I didn’t realise the Portugal football cup final was being played in Braga today, but there have been a lot of clues around if only my Portugese was better. Turns out the locals were not just out yesterday enjoying their Saturday, they were gearing up for a big game 🙂 with Braga playing in the final against Porto. Everyone I have met in Portugal has told me football comes (only just) second to church, and everyone has a favourite team. I watched last night’s game on the TV with the other hotel guests, and it was nail-biting ! No goals were scored until the final minutes of penalty time when Braga pulled off a spectacular play and shot one into the net. Even though the football stadium is a few kilometers away I could hear the shouting from here, and the excitement was contagious 🙂 Then it was final whistle time, and the celebrating, singing, honking of car horns and cheering lasted well into the night. How cool.
