For those of you who do not know what's going on in football, Singapore and Thailand are currently in the final of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) Championship. The final is double legged, with one match being played in Thailand and another in Singapore. Just recently in the first leg, the two nations found themselves at a 1-1 stalemate before Malaysian referee C.Ravichandran awarded Singapore a penalty for Noh Alam Shah being brought down in the box. However, the Thais felt that Alam Shah had fallen down himself and thus staged a walkout led by their coach. The Thais later agreed to get on with the game and Mustafic Faharuddin converted from the spot to win the match for Singapore.
All the controversy and tension surely adds some spice to tonight's second leg.In fact, Singapore fans travelling to Thailand for the match have been warned to stay together in groups due to fears over violence.
( http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=116517 )
Anyway the Thai players and their coach have been labelled as sore losers by many, including me. Never before have I seen anything like this in soccer. Twelve people acting like babies. Just because you face an obstacle that knocks you and you don’t feel happy about it doesn’t mean you can go to a corner and huddle there angrily. Okay, they conceded a very harsh penalty. So? Get on with life….. Teams, especially those competing at the highest level, should be made of sterner stuff than this. According to the article, Thailand might receive punishment. Well, I guess they deserve it. I really hope to see a less controversial final this evening.
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