Monthly Archives: November 2009

More pain for Huracán

Posted on Monday, 23 November 2009 by

Following the misery of having lost the clásico to San Lorenzo on Saturday, it was announced on Sunday – the same day that there was trouble prior to the Rosario derby – by prosecutor Walter López that the Estadio Tomás … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Barra brava, Clásicos, Domestic, Fans, Football, Football clubs, Football security, Huracán, Primera A, Violence | Tagged , , , , ,

A mini-clásico

Posted on Sunday, 22 November 2009 by

The meaningful bits of the clásico rosarino on Sunday had all taken place before the match was even half an hour old, but whilst it lasted it was an absolute cracker. Two goals in one minute put Central ahead against … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Ariel Cuffaro Russo, Clásicos, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Goal videos, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A, Results, Roberto Sensini, Rosario Central | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Torneo Apertura 2009: round 15 Saturday goals

Posted on Sunday, 22 November 2009 by

The goals from Saturday’s matches are now online, and there are some true golazos among them, not least from Darío Gandín for Independiente and two magnificent free kicks in one match: the first from Chacarita Juniors’ Emanuel Centurión and the … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Atlético Tucumán, Banfield, Chacarita Juniors, Clásicos, Domestic, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Huracán, Independiente, Primera A, Results, San Lorenzo | Tagged , , , , , , , , , ,

Apertura 2009: round 15 Friday goals

Posted on Sunday, 22 November 2009 by

The lack of a single video featuring all the weekend’s goals last week meant that the round 14 goals post was a rather fragmented one. From now on, then, I’ll be posting each day’s goals the following afternoon or evening, … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Lanús, Primera A, Results, Tigre | Tagged , , , , , ,

Ramón Díaz crashes his car

Posted on Saturday, 21 November 2009 by

Ramón Díaz, the former River Plate, Oxford United, San Lorenzo and Club América de México manager, has been involved in a car crash near Urdinarrain, Provincia de Entre Ríos, whilst trying to avoid another car on the road. Both Díaz … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentine football, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Ramón Díaz, River Plate, San Lorenzo | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Torneo Apertura 2009: round 15 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 20 November 2009 by

The title race gathers pace. At the top, joint leaders Banfield visit Independiente, who will move to within three points with a win. Fellow pace-setters Newell’s Old Boys are at home in the clásico rosarino, perhaps the country’s most passionate. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Atlético Tucumán, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Chacarita Juniors, Clásicos, Colón de Santa Fé, Descenso, Domestic, Estudiantes, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Godoy Cruz, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A, Racing Club, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The news this week

Posted on Friday, 20 November 2009 by

HEGS has lost a little of its news value lately due to diminishing spare time on my part, so as of today I’m going to try and remedy that slightly. As Thursday turns into Friday at the start of each … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Alejandro Gómez, Angel Cappa, Argentine football, Argentine league, Ariel Cuffaro Russo, Boca Juniors, Clásicos, Diego Simeone, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Hasta El Gol Siempre, Huracán, Mario Bolatti, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Primera A, Results, River Plate, Roberto Sensini, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Angel Cappa to leave Huracán

Posted on Thursday, 19 November 2009 by

It’s been a funny old year for Ángel Cappa and Huracán. After a storming Torneo Clausura in which they were robbed of the title only on the last day by some appalling officiating, they’ve fallen away drastically in the second … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Angel Cappa, Argentine football, Argentine league, Clásicos, Domestic, Fixtures, Football, Football clubs, Football managers, Huracán, Primera A | Tagged , , , , ,

Argentines Abroad: 14th & 15th November 2009

Posted on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 by

Well, the national team were abroad, of course, but we’re not counting them. The Brazilian and Mexican leagues were the major top flights in action in spite of the international break during the weekend just gone, and there were goals … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrés D'Alessandro, Argentine football, Argentines abroad, Boca Juniors, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Goal videos, Independiente, International football, Newell's Old Boys, Players, Results | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Torneo Apertura 2009: round 14 goals

Posted on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 by

Over the course of the 2009 Torneo Apertura, the mantra of fútbol para todos has transmogrified into something meaning that one easily embeddable, easily findable goal video for the whole round has become increasingly hard to find. The closest I … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009 Torneo Apertura, Argentine football, Argentine league, Argentinos Juniors, Arsenal de Sarandí, Atlético Tucumán, Banfield, Boca Juniors, Chacarita Juniors, Clásicos, Colón de Santa Fé, Domestic, Estudiantes, Football, Football clubs, Gimnasia, Goal videos, Godoy Cruz, Huracán, Independiente, Lanús, Newell's Old Boys, Primera A, Racing Club, Results, River Plate, Rosario Central, San Lorenzo, Tigre, Vélez Sarsfield | Tagged , , , ,