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[Telegram Chat] - STOP GIVING ACRES OF SPACE LAH!

For a large part of the first half, Singapore was literally swimming against the tide with the Indians dominating much of the possession. More spaces needed to be created to move the ball forward, and we have to be reminded that this is not a rugby match! Song's double against India saved the campaign (file snap) Song Ui-young's (file pictured) equaliser before the interval put the much-needed confidence back into the Lions. The Lions midfield was struggling to hold up the home team, who were storming through the middle of the park. It was a question of whether Singapore could hang on to the lead after Song doubled his tally in the 58th minute. Simply because too much space was given to India, which allowed them the flexibility to plan their movements to cocoon the visitors at their own half. It wasn't easy when the Lions literally threw their bodies towards the end of the game to salvage this important 2-1 win over India, keeping the AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign alive...
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[Telegram Chat] - I AM JUST A PHOTOGRAPHER

Facing the "lobang" at Kallang I still have that distraught feeling after the blunder that allowed India to level the game at the closing stages of it. We did not utilise the numerical advantage since the early period of the second half. The back pass that led to the Indian equaliser was secondary when Lions were guilty of not being more aggressive in the final third. It was either we intended to hold the ball long enough to frustrate the Indian or we just couldn't find our way to break them down at their back. Did the substitution in the second half played a part when some questioned the effectiveness of it? I don't know? I am just a photographer. ℹ️ For those unbeknownst, the abovementioned thoughts were from the AFC Asian Cup qualifying match between Singapore and India played on 9th October 2025 that ended in one-all draw. - 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎'𝒔 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍 -

[Telegram Chat] - LESSON LEARNED: WHY KNOWING THE BASICS MATTERS ON ASSIGNMENTS

Just realised snapping at games is not merely pressing the shutter only (as credited) During one of my recent shooting assignments, I stumbled upon a few harmless questions asked by my friend who was next to me. Those questions circled around the tournament regulations, schedules, etc., which, frankly speaking, I usually don't pay much attention to unless they are deemed necessary, and I would glance through them before coming to the ground. But what happened on that occasion actually had me thinking if I had not been that responsible when I carried out my assignments (even though it has always been for my platform all these while)? In a sense, shouldn't I be kept abreast of those essential details of the event I am covering? Apparently, this friend of mine was mistaken in thinking the match we were shooting was a "knockout" match that would proceed to extra time when it ended in a tie, yet it wasn't the case when it was a "group stage" match, and we wou...

Anson Road Stadium - The "Wembley of Malaya"

I first came to know the existence of the demolished Anson Road Stadium after I read a line from the veteran journalist Godfrey Robert's book "The Malaysia Cup" published back in 1990. USED TO THINK JBS WAS THE OLDEST Before that, it was always in my opinion that Jalan Besar Stadium was the oldest football stadium in Singapore (even though the old arena used to function as a rugby and hockey venue as well) due to its aged facade, which I noticed when I first visited the ground back in the early 1990s, before the redevelopment program began in December 1999. Big turnouts like this were common at Anson Road Stadium (credit: NLB archive ) Field diagram for listeners tuned in for radio commentary in the old days (credit: NLB archive ).   Recently, when I chanced upon an online article that provides a scribe on the arena, it piqued my interest to find out where exactly this stadium was located in the Tanjong Pagar district. EXHIBITION VENUE TURNED INTO STADIUM Acc...

"Matchpix" - Apr - Jul 2025

  #ACLTwoFinal - Lion City Sailors 1-2 Sharjah FC 180525 LCS players and staff showing their appreciation to fans after the match Lion City Sailors' Maxime Lestienne's late equaliser in the 91st minute cancelled out the lead taken by Sharjah's Firas Ben Al Arbi in the 74th minute, saw Bishan erupt. But the sucker punch was dealt in the 97th minute by Marcus Meloni to seal the win as the Emiratis claimed the ACLTwo title. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES ➤ Lion City Sailors 1-2 Sharjah FC SGPL - Balestier Khalsa 3-2 Albirex Niigata (Singapore) 2505025 Outgoing Tigers' coach Peter de Roo given a shower after the match A late winner by Reycredo Bukit saw Balestier Khalsa beat Albirex Niigata (Singapore) 3-2 to cement fourth positioning for the Tigers and a fitting farewell gift for Coach Peter de Roo at Bishan. CLICK HERE TO SEE PICTURES ➤ Balestier Khalsa 3-2 Albirex Niigata (Singapore) SFOF25 - Arsenal 1-0 AC Milan 230725 The Gunners won the  Tridentity Cup of SFOF25 Bukayo Sa...