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2024 Day 02: Perth, Western Australia. Part 02: AC Milan vs AS Roma (Fri 31 May 2024) FLICKD

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Friday 8 March, 2024. I receive information that my home town team, AS Roma, is to play a friendly match against AC Milan. It will be played in Perth. Only in Perth. And it will happen on Friday 31 May.

Obviously my preference would be to see them at home at lo stadio Olimpico, but this is as close as I'll get for a while.

Arrangements are made. Leave is applied for. A hotel room is booked. Plane tickets are bought. Then I wait. For just under 3 months, which feels more like 3 weeks as time is wont to do these days.

This is the story of my time at the match.

(Yes, I know that the descriptions contain a lot of gibberish characters. That's due to the PBase uploader being built to the finest standards of 1998 technology where everything was encoded in 'MURICAN ASCII! and the rest of the world did not exist. Which is rather pathetic a quarter way into the 21st century. I'll have to fix it manually when I have time.)
240531_173236_0538 Only In Perth... (1Hr 39m to Kickoff)
240531_173236_0538 "Only In Perth..." (1Hr 39m to Kickoff)		 240531_175439_0552 Awaiting The Game
240531_175439_0552 Awaiting The Game		 240531_175933_0556 A Different Perspective on the Bridge (1Hr 12m to Kick Off)
240531_175933_0556 A Different Perspective on the Bridge (1Hr 12m to Kick Off)		 240531_182925_0558 Young Heat (42m to Kick Off)
240531_182925_0558 Young Heat (42m to Kick Off)
240531_182925_0672 Bove On The Big Screen, 06:33PM (42m to Kick Off)
240531_182925_0672 Bove On The Big Screen, 06:33PM (42m to Kick Off)		 240531_182930_0560 Their Second Best Is Their Best Tonight (42m to Kick Off)
240531_182930_0560 Their Second Best Is Their Best Tonight (42m to Kick Off)		 240531_183016_0579 Mystery Man (41m to Kick Off)
240531_183016_0579 Mystery Man (41m to Kick Off)		 240531_183101_0605 And Speaking Of Goalkeepers... (Patricio, Svilar, Boer) (40m to Kick Off)
240531_183101_0605 And Speaking Of Goalkeepers... (Patricio, Svilar, Boer) (40m to Kick Off)
240531_183649_0692 Stretch And Shoot (35m to Kick Off)
240531_183649_0692 Stretch And Shoot (35m to Kick Off)		 240531_183733_0722 Run And Catch, And The Not-Really Empty Seats (34m to Kick Off)
240531_183733_0722 Run And Catch, And The Not-Really Empty Seats (34m to Kick Off)		 240531_183739_0729 What Goes Up, Sometimes Goes in (34m to Kick Off)
240531_183739_0729 What Goes Up, Sometimes Goes in (34m to Kick Off)		 240531_183739_0731 You'll Believe a Goalkeeper Can Fly (34m to Kick Off)
240531_183739_0731 "You'll Believe a Goalkeeper Can Fly" (34m to Kick Off)
240531_184532_0792 The Surrogate Curva Sud, The Vibe, And the Crowd (26m to Kick Off)
240531_184532_0792 The Surrogate Curva Sud, The Vibe, And the Crowd (26m to Kick Off)		 240531_185209_0797 The Karate Kid, 2024 (19m to Kick Off)
240531_185209_0797 The Karate Kid, 2024 (19m to Kick Off)		 240531_185711_0817 It's... THE BALL! (14m to Kick Off)
240531_185711_0817 It's... THE BALL! (14m to Kick Off)		 240531_185932_0823 BOOMPF! (12m to Kick Off)
240531_185932_0823 BOOMPF! (12m to Kick Off)
240531_185932_0825 Festival of Fluorescence and the Fading Flame (12m to Kick Off)
240531_185932_0825 Festival of Fluorescence and the Fading Flame (12m to Kick Off)		 240531_190130_0831 The Procession (12m to Kick Off)
240531_190130_0831 The Procession (12m to Kick Off)		 240531_190940_0840 And Again We Ask 'What Is Happening?' (2m to Kick Off)
240531_190940_0840 And Again We Ask 'What Is Happening?' (2m to Kick Off)		 240531_191004_0855 Assume The Position, Llorente (1m to Kick Off)
240531_191004_0855 Assume The Position, Llorente (1m to Kick Off)
240531_191011_0857 While We're Waiting, Let Me Tell You Evan Ndicka's Tale... (1m to Kick Off)
240531_191011_0857 While We're Waiting, Let Me Tell You Evan Ndicka's Tale... (1m to Kick Off)		 240531_191019_0860 Tilt, Houssem Aouar. Hunt, Tommaso Baldanzi (1m to Kick Off)
240531_191019_0860 Tilt, Houssem Aouar. Hunt, Tommaso Baldanzi (1m to Kick Off)		 240531_191026_0864 Two Goal Tammy And The Former Captain (1m to Kick Off)
240531_191026_0864 "Two Goal Tammy" And The Former Captain (1m to Kick Off)		 240531_191114_0871 The Jewel - Paulo Dybala (1 Sec to Kick Off)
240531_191114_0871 "The Jewel" - Paulo Dybala (1 Sec to Kick Off)
240531_191115_0876 And Finally, Kick Off With Olivier Giroud's Stink Eye (0 Mins)
240531_191115_0876 And Finally, Kick Off With Olivier Giroud's Stink Eye (0 Mins)		 240531_191318_0883 For A Defender, He Attacks A Lot (the tale of Chris Smalling) (2 Mins)
240531_191318_0883 For A Defender, He Attacks A Lot (the tale of Chris Smalling) (2 Mins)		 240531_191904_0904 It Don't Mean A Thing, If Huijsen Ain't Got That Swing (8 Mins)
240531_191904_0904 It Don't Mean A Thing, If Huijsen Ain't Got That Swing (8 Mins)		 240531_192502_0911 Launch Commit (14 Mins)
240531_192502_0911 Launch Commit (14 Mins)
240531_194948_0963 Yacine Adli; A Man In Your Face, Constantly (38 Mins, 48 Secs)
240531_194948_0963 Yacine Adli; A Man In Your Face, Constantly (38 Mins, 48 Secs)		 240531_194948_0965 Just To Prove My Point... (38 Minutes, Still 48 Secs)
240531_194948_0965 Just To Prove My Point... (38 Minutes, Still 48 Secs)		 240531_194956_0975 Aouar In Control, While Huijsen Plots (38 Mins, 56 Secs)
240531_194956_0975 Aouar In Control, While Huijsen Plots (38 Mins, 56 Secs)		 240531_195638_0992 That Is Not A Sight You Want To See (Milan's Pobega And Kalulu) (45 Mins)
240531_195638_0992 That Is Not A Sight You Want To See (Milan's Pobega And Kalulu) (45 Mins)
240531_195640_0999 Farewell To A Once Favoured Son (45 Mins)
240531_195640_0999 Farewell To A Once Favoured Son (45 Mins)		 240531_195735_1029 Numbers And Signs (46 Mins)
240531_195735_1029 Numbers And Signs (46 Mins)		 240531_201514_1037 The Second Half, And Live Vs TV (49 Mins)
240531_201514_1037 The Second Half, And Live Vs TV (49 Mins)		 240531_201523_1045 Dean Huijsen And The Wide Open Future (45 Mins)
240531_201523_1045 Dean Huijsen And The Wide Open Future (45 Mins)
240531_201546_1049 Tijjani Reijnders Gives His All (49 Minutes)
240531_201546_1049 Tijjani Reijnders Gives His All (49 Minutes)		 240531_201547_1052 But His All Is Not Enough With Boer (49 Mins)
240531_201547_1052 But His All Is Not Enough With Boer (49 Mins)		 240531_201621_1067 This Is Where I Wished I Lowered The ISO. Maybe. (50 Mins)
240531_201621_1067 This Is Where I Wished I Lowered The ISO. Maybe. (50 Mins)		 240531_201654_1081 That Was Close! (50 Mins)
240531_201654_1081 "That Was Close!" (50 Mins)
240531_201721_1090 When It Feels Like The World Is Against You, It Pays To Have Friends (51 Mins)
240531_201721_1090 When It Feels Like The World Is Against You, It Pays To Have Friends (51 Mins)		 240531_201722_1094 Point Of Impact (51 Mins)
240531_201722_1094 Point Of Impact (51 Mins)		 240531_201723_1097 Over She Goes (51 Mins)
240531_201723_1097 Over She Goes (51 Mins)		 240531_201739_1101 Take An Imaginary Seat (51 Mins)
240531_201739_1101 Take An Imaginary Seat (51 Mins)
240531_201931_1111 This Is My Moment! (53 Mins)
240531_201931_1111 "This Is My Moment!" (53 Mins)		 240531_202222_1134 Anatomy Of A Goal 1: Denial (56 Mins)
240531_202222_1134 Anatomy Of A Goal 1: Denial (56 Mins)		 240531_202222_1135 Anatomy Of A Goal 2: Anger (56 Mins)
240531_202222_1135 Anatomy Of A Goal 2: Anger (56 Mins)		 240531_202222_1136 Anatomy Of A Goal 3: Bargaining (56 Mins)
240531_202222_1136 Anatomy Of A Goal 3: Bargaining (56 Mins)
240531_202222_1138 Anatomy Of A Goal 4: Depression (56 Mins)
240531_202222_1138 Anatomy Of A Goal 4: Depression (56 Mins)		 240531_202222_1141 Anatomy Of A Goal 5: Acceptance (56 Mins)
240531_202222_1141 Anatomy Of A Goal 5: Acceptance (56 Mins)		 240531_203213_1181 Take This For Me, Please (66 Mins)
240531_203213_1181 "Take This For Me, Please" (66 Mins)		 240531_203214_1182 Un Tableau Vivant Version 2 (66 Mins)
240531_203214_1182 Un Tableau Vivant Version 2 (66 Mins)
240531_203659_1209 The Run (70 Mins)
240531_203659_1209 The Run (70 Mins)		 240531_203705_1228 The Moment before Your Dream Is Crushed (71 Mins)
240531_203705_1228 The Moment before Your Dream Is Crushed (71 Mins)		 240531_204004_1240 Water Bottle Goes HERE! (74 Minutes)
240531_204004_1240 "Water Bottle Goes HERE!" (74 Minutes)		 240531_204642_1272 Sardar Azmoun, The Final Front Goal (80 Mins)
240531_204642_1272 Sardar Azmoun, The Final Front Goal (80 Mins)
240531_204801_1285 Just a Walk In The Park, Kazansky (82 Mins)
240531_204801_1285 "Just a Walk In The Park, Kazansky" (82 Mins)		 240531_205120_1375 The Great Replacement, Part II (85 Mins)
240531_205120_1375 The Great Replacement, Part II (85 Mins)		 240531_205133_1399 Bless Me Father, And I Mean That Seriously (85 Mins)
240531_205133_1399 Bless Me Father, And I Mean That Seriously (85 Mins)		 240531_210225_1419 Light The Fires, It's Over (95 Mins)
240531_210225_1419 Light The Fires, It's Over (95 Mins)
240531_210253_1438 Well, That Says It All, Really (95 Mins)
240531_210253_1438 Well, That Says It All, Really (95 Mins)		 240531_212037_1442 But OUTSIDE the Stadium... (19 Minutes Post-Match)
240531_212037_1442 But OUTSIDE the Stadium... (19 Minutes Post-Match)

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joseantonio24-Jun-2024 10:48
very nice report.V
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