Partido de Futbol

Celebrating the Los Estudiantes!

Last weekend and again this weekend some of us went to a soccer game at the Metropolitano stadium. It was ridiculously packed with people and tickets cost under $10! Everyone drinks outside and on the streets and things get really crazy. They have riot police everywhere during events such as these. We were cheering for the Merida team of course, their team name was Los Estudiantes! The crowds are really crazy and we finally

The crowd and the game



Giant Jersey



got our seats, because it is first come, first serve basis. We watched the Los Estudiantes team come out and the crowd went crazy, there was confetti, and people would throw receipt rolls because they spiral unravel. Then when it was time for the other team to come out they had to be escorted out under police riot shields! As soon as the team came out people would throw anything they had. It could be anything from bottles, to shoes, to rocks. It would never happen in the US that way. The game started and it was really cool to see the fans and the teams play. It was a great time at the soccer game!! After the game you had to walk to try to find a taxi or walk a little more than a mile to the trolleybus. We decided to walk and clearly so did everyone else.

 

Street lined with people!