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SINGAPORE - From the point of conceptualisation to the naming of the team and initiatives surrounding it, the Singapore football fan has been at the core of the LionsXII Malaysian football adventure.
A number in the football industry, including Football Association of Singapore (FAS) president Zainudin Nordin, have expressed uncertainty over public support for the project, but local fans have answered the rallying cry in emphatic fashion.
At 4.20pm yesterday, the third day of ticket sales for the LionsXII opening Malaysian Super League (MSL) fixture against Kelantan tomorrow, all 7,000 tickets allocated to home fans were sold out.
FAS revealed that Kelantan have not reported sales figures of the 500 tickets allocated for travelling fans.
The capacity of Jalan Besar is 7,500.
Friends Mohd Hafiz, 22, and Syafiq, 21, were the two lucky fans who got their hands on the three last available tickets yesterday and they were presented with a LionsXII goodie bag by team skipper Shahril Ishak and vice-captain Hariss Harun.
Hafiz and Syafiq confidently predicted a two-goal win for the LionsXII over defending MSL champions Kelantan, a result that would signal the intent of the team on Singapore's return to Malaysian domestic competitions.
Kick-off for the fixture will be at 7.45pm tomorrow, with a "live" telecast on MediaCorp Ch 5 and StarHub Ch 112 and 201.
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