Pre-Mission Family Time

We took the family to our first Real Salt Lake Soccer (hard to call it "Futbol" in the fall) match a few weeks ago.  A couple of things struck me as we entered the stadium.  First of all, what a beautiful facility they've built.  Second, there two goals sitting on each goal line.  I thought, what a great idea.  If the goalie has to defend two goals, there should be more scoring and associated excitement.  I was disappointed when after warm up, they took one from each end off the field.  The result was as you might expect, a 0-0 tie until the 66th minute.  Other than this mild disappointment, we really enjoyed ourselves (mainly because we didn't have to run up and down the field like the players).   RSL went on to win the match 2-0.  

We were amazed and entertained by the enthusiasm of the fans, particularly the Latin American fans who threw confetti in the air, played their drums (the entire match) and cussed the players in the their native language.