Mexico 1
China 0
4.16.08
Seattle, WA
Qwest Field
While walking to the M's game the night prior to Mexico vs. China I noted that some bars already had their soccer signs up and that the North Lot of Qwest Field had a giant inflatable Mexico jersey already up and inflated.
While walking back to the bus after the same evening I noticed three Mexican fans all dressed up for a game that was not to happen for 24 hours standing outside the gate like the game was supposed to be that night. They appeared a bit confused disappointed that they were there on the wrong night.
But, I got to hang out in a Qwest Field suite again and stay warm and dry watching the Arch Rival play the Evil Commies ... Who do you root for ??? I just saw the Dalai Lama at the same venue a few days earlier so I can't possibly root for China ... and rooting for Mexico to win would be like rooting for the Timbers; they even wear green ...
As Jorge and I walked around prior to kickoff and enjoyed the Futball Fiesta and then took a little tour of the stadium it was funny to watch the scalpers try and work with the Mexican supporters ... I am so sick of those guys being out front of every venue and every event that the frustration they were clearly feeling was kind of humorous to me ...
As far as the game itself went on Wednesday night ... well ... you know those US games like in 03 when Venezuela came to the stadium and Bruce had Edson Buddle and Kyle Martino on the roster??? The game was sort of disjointed but the opponent was not really strong enough to capitalize on the lack of 11 starters and the dispruptions caused by 5 substitutions??? That sort of sums it up ...
Mexico came out blazing the first ten minutes and showed that the Chinese goalie and defense were in way over their heads ... a ball cleared off the line by a defender saving his reckless goalie ... the offsides flag negating an early goal ... finally Mexico scored in around the 19th minute, the place erupted, and the Chinese settled into an offside trap defense and occassional counter for the rest of the game ... it started to look like Mexico would make a mistake on the defensive end resulting in an embarrassing tie, but that did not happen ... the whistling late in the game towards their own team showed a certain amount of displeasure with beating China 1-0 ...
The crowd was fun and loud and it was as much a party as a game ...
Brazil next at Qwest??? Oh, please yes ...
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