The two teams playing were River Plate versus San Martin Tucumin (SMT). With River at home and SMT away. SMT scored in the first minute of play. River then scored their first goal fifteen minutes into the second half. Then at a full ninety-seven minutes into the game River got a penalty kick and scored. That won them the game 2 to 1 River over SMT.
The play is a lot rougher than in Canada. The golf-cart ambulance kept going onto the field to help take the injured players off it and then drop them off on the sideline. The playing field is the same size field as in Canada but it looks smaller than you see on TV. The players were allowed to push each other around lot without being yellow flagged.
The fans in Argentina can be violent to each other during the games so the visitors are caged up in their own section. After the game, the home team fans have to give the visitors a half an hour to get out of the stadium to prevent fights. There must have been fifty police or more there. One fan ran onto the field and the police caught him. After the game the River Plate fans were going berserk chanting to visitors in Spanish to go home.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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