ALOR SETAR, May 18 — More than 3,000 Kedah supporters thronged the four counters at Darul Aman Stadium today to buy tickets for the FA Cup final match against Pahang at Shah Alam Stadium on Saturday.
A Bernama survey found that some Kedah (Red Hawks) supporters were prepared to camp overnight while waiting for the ticketing counter to open at 10 this morning.
Tickets are priced at RM50 for adults and RM5 for children below 12 years old and are limited to three tickets per person.
Ahmad Firdaus Baharom, 30, from Gurun, said he camped in front of the stadium since 7 pm last night to make sure of getting his hand on a ticket for the much-anticipated match.
“I and some friends laid out mats in front of the ticketing counter. We will go travel to Shah Alam on Saturday and hope that Kedah that will win the match 2-1,” he added.
Another Kedah staunch supporter, Nasir Abbas, 62, said he was happy to get a ticket and pledged to run from Shah Alam Stadium to Darul Aman Stadium if Kedah wins the FA Cup.
“I plan to run for the third time. It may take as long as six days. If I cannot do it immediately, I will do it during Ramadan (from May 27).” Meanwhile, the chairman of the Ticket Technical and Entrance Committee of Kedah Football Association (KFA), Shaharol Niza Omar said some 12,000 tickets were sold in about two hours.
Kedah and Pahang were each reserved 32,000 adult tickets and 750 children tickets for the final match. — Bernama
