Of Game and Life
Occasion: Singapore VS Thailand,
The 1st-leg final of the ASEAN Football Championship, formally known as the Tiger Cup.. tensions are high, expections too.. Singapore and Thailand are the only countries to have won this competition, the thais have 3 to their names, and Singapore, 2, the latest being the 2004 victory
Final score for 1st leg? Singapore 2 -1 Thailand
A great victory? Much media coverage will be talking about the controversial penalty that lead to Singapore's penalty lead when the teams were levelled at 1-1
But what disturbs me was the reaction by the Thai team.. to be honest, it was a downright disgrace to the Thai Soccer Team, pardon me, for i have great respect for this southeast-asia powerhouse as the constant threat to Singapore dominance..
This was what happened:
Ref awarded a penalty after judging that a Singaporean player was pulled back in the penalty box after a cross was floated in.. tv replays shows that the decision might not be justified, i think it was a damn stupid decision, so the thai players protested and decided to walk away from the pitch and whine with their coach.. the team manager joined the team and it took forever for them to get their bloody idea back and carry on with match..
now football is football and decisions can come or go your way, you have every right to be upset when you feel injustice, but be professional to continue the game instead of whinning and trying to revolt..
there is still lots to play for in the return leg at Bangkok on Sunday
this is not a offensive against the Thais, this is not about your country, your soccer team, but these players who were playing against Singapore on the kallang pitch today should be ashamed of yourselves as footballers for you have bought shame to yourselves in front of a international(or, maybe just asian) audience and that you made a mockery of a Final Match at an ASEAN-level competition, what a shame, what a disgrace
And for all your monkey acts, you denied the grand old dame of Singapore of a glorious end and a hell of a football match
To this soccer team from Thailand tonight, shame on you
The 1st-leg final of the ASEAN Football Championship, formally known as the Tiger Cup.. tensions are high, expections too.. Singapore and Thailand are the only countries to have won this competition, the thais have 3 to their names, and Singapore, 2, the latest being the 2004 victory
Final score for 1st leg? Singapore 2 -1 Thailand
A great victory? Much media coverage will be talking about the controversial penalty that lead to Singapore's penalty lead when the teams were levelled at 1-1
But what disturbs me was the reaction by the Thai team.. to be honest, it was a downright disgrace to the Thai Soccer Team, pardon me, for i have great respect for this southeast-asia powerhouse as the constant threat to Singapore dominance..
This was what happened:
Ref awarded a penalty after judging that a Singaporean player was pulled back in the penalty box after a cross was floated in.. tv replays shows that the decision might not be justified, i think it was a damn stupid decision, so the thai players protested and decided to walk away from the pitch and whine with their coach.. the team manager joined the team and it took forever for them to get their bloody idea back and carry on with match..
now football is football and decisions can come or go your way, you have every right to be upset when you feel injustice, but be professional to continue the game instead of whinning and trying to revolt..
there is still lots to play for in the return leg at Bangkok on Sunday
this is not a offensive against the Thais, this is not about your country, your soccer team, but these players who were playing against Singapore on the kallang pitch today should be ashamed of yourselves as footballers for you have bought shame to yourselves in front of a international(or, maybe just asian) audience and that you made a mockery of a Final Match at an ASEAN-level competition, what a shame, what a disgrace
And for all your monkey acts, you denied the grand old dame of Singapore of a glorious end and a hell of a football match
To this soccer team from Thailand tonight, shame on you
posted by klayhead at 10:28 pm
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