A night out
Switzerland played the gracious host and was the first of 16 teams to be eliminated from advancement into the next round of the European Cup, leaving the spot in their group to either Turkey or Czech Republic. Portugal has already won the group.
Wife and I went to a tent where about 300 gathered in the name of UEFA for the first part of last night’s match. It was noisy, smoky, hot, hard to understand the speaker… A lot like church. I felt strange chanting “Hopp Suisse” for a team that was 140 miles away, but what the heck, we yelled anyway and were encouraged when the Turko-Swiss YAKIM scored a go-ahead goal against Turkey. Other chances passed by, but we finished the first 45 minutes ahead. For good, we hoped.
We biked home and watched the second half in the quiet of our own home with Son 1 and Daughter. We saw our lead disappear, then we fell behind in the final minutes. Commentators complained. We wept. (Well, sort of…)
Now, since that stress is over, the kids only have to worry about final exams (a different stress). And they still have another team in the tournament: Whoever is playing against France.
June 12th, 2008 at 10:42 am
that would be the Netherlands! Allez les oranges!
June 12th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
“a lot like church” ha!
Sorry you’ve hit upon a streak of national losses.
Perhaps you should locate a banjo?
June 12th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
You see, that’s why I am not a sports fan … it just complicates life too much.
You let your people smoke in church? Where is your church, in West Virginia??
June 13th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
See my commentary over at my place.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Sorry about the recent rash of losses as well. I found it interesting that you would use the word “hot” in describing conditions at your place. Is global warming really occurring?