watched two relatively big games of sport yesterday.
Brian and i went to Scrooge bar to watch the NZ v France rugby match along with 100 other kiwis. it was kinda cool to watch, although my ABs were a little rusty.
after the game, we shot off to the world cup stadium in north west Seoul to watch the Korea v Netherlands football match. this was incredible. the stadium was the biggest i've attended. our seats, up very high, had a great view of the entire field. we were directly behind one goal. the tickets were only 2manwon ($20). the crowd was great, very vocal without being abusive or nasty.
Brian went for Korea to win, so we put a chonon ($1) on the game (we put a chonon on most things competitive, eg. how many friends link to us on facebook). pity for him, cos the Netherlands scored a penalty in the 1st half and a great goal in the 2nd, right in front of us. i couldn't cheer too loud, as the stadium had 65000 Koreans in it (capacity is 75k). great times.
leaving afterwards, the crowds piling onto the subway trains were intense. it was a matter of keeping our feet moving as our body was shunted into the trains. laughed with a Malaysian guy my nose was pressed against that we'd have a tough time if we had to get off at the next station. as the train sped and slowed, the crowd moved as one, laughing together at the situation. i also realised that, with the carriage's sweltering heat, i was one of the few sweating like a . . um . . hot person of european descent. the interchange train we caught home was decidedly emptier and we even got a seat quite quickly.
at home, we ran into some people headed into a Noraebang (karaoke room) and had a great laugh. i felt a little sober for it, but had a great time anyway.
my thoughts on my first game of football i've ever seen at a stadium. it's great. the game doesn't have the stoppages of rugby (my 1st love) and the stadium itself was very close to the action. it was a fantastic event. stoppages in rugby really do ruin it for me (the France/NZ game had many) and stadiums in NZ double as cricket fields, so you sit far away. one thing, 90 minutes was a little long for me. a couple of goals, the games over. anyway, the next big match is Korea v Uzbekistan on the 24th! the big teams keep on coming . . .
Brian and i went to Scrooge bar to watch the NZ v France rugby match along with 100 other kiwis. it was kinda cool to watch, although my ABs were a little rusty.
after the game, we shot off to the world cup stadium in north west Seoul to watch the Korea v Netherlands football match. this was incredible. the stadium was the biggest i've attended. our seats, up very high, had a great view of the entire field. we were directly behind one goal. the tickets were only 2manwon ($20). the crowd was great, very vocal without being abusive or nasty.
Brian went for Korea to win, so we put a chonon ($1) on the game (we put a chonon on most things competitive, eg. how many friends link to us on facebook). pity for him, cos the Netherlands scored a penalty in the 1st half and a great goal in the 2nd, right in front of us. i couldn't cheer too loud, as the stadium had 65000 Koreans in it (capacity is 75k). great times.
leaving afterwards, the crowds piling onto the subway trains were intense. it was a matter of keeping our feet moving as our body was shunted into the trains. laughed with a Malaysian guy my nose was pressed against that we'd have a tough time if we had to get off at the next station. as the train sped and slowed, the crowd moved as one, laughing together at the situation. i also realised that, with the carriage's sweltering heat, i was one of the few sweating like a . . um . . hot person of european descent. the interchange train we caught home was decidedly emptier and we even got a seat quite quickly.
at home, we ran into some people headed into a Noraebang (karaoke room) and had a great laugh. i felt a little sober for it, but had a great time anyway.
my thoughts on my first game of football i've ever seen at a stadium. it's great. the game doesn't have the stoppages of rugby (my 1st love) and the stadium itself was very close to the action. it was a fantastic event. stoppages in rugby really do ruin it for me (the France/NZ game had many) and stadiums in NZ double as cricket fields, so you sit far away. one thing, 90 minutes was a little long for me. a couple of goals, the games over. anyway, the next big match is Korea v Uzbekistan on the 24th! the big teams keep on coming . . .
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