Normally, I dress up from Monday through Thursday, it's not a requirement but actually the most economic way for me because I have several suits and jackets bought 20 to 30 years ago and they are still in very good conditions. I haven't spent serious money in this category for 20 years, why don't I wear them actually to keep saving my money? In addition, it makes me feel great. However, on Wednesday, I wore my Sounders' jacket because I was going to the match at Clink directly from work.
Driving through heavy traffic on I-90, I arrived at the intersection where the road led cars to parking garage attached to CenturyLink Field at almost 6:30 pm. Approaching the garage, I viewed the magnificent skyline of Downtown Seattle and caught Sherman's image on the wall of the stadium. Buddy, tonight is for soccer.
Handing over my credit card to the staff standing out of the collecting booth inside the garage, I didn't ask her the charge in the first place. When she asked me if I needed the receipt, I refused but asked her to learn 40 bucks. We both knew it expensive but I laughed and said: "It's my expectation!".
Locating my seat at Club 210, I sat down to eat pepperoni pizza for my dinner first, then took off the coat to show my Sounders' pride. Even it was mid-week night, I guessed 40 to 50 thousands fans came to the match, some of them probably came from work directly just like me. Our fans have own traditions at pre-match, it's always very energetic.
In the first 20 minutes, I had been going with the match like riding a roller-coaster. Dempsey got an incredible opportunity to have us lead but several minutes later, Galaxy tied it. Valdez made a very timely shot to help us retake the lead, then Galaxy got it back very quickly. The loss at our side seemed driven by slow moves at defense. Of course, Galaxy controlled the midfield a little bit more tightly than us, which was another reason.
I should say we played a much better match in second half and didn't give Galaxy much chance to shoot. Friberg's left footed shot was unbelievable, he himself must agree as well. After the ball hit the back of the net, the entire stadium was boiling. I made double high five with the fans around me.
During the match, in addition to tweet and share clips on Facebook, I also transmitted photo to my classmates at CUMT, they all know me a good soccer player and an enthusiastic fan. I would like them to learn that soccer is a great sport in Seattle too.
I came back home at almost 11:00 pm and fell into sleep soon.
It's an amazing night and I would go back to CLINK to catch the first leg of Semi-Final on Sunday no matter who were we going to play!
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