By the time hosts Singapore defeated Myanmar 3-0 last night in the second Group A match after Thailand had beaten Timor-Leste 2-0 in an earlier game, the stadium was close to its allowed capacity of 10,000.
While the number was less than 20 per cent of the arena’s 55,000 capacity owing to safe management measures, it was the largest turnout allowed for an event after last week’s concert by pop star JJ Lin. He performed before 2,000 fans at the Sands Theatre under vaccination-differentiated safe management measures which allowed concert-goers to sit alongside one another without the need for social distancing.
Mr Faizal Jaffar, a 40-year-old teacher, said: “Two years is a long time to not be able to watch our national team ‘live’ and it feels good to be back despite the restrictions, which we understand is necessary to prevent the spread of the virus.
“Maybe because it is not a full house, the process to get into the stadium was actually quite smooth and fast.”
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