 82nd min... and also an act of unsportsmanship by the thais... They simply walked off the pitch when the referee awarded singapore with a penalty kick... play stopped for 15 minutes before resuming... but we won with the kick and Kallang Stadium will close with a flourish... And for all the 55,000 fans who made ur way to the stadium, I thank all of you for making my dream come true... of reliving the malaysia cup atmosphere all over again in these 2 matches on saturday and wednesday....
Finally with a tearful eye, i waved goodbye to the place i spent so many weekends squeezing with the ppl....
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Outside the stadium.
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Singing the anthem with gutso
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