First Futbol Game! CHIVAS!

Last night we went to our first Latin American Futbal game! It was quite an experience. We saw the Guadalajara Chivas play the San Luis. There are 3 professional teams in Guadalajara, but the Chivas are THE team in the city. They play in a brand new stadium called Estadio Omnilife. It was actually built in preparation of the Pan American games coming here this fall. They say it is the most technologically advanced futbol stadium in Latin America. It is beautiful. It looks like a space ship from both the outside and the inside. The picture at the below shows how the stadium looks from the outside with the grass coming up the whole stadium. San Luis was not a very popular team so the place was only half full. It packs out when the teams from Mexico City or Monterrey come to town.

Below you can see the boys go their picture taken with the team mascot, a Chiva (goat). I think that was the highlight for them. We had nose bleed seats, but I think they were the best as you could really follow the whole game. This poorly done sideways picture is the "Purro". This is the specially designated cheering group for each team. You pay extra to be part of the "Purro" kind of like a season ticket holder. This is the group that we often see at futbol games on TV. They stand the whole game chanting, beating drums, and generally yelling obscene things at the other team I'm told. We have not learned those words! Regretfully, the game ended in a 1-1 tie. David declared that he hates ties more then anything in the world!

I apologize for the crooked pictures. Blogger is driving me crazy tonight!