Mr Abdul Aziz (second from left) and his friend Mr Khamis Masari (fourth from left), 42, are the first two in the queue as Mr Mervin Tan (right, in black), 34, holds up a Singapore scarf and cheers together with the group of 15 fans outside Jalan Besar Stadium on 15 July 2011. -- ST PHOTO: NEO XIAOBIN
ALL 4,000 tickets for the July 23 Singapore-Malaysia 2014 World Cup Qualifier (Round Two) first-leg match have been sold out.
This, after just six hours following the start of ticket sales on Saturday morning at 8am at Jalan Besar Stadium.
With a queue already forming at around 10.30pm on Friday night, the ticketing booth at the South Gate of Jalan Besar Stadium had the 'Sold Out' sign displayed at 2.20pm on Saturday afternoon.
Fans of all ages came together and stood in line, eagerly awaiting their chance to purchase the match tickets while some others were singing and cheering in unison as they waited for their turn.
Ridzal Saat, Football Association of Singapore (FAS) deputy director for marketing and competitions said: 'The queue started late on Friday night at around 11.30pm and the crowd progressively grew bigger as it neared the 8am sale time.
'By 2.20pm, all tickets on sale were sold out and we would like to thank the fans for coming out to support the Lions. It would be a wonderful sight to see Jalan Besar Stadium in a sea of red and we would like to encourage all fans to come decked in red to support our Singapore national team in the match against Malaysia next Saturday (July 23).' The match will take place then at 7.30pm at Jalan Besar Stadium.
