Soccer in the Street

Last weekend the national championships in futbol were held... and we watched in the street.  We brought our couch and cooler into the middle of main street, facing the large projection screen they had set up attached to the antenna that was hooked to a car.  100 of Sierpe's finest gathered around for game two of the annual Saprissa versus La Leagua battle.  (The two teams ALWAYS make the championships.)  La Leagua had won the first game 2-0 so Saprissa had to win 3-0 to win the national title.  

And sure enough, they did!  It was a great game and the best part of it was being a part of the community.  We didn't just watch from the sidelines, we got right into the center of the action.  As police showed up, they didn't clear the obstruction of traffic but rather watched the game with us.  And when 7 year old Santiago took it upon himself to light a Roman Candle shooting out upwards of 10 full sized, 4th of July fireworks the police stood by and watched.  Only in Costa Rica.

Our living room couch later made it into Bar Esquina, literally translated as "the corner bar" and came home with a big hole permanently dented into the center of it where someone a little too heavy was sitting!  What a memory!