Dejected Cubs congratulating the Haitians
We were at the Jalan Besar Stadium to witness our cubs' loss against the Haitians tonight. The cubs didn't play as well as they did in their past two games, but they certainly put in tremendous effort in their bid to qualify for the Final.
A combination of careless mistakes, poor finishing and perhaps bad luck knocked our cubs out of the running for the gold medal. Still, they are our nation's pride and have inspired many.
The disappointment really had to be the crowd at the stadium tonight. The grandstand fans were pretty fantastic, but the fans at the gallery area, where we were situated, were poor.
One of the few decent fans in the gallery
It's easy to cheer on your team when they're beating the Zimbabweans and the Montenegrins. It's so easy to jump on the bandwagon and start purchasing the match tickets on the back of two victories.
But it takes a real fan to stand up and cheer the team on when the team is down, when the team needs your support.
The gallery crowd watched the game like it was an EPL match shown on a tele at home. Comfortable in their seats, silent when the cubs were chasing the game, letting out the rare yelp when the cubs missed their chances. That's not the way to support your team.
Worst of all, when the cubs conceded a late penalty, streams of fans at the gallery stood up.
"Fans" emptying the terraces before the final whistle.
To leave their seats.
For the exit.
WTF seriously.
A brilliant and sublime display of true support for the team that they had recently adopted after two inspiring YOG wins. Leaving the 15 years olds in the lurch when they had been hit by penalty decision is a disgrace. The team was staring at a two-nil defeat and all these fair-weather fans could think about was beating the traffic or going for supper.
The cubs have proven that there's hope with our nation's football. They impressed. They delighted. They fought.
Taking on the world
But it's time the fans do their part and put the nation above themselves.
Photo Source: soccerpitch.co.za
Photo Source: metro.co.uk
Who says girls can't play football?
The girls from both Equatorial Guinea and eventual champion Chile impressed us with some nifty footwork and brave challenges. But it was their level of sportsmanship that truly convinced us that the girls could teach the lads a thing or two about football.
There were virtually no Oscar-like acting from the girls after a bad challenge. No arguing with the referee. No diving. No time-wasting. They made football seem like a gentle(wo)man's game. All these coexisting with the will and determination to win the gold medal.
Chilean Flag Flying
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We were at the Jalan Besar Stadium to witness our cubs' loss against the Haitians tonight. The cubs didn't play as well as they did in their past two games, but they certainly put in tremendous effort in their bid to qualify for the Final.
It's easy to cheer on your team when they're beating the Zimbabweans and the Montenegrins. It's so easy to jump on the bandwagon and start purchasing the match tickets on the back of two victories.
But it's time the fans do their part and put the nation above themselves.
Football is a funny game and Singaporeans are funny supporters. Having beaten Zimbabwe in their opening match, fans began to ravage the YOG ticket website and stream into Jalan Besar Stadium on the back of the impressive victory. 
Lightfoot's Cool Head
Brilliant Tackle on Montenegrin Ballerina 
Fans and players showing appreciation
Anyway, the press always covers a match in great detail when we're doing well. So needless for us to say more when you can them on the official papers and websites.
The inaugural Youth Olympics has begun! And after a fairly lacklustre build-up to the Games, Singapore seemed to have finally woken up and come to life in the past three days.
I was at the Jalan Besar stadium for Singapore's opener against Zimbabwe and within 10 seconds of the game, our Cubs stole possession from the Zimbabweans and unleashed a scorcher to put the Zimbabweans in their place. The Africans had boasted about beating us by a minimum scoreline of 5-0 prior to the match.
Ten minutes later, a diminutive Muhaimin calmly placed the ball past the 'keeper after being set up by his team-mate to put the Cubs 2-0 up. The fully filled Jalan Besar Stadium was rocking!
The Cubs continued their form and finished the Zimbabweans 30 minutes into the game with another brilliant team movement.
Random Korean girl
