Loca for Boca

Soccer isn't my favorite sport to watch, but I didn't want to come to
another futbol-crazy country and miss out on going to a match (why
didn't I see AS Roma while I was studying there? Que tonto soy!). The
experience lived up to the hype, despite a smaller crowd than normal
owing to the torrential downpour that parked itself over BA today. The
wet crowd sang fight songs for the entire match (and nearly an hour
beforehand), and the applause was literally thunderous - it drowned
out all but the loudest thunder claps. Boca played a pretty sloppy
game, blowing four set plays and failing to score until the 30th
minute of the second half. But as they say, when it rains it pours,
and Boca scored three times in the final 10 minutes to win easily. The
third goal was especially dramatic, timed perfectly with a flash of
lightening and the biggest dose of thunder of the day.

Good times all around.