'Halloween has come early': Fan group SingaBrigade calls Lions' 6-0 defeat to Malaysia a 'horror show'
The SingaBrigade fan group has publicly criticized Singapore's national football team following a 6-0 defeat to Malaysia in the FIFA ASEAN Cup. Despite their frustration with the team's performance, the supporters reaffirmed their ongoing loyalty to the Lions.
Why it matters
This highlights the intense pressure and emotional stakes involved in national sports representation, particularly as teams prepare for major upcoming tournaments like the AFC Asian Cup.
Fans of Singapore's national football team strongly criticised the Lions on social media after their devastating loss to Malaysia in the FIFA ASEAN Cup on Oct 1.
The fans, known as SingaBrigade, took to Instagram to issue "a warning" to the national team on Friday (Oct 2) after the 6-0 defeat to Malaysia at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, Indonesia.
"Halloween has come early and we have witnessed a horror show in Bandung," the fans wrote in their statement to the Lions.
SingaBrigade took issue with the way the national football team played, saying that they could not accept "losing the way we did last night".
They wrote that they saw a "flicker of fight" when Singapore initially only conceded two goals, but said the players "gave up" by the time Malaysia scored the third goal.
"All six goals were amateurish. It's unacceptable," the post said.
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