FIRST ENERGY STADIUM -- HOSTED INTERNATIONAL SOCCER GAME ON 05/29/2013
Cleveland, Ohio's First Energy Stadium started its Spring/Summer Season on May 29, 2013 when it hosted an International Soccer Game.
The U.S. National Soccer Team played the Belgium National Soccer Team. This was termed a "friendly game" as it was a practice game, not yet in preparation for the International Soccer Tournament in the future.
This is only the 2nd time Cleveland has hosted an International National Soccer Game. The last time was in 2006.
Attendance was good, 27,720. This actually is great given Indians Baseball at Progressive Field, 2 major movies being filmed in downtown Cleveland and uncharacteristically high humidity and temperatures, over 80 degrees at night by Lake Erie.
As a soccer coach for my daughter from U4 to U14, soccer is still "in my blood" as it is in my 26 yr. old daughter's "blood." My daughter text-ed me one day recently with a message asking if I would like to attend The Game with her. In a heartbeat. She got great seats (no one in front of us). And, I even wore my soccer shoes.
The game was wonderful and great to watch. I have to admit that the Belgian Team was the better of the two. The Belgians were faster. That made the difference. The final was U.S.A. 2 and Belgium 4.
The photos below were taken on my HTC EVO, as I didn't have a press pass for a camera. But they were taken with gusto!
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