This man flew 7,000 miles to observe a soccer match, just for it to be postponed

This man has the worst luck.

A Filipino fan of Newcastle United flew 6,795 miles to observe his favorite soccer membership play, earlier than discovering out the match was postponed.

Kendrick Mon De Leon, from the Philippines, “blew his financial savings” to observe Newcastle play towards Southampton on Oct. 14. 

Nevertheless, he discovered after a few weeks that the match had been moved to Oct. 15, the identical day as his return flight.

Mon De Leon added that he was unable to rebook one other flight as it might “break the bank.”

He shared his plight on each his private Fb account and on a Fb group titled “Newcastle Supporters United,” which was shared on Twitter by one other Newcastle fan and shortly retweeted.

A crowdfunding web page was quickly set as much as increase funds for Mon De Leon to attend one other Newcastle match, however failed to lift even 10 p.c of the sum hoped for. A number of commenters identified on the web page that they did not sympathise with him, as a result of he appeared to have adequate cash to incorporate a much bigger tour of Europe in his journey to see his crew.

In response to information outlet the Chronicle Stay, Kendrick left the Philippines on Sept. 22 for a tour of Europe, the place he visited locations like France, Italy and Spain.

The UK leg of his journey was meant to be the proper finish to his vacation, however the recreation was moved to Oct. 15, a Sunday, for stay protection on Sky Sports activities.

“I would contacted a couple of Toon [Newcastle United] followers beforehand so I might get fare-value tickets, and had searched on-line for the fare to Southampton,” he informed the Chronicle Stay.

“I simply have to take a look at the constructive aspect. At the very least I might buy some reputable Newcastle merchandise right here.”

And in case you are questioning, the match resulted in a draw — so there actually aren’t any winners on this story.