The day / time : 2 Jan 2005 / 1930hrs
Venue : National Stadium
Attendance : over 30,000 according to Newpaper ( although i seriously think it is slightly over 10,000 only..)
First Leg score : 4-3 in favour of Singapore

This was the venue where Singapore was playing Myanmar in the 2nd leg of the Tiger Cup semi-final... and my buddies and i were there to support the lions.... initially the odds were against us right from the start.. as the Myanmar supporters were out in force, shouting, singing & dancing throughout much of the match.. they were even 2-0 up at one stage.... whereas the Singapore supporters were not as vocal ( u should have seen the way we sing the National Anthem.. cos we were NOT singing at all!!!!)...

Anyway, in the end, Singapore won 4-2 ( 8-5 on aggregate) against a 8-man Myanmar team... and overall it was a fantastic match, not because of the sloppy play or the wet pitch.. but more on the atmosphere... i mean, for a mere $10, u can :

1. Scold and sprout vulgarities at the top of your voice.. and no one will give a damn about it
2. Take off your shirt and wave it all about whenever a goal is scored.. and still no one will give a damn about it
3. See 3 red cards, lots of drama & play-acting (one Myanamar player should get an Oscar for the way he collapsed, after he was given just a pat on the back by one Singapore player)
4. Sense alot of tension between fans from both sides.. and unfortunately there was a fight and even throwing of dustbins all around...
5. See lots of goals, a missed penalty and throwing of water bottles from the Myanmar bench
6. See extra 30 min of football, cos the score was level in normal time
7. See 2 Myanmar players doing a vulgar gesture at us, after they were sent off by the referee.. of cos, we kept booing them all the way
8. Keep shouting " Referee Kayu", whenever the referee makes a decision against Singapore.. lucky he is a Jap though.. so he can't understand what we are scolding..
9. Lead the crowd in cheering on the team.. haha, first we started cheering for Indra, when he was about to come on as a substitute .. later the whole crowd joined in!!! omg.. damn shiok man!!!!!!
10. but most importantly, we get to see Singapore win, and thus go on into the Tiger Cup final... yeah man!!!!!!

Hmm... i will be at the National Stadium on the 16 Jan, to cheer on the Lions and soak in the atmosphere.... what about u ???

Morale of the Story : If u wanna shout, scold, stare or even be half-naked without grabbing attention..u can only do it at the National Stadium !!