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This past Sunday I went and saw a Sevilla FC soccer match with three others. The seats were a little more than I wanted to spend, but we got a good location. We had a side view of the field in the upper deck so it was very easy to see plays developing. I got my jersey and team banner thing from the store so I looked pretty legit in amongst all the other diehards.

The game itself was a lot better than what I had expected it would be. The game experience is great because they have some very passionate fans here and they like to let everybody know it. The part that most surprised me was that the entire stadium would sing these songs and do these chants in unison. It is a pretty cool effect when the entire stadium is yelling at the opposing fans together.

The game itself was pretty great as Sevilla quickly jumped out to a 2-0 lead and then extended the lead to 3-0 shortly into the 2nd half. The final score was 3-1 so that made the experience better to see a home victory. I am strongly considering attending a second game later in November just based on how awesome this first experience was. I got some cool video clips, but my HD camera is making uploading giant files a bit tedious to Youtube or any other site, but I will post them when I get them up.

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Photos

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Outside of the stadium with my friend Jamie

Ticket
Sevilla FC vs. Atletico Madrid

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About to head into the stadium...

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The view from our seats!

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The crazy hooligans setting off some kind of smoke bomb after our first goal. These guys put most superfans to shame.

The opposing fans
This is where the opposing fans are placed. Notice the giant fence around them as well as the riot police surrounding the entire section.

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Sevilla player faking an injury like a pro. Probably the part I most dislike about soccer.

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Corner kick coming in.

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The final score!
Sevilla FC 3 · Atletico Madrid 1

El Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan
Panorama of the Stadium