England vs. Paraguay: 1-0, Casualties: ??

Today, after basking in the sun for a while at St. John's Garden, I went to watch the England game on the big screen. As it was an England game of course it was on, good job, and already a half hour before kick-off a largt crowd had gathered on Clayton Square. The weather was fair and the atmosphere was cheerful and England's goal to an early 1:0 topped it all. After that the game went on moderately and none too much happened but the crowd, chanting and spraying beer all around, made up for it. I got a big splosh of some orangy-sticky substance, maybe Reef, over my head, yeah, judging by the taste it was probably Reef, but I really didn't mind and in the halftime brake I went to teh toilet to wash myself.
I didn't see too much of the second half though because some guys started throwing bottles through the air and one had to watch not only the screen but also the crowd if one didn't want to be hit. Still none too bad, although, when you take into account that on the screen the message "This is a no alcohol area, alcoholic beverages are liable to confiscation" and that that was accompanied by a bunch of drunken scousers throwing things, that's fuckin ridiculous! Nevertheless, still tolerable - but when they turned the screen off then as a reaction to the bottle throwers the situation escalated. A whole lot more bottles sailed through the air and the police sent in their anti-riot squad. Visored helmets, plastic shields, clubs, dogs, everything. I saw that I could take a few photos and then I made for my bike to get out of that madness.
Nothing too much of a reason to be proud to live in Liverpool and to support England but still - England - Paraguay: 1:0! Come on England!!!