September 6- Canada vs Germany- Halifax NS

[aussoccerfan]

A SOLD-OUT CROWD OF JUST OVER 1700, WAS AT THE MAINLAND NORTH COMMON,

IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, AS GERMANY BEAT CANADA 2-1. CANADA'S TEAM PLAYED REALLY WELL, BUT I DIDN'T GET TO SEE MUCH OF THE GAME. SOME PEOPLE WERE THROWING TREATS INTO THE STANDS AS SOME SORT OF PROMOTION, AND IT HAPPENED FOR QUITE A WHILE DURING THE GAME, AND WITH ALL THE (CRAZIES) STANDING UP AND GOING CRAZY (LIKE SHARKS IN A FEEDING FRENZY, FOR AT LEAST HALF OF THE GAME).

MOST PEOPLE WEREN'T EVEN WATCHING THE GAME, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO MORE THAN A COUPLE HUNDRED OF REAL SOCCER FANS WATCHING THE GAME. THERE WERE TWO GIRLS TEAMS SITTING IN FRONT OF US, THEY LOOKED TO BE ABOUT 13-16-YEARS-OLD. THEY STARTED THROWING ROCKS AT EACH OTHER, UNTIL MY MOM AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE YELLED "DON'T THROW ROCKS CHILDREN". SOME PEOPLE DROPPED THEIR GARBAGE WRAPPERS UNDER THE STANDS, AND SOME WRAPPERS FLEW ONTO THE FIELD. THERE SEEMED TO BE NEXT TO ZERO SECURITY.

THIS WAS PATHETIC

THE NEWSPAPER I READ THE NEXT DAY- SAID THIS GAME WAS THE FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL SOCCER GAME IN HALIFAX, AND IT SEEMED LIKE NO ONE CARED ABOUT THE GAME. MOST PEOPLE WERE MORE INTERESTED IN FREE TREATS AND FOOD.

LET'S HEAR WHAT YOU ALL HAVE TO SAY!!!!!!!!!!

WAS ANYONE ELSE FROM THIS FORUM AT THE GAME ?

[aussoccerfan]

I know it's month's later but I took pictures of the Canada-Germany game that was in Halifax in September. If anyone is interested- here they are- http://www.freewebs.com/jrhockeyfan90/soccerphotos.htm

[hamiltonfan]

Thanks for posting those pics man. Its nice to see a crowd of almost 2000 for an u15 girls game. I would only think that over half the crowd would not be to tuned in the games for a few reason.

-It looks like most of the crowd was pretty young

-U15 girls soccer is great but nothing you cant see going to a U17+ guys game.

But either way it shows good towards the east coast. Thanks again