The last time I attended a soccer match was in Shah Alam Stadium, when Liverpool came to take on Selangor FC. I was 15 years old then. It was so long ago, Bruce Grobbelaar was Liverpool's goal keeper. On Sunday, the gang and I went to watch the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 Final match between Brazil & USA. It was held in Johannesburg town Ellis Park Stadium. I wore 2 pairs of pants, 2 t-shirts and a sweater. Taking a piss was such a hassle :P... To summarize, it was really weird to watch a soccer match without the commentary. All we could hear were the vuvuzelas instead. The excitement does grow each time when they were close to the goal post. Here are more pictures to illustrate the environment.
Outside Ellis Park Stadium
Side view
Confed cup banner
The official fan shop, selling an assortment of t-shirts, cap, beanies, fleece jackets
Supersized official Confed cup soccer ball
Closing ceremony performers lining up to enter the stadium
The beginning of an ending...
Volunteers clearing up the center field where the closing performance was held in preparation for kick-off
Team USA warming up
Team Brazil warming up
Just before kick-off...
And the final score was 3-2 in favor of Brazil. I'll post more pictures soon, after I shamelessly poach it from the other guys camera with zoom lens and all. What's 2Mpixel compared to 10Mpixel. Might just see Kaka's mole behind his neck.
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