The night of July 28, 2011, we were in Rizal Memorial Stadium to witness the Azkals vs. Kuwait 2nd leg match; so sad that azkals didn't make it, and they lost their chance to qualify to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. Since I'm not a sports minded person and not even interested in watching any kind of sports games ever in my life--watching a football game is a whole new experience for me.
I'm feeling bored and tired the way I live my life--my everyday life; and to end this, I need to step out of my comfort zone once in a while and explore the outside world and try to experience new things to spice up my boring and tiring life. And joining my grandnephews and nephew to the football game was my first move to have a change from my usual boring routine. I even went out of my way to buy raincoats for us just for that game; since it was raining and umbrella is strictly prohibited inside the stadium.
Here is a brief summary of my first football game experience: After passing the heavy traffic along the way to Harrison where the stadium is, we still arrived just in time for the game. I was a bit frustrated seeing a long queue of football goers; that we've had to fall in a really long line just to get inside the stadium. Of course, all it takes is patience; and fortunately, it didn't take us so long to finally got inside. The whole stadium was jam-packed that night and more people outside still trying their luck to get a ticket for themselves. I wonder what makes a football game so interesting to watch!
At first, I was just observing why people so crazy with football. And little by little, as the game progressed and with all the cheering words from the fans--I also found the game so exciting to watch. And to my surprise, I found myself so involved in the game that I even screamed to the highest level whenever the Azkals hit or miss the goal. The only sad part was Azkals lost the game--to think that it was my very first football game--still a good game, though.
After the match, the Azkals players marched around the whole stadium to greet their supporters/fans and they were giving away t-shirts at the same time; out of luck, we grabbed not even a single one--boo hoo!!! And the most unforgettable thing was, when Phil Younghusband got his shoes off and gave it away; the other pair-of-shoe was grabbed by one of his fans in the upper white bleacher--just a few steps away from us--sayang talaga, may remembrance sana kami mismo kay Phil ng gabi na iyon!!!
Overall, it was still an awesome experience for me despite of all the unluckiness I felt. And I'm looking forward to seeing Azkals' next game. Go Azkals go...no matter what...win or loose we will support you all the way.
