It was a really exciting game, made even more stressful to everyone watching by the number of times the picture from the game cut out (apparently there were high winds near Bonn, or some such poor excuse). The first time this happened, there was quite a lot of noise; the second time, I think the police were kind of worried by all the noise we were making. Riots before the game even finished? It was a definite possibility.
I went with some people from work to watch the game, and we ended up watching it in a Turkish restaurant - what are the odds? The guys in the restaurant were funny - when Turkey got a goal, they would cheer really loud, but when Germany got a goal, they would cheer for that, too. During half time one guy held up a little kid with a German flag and got us all to cheer, and then held up a little kid with a Turkish flag and got us to cheer.
Rehan in his football hat.For those of you not in the know, Germany and Turkey were tied, 1-1 and then 2-2, until about the 91st minute, when Germany got a last minute goal - very exciting! There was a last minute penalty kick for Turkey too, which was a real nail biter, but they missed so Germany ended up winning 3-2. Jülich rioted.
The riot/celebration, right after Germany won.
Fireworks, right in the middle of the huge crowd - very safe. Luckily I was on the fringes.
There were fireworks. There were flags abounding. There were people climbing up/swinging from the traffic lights. There was lots of shouting. All in all, a good time.
I was also pretty happy about the results of the game; they matched what I had put in our betting pool exactly! 4 points for me. This was curiously the score I was most certain about before the game, and the only one the whole duration of the cup that I got exactly right. I ended up getting 9th place in the pool out of 30 people - not bad for knowing nothing about the football going in, eh?
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