Wednesday night I went to my first fútbol game between Saprissa and Club America Mexico. I've heard that the atmosphere at these games is loud and wild, now I can attest to that! Dressed in the Saprissa colors, purple, 50 of us students went to the game. A few of us were at Sol Sur and the rest, including myself, sat in Sol Norte. I was in Sol Norte and thought the fans were crazy but Sol Sur was insane! The whole section jumps up and down, sings, chants, and boo's the other team throughout the entire game. They had drums that were played the whole time and the chants echoed. At the beginning of the game a purple powder was even released into the air on Saprissa's side! Our seats were directly behind the net so we were so close to the field and the players. We learned a few of the chants and learned very quickly that the Saprissa fans don't tolerate the other team's fans at all. They called the Mexican team "huevos" which means eggs because their uniforms were yellow. They bad-mouth and taunt the other team to the max! The game reminded me of the Boston Bruins ice hockey games back home because of the high intensity and amount of pride for our team.
The game was so fun though! Saprissa had so many close opportunities to score but each time they just barely missed. Unfortunately once Mexico finally got into our defensive end they scored, then within the next ten minutes scored twice more. Needless to say the Saprissa fans were not happy. We ended up losing 3-0 and one Mexican fan had to be escorted out because people were starting to throw things at him. Even though Saprissa lost I had such a fun time going to the game and will definitely be going to more in the future. It was an experience where I felt the pride of Costa Rica all around! "Este noche tenemos que ganar..."
The game was so fun though! Saprissa had so many close opportunities to score but each time they just barely missed. Unfortunately once Mexico finally got into our defensive end they scored, then within the next ten minutes scored twice more. Needless to say the Saprissa fans were not happy. We ended up losing 3-0 and one Mexican fan had to be escorted out because people were starting to throw things at him. Even though Saprissa lost I had such a fun time going to the game and will definitely be going to more in the future. It was an experience where I felt the pride of Costa Rica all around! "Este noche tenemos que ganar..."