Gallos Blancos

View of the Stadium

This past Friday I was able to attend a soccer game in Queretaro!  This happened to be the last home game of the season for the Queretaro Gallos (or Gallos Blancos) and if they won this game they would go to the playoffs.  They were playing the Pachuca Tuzos which is a team based in the Mexican state of Hidalgo. The game was a lot of fun, the atmosphere was lively, and the soccer was entertaining!  The Gallos Blancos (the team I was cheering for) were up 3-0 with maybe 25 minutes left.  Things were looking good, everyone was excited, including us…

Enjoying the game with other Peace Corps friends

However, the tide started to turn when the other team scored a goal, and then another, and then another, and just for good measure they scored one more time….so by the end Pachuca won with a score of 3-4 :(.  In other words, Queretaro choked.  They had a comfortable lead and then the momentum switched so no playoffs for the Gallos.  Despite all this it was still a fun game to go to and see all the goals scored and experience the rapid change of the hometown fans' mood from confident and excited they would win to tasting the sting of a surprising defeat. 

Random Photo: View of the park that is near my home