The Big Fight Part 1 (End)

Final Score 1-1. What a terribly disappointing match... The first half was like watching school children playing soccer. The passing was abysmal and the defenders gave the Malaysians a zoo's space to move about and attack. Singapore must really trust Lionel Lewis to save them and he did when he had a superb reflex save to deny Malaysia a 2nd in the 80th+ min. And of course our goal machine Nor Alam Shah was once again on hand to rescue Singapore from defeat. On the whole everyone played poorly, especially the usually dependable Daniel Bennett. Even Lionel was having somewhat of an off-day.

The saddest part of the match is that it seemed too..friendly. Where are the bloodied noses, spit-in-the-face, skull-fracturing-elbows and leg breaking tackles? Where is our traditional heated rivalry? Maybe we need Mahatir or MM Lee Kuan Yew to stir up some water under the bridge issue before we can see some heart and passion in the next game. Oh ya, another sad thing is that i was shouting at the players and referee through a TV screen. It sucks not to watch a Singapore match live.

However, at the end of the day, the results suit Singapore better for the 2nd leg this Saturday since we have home advantage. Hope they wake up their idea and play some decent football (read: learn to pass to your own players!) and for goodness sake, like they say in the SAF, "Show some bloody urgency!"

Anyone need tickets for the match on Saturday? 8pm National Stadium 27th Jan Sat. $6 Gallery $10 Grandstand. I'm probably buying them this Thursday.