Deportivo Angostura 1 - Los Piedritas 1

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Sunday afternoon in Argentina so it must be fútbol. 

 There was a lot of shouting cheering banging of drums coming from somewhere and I made some enquires and about a mile out of town in a loopy sort of way , I managed to find the game . 




The local team Deportivo Angostura playing what seems to be good rivals Los Perdistas. Although there was an hour to go before kickoff there was a healthy atmosphere of drums and







They charged 500 pesos to enter but surrounding the ground there was a mound / hill where was of the locals watched with their deckchairs and mate and beer and coke and Red wine . 






No trouble but the police were there with rifle , riot gear and batons . 

Stewards were dishing out white streamers and blue and white long balloons . 

As the ground was situated a mile from the centro you see a different side to the town . Battered houses , zinc roofs a bit run down but clean and tidy with old battered cars outside . 






It was quite windy so a lot of dust swirling around and the game was played on artificial grass , more like matting than plastic . 

Some hard tackles going in and some back chat to the referee . A nice atmosphere and I’m glad I trekked out here to see a different Argentina to what I’ve seen before . 







I spent the first half in the crowd and the second half I wandered outside where the locals were watching . Similar to watching the Amman behind the wall near the bronx shed . 

A dusty walk home feeling good . Back at base by 2000. Bern a good fútbol day . So much for resting . Tomorrow!!! 
















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