A long queue has formed outside the Jalan Besar Stadium for tickets to the semi-finals of the Mitsubishi Electric Cup, where Singapore will be playing Vietnam.
This comes after tickets, which are only available on-site, were released at 12 noon on Sunday (22 Dec).
Source: @fasingapore on Instagram
The Football Association of Singapore (FAS) announced that ticket sales had commenced via an Instagram story on Sunday afternoon.
Source: @fasingapore on Instagram
The clip showed that fans had started queueing even before the sales started, with many braving the hot sun and bringing chairs to prepare for the lengthy wait.
By about 1pm, the queue, which included children, stretched through the carpark and alongside the stadium.
Source: @grandstandsgp on TikTok
A fan said on TikTok that he started queueing as early as 7am while the first person in the queue arrived at 7.30pm the night before.
At 1.17pm, FAS advised fans not to join the queue if they hadn’t already done so.
Source: @fasingapore on Instagram
This was due to the “overwhelming response” from the public, it said.
It added that tickets were “flying off the shelves”, with a sizeable crowd observed at the stadium.
Source: @fasingapore on Instagram
The first 10 fans in the queue had a surprise — they got to meet Hariss Harun and have him personally buy tickets for them.
Source: Football Association of Singapore on Facebook
The lucky fans also got to pose for a memorable photo with the Lions’ captain.
Source: Football Association of Singapore on Facebook
In an Instagram post, Harun said he came down to thank the thousands who queued and waited in the hot sun, adding:
In my 17 years of representing the nation, I know we are nothing without the fans.
The ASEAN Championship attracted renewed interest after Singapore’s national team made it to the semi-finals courtesy of a 0-0 draw with Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.
Tickets to the first leg against Vietnam, which cost S$24, S$35 and S$49, are only sold on-site at Jalan Besar Stadium “to ensure that only Singapore fans secure tickets to the home fan section”, FAS said.
Proof of identity via NRIC or SingPass must be shown in order to buy tickets so Singapore fans will stand the best chance of procuring tickets.
The game is being played at the 6,000-capacity Jalan Besar Stadium due to a “late tournament schedule change” that means the National Stadium is unavailable for the rest of the tournament as it has already been booked for concerts.
Some 300 seats in the away section will only be available for sale on the day of the match, which is on Thursday (26 Dec).
Also read: Japan-born football player gets S’pore citizenship, now eligible for ASEAN Championship
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Featured image adapted from @fasingapore on Instagram.
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