Go Tigers!

I've been wanting to post about Malaysian football for a while now, but hadn't had the time to do it. Now, I guess, it's perfect. 

Congrats Harimau Muda  for winning back-to-back Gold in the 2011 SEA Games!
Last time we won 1-0 own goal from Thailand, but this year, against home team, Indonesia with 93mins game time + 30mins extra time, ending with a 1-1 draw, then going on to win the penalty shoot out 4-3, we defended our Gold with pride and honour.

Teamwork, it's what I will say that got their mojo back together. First few minutes were a bit frazzled. Probably because they were playing against the home team, and like any other home team, the crowd is always crazy. Sometimes it affects a team's performance.

But throughout the match, both teams played extremely well. The Indonesians were playing on home soil and we were fighting to defend our title. Each and every player had lived up every second of the game, hoping to win big for their country. In the end, at the penalty shoot out, with Fahmi's save and Captain, Baddrol's "almost not" goal, my country, Malaysia managed to defend the title.

When we won, "Congrats Malaysia" was trending worldwide on twitter! So was Nazmi Faiz! The 17-yearold that skipped SPM for this historical moment. Now that's commitment. They should exempt him from the exams. Haha.

 Didn't make it in time to crop the photo with Nazmi Faiz on it.

What's next for them? Olympics qualifying match against Syria in KL. I would love to go but I'm afraid I'm stuck here in KK for the hols.

 photo taken from KLpos.com

GO MALAYSIA! GO TIGERS!
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