Wednesday, July 30, 2008
wonderful day it was yesterdayin preparations for the Beijing 08.
Singapore played host to our renowned samba kings from SouthAmerica.
the stadium was about 1/10 packed when we entered
the feeling of entering the stadium is phenomenon.
it's the last chance t watch a match there before it's demolished at the end of the year
the stadium looked much smaller when empty.
the crowd starting filling as the time ticked by.
i managed t get a front row seat by the corner flag.
the five of us-Me,Ryan,Adeline,Wenkai,Ismadi
from the back,there were filled with much chattering of pre-match analysis.
who's playing what what's where.
most of the talk was usually about how much they supported brazil.
it simply irks me when they do that.
not supporting their country huh.
so the crowd were lifted in spirit when the teams went into the changing rooms.
Roars came about when the players came on for the warm-up
the match soon started and in about 20 mins or so.
the singapore defence were playing sloppy and let in a sloppy goal through diego
hard and low into the bottom right corner leaving the keeper stranded in disbelief.
An even sloppy performance when Ronaldinho managed t slot in an easy goal through a mix up among the defence.
Half time score was 2-0
The second half brought along a series of changes among the line up
singapore were ready t bring out the lion spirit in them.
rounds of kallang wave were made.
the crowd was certainly more enthuastic about the kallang wave compared t the match.
bombardments of attacks from the young singapore side gave singaporeans something t cheer about.
however,in the 80 odd minute.Jo,man city's new signing headed in a goal from close range t add t the finishing touches.
there were definitely loads of bantering going about.
from ronaldinho's waistline t the way the players played.
finally,the refree announced a stop to the game.
A standing ovation was shown t the five time world champion as they embark on their olympic venture.
Overall,
i felt that this match was 4/5 stars:D
Singapore did fare well i might say.
as they gave Brazil a run for their money in the second half.
Brilliant Lions:D