Iceland vs. Ukraine EURO soccer game!
Thurs 25 Okt: we went to the football stadium filled with 7000+ people, watched & cheered for Iceland's women's team at their Iceland vs. Ukraine Soccer (Football) EURO qualifying game. The announcer said it was record for attendance for the women's Soccer! The stadium can hold 10,000 people. Tickets were only 1000 krona (about $10 CDN) for me and free for the kids, couldn't believe how reasonable. The public bus was 1400 kr each way so the bus cost over double the ticket prices for the game. Niall & I had the icelandic flag on our cheek, Lex got an Iceland scarf, we had flags, popcorn & hot drinks :) as it was only 4 degrees C. The moon came up, the setting was very cool, no pun intended as it was chilly!!. Everyone kept cheering "Eesland, Eesland" is how it sounds in Icelandic (spelled Ísland).
It was an important game for Iceland's women soccer team. They won 3-2! One of my dreams has been to take my children to Europe and watch a REAL football (aka) soccer game. Tonight, I checked this off my list !!! :) It was thrilling. Woohoo!!! My heart is full of gratitude for fulfulling & sharing dreams and ambitions. Soccer in Europe is like hockey in Canada, maybe people are even more passionate about their soccer here. We finished the evening by stopping at the hot dog stand by the Football Stadium for a famous Icelandic hot dog - they have special crunchy 'Cronions" which are crispy onions on the hot dogs & the mustard is darker. Whata fun evenin! Way to go, Iceland women's team! If there is a men's team game we'll go, too. (more pics in the gallery).
It was an important game for Iceland's women soccer team. They won 3-2! One of my dreams has been to take my children to Europe and watch a REAL football (aka) soccer game. Tonight, I checked this off my list !!! :) It was thrilling. Woohoo!!! My heart is full of gratitude for fulfulling & sharing dreams and ambitions. Soccer in Europe is like hockey in Canada, maybe people are even more passionate about their soccer here. We finished the evening by stopping at the hot dog stand by the Football Stadium for a famous Icelandic hot dog - they have special crunchy 'Cronions" which are crispy onions on the hot dogs & the mustard is darker. Whata fun evenin! Way to go, Iceland women's team! If there is a men's team game we'll go, too. (more pics in the gallery).