My First Football Match

Tuesday (1/27) was pretty slow, most of it spent recovering from Australia Day. In the evening I went down to Trevor and relaxed with the crew then came back and crashed at a decent hour, which almost never happens.

Sleeping in Wednesday morning was refreshing. After my noon lecture I grabbed a little snack and got suited up for frisbee practice. We were lucky this week because we got to use a hockey pitch for practice, which is made of astroturf instead of the muddy rugby pitches. The practice was a good workout and fun too. Practice ended at 3:45, so afterwards I hauled ass back to my room to get showered up and changed in order to make it down to the underpass by 5pm.

At 4:45pm, with a sandwich and tangerine in hand, I headed down to the underpass to meet up with my friends and go to my first football match. We loaded up on a coach and away we went.

The ride to Wigan was about 1:15, so we made small talk and caught up on any gossip. When we arrived we all filed out and headed towards the stadium. Outside the stadium there were some stands selling hot food so we all grabbed a little something and then headed towards our gate. Here are some pictures:


A view into the stadium from the steps to our gate


Wigan Stadium


Another shot of the field


Urmie and Amanda


Me, Urmie, and Amanda


Wigan mascot


Dennis and a Wigan mascot


A shot of the stands, the one on the left is strictly the rowdy Liverpool fans, and in the distance is the main Wigan stands. They chanted at each other the whole game, it was great.


The players shaking hands at the beginning


The picture nazi who told us not to take pictures


The game


A Wigan player throwing in the ball


The final score

As you can see, the match ended in a draw, which upset the Liverpool fans and thrilled the Wigan fans. The match was a lot of fun, even though I don't fully understand football. After the match we headed straight back to the coach and headed back to Lancaster.

Back in Lancaster a group of us decided to have an after party. First we stopped at Pizzetta for a snack and then we headed to Grizedale where Jessica, one of the exchange students, lives. We didn't really have much alcohol and we got back after the local stores had already closed, but we still had a good time hanging out. Her flat is really nice cause she has a huge kitchen and an actual living room. The townhouses that she lives in are the only flats that have a living room, I'm jealous. Here are some pics:


Diego and Kyle


Dennis


Kyle and Rosy


Sunny


Kyle and Rosy again


Sunny again


Me


Me and Jessica (French Canadian)


Kyle downing some Martini Blanco

The after party was a nice way to cap off the evening. It was my first time hanging out with Jessica, but she seems like a lot of fun. After the party we all went our separate ways.