Soccer game at Ulleval

Two weeks ago, we watched a soccer game at Ulleval Stadion which is a 10 minute walk away from where we live. Although the stadium is small by conventional standards (capacity about 35,000 - 45,000 maybe) it is the national stadium.

The game was between the local team FC Lyn and visiting Tromso. Tromso is a town on the west coast of the country. We got free admission because we were students.

There weren't as many fans as I had expected but they were quite enthusiastic and often did this thing where they waved their scarves around in unison. It was interesting seeing people getting excited about something which didn't involve beer.

We didn't stay till the end of the game because Bjorg was cold. When we left at half time, the game was still at 0-0. I found out yesterday though from a FC Lyn fan at school that Tromso actually won the game (FC Lyn was better) thereby ruining FC Lyn's chances of winning the league.

The Norwegian national team will be playing the Czech Republic at Ulleval in two weeks time in the play-offs for the world cup. We will however be in Stockholm then.