yes.. i noticed that indonesian players are generally a good natured sportsmanlike bunch... except for one intance where OKto cheekily elbowed De Rosario the philipine leftback when he was going down..

thats whats he do everytime isnt it.... the very same thing... yet they still cannot stop it

the same cannot be say about Kunalan on the left though..... the defenders always lure the ball to his left leg and wait for the cut in now as he cannot cross with his left...

he is also the only player in our team who can actually cross with a dengerous curve.... as good and harworking kunalan, amirulhadi and khyril muhymeen is, there are very little service came safee sali's way from the flank that he can use..

maybe can organinize carpool with some LYN members... if its tru the ultras are heading there, its goonna be mighty awesome... their usual port at Hakim, SA is too small for this occasion i think..

This post has been edited by aressandro10: Dec 27 2010, 11:48 PM

i think by his hardwork alone, he is almost everybody's pet players now... nobody can seriously say he did not contribute to the team..

only in my opinion, his final ball is still not too decisive in this tournament..

the racist agenda is not appreciated here..

Nobody would praise what Rajagopal had achived if is truly the case..

agreed on all points... left peg is truly a weak point in this team that need to improve after this tournament... the reason why Asrarudin is still in the team eventhough generally he is a bad defender is because he is the only natirally left legged player in the team...


i think Ashaari will be much more comfortable on the left flank as that's where he plays for Terengganu... but he's nowhere near to have Kunalan's workrate which Raja values more.

Indonesia shouldn't have complained about the lasers. They should have just bear it and return it 3 time over at GBK.

Now, since they complained and stopped the game, they cannot stop up us from doing the same every 5 minutes with even a hint of laser in the stadium....

it will be fun doing that when we already have a 3-0 lead

This post has been edited by aressandro10: Dec 28 2010, 06:25 AM

Statement dari Ultras Malaya :

Kami Ultras Malaya dan seluruh krew pintu 2K memohon jutaan ampun dan maaf kepada seluruh rakyat Malaysia atas insiden Jalur Gemilang terbalik yang langsung tidak disengajakan. semoga insiden ini tidak akan berulang lagi dengan kerjasama er...at, disiplin dan pengorbanan seluruh krew persaudaraan Ultras Malaya.

HOPE MOD AND EVERYONE REMOVE THAT PICTURE. IA SANGAT MENGGURIS HATI KAMI. TAK PERLULAH DISEBAR DAN DIPERSENDAKAN LAGI.

This post has been edited by aressandro10: Dec 28 2010, 08:15 AM

Source THE STAR : Indonesians take notice as Malaysia roll into Jakarta

ERIC SAMUEL reports from Jakarta Photos by GLENN GUAN

NATIONAL coach K. Rajagopal, now fondly known as ‘King Raja’, is not only a celebrity at home but also in Indonesia.

The former international is called ‘Pak Raja’ by the Indonesian media and has been enjoying celebrity status since Malaysia made waves to enter the final of the Asean Football Federation (AFF) championship.

On Sunday night, Rajagopal and his boys put a hand on the Suzuki Cup after beating Indonesia 3-0 in the first-leg final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

The team took the earliest flight out of Kuala Lumpur (9.10am) for Jakarta yesterday for the second-leg final tomorrow.

The coach and players were given a heroes welcome on board flight MH711.

The flight captain made the announcement that the Malaysian team was on board and they wished them success in their mission to succeed in the tournament, which they have never won since its inception in 1996.

Rajagopal as cool he can be was still cautious of the remaining 90 minutes.

“We are reaching a climax in the tournament and don’t want to ruin it. We will stay focused and get what is required in the second-leg to win the Suzuki Cup,” he said.

“Of course, we don’t plan to sit on the three goals and let them come at us to score.”

Some of the Malaysian passengers on board also congratulated Rajagopal and his boys for their heroics to down Indonesia, who had earlier thrashed them 5-1 in the group stage.

The players looked exhausted and most of them slept on the more than two-hour journey.

On arrival at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Jakarta, the team were greeted by a small band of Malaysian supporters (students) with the “Jalur Gemilang” and several banners.

“Can you imagine what football can do to someone?” said Rajagopal, who was being photographed by Indonesians.

The players had not had enough rest but yet they were sporting to granted interviews by the media and also obliged well-wishers, who wanted to be photographed with them.

The team will get a deserved rest before they get down to serious business in their final workout today.


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would love to be in that flight...

This post has been edited by aressandro10: Dec 28 2010, 09:58 AM

the young cubs also dont want to lose face now

Kelantan = Malaysia Cup champion minus Hairudin Omar, Nor Sahrul Idlan Talaha, Khairul Fahmi, Akmal Rizal, Norfarhan, Indra Putra, Azizi Mat Rose... Chanturu main?

Tuesday December 28, 2010
One of the most outstanding shows for Malaysia to remember

By CALEB KHEW

A true-blue Malaysia fan on the night the national football team mauled Indonesia.

I HAD doubts about going to Bukit Jalil today. I didn’t have a ticket, plus I wasn’t sure whether I will be able to snag one if I made it there.
Caleb Khew (middle) at the Suzuki Cup final first leg between Malaysia and Indonesia in Bukit Jalil on Sunday.

Not to mention that we are facing the form team of the tournament. In the end I decided to go, praying that there will be tickets remaining. As it turned out, there were plenty of tickets remaining.

I gladly bought mine, and went into the stadium a good three hours before kickoff. Going in so early ensured that my friends and I got fantastic seats, with a great view of everything.

Indonesia had thrashed us 5-1 in the group stage, a result that had most of the nation up in arms over the state of our football. Of course, these are the general fans (calling them fans is a bit of a stretch) who know next to nothing about the team and only know how to criticise.

But lo and behold, we made it to the final and suddenly there is mass interest in our team again. I guess success is the only way to drum up interest from the casual fans but their fickleness gets to me at times. Criticism from people who know nothing is the worst kind of criticism.

The emergence of the players from the tunnel resulted in a 100,000 strong ovation, which television simply did not do justice to.

Being part of the crowd was electrifying; the atmosphere, unreal. The ultras brought along their kompangs, fireworks and flares as per usual, creating an atmosphere inside Bukit Jalil that few stadiums anywhere in the world could hope to match.

Singing Negaraku along with 100,000 people, you could feel the goosebumps developing. Have you ever been part of a 100,000 strong crowd, experiencing the exact same emotions? I have.

Ther was one thing I felt tarnished our victory ever so slightly – the constant use of the lasers to distract the opposition as well as the flinging of fireworks and shooting explosives onto the pitch.

As a football purist, I find it disgusting, and the very real danger of having the match called off was not something I wanted to happen at all. Not to mention that it would probably endanger our team and travelling fans in the return leg.

But as a fan, I will admit that it was pretty fun to watch and be a part of. I wanted to chant along to the song everyone seemed to know. Sadly, I didn’t know the lyrics. It doesn’t mean I am any less of a fan. I just haven’t been to as many games.

I will learn this song.

As for the game, Malaysia totally dominated, creating more clear-cut chances, as well as having many more shots on target. Official stats listed us as having eight shots on target against one from Indonesia. Not very hard to figure why we won then.

I also saw a fan carrying an octopus with Malaysia inscribed below it. If an octopus says we are gonna win, who can argue with that?

The opening goal was a thing of beauty with Norsharul Idlan Talaha displaying terrific balance and did fantastically well to win possession as well as keep the ball in play on the byline before jinking past one challenge and squaring to Mohd Safee Sali, who had the simplest task of slotting the ball home.

Cue pandemonium. I can’t really remember what happened for the next two minutes, I just know that I reached a whole new level of euphoria during that time.

I was jumping up and down in my friend’s cup of sirap Bandung as well. My slippers were wet with pink drink. And I didn’t care at all, not a single iota.

However, what was extremely stupid was the launching of a firework onto the pitch during the celebrations, which exploded directly in front of one of our players. Good thing nothing terrible happened but it could have been worse.

I am all for the ultras but some common sense would be nice. The flares were a nice touch though. For a few moments, I felt like Bukit Jalil was an entirely different place; the atmosphere had reached a whole new level. It felt more like the San Siro. If you don’t know what that is, Google it.

The second goal was also brilliant with Norsharul again providing the assist. Taking out two defenders with a world-class turn (yes I said world class), he then slalomed past another defender before putting in a low cross, which took a deflection off an Indonesian defender before Mohd Ashaari slammed the ball into the top corner via the goalkeeper’s fingers. Stunning, absolutely stunning.

Mass pandemonium resumed, and I went back to my little happy place for another two minutes.

The third goal was scored by Safee again, with a neat little header from a beautiful early cross from Mahali bin Jasuli. You only see crosses like that in FIFA,*coughWEisbettercough* such was its accuracy and execution.

Mass pandemonium again. In fact that whole 12-minute period was one constant high. I nearly lost my phone as well, but in this circumstance, I really couldn’t care less. I didn’t want the game to end, everything was perfect.

I’m a huge Manchester United fan and I celebrate every goal they score with enthusiasm and joy.

However, it is a totally different story when your country scores.

I am Malaysian and therefore I am connected to my national team in a way that no other team will ever be. Every goal the team scores is for us, all 26 million of us.

I will never forget the three goals they scored against Indonesia in the AFF tournament first-leg final and it only confirms why I love my national football team with a passion no other team will ever enjoy. Nothing United achieve will ever top this.

As the referee blew the whistle, every one of us stood up to salute our heroes. Eleven players who etched their name into Malaysian football folklore.

The atmosphere was still electric. I was still on my high.

So was everyone else around me. Malay, Chinese or Indian, it did not matter. Tonight, we were one. We were Malaysia. There is no other time can you high-five a complete stranger or celebrate wildly with the nearest person to you. They say football can unite people. They are not wrong.

The drive home was something I thoroughly enjoyed as well. You would have thought that with the jam, everything would be chaotic. It was, but in the good sense.

I rolled my windows down as my cousin hoisted the Jalur Gemilang. And we proceeded to high-five anyone that walked by as I honked all the way home.

It’s one of those things you see on television all the time, but being part of it is something else. Safe to say, the drive home was something else I will take away from this game.

Motorcycles and cars usually do not get along on the road. Tonight, even the vehicles came together as one as we shared Malaysia’s triumph.

This team have faced severe criticisms. This team were missing 10 key players. This team were given no chance in hell of going this far. This team did not have the support of the Malaysian public.

Until now. It irks me that the casual fans continue to criticise and criticise but on nights like these they magically become proud Malaysians.

Look around Facebook and Twitter and you will touch the tip of this very hypocritical iceberg. Maybe now they will l decide to follow the team a bit more closely and give them the support they need.

K. Rajagopal should be commended greatly for his work with our national squad. He knows where the weaknesses are and works on it. Our national team is now a cohesive unit; one who work for each member of the team.

The team used to be rubbish at marking and defending. Our defenders can now read the game like a book. Our midfield used to tire easily and used to have a poor work rate. The same can’t be said of them now.

And most notably, our strikers used to be selfish. They used to create only for themselves. Tonight, we saw our deadly front two combine with devastating effect.

Tonight, the entire team gave us a five-star performance. No doubt, this is due to years of hard work. And we are finally seeing the benefits of it.

Granted, this is only a regional tournament and we should have bigger fish to fry. But we are taking it slow, one step at a time, which is the right way to go.

We can’t expect to be competing with the best in Asia, let alone the world just yet. But we are heading in the right direction. And most importantly (we haven’t even won the Suzuki Cup yet), we are just celebrating a tremendous result.

My previous notes all lament the state of our football (the China game was just my initial reaction, it actually was all the referee’s fault). So one great tournament will not drastically alter my view but I do feel we are headed in the right direction.

It’s just up to the team to maintain and even improve on their current standard.

There is no doubt that they can, it’s just a matter of whether they want to or not. And when we finally get rid of all the politics and other nonsense in the FAM set-up, there is no telling how far we can go.

Tonight was a defining moment in Malaysian football history. It will be a date that stands out in time.

A date we will remember fondly. Like the time we qualified for the Olympics. Like thetime we won SEA Games gold.

Dec 26, 2010 – the day Malaysia upstaged Indonesia with one of our greatest performances of all time. I will look back at this game for many years to come, along with millions of other Malaysians. I will be proud to say that I was there.


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One of the most 'beautiful' article i have read covering the match from fans's perspective- and i have read many.. Probably perfectly explaining the experience of the other 79,999 people who were there at the match but lost for words to describe it.

kudos to CALEB KHEW

http://football.thestar.com.my/story.asp?f...football_latest

This post has been edited by aressandro10: Dec 28 2010, 11:48 AM

being replied by the original writer 5 minutes after i posted his article on the internet, felt really..weird..

felt like being stalked by the person whom i myself stalked..

good article again bro...

BTW.. don't put the firecrackers thing generally on the ultras man.. the ultras are highly intellect and organized group with strict discipline... they wont throw dangerous stuff like that towards the pitch or other spectators.. the most you can find are toilet rolls or sprinkling piece of papers... even the flares and smoke bomb they used are carefully discussed with FAM and the police and only exclusively allowed because FAM/police have trust with their level of organization.

This post has been edited by aressandro10: Dec 28 2010, 01:06 PM

the original title is "Perajurit Tanah Air" - even i never knew that

But its generally known in fan scene as "Inilah Barisan kita", "Barisan Kita" or simply "Barisan".

The song is a powerful propaganda song, one of the many bombarded by RTM during Mohd. Rahmat's reign as Minister of Information - de factor propaganda minister- in the 80's baby boom era. That's why this song clicked nostalgically for most people from that era. Boy i really missed some of them.

below are the lyrics ..

Inilah barisan kita,
Yang ikhlas berjuang.
Siap sedia berkorban,
Untuk ibu pertiwi!

Sebelum kita berjaya,
Jangan harap kami pulang!
Inilah sumpah pendekar kita,
Menuju medan bakti!

Andai kata kami gugur semua,
Taburlah bunga di atas pusara.
Kami mohon doa,
Malaysia berjaya!

Semboyan telah berbunyi,
Menuju medan bakti!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb9x6iP8UQ8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJnMIX1QWHA

This post has been edited by aressandro10: Dec 28 2010, 12:56 PM

another one of my favourite propaganda song is "Setia"...

this song was actually personally written and composed by Mohamad Rahmat to protect Mahathir's position in UMNO and counter the split by Semangat 46.

Demi negara yang tercinta
Dicurahkan bakti penuh setia
Demi raja yang disanjung tinggi
Kesetiaan tak berbelah bagi
Kepada pemimpin, kepada rakyat
Nikmati beri penuh taat
Sama bekerja, sama berusaha
Setia berkhidmat, untuk semua
Rela berkorban, apa sahaja
Amanah bangsa tetap dijaga
Kami berkhidmat, untuk setia
Untuk agama, bangsa dan negara


i think the tune and lyrics value could match YNWA if we all can sing it together at at a full house SNBJ..



This post has been edited by aressandro10: Dec 28 2010, 01:26 PM