Describe a sports event that you watched

I'd like to describe a football match I watched last summer, a local derby between two teams from my city. I'm not a huge fan usually, but my friend Aziz had an extra ticket and persuaded me to go, so I joined him at the stadium on a Saturday evening.

The stadium was packed, and the noise was incredible even before the match started. Supporters from both sides were singing, waving flags and banging drums. We sat quite high up, but we had a good view of the whole pitch. The first half was fairly quiet, and my team, well, the one I'd decided to support, was losing by a goal. But in the second half the game completely changed. They scored twice in ten minutes, and then the other side equalised in the final minute, so it ended in a draw.

While I was watching, I felt more nervous than I'd expected. I was literally on the edge of my seat for the last twenty minutes, and when the equaliser came in, I jumped up and shouted along with everyone around me, even though I didn't know them. That was what surprised me most: total strangers were hugging each other.

I left the stadium feeling exhausted but really happy. I realised that watching sport live is completely different from watching on television, because you're part of a crowd and the energy is contagious. I've been to three more matches since then.