Sunday, July 01, 2007
It was truly an historical moment for every Singaporeans who were present at the National Stadium to witness the closing of the stadium. It has given us much fond memories that we can never forget. The winning of the Tiger Cup, the winning of the Malaysia Cup and so on. Especially for me, this is the first time that i am watching a live soccer match in a stadium, Singapore vs Australia. So happy to be able to cheer with the fellow fans as well as doing the kallang wave. I have also taken quite a number of photos over there. No one brought a digital camera along so we had to make do with Karl's camera phone. The quality not so good la but its beter than nothing though.
The match was quite exciting, both sides didn't "put water" for each other. Although Singapore lost 3-0 to Australia eventually, the Singapore team and the fans have done us proud. Everyone did very well in their respective roles. The players fought hard to deter the Australians from scoring and at the same time creating chances constantly to score. I would say their fortune was low la, several good chances were either saved, or shot off wide. They could have led the game at first half if they were able to convert the chances into goals. In the second half, the Australians began to play seriously liao. They were getting nearer and nearer to scoring. Finally, at 1 corner kick, the ball was crossed over to Viduka who was unmarked infront of the goal mouth. He jumped and headed the ball into the corner goal post and scored. Later on, Kewell was substituted in and he scored a goal from an angle to the far corner of the goal post. At 80+mins, Viduka was free from the defenders so it was the almost the same way he scored his first goal. The way the Australians play, were impressive. Even though Singapore lost the friendly match, i was still happy because i got to see the EPL players like Mark Viduka, Harry Kewell, Lucas Neil and Mark Schwarzer outside the tv lolx...But abit wasted la, didn't get a chance to see Tim Cahill because he wasn't available to play for the match i think.
Despite that, I enjoyed myself over there at the National Stadium. Hopefully if there is a chance, i can fly to Barcelona to see Henry they all play sia!! That would be even more exciting!! Perhaps the next time, it will be perfect if there is a girlfriend to watch me as well muahahaha!!!