Steph and I had been looking forward to this match for months! We were really excited to see Thierry Henry play. I've been a fan of his since High School and he's one of the main reasons I support Les Bleus. Mais malheureusement, it was not meant to be. Henry got injured so he missed the trip to Vancouver.
This is the first time I'd seen the Whitecaps play since they entered the MLS and the first time I'd seen them play at the Empire Field. I was in total awe at the size of the crowd. When I first moved to Vancouver I lamented the fact that people in general didn't like soccer here. Well, things have obviously changed! It was such a great environment to watch the game and my disappointment about Henry not being there left as soon as the game kicked off.
We were awarded a penalty.
Some guy went up to take it
He scored! And my fantastic camera captured the moment:)
Cue the celebrations
It ended up being a tied game (1-1) because the ref was clearly on the Red Bull's side (*bitter post!*) but I had a great time:)
That was an amazing day! Hopefully we can see Thierry next year, as Im sure we wont get to see any playoff games :(
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