RED out loud – Page 19

Sore losers burn Vietnamese flag and beat up rival supporters after second leg semi-final loss to Vietnam

Some fans, upset that Singapore went down 0-1 to a Vietnamese sucker punch of a goal, could not contain themselves and criminally attacked some Vietnamese fans, leaving them with serious injuries.

By Les Tan|2010-07-11T00:23:33+08:00December 22nd, 2008|football, RED out loud|44 Comments

Some way more to a full house with only 20,000 tickets sold so far for 2nd leg semi-final against Vietnam in ASEAN Football Championship

With ticket sales crossing the 20,000-mark only yesterday, the Football Association of Singapore made a last-minute decision to sell tickets today at the Jalan Besar Stadium, reversing an earlier decision not to.

By Les Tan|2010-07-11T00:27:23+08:00December 20th, 2008|football, RED out loud|0 Comments

Who should captain Singapore at the ASEAN Football Championship? The best player (isn’t it obvious?)

Parochial nationalism may have played a part in Singapore having three captains in three games during the group phase of the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Suzuki Cup). Let the (starting) best player be the permanent captain.

By Les Tan|2010-07-11T00:29:36+08:00December 19th, 2008|football, RED out loud|0 Comments

What did Indra and Agu achieve against Vietnam? According to the stats, nothing much.

One thing about football, two persons can watch the same game, the same incident and come up with two completely opposite explanations. That is both the beauty and curse of football.

By Les Tan|2009-06-06T12:39:22+08:00December 18th, 2008|football, RED out loud|0 Comments

Singapore needs John Wilkinson back for ASEAN Football Championship

Without the ball playing skills of John Wilkinson, Singapore couldn't play themselves out of jam last night against the Vietnamese swarm in their first-leg semi-final of the ASEAN Football Championship (AFF Suzuki Cup).