Futbol es muy bueno!
We happened to have some miraculous timing in Tacuarembo and caught a home futbol game with Tacuarembo playing against the current champion team, one from Montevideo.
There were so many people there, and many commute on two wheels - this was just a small glimpse of the Tacuarembo side of the stadium parking.
Sports games seem much different here. When people cheered on their team, favorite player, or a successful goal, they would throw homemade confetti in the air or light off fireworks they brought into the stadium. When we heard big booms, I'm certain we were the only people in the stadium who reacted like they might be hearing gun shots in the crowd.
"Our" team (Tacuarembo, of course) scored the first goal, so we took part in erupting into celebration, jumping up on the bleachers, screaming out "Goooooaaaaaalll!" and enjoying the moment with everyone else. The kids next to us were pretty stoked.
The entire game was really entertaining, and the athleticism was pretty incredible. I don't know how these guys run up and down the field nonstop for 90 minutes straight, let alone have the agility to work with the futbol the way they do.
Sadly, Tacuarembo did not win the game, but it was still pretty awesome. As soon as the game ended, the Montevideo fans stormed the field to congratulate their team, and then paraded around in a huge procession around the field with their trophy. The most incredible part was that most of the Tacuarembo fans stayed, and cheered from the stands to congratulate the winning team. I've never experienced such sportsmanship before, and it was pretty great.
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