On Saturday I went to the LA Galaxy vs New York Red Bulls match. Beckham helped bring over 60,000 people to the stadium. We got to the match a bit late because of traffic and the stadium was packed.
Beckham had already setup two goals by the time we got to our seats. From there on out, the game was fast paced and back and forth. There were a total of 9 goals scored in the game, and it was close the whole way. The Galaxy tied up the game with 5 minutes left at 4-4, and then the Red Bulls put in the clincher with just minutes left in the game. Definitely worth the $50. I think a lot of people in NYC came just to boo Beckham, which happened every time he attempted a free kick or a corner kick.
After the game we hung out in the parking lot drinking beers and playing soccer rather than waiting in the lines to get out. While playing, someone accidentally kicked a ball under a car with a man and woman in it and Justin went to go get it. We thought nothing of it at the time.
A bit later we moved and someone told me to watch out for these plastic bags that were sort of in our way. So I went over the bag and gave it a kick expecting it to move a foot or two. What I didn’t know was this bag was filled with water and it sailed a good 20 to 30 feet and smushed onto the window of a car (luckily their window was closed). I stood for a second in shock not understanding what had just happened, and then I ran over to the driver side window of the car to apologize profusely.
Of course, it was the same man and woman from before! Then, out of nowhere, the woman burst out of the car and ran over to Justin and shoved him hard and started yelling at him in German accented English. She kept saying something to the effect of, “this is a parking lot, not a football field!” Alex immediately got in her face telling her to back off and asking her why she shoved Justin. I was still apologizing over near the man, who was still sitting in his seat with his seatbelt on. I’m not sure why he didn’t get out to yell at us or at least corral in his crazy girlfriend or wife. The lady finally got into her car and they drove off.
That’s when the ridiculousness of the situation dawned on us and we started laughing our asses off. What we couldn’t figure out is why exactly she pushed Justin instead of pushing me, the actual kicker of the plastic bag. One theory was that Justin is my karma whipping boy, so anything I do wrong will end up in his lap. Another theory was that the women was in love with Justin, and when she realized she couldn’t have him she snapped.
In my opinion, she was inspired by Beckham’s play on the field and brought her A game to the parking lot.
