May 11th, Matchday 33 of the 2nd Bundesliga. Mainz faced Cologne in an away match.
This was the largest football stadium Wang Shuo had ever been in.
It had a capacity of a full 50,000 people.
It had two tiers of stands, with the player tunnels located in the four corners of the stadium.
As they stepped out, the roar from the fans in the stands crashed down on them, overwhelming and all-encompassing.
Cologne's stadium didn't have much standing room—only in the two lower-tier stands behind the goals, holding an estimated total of less than ten thousand people.
The rest of the stadium was all seating.
A layer of VIP boxes was sandwiched between the two tiers of stands.
When the Mainz players took the field, the Cologne fans across both the upper and lower tiers formed a massive TIFO display.
It was a striking display of Cologne's jersey colors and team crest.
Standing on the pitch and looking up, it was an absolutely stunning sight.
"What's the matter? Your legs gone soft?"
