AFF Suzuki Cup: Singapore 3:1 Myanmar

About and hour ago, I was watching Singapore play Myanmar in the AFF Suzuki Cup. The Lions defeated their opponents 3-1.

If you had been watching it on TV too, you would certainly not forget how Singapore scored the 3rd goal. Noh Alam Shah quickly(very very quick)took the free kick which was awarded to Singapore after Shi Jia Yi was fouled. In an onside position, John Wilkinson ran into the penalty box with the ball and his shot was blocked by the Myanmar goalie but he managed to keep possession from the deflection and sent a low cross to Agu Casmir and the latter shot into an empty net

As Myanmar concede their 3rd goal of the game, the keeper ran to the referee and shoved him as a protest but was given a early Christmas gift, a red card. Then the Myanmar players all started to protest and surrounded the referee while their Singapore counterparts celebrated the goal. The controversy here is that the free kick was taken very quickly and Myanmar was not ready at all. But in football rules, so long as permission is given by the referee, one can take it how quickly he likes. There is no reason why Myanmar wanted to protest and even sat out of the match for quite a while

This reminds me of the final at the National Stadium in the previous tournament where a penalty was awarded to Singapore after Alam Shah(again him) was brought down in the box. The Thais also refused to continue playing for 15 minutes

Then again, this shows us that Singapore is still the most "class" and "civilised" nation in Southeast Asia. We have sportsmanship and do not use violence without thinking twice. Too bad to Myanmar, you people are not good enough to play Singapore

Singapore will be champions!!! i bet