Aloha Stadium is hosting the 2008 Pan Pacific Championship Cup, a two-night, four-team soccer tournament being held this week. The Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy both represents the USA's Major Soccer League (MLS), while Gamba Osaka represents Japan's J-League, and Sydney FC represents Australia's Hyundai A-League.
In the first semi-final game, Gamba Osaka beat the L.A. Galaxy, 1-0. The crowd made a ton of noise whenever midfielder David Beckham touched the ball. In the night cap, the Dynamo blanked Sydney, 3-0, with all three goals coming in the first half. Hale‘iwa's Brian Ching, a Dynamo forward, made his homecoming last night, had two assists and played over 70 minutes, to the applause of the 15,000+ attendees.
On Saturday, Gamba Osaka will face the Houston Dynamo for the 2008 Pan Pacific Championship Cup, and the Los Angeles Galaxy will face Sydney FC for the third place award.
Today's photo was taken shortly before the Houston-Sydney game, as the starters were waiting to enter the Aloha Stadium pitch. I was the field videographer for the night cap, and directed the early game.
2 comments:
You had the best view in the stadium from that vantage point. Great shot! (I know nothing about soccer, but I do recognize the name David Beckham!)
What a night it was for you!! And you had the best seat in the house!! Another great shot!! :)
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