Goalie basks in adulation.

PETALING JAYA: As a immature child flourishing up in Kota Baru, Khairul Fahmi Che Mat mostly marvelled during a way footballers were cheered upon by their supporters.He pronounced he was inspired by a great World Cup players he saw upon radio when he was a schoolboy.The fans cheering all those famous players is what drew me to become a footballer. I longed for to be usually similar to those players station upon a representation surrounded by their fans, pronounced Khairul, a national group goalkeeper who shot to celebrity with Malaysias feat in a Asean Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup upon Wednesday.Penalty hero: Khairul enjoys a adulation as he is mobbed by ecstatic Malaysian supporters after a national teams arrival during a KLIA from Jakarta yesterday.On that night, he gave a top-rate performance, including a chastisement save, during a second leg of a last in Jakarta that saw Malaysia wring a trophy for a first time.Khairuls name became a top five Twitter topic upon Wednesday as well as fans were jamming his Facebook page.The 21-year-old goalkeeper, whose favourite group is Bayern Munich, pronounced he was unaffected by his remarkable rise to fame.Asked whether his girlfriend Elia was worried about a attention he was getting, Khairul pronounced she was familiar with a hold up of a footballer.Shes used to a attention I get from fans. We have been together for about a year, so she understands a situation, he said.Khairul, whose nickname is Apex (orAh Peks), pronounced his friends gave him a moniker substantially due to his face.My friends have been calling me Apex since I was a kid. They pronounced I demeanour similar to an old man, he said.Asked why he chose to be a goalkeeper, Khairul pronounced he never thought about personification in any other position.I have been a goalkeeper since primary school. I guess I kind of fell in to that position, he said.He credited a entire tea! ms indom itable suggestion in bringing home a cup.I feel unequivocally propitious as well as unapproachable though I dont see myself as a hero.Every player in a group is a hero, Without them, you wouldnt have won, pronounced Khairul.There is a single person, though, who remains dear to his heart.My father is my greatest inspiration, he said.Although he usually plays football in a kampung, he has been ancillary me since I was little.http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/12/31/nation/7716490&sec=nationhappy browsing!