Torneo Clausura 2010: round 3 scores and scorers

Posted on Tuesday, 9 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

Having stayed up too late tonight waiting to be able to type this post up, the four teams in action on Monday were most inconsiderate to England-based Argentine football bloggers by not bothering to score a single bloody one between them. Godoy Cruz join Vélez at the top of the infant Clausura table on seven points, largely thanks to Independiente hitting the woodwork twice in Mendoza. A little earlier, Atlético Tucumán and Huracán served up a match that was as dull as dishwater. And to think the round started so promisingly…

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Ayala has an unhappy debut

Posted on Monday, 8 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

Don't look at me, look at him!

Former selección captain Roberto Ayala returned to Argentine league action after a decade and a half in Europe on Sunday, making his debut for Racing with great things expected of him. Unfortunately, the same poor form and lack of pace that saw him fall down the pecking order to Real Zaragoza saw to his team’s chances in this match, as Arsenal eventually beat their hosts 4-2, with Franco Jara skinning Ayala for one of the goals. Elsewhere on Sunday Chacarita Juniors came from behind to shock champions Banfield 2-1, Estudiantes comfortably brushed San Lorenzo aside 2-0, and River Plate stuttered to a stultifying 0-0 draw at home to Rosario Central. You can see all the goals (and a couple of highlights of the goalless match) right here.

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Picking up where they left off

Posted on Sunday, 7 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

Both Boca Juniors and Newell’s Old Boys hit the same form on Saturday night that they enjoyed (or endured) during the Torneo Apertura, on a high-scoring day in the Argentine top flight. Boca managed two consolations but ended up slumping to a 4-2 defeat in Rosario thanks to defending as bad as anything they managed in the first half of the season. The other three matches saw plenty of goals too: Vélez Sársfield beat Gimnasia 2-1 in Liniers; Tigre and Colón drew 2-2, and in the day’s first match Argentinos visited Lanús and ran out winners by an improbable 6-3 scoreline. You can watch all those goals right here.

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 3 fixtures

Posted on Saturday, 6 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

The third round of the 2010 Torneo Clausura begins a day later than usual this weekend, due to the midweek matches for the second round. It will run from Saturday afternoon until Monday night, and at the end of it a league table will hopefully be up on HEGS for the first time in far too long. Boca Juniors visit Newell’s Old Boys, with the hosts mourning the death of a 14-year-old fan who received three bullets in his head during midweek after getting caught in crossfire during a battle between factions of the club’s barra brava. Elsewhere Estudiantes host San Lorenzo, and Arsenal visit their local rivals (as far as they’re concerned at least) Racing. All the kick off times are right here.

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 2 scores, scorers and goals

Posted on Friday, 5 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

The second round of matches for the Torneo Clausura finished on Thursday night with Independiente claiming a 3-1 win at home to Atlético Tucumán. Earlier in the day, San Lorenzo lost to Godoy Cruz, who got the only goal of the game in Boedo, and River Plate combined goalscoring verve with familiar late defensive lapses to claim a 3-2 away win over Chacarita Juniors. Two of River’s three were fantastic goals, with Gustavo Bou bagging one and the other two coming from… Paulo Ferrari?! I doubt he can believe it either. All the midweek round’s heroes and villains are right here as ever, along with all of the goals from Wednesday and Thursday’s matches (Tuesday’s already having been posted further down the homepage).

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A special request

Posted on Thursday, 4 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

Now and then something happens in the world of football which transcends national boundaries, and thus it is that I’m making the first (and perhaps only) ever post on HEGS which has nothing to do with Argentina. As readers will all be aware the Togo team on their way to this year’s Africa Cup of Nations were machine-gunned before the start of the tournament. As you may or may not be aware, the CAF (African Football Confederation) has taken the decision to punish the Togolese federation for withdrawing their players from the tournament. Technically, the withdrawal was against the rules – the Togolese government had suggested it and government interference isn’t allowed by FIFA statutes. But in this case it’s surely understandable. And do FIFA seriously believe, let’s say, that the North Korean football federation (whose team will be at the World Cup in South Africa this year) are free of government influence? If you like me think this is a ridiculous and grossly unfair fine, please take ten seconds to sign this petition. And tell as many of your friends as will listen.

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Colón 2 – 1 Racing (Tuesday night) goals

Posted on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

Wednesday night’s goals aren’t yet online as I type (in midweek and typing from England it’s a little too late for me to wait for that I’m afraid), but here are the goals from last night’s 2-1 victory for Colón over Racing. It’s a video worth watching solely for Juan Carlos Falcón’s opener for the visitors, although you’ll also be left wondering what the bloody hell Diego Pozo – an international goalkeeper under Diego Maradona! – is doing for it.

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Another elephant falls

Posted on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

Esteban Fuertes celebrates Colón's equaliser with his team-mates

Well, perhaps not quite an elephant. But Racing Club were on a high following their opening weekend win over Rosario Central, and on Tuesday night they took the lead but ended up dead and buried thanks to a comeback from Colón to win 2-1 in El Cementerio de Los Elefantes. Juan Carlos Falcón put the visitors ahead after 13 minutes but Esteban Fuertes equalised before half time and Juan Manuel Lucero got what proved to be the winner shortly after the break. Elsewhere on Tuesday, Tigre got a 1-0 win away to Central, and Vélez Sársfield beat Arsenal 3-0 in Sarandí. You can watch the goals from those latter two matches right here, right now.

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Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 2 fixtures

Posted on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

The second round of the Torneo Clausura is upon us already, played in midweek so as to get ahead on things with the Copa Libertadores coming up and the need to finish the championship in time for the break prior to the World Cup. Estudiantes take on Gimnasia in the clásico platense on Wednesday, Racing visit the Elephants’ Cemetry this evening after their good win over Central on the opening day, and champions Banfield play their first home match of the year against Argentinos Juniors.

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Argentines Abroad: 30th & 31st January 2010

Posted on Tuesday, 2 February 2010 by hastaelgolsiempre

Before we begin, a quick feliz cumpleaños to Gabriel Batistuta, the all-time highest goalscorer in the history of the Argentine national team, who turned forty on Monday. There was no Argentine action from his old team Fiorentina on Sunday (they drew 2-2 away to Cagliari), but a move for his heir in the selección; after just six months, Hernán Crespo has swapped Genoa for Parma, his first European club. Elsewhere Emiliano Insúa helped Liverpool to a rare win, Lucas Barrios scored yet again even as his Dortmund side got torn to shreds, and Xerez – managed by Néstor Gorosito – got their first win under their new manager. Read all about it…

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