The 67-year-old was, rather ironically, one of the most publicity-shy personalities although he played heroic roles in the famed 1977 Malaysia Cup-winning side.
Kwang Hock, Mat Noh and I, all now in the mid-60s, were even part of the Singapore Press Holdings football team in the 1980s and 90s, where we played locally and even in regional tournaments in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur. This trio regularly played upfront and it was simply magic to click with two of Singapore’s most versatile marksmen.
“That’s why I was stunned when Mat Noh went down because of heart attack, which usually cripples those who keep irregular work, family and social life. Perhaps, in hindsight, it could be a culmination of a prolonged coronary artery disease which is usually the main cause of heart attack.”In my opinion, having been Mat Noh’s work-and-playing colleague and recognising the very high national-interest stakes that were accompanied by tremendous pressure, it was perhaps just inevitable.
I can go on record to say that ‘Mat Noh’ was one of the humblest humans I’ve ever met. He never argued with anyone, worked hard and that’s how he became a notable Asian-class footballer, with distinctly Hollywood-styled looks to match. Even the Football Association of Singapore this week paid tribute to ‘Mat Noh’ in a Facebook post, recalling how he “also famously scored the winning goal in the first round of World Cup qualifiers on March 6, 1977, firing home a penalty in a 1-0 win at Kallang Stadium against a strong Malaysian side regarded as one of Asia’s best at the time”.
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