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14 Reasons Why Watching A Football Match LIVE Is NOT THE SAME As Watching It At The Mamak

It is every footie's dream to watch their team play live in a stadium. It's just not the same supporting them through the TV screen, this is what every footie's girlfriend/wife/sister/mother needs to know.

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1. The energy in the stadium is at 101%. Imagine: you're among 40,000 fans, all of whom are in the stadium to watch the match. NO ONE is there just to 'yam cha'.

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2. As soon as the teams walk out to the field, EVERYBODY goes wild. Your mind sends you signals that you could almost touch them. You begin to think this is all a dream.

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3. When someone asks "Did you see the first goal?" your answer will be the most entertaining and outrageous among your friends

Through the cries, cheers and jeers, you will feel united with your fellow supporters

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4. You're finally in the same arena as the managers - everything they feel, you feel

You don't just watch the game from the stands, you feel the pain, pride and fears with the team.

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5. There are no ads

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6. No thunderstorms nor electricity blackouts can interrupt your 'live telecast'

You don't just watch the game, you live and breath it.

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7. There is no time difference. You don't have to stay up at 2am Malaysian time with your few friends who successfully took MC the next day.

The atmosphere is so energetic, you wouldn't even mind sitting at the back.

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8. You will instantly socialise with new, like-minded footie fanatics and you will do stuff you never thought you would

You will meet lots and lots of new friends

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9. Chanting, chanting, chanting! You can't chant at a mamak hoping that players on the field will hear you. Let's not even start with the singing.

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10. No one will think you are attention seeking if you dress up for a live game...

No one will think you are weird if you dress up for a live game

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11. Instead, people will go crazy and dress up together with you. You'll blend right into the crowd.

Instead, people will go crazy and dress up together with you

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12.You get to see the funny, censored stuff that happens during a live match

You don't see the funny censored stuff that happens during a live match on TV

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13. You get to be in the middle of an after-party with fellow supporters, like this:

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14. Most importantly, you're in it. You're part of the game.

Most importantly, you're in it. You're part of the game, not a third party watching the game.

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This could be YOU in the stands, watching a football match before your eyes.

This could be YOU in the stands, watching a football match before you eyes.

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