Raleigh Railhawks

Correction: It has come to my attention that they're actually called the Carolina Railhawks. Doesn't have quite the same ring to it, but accuracy trumps euphony.


Last night I went to my first professional soccer game. My coworker got free tickets from one of the players (apparently most of them live in her apartment complex) and she asked me to join her. I'm not all that familiar with the rules, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. It was cold and dreary all day, and rainy in the late afternoon, but it stopped just in time for the game. Of course, the grass was still wet so the players were slippin' and slidin' all night. We scored a goal in the first half, and I was so proud that I actually saw it, but they ended up calling off sides so it didn't count. The final score was 0-0, which is so bizarre. Here are a few shots. More at Flickr.

At the south end of the field, there was some sort of pep squad cheering section.
They were ridiculously spirited. Several people had flags, the poles of which
they banged rhythmically on the bleacher floor nonstop. I don't know how they
had the energy to keep it up for the entire game.

Nice camera, dude.