A SENSE OF PRIDE
A marketing executive, Mr Ong prides himself in creating content. He shoots and edits vlogs across various genres, but sports is his “niche”, he explained.
“I know that the Lions had a two-nil deficit, but I’m wondering if there is any miracle of Viet Tri,” he told CNA before the game.
“I’m happy that I’m here, although it feels a bit awkward.”
He has attended a number of the Lions’ away matches such as the World Cup qualifier match away to South Korea and more recently, the group stage games with Timor Leste and Malaysia.
“I was very elated at the Bukit Jalil Stadium when we got the point to go to the semi-finals. It just made me feel super excited,” he recalled.
Mr Ong was not the only Singaporean present at the stadium cheering on the Lions – there was also other support scattered throughout the ground.
But his presence in the away section of the stadium was a conspicuous contrast to the hordes of home fans making a raucous din to his right.
“They are super passionate,” said Mr Ong. “I really like the Vietnamese fans, they are super enthusiastic.”
