Star Wars and Soccer

Marina and I have been interested in attending a Colorado Rapids game for a while. Tonight was Star Wars Night. So, even though it was a school night, we decided to go. Marina wore her Rey costume and I had a Star Wars inspired dress.

When we arrived we found a parking place easily but then learned we had to walk around the whole stadium to pick up our tickets. Once inside we picked up our Star Wars blankets and went looking for our seats, which were on the side of the stadium where we parked. The temperatures were staring to drop and a strong wind was blowing.

As we walked we came across a group of cosplayers, so we took photos with them. When we arrived at our section, we found another group of cosplayers, including Kylo Ren. Marina always loves to exchange banter with him!

We bought drinks and found our seats. Shortly after we sat down, we saw another group of cosplayers nearby, so we went to take pictures with them. One of them was a Harley Quinn inspired Jedi which Marina loved!
We verified that we had seen all the cosplayers so we settled back into our seats. Just as the game began it started to rain. Fortunately there were empty seats in a cove section near us, so we moved there for the rest of the game. Marina used her new Star Wars blanket to stay warm.

Despite not ever having seen an MLS game before, Marina and I really enjoyed it. The first half was scoreless, but with only ten minutes left in the game, the Rapids scored the first goal. It wasn’t long afterwards that the LA Galaxy came back and score to tie the game. As time was winding down, the Rapids got a penalty shot. There was a lot of build up to the kick and it went into the goal. It was very exciting. In the end, the Rapids won 2 to 1.

Fortunately, the park isn’t too far from home. So it didn’t take long to get there. Marina went right to bed since she has school tomorrow.