AFF Suzuki Cup: Vietnam shock Thailand 2 - 1 in Bangkok
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http://sg.news.yahoo.com/cna/20081224/tap-261-aff-suzuki-cup-local-fans-unspor-231650b.html
my suugestion to all vietnamese studying or working in singapore. we singaporean soccerfans are more aggressive than our footballers.
maybe you should be as tenacious as your forefathers who kick the american ass out of vietnam.
stop crying like a small baby and start assuming everything in singapore workfor you foreigner and we dont treat u like VIP.
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i also feel like whacking them at the bus stop
but got police stand-by already
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So many foreigners these days. Singaporeans are getting fed up of them already. Not a surprise at all.
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Viet play act like siao.......
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stop acting as if u viet are the gacious ppl on earth.
travel to viet freq and i can vouch they are far from achieving that.
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SINGAPORE: On Sunday, the Lions were knocked out of the AFF Suzuki Cup, losing to Vietnam at the National Stadium — but it was on terraces, and not the pitch, that Singapore lost the plot.
Violence broke after the end of the semi—final second leg match, with punches thrown along with bottles. Most of the trouble occurred around and outside the East Entrance, where both the die—hard Singapore fans and 5,000 Vietnamese fans were seated.
“The Singapore fans were throwing rubbish and water bottles at us as we were leaving through the East Entrance,” said Mr Duong Tuan Anh, :24, a software engineer.
“A big group even ran towards us, punching and kicking. All we could do was try to pull our friends out of and run.”
The poor behaviour of local fans started even before the match did. Said Vuong Dao Nghe on the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) post—grad football forum: “The Singapore fans screamed vulgarities and booed during the (Vietnamese) national anthem.”
But it was after full time that things came to a head. When bottles were thrown at them, said Duong: “Some of us got angry and ran across, then a fight broke out. It was quickly broken up by the security personnel.”
The scuffles continued on the way out of the East Entrance, to as far as the overhead bridge linking the stadium to the old People’s Association building. “My friend and I were attacked on the overhead bridge,” claimed Pham Mahn Tung, 27, a PhD student at NTU. “The Singapore fans used punches and kicks, but fortunately we were not seriously injured.”
In response to queries, a police spokesperson said: “We responded to calls of people fighting near the East Entrance of the National Stadium and at the PA carpark, but upon arrival officers observed that there was no commotion at both locations.” It is rare for the stadium to see such a large number of away fans, and that combined with the Lions’ loss could have sparked off the ugly scenes.
Singaporeans whom TODAY spoke to condemned the actions. “We should not condone such behaviour, it is totally unacceptable,” said civil servant Rashid Osman, 32. Student Rishi Shankar Pandey, 15, said: “I saw a Singapore fan running into the Vietnamese crowd with a flying kick, causing the Vietnamese man’s face to bleed. This is really stupid, we should learn to lose graciously.”
The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) was quick to condemn the actions of local fans involved. Saying they were “extremely disappointed”, FAS spokesperson Eric Ong added: “Fans who come for football games should have a good experience and we regret that for some of our visiting fans, their experience was marred by the disgraceful and unsporting actions of these senseless minority amongst the spectators. To the Vietnamese fans, we offer our sincere apologies.”
For Pham, the whole episode was a shock. “I have been in Singapore for more than six years, and I believe it to be a very peaceful community. This is the first time I’ve seen something like this happen here ... I hope there will be more security personnel the next time.”
In England, some clubs hold the home fans in their seats while the away fans exit the stadium first, to minimise risks of a clash. Duong believes that could have helped the situation here. “The worst thing was that the Vietnamese fans and the Singapore fans left at the same time — maybe if that didn’t happen, this might not have been so bad,” he said.
The FAS urged the relevant authorities to “take the necessary action” on those involved. “We will continue to review our security operational procedures and take the appropriate action when required,” said Ong. — TODAY/sh
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okay lah.... this one local media won't tell you. only sinicker will tell you.
they started by throwing rice at singapore fans. -
Yes, i totally agree, i was there. Plus they leave the stadim surrounded by Singaporeans still yelling "Vietnam, Vietnam!" I see i oso wan go whack them
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eh, take our currency and throw at their face lah.
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but sg did boo their anthem first...
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
but sg did boo their anthem first...
got arh?! so cool! =)
i watch vietnam play, like want act fighter like that, not happy then want fight. wtf? -
We should accept defeat gracefully. Good job by our boys reaching the semis though it's a pity not to go to the finals.
Win, lose or draw, it's the morale values cultivated by the beautiful game that intrigues me.
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Originally posted by sinicker:
okay lah.... this one local media won't tell you. only sinicker will tell you.
they started by throwing rice at singapore fans.ya la . assholes .
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
but sg did boo their anthem first...
this kind of thing will happen. you're playing on away ground. 3000 people against 40000 others.
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Originally posted by limpper:
got arh?! so cool! =)
i watch vietnam play, like want act fighter like that, not happy then want fight. wtf?hahahaha.. u tap their shoulder, they'll fall to the ground one okay. very painful.
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Singapore lack the desire to win as they have already won many cups already.
Vietnam did well. I think vietnam beat thailand 2-1, right?
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Originally posted by FirePig:
Singapore lack the desire to win as they have already won many cups already.
Vietnam did well. I think vietnam beat thailand 2-1, right?
yup, that was the first leg. 2nd leg on 28th
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linesman judgement bad!
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But then i Like Indra Last Min show he kick the Goal Keeper Hand for the ball and tio Yellow Cards haiz.
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hey . any of u at the .. stadium watch it live ? i did . dan ben scored though . but like ..
gang gang hao end game
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Vietnam shock Thailand 2 - 1 in Bangkok
(2nd leg in Hanoi on 28 dec)
BANGKOK (24 Dec 2008) – Le Cong Vinh made all the difference for Vietnam when he set up one and then grabbed the other for them to beat hosts Thailand 2-1 in the first leg final of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2008 which was played at the Stadium Rajamangala.
In a match which the pundits had already felt should got to the Thais, the visiting Vietnamese side played a patient game as they defended as a team before scoring both their goals just before the break off Nguyen Vu Phong in the 42nd minute and then Cong Vinh two minutes later.Thailand replied through substitute Ronnachai Rangsiyo in the 75th minute. “It was a good game with good pressure and we scored through two good counter-attacks,” said Henrique Calisto, the head coach for Vietnam.“But we have to realize that we have won nothing where there’s still the other 90 minutes in Hanoi. We have to be careful for the next match.” -
let put it this way, neither singaporean or viet ppl are the gracious ppl around. during my days at the national stadium watching malaysia cup, i dont remember we fighting with malaysians suporters. All i can say, "no wind cannot start wave"!!
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Lolx Vietnam deserves to win !!!!!
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who win the suzuki cup is not my concern.
maybe suzuki want viet to win, so that they can sell more motorcycle on the viet streets!
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Hey People..do not bring soccer violence to South East Asia .I remember in the last cup final when the Thai fans were so aggressive that many Singaporeans chickened out instead of making the trip to Bangkok,this shouldnt happen at all Last week it was the Vietnamese who kena hantam next time it could be you or your family when Singapore play an away game so please do not breed this kind of behavior.I know we all damn dulan Singapore crashed out but how about harrassing FAS into improving the game instead?