What a Game!! What a Game!!

Germany v.s. Argentina

I went to bed at 9pm and then woke up at 2am to support my Germany team!

Nothing really happened in the first half, except we were running around the CBD looking for a bar where wasn't full, so we could get in and watch the game. We condescended ourselves to settle at a Turkish cafe first, but the atmosphere was so crap. 10 mins into the game, I finally had the courage, so I nudged her and asked quietly,

"Hey, the white ones are German, right?"

That showed how much I knew about the team I devoted! Embarrassingly, I was actually supporting the wrong team at the beginning (Who would expect that the German players were the white ones with their goalkeeper wearing light blue? Navy blue for Argentines?? Go figure!!)

We moved into another bar during half time where my first instinct while I walked in was: I am soooo in the wrong bar!! The house were full of Argentines supporters with flags, hats and passionate chanting. Then, suddenly someone from the back shut out, "Go Germany!!"

"Right, that's where I am going to be!" I slowly moved myself to that direction :P

I can't remember when was the last time I was so anxious and thrilling. My stomach was all cramping up after Argentines scored the goal. The whole time I was like,
"Oh...no! No...no... no!..........arrh....PHEW~~"
"Come on! Come on!.....arrh....oh~~"

When Germany equalised in the last 10 mins, the tension was so intensely unbearable that I found it difficult to watch and breath at the same time.

"Deutschland! *clap**clap**clap*"
"Deutschland! *clap**clap**clap*"
"Deutschland! *clap**clap**clap*"

The extra time was as tense as the 2nd half, if not more. The atmosphere was crazy and everyone was so concentrating and nervous. I was praying for Germany to hold on until penalties, coz I had great faith on their brilliant goalkeeper! And they did!!! Yeah!!!

"Lehmann! Lehmann! Lehmann!" I cheered loudly with the rest of enthusiastic partisan Germany supporters! (I am still losing my voice~)

S.I.L.A.N.C.E.~~then SAVED!!!!

"YEEEEES! YEEEEES!" I went wild with the whole crowd!

The tension continued. Everyone was on their feet in gripped suspense...until...
The moment Lehmann touched the ball, the place went hysteria!!! "YES! YES!"

The collective sense of relief and joy was so overwhelming!! I now understand why there was a baby booms in South Korea after the last World Cup. I was jumping in a frenzy of joy and hugging random Germans around me!!!!Phew~ Phew~ What a game!! What a game!!

After the usual txting and international cellphone calling with the Germans in Germany, I went home to sleep briefly at 6:30am before my full day training. I was so glad that I risked my life (still recovering from my Asthma attack) to see this unforgettable footballing spectacle!. It was all worth sacrificing my health and sleep in the end!!