Dilah from 4PM (Malay Youth Literacy Association) gave me a free entry pass to the football match. Her organisation had been sponsored the tickets. When she called me and say it was a match between Geylang United Football Club and Liaoning Guangyuan, I immediately gave her an okay as it sounded interesting.
Took the transport catered by 4PM and arrived at Bedok Stadium.
Applaud the winners
Took the transport catered by 4PM and arrived at Bedok Stadium.
My Game is Fair Play
Marching in
The players
Penalty Shot in the first half
Applaud the winnersVery soon after the match kicked off, Geylang United incurred a penalty. Liaoning Guangyuan seized the opportunity and scored an early goal.
The Geylang United "Eagles" had a great team of fan support. They cheered and sang for most part of the match. Sitting beside them, I felt the mood and rhythm.
The Chinese team suffered quite a few injuries, in particular the only goalkeeper suffered leg injury. So the defender took shots in place of the goalkeeper. He couldn't be replaced since there is no substitute goalie. This led to the Eagles leveling the playing field to 1-1.
In the second half, the Chinese team had no choice but to replace the goalie with a non-goalie substitute. This didn't really improve the situation.
About 4 yellow cards were shown to the Chinese, and one red card. 2 yellow card was dished out when a player and the injured goalie fakely fell down onto the ground and shouted foul.
The Eagles continued to score another goal soon after the commencement of the second half. And then at the last minute, they scored another, ending the match at 3-1.
I saw Lim Tong Hai, the legendary figure in Singapore football history. He's currently the coach of Geylang United FC.
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