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Here's why fans at the Nebraska-Northwestern game in Dublin got free beer

College football fans watching the Nebraska Cornhuskers take on the Northwestern Wildcats in Ireland got an extra treat after the game kicked off: free beer.

Sometime during the Big Ten match on Saturday in Dublin, the wireless internet apparently went down at Aviva Stadium, according to the Omaha World-Herald. As a result, credit card machines at stadium concession stands were unable to connect to the internet.

So, vendors started giving away concessions. Food, beer -- all of it gratis as fans were able to return to their seats with an unexpected bounty.