Futbol!!!

In case you were unaware, futbol=soccer.
Last Friday night. Quito (Liga) vs Guayaquil (Emelec). Playoffs (i think). 40,000 fans in the stands.Ben Haley, another IMB missionary, and i got to the game 30 minutes late. No matter. Emelec was up 2-1. We were at Liga's stadium but the only section left was the one reserved for Emelec fans. Ben was wearing his Liga jacket so we had to sneak past the guards. As soon as we got to that section a woman, wearing and Emelec jacket, looked at me, pointed at Ben and started punching her fist as if to say she was going to hit him, since we were in the wrong section. We got away from her and went to the other end of those bleachers.
Liga scored in the 2nd half and tied it up, 2-2. Then one of the Emelec players accidently scored on his own goal, putting Liga in the lead. Ben was jumping up and down so i had to remind him to not celebrate too much cause we were still in the wrong section.
One of the ball boys for Liga was slow returning the ball so one of Emelec's players started a fight. 20-30 police officers flooded the field and there was a 5 minute fight among the players. They cleaned it up and continued playing. A fight broke out behind us in the stands next. A police officer got shoved down and so 3 other officers pulled out their night sticks. People scattered like cockroaches.
The time ran out with Liga ahead and we rushed for our car, as to beat the crowd. Riot police blockaded the exit stairs for the Emelec fan section. I was in the front of a line of people shouting, "WE'RE LIGA!" All of a sudden the started pushing me from behind, my face against a plexi-glass riot shield. We busted through the line of cops and i had to run fast to keep from getting run over (sorry Dr. Jennings).
Once back in the car, we had to pass the road that was in front of the stadium. Pedestrians flooded the street, making it impossible to drive more than a few feet a minute. Another fight broke out in front of my car! Some guy kicked another and the victim fled, being chased by the kicker. What a night! So fun!
I've never seen anything like it.