Bolivia 0 - Ecuador 1

Last week we got a call from our team member, Ben Haley, asking if we wanted to use a ticket for the friendly match between Ecuador and Bolivia. We took it and bought two more and Thomas, Matt and I went to our first international soccer game. It may seem strange after 7 years in Latin America, but honestly, the big games were not usually helf in Trujillo or Tumbes! Both teams are getting ready for the World Cup Qualifiers that start in October.

1-0 is pretty much a barnburner in soccer, so it was a good game. Thomas, especially, had a blast. We sat in the $5 endzone seats with the Hooligans and it was great. Thomas particularly enjoyed the " Wave." He put everything into it. Matt was great to have along for his encyclopedic knowledge of the game. He gets upset with me when I shout " Hey that's icing!" as opposed to " offsides!" but it amounts to the same thing. Once I figured out that soccer is slow, not-as-violent hockey played on grass, it all made so much more sense!