The Office Sports Bar and Grill, Santa AnaThe number one undefeated team, Argentina slaughtered American-border Mexico June 27 in Johannesburg. Fans for both teams could be found with eyes glued to TV screens inside The Office Sports Bar and Grill in Santa Ana at 11:30 a.m. Some were overjoyed while others were quite the opposite, though they could not deny the reality of their predictions.
Fans watching the match inside
Mexico's Marquez was the only athlete who was yellow-carded--another rare statistic. Argentina's Tevez scored a goal about 25 minutes into the first half when the crowd was yelling that the shooter was offsides. The ref decided to keep the score and continue the play. Argentina's Higuain scored in the 33rd minute followed by Tevez's third career FIFA World Cup goal in the 51st minute. El Tri's only scorer, Hernandez, made his second goal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup at 71 minutes. The last remaining score was 3-1. Argentina now advances to a quarter-final dual with the German team.
Crowd Reactions to Goals
Tustin-resident Jeff Irby's team was Argentina during this game. "They're my team to root for until the end until they lose." Ruben Cortez, from Guadalajara, Mexico was rooting for El Tri. His hopes for Mexico to defeat Argentina were vanished as the better team won the match after he spoke. He predicts that Germany and maybe Argentina will play in the finals. Both of these men are regulars at The Office. Juan Romero, from Zacatecas, Mexico said the score was "no good." He mentioned that Mexico's team should have played better. Apparently, this fan knew that Mexico's assistant coach believed in astrology signs, having doubts or optimism for the players on the pitch. Romero is the cook at this sports bar and said it is a "beautiful place" to watch the matches in Orange County. He makes chips and soup from scratch.
Juan Romero /// Jeff Irby /// Ruben Cortez
The following are photos of fans during the game at Mozambique, Laguna Beach.
Credit: Marvin Castellon
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