Saprissa Rain or Shine

On Tuesday, our Columbus Crew took the field for an international friendly versus Deportivo Saprissa…

…or, at least, they tried to. Mother Nature had other ideas, sending rain and lightning to hover over MAPFRE Stadium for two and a half hours. Despite it being a weeknight and “only” an international friendly, thousands of dedicated fans came to the stadium to support the team. Many hung around the whole time, finding ways to amuse themselves while they waited.

By now, you may have seen how Saprissa stayed loose during the rain delay.

Y mientras pasa la tormenta ⚡😂😲⚽ pic.twitter.com/nBmfOQzg2M

— Deportivo Saprissa (@SaprissaOficial) July 4, 2018

You’ve probably also seen our guys in Black and Gold doing their thing as well. Since they’d already done the header thing in a rain-delayed game previously, they decided to mix things up with some soccer tennis.

⛈⏳ = ⚽️🎾#CrewSC pic.twitter.com/iIszFMm4ax

— Columbus Crew SC (@ColumbusCrewSC) July 4, 2018

They weren’t the only ones, though. For a while, some fans were able to get in some time kicking a ball around before the weather got rough.

#savethecrew #WorldCup #CrewSC #MLS @ColumbusCrewSC @gcgbag96 @MurderersRow614 pic.twitter.com/TUS4oUti0L

— Andrew Johnson 🇲🇽🏴🥁🖤💛 (@RatcalledAJ) July 4, 2018

A lot of fans took cover and just hung out during the wait.

We wait. #CrewSC pic.twitter.com/rQg2a7g2Kr

— 🇧🇪 Bob O’Shaughnessy (@oshaughnessy) July 4, 2018

During the rain delay on Tuesday, the west side was pretty chill. I just did some people watching. What did you do? #SaveTheCrew pic.twitter.com/nDefRSMyOL

— Darby Schnarfus (@tokenliberal) July 6, 2018

Others took the opportunity to catch the light show Mother Nature provided.

You can barely see him but that’s @FrankieHejduk2 on his newest toy. @ColumbusCrewSC pic.twitter.com/oKeS1EPLcm

— Keith Naas (@knaas) July 3, 2018

After 2 hours of waiting for the crew game to start, I was just trying to snag a picture of the rainbow, and happened to get the greatest picture of my life. #savethecrew

A post shared by Braden Wallake (@wallakebraden) on Jul 3, 2018 at 6:13pm PDT

Still others decided to be vocal in their support, keeping their lungs warmed up.

A handful of dedicated fans are chanting in the concourse. #CrewSC

— Andrew Erickson (@AEricksonCD) July 4, 2018

“Columbus ‘till I die” chants breakout in the concourse as fans search for creative ways to pass the time. #CrewSC

— Ralph Schudel (@schudel_ralph) July 4, 2018

One fan decided it was time for some comedy!

Getting punch drunk from lack of sleep and 2.5hr lightning delay. Telling terrible jokes. #CrewSC

A post shared by Jason Flowers (@jasonmflow) on Jul 4, 2018 at 6:41am PDT

Another decided to journal the ongoing saga…

And some fans weren’t bothered at all by the rain.

just a little shakin’ it.

A post shared by Movement Afoot Tap – Cbus (@movementafoot) on Jul 4, 2018 at 6:47am PDT

In the end, it was well worth the wait as the skies cleared up, the downtown fireworks lit up the clearing skies, and our boys bagged a 2-0 victory.

Waited out the two hour rain delay to watch #ColumbusCrew take on #DeportivoSaprissa at #mapfrestadium #savethecrew

A post shared by JKyleMarchetti25 (@jkylemarchetti25) on Jul 3, 2018 at 6:43pm PDT

Rain or shine, Columbus Crew SC fans certainly know how to make the best of a difficult situation, on or off the field. If you were at the game, how did you pass the time during the storm? Leave a comment below to let us know!