Porto Alegre was a refreshing change. It was great to see our friends Carla and Christiano again, who we met in Bonito, and they took us out on a great day to a quaint German town called Gramado, a few hours north of Porto Alegre. Aside from the European feel, the much appreciated fresh air .... I couldn't help but wonder if we'd run into Giselle Bunchen - surely one of brazil's finest German heritage exports!
To top off our stay in Porto Alegre, the Aussies put in a brilliant performance against the very strong Dutch and it was stirring to see how much respect Australian football earned with non-Australians who watched the game. I think Cahill's goal will probably be right up there for being one of the goals of the tournament too.....it may have even welled up a tear in the eye of one Nina Edwards!
Pre-game there were no expectations. Just the hope the Aussies would put up a good fight against the Dutch.
Nina representin'
I was definitely proud of the boys after they had put in a stellar performance, with the only negative being that they made a few rookie mistakes costing a few goals and a win over a great team. The highlight was certainly Tim Cahill's left foot blast from the other end of the game, definitely my pick for goal of the tournament.
There were so many Aussie fans at the game, overall it was probably 70% Aussie, 20% Brazilian and 10% Dutch. A massive change from being hugely outnumbered at the Chile game.
Our local Porto Alegre friends Carla & Cristiano, who we met in Bonito, were lucky enough to go to the game as well.
The day after the game Carla and Cristiano took us to Gramado, a quaint little German town a few hours north of Porto Alegre.
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