The 64,000-seater stadium, normally known as the Gillette Stadium, is located in the suburban town of Foxborough – about 30 miles from central Boston where the bulk of the Scotland fans are staying.
While the facility – home to the New England Patriots NFL team – boasts a very large car park it is less geared up for public transport access, and transport officials said they faced an “unprecedented” challenge.
Special trains were laid on and ran effectively but many fans faced long queues at the station in Boston – and then experienced more delays getting into the stadium.
John Weir, from Glasgow, travelled to the Haiti match on one of the yellow school buses that had been hired by fans.
He said: “There was a bit of tailgating, beers etc then we tried to get in at seven – so two hours before the game kicked off.
“It was just a sea of people getting funnelled into not enough gates, airport style security.
“After an hour of not really moving, a bit of a crush, they just opened the gates and let everyone in.”