That the game ended in a 1-1 tie, while disappointing for many, was certainly a better outcome for Mexican fans than the prospect of a humiliating loss to their great rival. “I was speechless,” said Alfonso Diaz, 33, a software programmer watching the spectacle in a Mexico City restaurant. A raucous tailgate party outside the stadium featured icy coolers of beer, vendors grilling heaps of taco meat and, this being Mexico, mariachis. Sanchez said he lived in Sacramento for more than 30 years before he was deported to Mexico six years ago. Even before kickoff, they traded insults with the Mexican fans on the other side of the fence.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 12, 2017 04:21 UTC