This article contains adult content that may be inappropriate for minors. Please confirm that you are 18 years or older to continue. This article contains images or details that some readers may find disturbing. Reader discretion is advised. Mistakes happen every day, but some come with a high price. In the case of a Spanish fan on Tuesday, an apostrophe made all the difference. Exeter City used the social media platform X to tell the story of a Spanish fan who left London with a ticket purchased to watch the match between Newcastle and Barcelona, counting for the first leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, at St. James' Park on Tuesday. Everything was going well until the fan arrived at the destination and realized he had traveled over 300 kilometers… in the wrong direction. Instead of heading to St. James' Park in Newcastle, in northern England, he went to St. James Park in Exeter… in the south of the country. "The Spanish fan, who traveled from London to Devon, arrived at the ticket office of the Adam Stansfield stand of Exeter City last night, expecting to watch his team face Newcastle. Only when he showed the ticket to the staff did he realize the mistake," reported Exeter City, which played at home against Lincoln City on Tuesday. It was a tale of two cities and two very different football grounds for an @FCBarcelona fan who turned up at the wrong St James Park last night 🏟️ The Spanish supporter, who made the journey to Devon from London, turned up at the turnstiles of Exeter City’s Adam Stansfield stand… pic.twitter.com/uhpqs KWWQT Exeter City offered a ticket to the fan for the match counting for the 26th round of League One, the English third division, "under the lights of the real St. James Park." Adam Spencer, responsible for the fan experience at Exeter City, sought to justify the Spanish fan's confusion: "One of our volunteers informed us that a guy showed up at the stadium expecting to see Barcelona. His English wasn't the best, but from what we could understand, he was from London. My guess is that he typed St. James Park into his phone and followed the directions." Spencer explained that the fan was "quite disappointed" and a "little embarrassed," but that he would always be "welcome back." Exeter City lost to Lincoln City 0-1, while, about 589 kilometers away, Barcelona drew in Newcastle (1-1) at the last gasp.
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