What an EXCITING match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My jc friends and i had dinner at PS Pizza Hut as Jimmy got 4 free pizza hut vouchers. Our original plan was to watch Superman Returns after that as Edwin got 2 free tickets and we are going to accompany him to watch. We suggested that he should sell the tickets as most of us wanna watch the keenly anticipated soccer match between Germany and Argentina. After asking people around the ticketing booth if they want slightly discounted prices of Superman Returns, we found a couple that is willing to pay $16 for 2 tickets (counter price is $19).

We redeemed the free popcorn and drinks and headed to Selegie. There were a lot of people on standby at the projector screens and tv sets waiting for the match to start. Some of us complained about the humid weather and we went to Paradis Centre across the road to check out the prices if we watch world cup in the ktv room. $21+++ per pax. That will be about $28 per pax and the price is just crazily high.

We then suggested going to a hotel room to watch and when we were walking out of Paradis Centre, we saw the Hotel 81 sign along Bencoolen St. We rushed there as the match was about to start in 15 minutes time.

The rate was $40 for 2 hours exactly. We waited until the match was about to start before checking in. The counter staff even showed us the time and said 10.58 pm. There will be extra charges if we check out anytime later than 12.58 am. Anyway the counter staff at Hotel 81 Bencoolen sucks! Sullen faces, bad attitude and non-compromising behaviour. If they gave us survey forms regarding the service, i will no doubt put a tick beside very lousy.

Anyway, we were all pumped to watch the soccer match as all 4 of them had bet money on the match. Jimmy, Gs and Edwin bet $5 each on a win for Argentina and Derrick $50 for total goals 2 and more. I didn't bet as i supported Germany.

Both teams put up a fierce fight and everytime the ball was near the goal, we will be shouting and commenting loudly. Neither teams scored during the 1st half although Argentina had more possession of the ball. Argentina is in fact technically stronger than Germany and they scored the 1st goal 49 minutes into the game in the 2nd half. In the next 15-20 minutes, i thought that Argentina had confirmed their place in the semi finals until the 80 minute stunner by Klose. The Germans have incredible willpower indeed. Every minute of the game was intense as they battled to get rid of each other's team.

Luck was not on Argentina's side as the goalkeeper was substituted due to a hip or stomach injury. Argentina's coach had even substituted some of the strikers for defenders before the 80th minute goal that equalized the game. That was quite a bad move as Argentina's attacking force is made slightly weaker.

The game ended with a draw of 1 all and we checked out and rushed downstairs to the nearby Kopitiam for the extra time match. There were at least a hundred people that were gathered outside the big projector screen.

No goals were conceded in the extra time and it was down to penalty kicks. Germany's hero Lehmann saved 2 penalty kicks from Argentina and it was over. Germany is going to the semi finals. It's quite wasted that such a fine soccer team Argentina has crashed out of the World Cup. Hopefully the World Cup finals will be this EXCITING.

A few pictures that we took in the hotel room.