Last Friday I attended the inaugural match at Segra Field, home of the Loudoun United. That would be the Loudoun United Football Club of the “USL Championship.” (That’s a soccer league, by the way.) The affiliate club of the D.C. United, the Loudoun United plays its matches in Leesburg, Virginia. Well, as of Friday they are. The first half of the season they were playing “home” games around the DMV while waiting for Segra Field to be finished.

It still isn’t finished. Not really. Parking and entering the stadium were kind of a mess, but hey, it was their first day. Once we were inside things went pretty smoothly. In classic soccer fashion there was no scoring for about the first 40 minutes or so, and of course the thing ended in a draw. Classic.

Ordinarily I wouldn’t be so excited about seeing a soccer match, but hey, it’s my hometown team. Sort of. And I got the tickets for free through my local library. I know, right… European socialist sport and I got to see it through a European socialist method. No real complaints, though, and I do look forward to seeing a few more matches at Segra Field.

Once they finish the parking lot.