American football

This past weekend, we went to an American football game. There is a teacher at the international school here whose husband coaches a team in their college league. They had the championship game on Saturday so we went to cheer them on. We had no idea what to expect, but were excited to see American football.
They played in a futbol field, so here is a picture of the field goal posts.
It wasnt the best quality football and the refs were pretty awful, but it was still so much fun. These guys havent grown up playing football like college players in the states. Someone said to think peewee football in college age bodies. I dont think it was quite that bad. The other team was from a university here called Bogazici. We were sitting by a lot of their fans so got to hear them cheer and chant throughout the game. There wasn't a score board or anything, so we think the score was 22-20 in which we lost in the fourth quarter. There also wasn'treally a timer, so you never know how much time is left on the clock. I dont think the coaches or players know either. It seemed like the fourth quarter lasted forever. At the end of the game the players of the other team ran into the stands and began to climb the fence to get to their fans. It was kind of the opposite from the states where the fans run onto the field. I wish I could have gotten a picture of the stampede of the players running towards us.
Here is a video so you can see the cheering of the Bogazici team and us cheering against them, a little of a play, and also the players climbing into the stands at the end.