Moments after Bolivia scored the second goal. They won the game 2-1, which is not that surprising since Brazil already qualified for the World Cup and played with only a handful of their regular starters (Julio Cesar, Maicon, and Dani Alves; Adriano also played in the first half). And, of course, there is the altitude as well - visiting teams rarely do well here (Argentina lost 6-1 in April). Brazilians apparently arrived an hour before the kickoff.
What is a little more surprising is that locals did not seem to care much at all - the stadium was just over half full, a lot of people were more interested in getting the yellow thunder sticks (partially shown on the photo) from the promoters, and the guy next to us was reading the classifieds in the newspaper the whole game. Most of them were listening to the game on radio as well. Other than the occasional "BO-BO-LI-LI-VIA-VIA" chant, the only other time when the crowd got excited was to taunt the national team coach when he subbed the scorer near the end of the game, and when one guy ran onto the pitch with some transparent, but we did not manage to see what it said before he got escorted out by the police.
What is a little more surprising is that locals did not seem to care much at all - the stadium was just over half full, a lot of people were more interested in getting the yellow thunder sticks (partially shown on the photo) from the promoters, and the guy next to us was reading the classifieds in the newspaper the whole game. Most of them were listening to the game on radio as well. Other than the occasional "BO-BO-LI-LI-VIA-VIA" chant, the only other time when the crowd got excited was to taunt the national team coach when he subbed the scorer near the end of the game, and when one guy ran onto the pitch with some transparent, but we did not manage to see what it said before he got escorted out by the police.
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