Hundreds of fans dressed in red and white burst into applause at the distillery district as Canada defeated the United States 4-2 in the World Cup of Hockey Jersey Tuesday night.
Many endured to the end of the game, counting the seconds and singing "goodbye" to the fans whistle finally blew at the Air Canada Centre.
But the atmosphere at the World Cup hockey fan party was not so loud to begin with.
When the US went up 1-0 early in the first period, the crowd was silent. A fan said his stress level only increased. However, it was not long until people cheered and breathe a sigh of relief.
Canada finished tying the game - and then score two more, just in case - to take a 3-1 lead late in the first period.
Luis Rohas insisted he was not concerned when the US He took an early lead.
"Absolutely not," he said, with a smile on his face and wrapped around the head scarf Canadian. "Team Canada Hockey Jersey remained calm, which tied it and went ahead. This is great."
Although Tuesday's crowd was far from the plant capacity of 15,000, the fan festival managed to attract fans everywhere.
Sydney Keedwell and Diamond Keisha, who both play hockey coach from Kitchener to watch the game on big screens at the Fan Festival.
"The tickets were expensive, so we thought this would be a fun way to enjoy the game and be part of the World Cup of Hockey, without actually being in the game," Keedwell said.
"This was the perfect place to start place," Diamond said, looking at the many jerseys of Sweden and Finland used in the festival. "There is a lot of diversity. It is not just for Canadian fans."
Mats Persson traveled with a group of five friends from the small town of Smedjebacken, Sweden see the tournament. The group saw Sweden beat Finland 2-0 earlier in the day and decided to see Canada party are Americans. In the distillery district.
"Ice hockey is very interesting, so why not come?" Persson said.
While fans waited for the game starts, many took part in the activities established in the fan festival, including a skills competition and bubble hockey.
Other grind on the ground, with some Canadian fans avoiding woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty handing out American flags and delivering running out Canadian lumberjack. Free coffee from Tim Horton gave the event an extra touch of Canada.
Despite the rivalry - and despite the lopsided game in great measure - many fans of both countries left the game good mood. A fan wearing a T-shirt US He shook hands with Canadian fans as he left the headquarters of the festival.
Damon Callahan, of the City of New York, wearing his hat US hockey and matching T-shirt New York Rangers proudly through the festival grounds.
He planned his trip to Toronto since it was announced that the tournament was coming to Canada.
"I always wanted to come to Toronto and this is my first experience of coming here," Callahan said.
So far, so good, he said, unless score Canada are American. Game.
"I was happy for a moment there."
Now that the US has been removed, he has decided that he will cheer for Sweden, or perhaps the North American team.
No Canada?
"No," he said. "Too soon."
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