Malaysians roar with pride on social media sites

Astro Awani
December 12, 2014 10:38 MYT
Malaysia's players celebrate victory over Vietnam in the semi-final AFF Suzuki Cup return match at Hanoi's My Dinh stadium. - AFP Photo
Local football fans erupted with glee as the national football squad advanced to the finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 after defeating Vietnam 5-4 on aggregate in the semi-finals at Hanoi, Vietnam.
The excitement was especially evident at street stalls, mamak restaurants and sport cafes throughout the nation, with cheers ringing out in the evening as fans watched the live telecast of the match on television screens.
Cheers and laughter were also heard elsewhere as fans watched the match with family and friends in the comfort of their own homes.
Up until this morning, more than eight hours after the match ended, social media sites were still abuzz with Malaysians expressing how proud they are with the Harimau Malaya squad and encouraging the team to reach greater heights.
On Twitterville, #Malaysia, #HarimauMalaya and #AFFSuzukiCup are still topping then entry charts and it looks like it will keep on the momentum until the finals.

Morning everyone!!! Pagi yg indah dan semangat #HarimauMalaya yeayyy!!!!

— ☆彡HeZRill☆彡 (@Airill_Zafrill) December 12, 2014
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taniah team malaysia kerana menang dgn gaya keatas vietnam.. #HarimauMalaya

— Syahmie Mie (@syahmie344) December 12, 2014
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SELAMAT PAGI,NGAUMAN #HARIMAUMALAYA MASIH KEDENGARAN

— Siv (@akimzaineb) December 12, 2014
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Apart from our performance yest, we also salute the fans. Msia fans who travelled & Vietnam fans for being gracious. pic.twitter.com/nz15PG3xPG

— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) December 12, 2014
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Alhamdulillah :) Tahniah Malaysia! Semoga berjaya dalam final nanti... #HarimauMalaya #AFFSuzukiCup

— Nur Hazwani (@Park_EunGeun) December 12, 2014
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Kita masuk padang Dia juga pandang-pandang Kita tunjuk belang Dia lari lintang pukang Oleeee ole ole ole olaa 2x #FinalAFF #HarimauMalaya

— Faizuddin Zukri (@FaizuddinZukri) December 12, 2014
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It's not like you can't critic at all, just don't lose faith .. #NeverGiveUp #HarimauMalaya

— Azman A Bakar (@mancoklat) December 11, 2014
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Good job #HarimauMalaya... Im proud of u all.. Lets fight again in the final.. let Thailand know how fierce is our #HarimauMalaya is...!!

— Melvin_Gunners (@melvin_tms) December 11, 2014
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Apart from the encouragement and praise, Twitter users also shared with pride a photo of the national squad:

@Goal_MY #HarimauMalaya #Congratulations the excellent teamwork, coach #NeverGiveUp #FightTillTheEnd #AFFSuzukiCup pic.twitter.com/eLqdjcfge7

— MyCatManja2014 (@camancher2012) December 12, 2014
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#HarimauMalaya #Congratulations Coach Dollah Salleh & team #HarimauMalaya #AFFSuzukiCup #NeverGiveUpOnTheDream pic.twitter.com/121jjgs4RS"""

— MyCatManja2014 (@camancher2012) December 12, 2014
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Melangkah ke final itu sudah 1 pencapaian yg trbaik buat #harimaumalaya x kira menang/kalah di final nnti. Tahniah! #AFFSUZUKI #AstroArena

— بن إسماعيل (@kefley) December 12, 2014
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There were also those who reminded others about good sportsmanship by respecting the opposing squad and their fans, while some brought up the unfortunate incident during the first leg of the semi-final match at the Shah Alam Stadium:

Congratulation #HarimauMalaya for the awesome win! Fans: stop punching others. :)

— Chan Jin Tian (@chanjintian) December 12, 2014
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Malaysia apologised after invading Vietnam #AFFSuzukiCup pic.twitter.com/yG9o6Gm978

— Gustino Travel (@GustinoTravel) December 11, 2014
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Still like in any tournament, fans are encouraged to take heed from the banner that was put up at the Hanoi Stadium last night:

Fantastic banner from the Vietnam supporters! #AFFSuzukiCup pic.twitter.com/oyQUkFTNbj

— AFF Suzuki Cup (@affsuzukicup) December 11, 2014
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#AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 #fans #harimau Malaya #national squad #Vietnam
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