The wall of Mediacorp Channel 5 Official Facebook Page was flooded with appeals and comments made by many angry die-hard Singapore soccer fans yesterday with the Channel decision not to show the Lions crucial AFF Suzuki Cup Final Group B Match LIVE at 8.30pm tomorrow night . And it is very easy to understand why the fans are furiously up in arms over Channel 5 decision to Delayed Telecast the Match at 10pm instead .
The Lions 2 -1 hard fought victory against Mymmnar on Sunday , together with a shock 2 - 0 defeat for the defending Champions and co-host nation Vietnam at the hands of the Philippines on the same night meant that the Philippines are now top of the Group with 4 points going to tomorrow match with Mynnmar , needing at least just a Draw to qualify to the last four . A Draw for the Lions who are now similar on points with the Group Leaders would also be enough to see them through to the semifinals .
Therefore with the possibility of the Lions making it through to the next stage seemingly high on the cards , it is no wonder Singaporeans are so excited , anxious and looking forward to catch the Match LIVE on Channel 5 so much that besides the Channel 5 Facebook Page , a petition has also been created by a local soccer fan on Twitter , encouraging like minded soccer fans to sign in and support the cause .
The petition at the Twitter Page has attracted 13 signatures so far , with many more expected to sign up before the kickoff of this crucial match tomorrow night .
Never has the Internet been so abuzz with so much comments and appeals made by our local soccer fans to Mediacorp Channel 5 for an International soccer match involving our Lions national side . It is everywhere from Facebook to Twitter, even a Blog set up by a soccer fan has also mentioned this ‘ slightly unusual’ phenomenon .
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