The most exciting part of the matchday of football fans unveiled and moment may surprise you

Football fans get a greater hurry from the pre-match pint than from the game itself, suggests a study.

The interactions of supporters with friends turned out to be “deep meaningful” and the most exciting part of MatchDay.

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The findings are from 17 hard-core fans equipped with heart rate monitors prior to a final.

The participants were followed four hours before the competition and then 90 minutes of action.

A large, long -term and collective peak came during the time that was spent with friends before the kick -off.

The only time there was a greater rush, was the Brazilian Fans’s team scored in the first half of a match in the area Rio de Janeiro – But the high did not last that long.

Professor Dimitris Xygalatas from researcher said from the University of Connecticut: “What we see is that the pre-game ritual generates more emotion than the game itself.

“There is only one moment in the entire game when they have more collective emotion, and that is when they scored a goal.

“Rituals are the kind of things that at first glance do not feel like terms of human behavior, but are deeply useful for people.”

Prof Xygalatas, a fan of Greek footballSaid the same effect probably also applies to concerts, festivals and religious events.

He added: “Our study supports the idea that sports are going more than just the game.”

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