Mexico v Senegal

International Friendly

Wednesday 10th February 2016

Kick off 20.00 Actual 20.36

Mexico 2 Senegal 0,  attendance 15,588

73′ 1-0 J. Duenas

87′ 2-0 R. Pizarro

@ Marlins Park

501, Marlins Way

Miami, FL 33126

$30 admission  + $9.50 fees, print at home ticket *

No programme.

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My ticket had been acquired the day they went on sale and a reasonable flight was booked at $106 return. On entering the stadium it became apparent that the top tier, where my seat was located, would not be opening, so a ‘new’ ticket was issued from a booth on the bottom level concourse, where it was total chaos. I was told I had been reallocated an excellent seat near the front, which yes, had it been for the Miami Marlins and a MLB game, this was correct as it was right behind the home plate. Certainly not the case for football however. With the crowd so sparse it was never going to be a problem as I just moved and sat wherever I wanted, trying out all the stands at some point.

Mexico, playing without their European based players, just about edged it although Senegal were worth a goal for their efforts.

As mentioned, this is a baseball stadium that has been home to Miami Marlins since 2012. It has a capacity of 37,442, making it the third smallest stadium in MLB.

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Midwestern State University Mustangs v Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions

National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II

Lone Star Conference

Saturday 6th February 2016

18.00 Tip off

Midwestern State University Mustangs 66 Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions 70,  attendance 2,639

@ D. L. Ligon Coliseum

3410, Taft Boulevard

Wichita Falls, TX 76308

$8 admission

Programme free, single card printed both sides.

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For the second successive week I saw the Lions come away with a narrow win in what was the first outing for the new phone, so hopefully a return to a better quality of photos from here onwards.

Built in 1969, the arena was renamed from MSU Coliseum on October 18th 1975, honouring a former MSU employee for more than 50 years service in multiple roles. On November 22nd 2002 the playing court was officially named ‘Gerald Stockton Court’ after a former Coach. The current capacity is 3,640.

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