Preparing for kickoff
Woke up craving football vibes today. Checked the fixture list and spotted Athletic Bilbao hosting Valencia CF at San Mamés. Grabbed my tablet, charged phone to 100%, and camped out on the living room sofa with salty peanuts and cold Fanta. Opened three different sports apps just in case any crashed during the match.
My sister kept texting me during pre-game warm-ups asking about laundry times. Sent back quick voice notes like “yellow card emoji if you distract me again” before switching to flight mode at 19:45 matchtime. Even turned off the kitchen timer that beeps every hour.
Key setup choices:
- Used main TV with backup tablet on my lap
- Disabled all notification sounds except goal alerts
- Pre-wrote angry tweets ready to post if ref made bad calls
Match day madness unfolds
Saw Valencia’s keeper pull off insane reflex saves early on. Started screaming when Berenguer smashed that volley off the crossbar in the 28th minute. My neighbor banged on the wall – forgot window was open. Had to watch next 15 minutes standing on my balcony like a weirdo.
Made tactical snack runs during halftime. Stubbed my toe racing back when second half started early. Spilled nacho crumbs all over the couch watching Valencia waste counter attacks. That penalty decision? Complete nonsense. Threw a cushion at the screen.
Major highlights I screamed about:
- Guruzeta’s disallowed goal – robbery
- Duro’s booking for diving – fully deserved
- That double save by Unai Simon around 67′
Final whistle chaos
Couldn’t handle the 0-0 scoreline. Paced around yelling “just shoot!” for the last ten minutes. Accidentally liked an ex’s Instagram story while furiously scrolling through match stats at full time. Saw Nico Williams crying post-match – broke my damn heart.
Banged my knee against the coffee table celebrating when they showed the replay of Simon’s last-minute save. Worth the bruise. Got flooded by 32 message notifications after switching off flight mode. Half were just people demanding to know if I’d finished the laundry yet.