Sunday, May 25, 2008

The New Indy movie and 1st Jeju home win

Friday night. I went out and saw the new Indian Jones movie. I've been looking forward to it. I have heard some of the hype and bad press it has been getting, but still wanted to go into it with a clear mind. Sitting down beer in hand waiting for it to start. It started well. Until it came to the jungle scene, motorcycle chase was good, the jungle scene was not. It was the beginning of the downfall. It was a bad bad movie. Did not enjoy it. I will skip the details in case anyone has not seen it, but intends on seeing it. Spielberg hasn't directed a decent movie in a long time, with the exception of Munich. He keeps going back to the well trying to reinvent movies he has done and is fucking them up! Maybe I am bitter that they kept us waiting for so long for this new flick and it was that disappointing

On to happier new. Juju United have their first home win of the season. They did it with style and finesse. They played a much more aggressive game. The controlled most of it attacking quite a bit. I think they had more shots on goal in the first half, than we have seen all season long.

They started off with a 1-nil lead after a nice goal from about 15 meters out, 22 minutes in. The crowd went wild. We were jumping up and down. The flares were lit, the confetti cannons went off. It was pandemonium in the stands. That was until the game was equalized 8 minutes later. But Jeju was not backing down. Jeju kept pressuring before half, when in the 38 minute Romulo scored his second of the night. The Jeju faithful were up in the air. Chants were being sung. Hugs and high 5's were abundant, and the beer was being spilled. Jeju was on top again. This was twice as many goals as we have seen at home all season long.

The second half started off with fireworks to welcome our players back on the pitch. Jeju up 2-1, the crowd was behind their team. Jeju had a fair amount of fans in the stands. This maybe due to the $1 t-shirts that they were selling, with the t-shirt, you get free admission. The stands were amass with a sea of orange. It was a sight to behold. The stands were almost a quarter full. I haven't seen that many fans since opening day.

The ball was moving back and forth up and down the field. With a couple of near misses by both teams. That was until the 68th minute. Romulo received a nice pass, took the ball into the penalty area and faked out the opposing teams goalie along with several of their defenders to sink his 3 goal of the night. The fan faithful were running up and down the stands. Ponytail guy came up and started high 5ing all of the Soju Suicide Squad. The Soju Suicide Squad is the name of our little firm of loyal Jeju supporters. The die hards who never miss a home game and sometimes travel to the away games. We are trying to combine with the Insane Islanders, the local Korean supporters.

The Jejuians were chanting down the streets. The city was alive with the spirit of the Fighting Jeju. Chants were heard walking into Gecko's, shots were dealt out and chants were heard throughout the rest of the evening.

I finished off the evening with a nice soak in the sauna. Surprising how many people are there at 3 in the morning. I guess some Koreans stay there when they are on trip. They have a sleeping area and the like. It is much cheaper than sleeping in a hotel. It is also a place for the inebriated to sober up as well.

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