Thailand vs Singapore (Suphachalasai Stadium, BKK)

[jkaiser]

Was one of the 100 odd fans who made their way down, though i travelled on my own. With the bitter result from the 1st leg, this match promised fireworks. Sadly i only have my 17-85 f/4-5.6 and my 50mm f/1.8. So, alot of cropping for the action shots, not to mention the blurred motion. The stadium was located within a stone throw's distance from MBK.

Walking towards the stadium


How come nobody sell singapore flag? heh


The Thais were all ready to party and cheer the home team on


Of course, there is the small problem of the mounted police watching over them


And they are really prepared for the worst

[jkaiser]

Everyone was trying to surge in, that was ard 5.45pm


They saved 6 rows for us, with the border row free..


And the mata (who has a penchance for tight tight uniforms)


Yellow Sea!


The red patch amongst the yellow sea

[jkaiser]

2 or 3 bodies i think


Dunno whose lens


Tourist Policeman


Military Policeman


Lionel Lewis emerges for warm up

[jkaiser]

Eventually the rest of the team emerged


To the joy of the fans


Stadium really full of fans


and mata


Almost ready to start

[jkaiser]

Since when we sang Majulah Singapura with hand on chest? Ho Peng Kee oso


Thai anthem played


Final huddle


All set!


Eh! Sit wrong area lah!

[jkaiser]

The action began and the Lions were under siege


We came close too


Closer


Blind linesman said offside.... grr!


Half-time

[jkaiser]

Din take many shots in 2nd half, concentrated on cheering (and cursing)

Ridhuan tearing down the flank


Noh Alam Shah in action


I call him Air Alam, heh


The Lions equalised and the Thai fans started to kancheong


Victory!

[jkaiser]

At the final whistle, the players went wild






So did the fans


Gracious in defeat, me and the thai official mascot. If u see his security pass, it's him in the costume too. =)

[jkaiser]

Trophy Presentation


The police let the thai fans down to the field but not us, we had to wait for the stadium to clear before we could leave.


Last shot of the night

[jkaiser]

Next day at Bangkok Airport, after I checked in at Row D for Tiger Airways, I remembered that the Lions are flying SQ at ard the same time and i decided to try my luck at Row K. Lucky me.

[jkaiser]

And before they had their pre-flight briefing


I managed to get a shot with Shi Jiayi


And Khairul Amri


Did i mention the trophy as well? heh




The end

[siriuslim]

well done... great commentary looks like u had a great time.

[broccoli]

Superb!!!!!!!!!! you must have an unforgetable day!!!!

[dark_fusion]

Wah! So lucky! not only managed to get shots with almost all the player but with the trophy too!!

[Panzer]

Enjoyed your pics and your commentaries. Thanks for sharing.

[skopio]

great! even managed to handle the trophy! looks like your trip really paid off!

[ivan]

Thanks bro, for the great coverage
So nice that you get to hold the trophy too

[hazmee]

Great coverage mate! I was glued to the screen! Cheers!

[ah.zeep]

Great atmosphere you brought in here

[compro_1975]

Originally Posted by jkaiser Did i mention the trophy as well? heh The end

did u print and frame them too? Good coverage