The first "futbol" game

This past Saturday night was the first “futbol” (soccer) game in Xela. Practically all of the students went to support our team, the “Super Chivos” of “Xelaju.” Complete with fireworks, sulfur sticks, pineapple tea, and dominoes pizza in the stands, the game was quite an experience, and I have a feeling that we’ll go back to as many more games as we can. I don’t know much about soccer, but my friends tell me that the guys on the teams are pretty good, except it seems like the players focus a lot more on individual tricks (handling the ball themselves for a long time) rather than passing. Nevertheless, we were ecstatic that “Xelaju” pulled it off in the end, 2-1.

Pictures and videos below – some of the crew at the outdoor stadium (wearing our awesome red Xelaju jerseys!) and a picture of the fireworks at the beginning of the game.

Also, I took a video of the fireworks and confetti thrown as the “Super Chivos” entered the stadium before the game. There is also a short video of the “halftime show” with this little kid wearing a cute costume and singing his heart out.