Fluminense 1-1 Internacional, Maracana, Brazil. 28.11.15

Tickets were available in the ticket offices at the Maracana that morning between 8am and 1pm according to the website.
We arrived at about 11 am to the metro station that leads you directly to the stadium with a capacity of 92.000.

We walked around it under the scorching sun to get to the ticket office. Surprisingly, we didn't have to queue or make our way past early-rising hooligans like we thought, but instead got to an empty counter and paid for 3 tickets for 40 reales each to sit with the home team behind the goal.

After purchasing the tickets for ourselves and Henry, we made our way back.

 In the evening we arrived at the Maracana one hour before kick off. Again we found the entry and the inside of the stadium to be pretty empty but we expected it to fill up as kick off got closer. We had a drink in one of the stands and went to find our seats.

Just before the match started, we listened to the Brazilian national anthem. The stadium didn't get much more filled up than it was and the away team got a goal in the fourth minute of the game, scored by Vitinho. Internacional looked like the better team, having more possession and creating danger several times. Things were getting worse for Fluminense, when they lost a man due to a red card.

During the second half, the home team recovered and starting attacking. The crowd started to get behind the team and in the 74th minute Cicero equalised after being awarded a penalty. The Maracana burst into sudden carnival.

Fluminense had a great chance to snatch the game in the 93rd minute, but just missed. The final score was 1-1. Fair result.