1ST SOCCER GAME: VICENZA vs. TORINO

[UW Huskies supporting Team Vicenza]

We met with Lorenzo from the Salami shop we visited earlier in the week, as well as Señora Janet's husband before watching the match. The Vicenza's team color was red, so Emme, myself, and two others wore our red shirts to support Team Vicenza. We all carried our passports and were each given tickets that had our full names printed on the side. A couple of students, plus the two adults, and I walked for about 15 minutes to the stadium. We sat at the sides-- we felt like we were given VIP seats, as we had a view of the fans from both teams. The game started at around 8:45 (pretty odd time to start a game), and it lasted for 45minutes, followed by a half time (15 minutes), and lastly, another 45 minutes. It was an interesting feeling cheering for the Vicenza Team, as well as booing when the referees gave the ball to the other. Some girls picked their soccer guy... calling out the numbers, once they have the soccer ball. For the first 45 minutes, the soccer was just passed from one teammate to the next, at times hitting the metal upper part of the goal... It was also intriguing to see the Vicenza fans chanting in unison (their head cheerleaders was a watermelon-tummied guy without a shirt) same could be observed by the Torino fans, which were about five times less than the Vicenza crowd. Though none of the teams made a goal for the first 45 minutes, the match became more intense during the second half. The Torino team hit the bar while later, the Vicenza team stole the ball. There was less than 2 minutes in the clock... one Torino player almost hit the basket but the Vicenza goalie caught it in a minute's notice! After he tossed it back in the playing field, a brave Torino player kicked the ball, and in just a blink of an eye, the crowd grew wild.. Torino scored a point, and the game was over. Though the Vicenza team lost, TEAM UW had a blast!

[Supporting Team Vicenza]