Day 11

DAY 11

 

6/22/14. FORTALEZA - Unfortunately, my friends, all parties have to come to an end. For as much "Papi" wanted to stay and dress up like one of the two locals in the picture with him, he had to go to save the Red Sox from a 4-game series sweep... You already know what happened, Mini Ortiz -in hero mode- showed up in the game and hit a leadoff HR in the 10th inning to beat the A's.

Hey, but don't worry! He is already on his way back for more action in Brazil.

 

Today, for the first time in the history of the World Cup, the recently implemented timeout rule was used at the Portugal-USA match played in Manaus. About 7 minutes before the end of the first half, when the temperature was at 32 degrees Celsius, the referee decided to take a 2 minute break for players to drink some fluids and stay hydrated, as the most important thing for this innovation in the tournament is directly related to the health and benefit of the soccer players.

 

TODAY'S RESULTS:

RUSSIA 0 - 1 BELGIUM 

SOUTH KOREA 2 - 4 ARGELIA

USA 2 - 2 PORTUGAL