AFF Suzuki Cup: Singapore 0:1 Vietnam

It pains me to write the title of this post which is also the score of the second leg semi-final played at the National Stadium yesterday. A night when Stamford Raffles' armies were defeated by Ho Chi Minh's troops. I believe many other fellow Singaporeans share the same feeling as me now, so close yet so far. The chances were there but no one converted it to goals




Anyway, the ball is round so anything can happen in football. Sometimes you win, sometimes you don't. Vietnam won the match but I am not giving any credit to them. They were rough and had no sportsmanship especially the number two, Doan Viet Cuong, who eventually got a red card. If this is really the last match at the National Stadium, it will be a memorable one

Our national team has only trained together for 2 weeks so it is still a great achievement for them to reach the semi-finals. Also, it is seldom that a competition has a winner three times in a row(except for Manchester United in the premier league). We will be back for revenge in 2010 and this time they will not be so lucky

Final score: Singapore 0 Vietnam 1, although it is more like Stamford Raffles 0 Ho Chi Minh 1