Sock it to em Socceroos!
Day 123
Last night we watched the Socceroos play their first world cup game, against Japan. We went to watch the match with Karmen and Tim, our great hosts in Sydney, in a old theatre televising the match on their big screen. The room was a sea of green and gold, and while the Aussies may not have had much experience playing s0ccer with the big boys, their fans were eager for a win. There were a few Japanese supporters in the audience and we were very impressed with the sportsman like way the entire Australian audience applauded them and their team during their national anthem.
I wont go into the details of the match as many of you may have seen it, and the 3-1 scoreline is well known. However it is worth describing the incredible reaction to the final 8 mins as the goals were scored. The Aussies went wild and celebrated as if they had actually won the world cup. Granted, it was the first time that they have ever won a world cup match, but I have seen nothing like it before. People were crying, hugging, dancing the streets and blasting their car horns as everyone poured out of the theatre and straight into the bar next door where the drinking continued all night. I’m pretty sure many people missed the next day at work as this came at the end of a long bank holiday weekend and we both woke up with sore heads the following morning, but we were glad to be part of it all, and wish Australia the best of luck in the rest of the World cup.