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Sadly, Uruguayan Football Fans Didn't Beat Stadium Ban by Watching from Boat

Mark Patterson
Mar 29, 2015

Rampla Juniors in Uruguay were ordered to play two matches in an empty stadium after crowd trouble. But could fans have cheated their suspension by getting on a boat?

Sadly not.

Pictures show a group of fans watching the club's game against Montevideo Wanderers in a conveniently placed vessel close to the action.

But a pair of pictures shared by Argentine journalist Julian Iglesias revealed that the image was a fake:

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La foto de los hinchas de Rampla viendo el partido desde un barco ESTA TRUCADA: pic.twitter.com/Y2ySh7M7oS

— Julian Iglesias (@juliandiglesias) March 29, 2015"

However, it does appear that some fans did manage to find a vantage point—just not on the water:

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@AXEM015 @NatytaPosse asi no pero asi si pic.twitter.com/fqN1mCIO5F

— Isma Rodriguez (@ismaisma20) March 29, 2015"
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A puertas cerradas?? No hay nadie... pic.twitter.com/fNpvYGqOZz

— Isma Rodriguez (@ismaisma20) March 29, 2015"

Full marks for ingenuity, whether you're up in the mountains cheering on your team or Photoshopping an image that had plenty—including us—fooled.

[Twitter, h/t SB Nation, and thanks to @TonyTHFC_ for helping catch the Photoshop]

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