gobbledigook.

[ a morbid fascination that borders on obsession. ]

Monday, February 05, 2007
Roar Lions Roar.

Perhaps a paragraph is not apt to sum the heroics of our boys at Bangkok(hmm sounds a bit wrong) in the ASEAN Football Championship. Its quite a feat to retain the title in front of a boisterous partisan Thai crowd. They over came the odds, the tipsters and punters, and most importantly themselves. Despite Singapore being the most unfairplay team with 15 yellow cards and 1 red(Thailand not far behind with 13 yellows), this is certainly a tournament to remember(becaused i watched all matches live, duh) with the nail bitting endings and heart stopping moments at both ends of the field. Its a pity the lions are not receiving the full recognition of their efforts they truly deserve, at least leapfrog Thailand in the FIFA standings.

Alam Shah, definitely player of the tournament with his winners' medal, 10 goal golden boot tally and tournament MVP. I'd say Lionel wasn't far behind with his acrobatics between the sticks. Swansong for Mani and Aide. A baptism of fire for Baihakki, Precious and Hafiz. Bennett his usual self. Mustafic and Jiayi needs to click more. Ridhuan a revelation and his blistering pace can be a huge asset down the right. The left flank more of a problem, with Shahril, Itimi, Khairul and Fazrul filling in with varying degrees of success. Indra, fret not. You'll regain your touch for sure. Next, Asia.

Kudos to Raddy the Schemer, Alam Shah the Destructor and shame on you Datsakorn Thonglao the wimp.

Drawing an anecdote from my annals, its a similiar euphoria experienced some 1 year ago when Innova triumphed over Anderson in the North Zone. Underdogs versus Favourites. Hostile territory. Dalis the silent one. Everytime i pass by our arena of glory, i feel the same rush of emotion as Vic lifted the trophy. Probably this is what that kept us together. It was a feeling that i relished and forever will cherish, I would definitely do anything to re-live that moment.








Labels:

Me, Myself And I
I've got soul
But I'm not a soldier
Airing The Dirty Laundry


Skeletons In The Closet

The Reading Few

Adeel
Ahmad
Aisyah
Amin
Cikgu K
Dinie
Eisha
Emel
Evon
Fadilah
Innova Soccer
Juice
Khairiana
Khairul
Maisarah
Michelle
PeiYi
Philmon
Ramizah
Shahira
Sufie
Syafiq
Tracy
Venetia
Yamin
Zaliza
Zawiyah

Many Thanks:

Blogger

Others