Ireland - maybe if the score is happening in Indonesia or the Indonesian national team league play then the fans have gone home or to blame the referee, threw objects at him, or so forth, but different from the Irish fans loyal despite encouraging Robie Keane et al lose, Irish fans still sing.
Behind 0-4 in the position of Spain and the exit from Euro 2012 is in sight, the supporters of the Republic of Ireland do extraordinary things: they sing loudly, as if their team was winning 4-0 over Spain.
That Spain was the better team on the field, no one doubted it. La Furia Roja shows what is expected of them as the defending champion and world champion. Fernando Torres et al. dominated possession up to Iker Casillas barely caught on camera at all. How many notes ball posession when the fight ended? 62:38.
If there were to make Spain do not score more than four, then one factor is the expertise of Shay Given in the block and kick dismissed. 36-year-old goalkeeper was even demonstrated his skill as a spry fly to the right to dismiss a kick Xavi Hernandez stood a few feet in front of the net.
Moreover, the game truly belonged to Spain. David Silva to freely create and finally produced two assists and scored one goal, which he got after outwit two Irish defenders. Torres found what used to be the food empuknya; supply the ball okay, and he eventually scored two goals in the match in the city of Gdansk.
In conditions that really lame like that, you'll find that the proponents of the stadium is a thing that might happen - although it will be regarded as a disgrace in terms of supporting a team. In the game at club level this has not happened once or twice only. But not so with the support of Ireland.
You can see their faces when watching his team bitterly washed four goals by the "matador, matador" Spanish. That's a natural thing. However, they did not choose to leave the stadium and put support for granted. In contrast, in ten minutes of the game, they brought the departure of the Irish to the exit with loud singing.
The song "The Fields of Athenry" tinny meet PGE Arena Gdansk. The Liverpool fans of course recognize the rhythm of this song because it's exactly as they chant, called "The Fields of Anfield Road". For your information, chant belongs to the Reds are indeed inspired by this song. If "The Fields of Anfield Road" tells about the glory of Bill Shankly and Bob Paisley, another case of "The Fields of Athenry".
Ireland's folk song has a story of bitterness in the lyrics, but as if it were sung with her head down. Solmisasi slowly wrenching vocals, but it makes anyone who heard drifting. "The Fields of Athenry" tells the story of a man named Michael who was caught stealing corn for his starving family to finally be thrown into prison. Similar to the background of the creation of the song, which was made during the Great Famine in Ireland - those times people suffer from hunger in the era of the 1800s.
The song then popular among fans of Ireland and is often sung at sporting events-events. "The Fields of Athenry" as a reminder to keep his head, despite being in a difficult situation once. And it feels right, feels in harmony, the moment happened in Gdansk morning before dawn. Ten minutes into the show last fight fans are magnificent. Even the match commentator was silent for a moment.
What did the Irish fans were then invited comments and broad sympathy. "Brilliant .. Brilliant .. Brilliant .. The Spanish players and supporters of the Irish," writes Sid Lowe, the famous British soccer columnist based in Spain. However, it could be, what the supporters of the Irish is more than just a brilliant thing.
