Football Sunday

Today we had tickets to see the football game between the local team FC Groningen and PEC Zwolle. We got the tickets for a really good price I would say- 10 euros each- considering our seats were very good. Fourth row in the corner of the field, so the view was quite nice.

The game itself wasn't anything special, not the best playing I have seen have to admit. But the mood at the station was crazy. Right behind and above us were the loud fans from Zwolle eagerly trying to push their team to win. Have to admit they had some dedication, I don't know if it was the cold weather that kept them going but it was 90 minutes of intense cheering for them.

During the half time, inspired by the little boy in front of us, a little hungover ourselves wanted to get some fries. It turned out, at the stadium they don't accept real money. Everything had to be bought with munts. And these munts were available from a wending machine in exchange for bills. 20 euros worth of munts, no thank you. So we gave up on that dream and instead enjoyed the rest of the game hungry and freezing.

The experience was really nice, some similarities to Finnish ice hockey games (but none to football).