Monthly Archives: November 2009

Torneo Apertura 2009: round 14 scores and scorers

Posted on Tuesday, 17 November 2009 by

The fourteenth round of the Torneo Apertura ended on Monday. Relegation strugglers Racing claiming a hard-fought win over the champions of South America, Estudiantes de La Plata, thanks to a goal from a former Estudiantes player. Estudiantes’ city rivals Gimnasia … Continue reading →

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Millonarios show some character

Posted on Monday, 16 November 2009 by

In probably the most unexpected development of the domestic league’s fourteenth round, River Plate played with spirit and intelligence to overturn a deficit and actually win a football match on Sunday afternoon. 1-0 down after only two-and-a-half minutes at home … Continue reading →

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Spain 2 – 1 Argentina: the goals

Posted on Sunday, 15 November 2009 by

Argentina were thoroughly outclassed by the European champions on Saturday night in the Vicente Calderón, losing 2-1. Xabi Alonso scored twice for the home side, the second a late penalty, whilst Lionel Messi got a temporary equaliser also from the … Continue reading →

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Riquelme’s Corinthian spirit

Posted on Sunday, 15 November 2009 by

Stories in the Brazilian press at the start of the week had Corinthians, one of the country’s biggest clubs and the current employers of Ronaldo, planning to sign Juan Román Riquelme from Boca Juniors in a bid to boost their … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: round 14 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 13 November 2009 by

Due to the AFA’s complete inability to comprehend that some of us are running blogs about their league in our spare time from a time zone three hours ahead and rather enjoyed having not much to do on a Monday … Continue reading →

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Rosario Central 3 – 0 Estudiantes: the goals

Posted on Thursday, 12 November 2009 by

Due to December’s Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the Torneo Apertura eighteenth round match between Central and Estudiantes de La Plata was moved forward to last night in order to avoid a fixture clash later in the … Continue reading →

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Argentines Abroad: 6th November to now

Posted on Wednesday, 11 November 2009 by

Argentines Abroad is delayed slightly this week by the Monday night fixture bumping the normal domestic coverage a day on, and the fact I’ve been writing an article for another site (more of which later in the week). That’s useful … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: round 13 goals

Posted on Tuesday, 10 November 2009 by

The goals from the thirteenth round of the 2009 Torneo Apertura are online now, and you can watch them right here on HEGS. Read on for the goal video, as well as the lowdown on which teams are wearing which … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2009: round 13 scores and scorers

Posted on Monday, 9 November 2009 by

The thirteenth round of the 2009 Torneo Apertura ended on Monday night with a late, late goal from Arsenal de Sarandí midfielder Diego Galván which clinched a point for El Arse after they’d trailed for practically the entire second half … Continue reading →

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Banfield and Estudiantes keep up the pressure

Posted on Monday, 9 November 2009 by

Following Newell’s Old Boys’ victory over River Plate on Saturday, the other sides hoping to keep up in the race for the title had to win on Sunday, and two of them managed it. Banfield overcame San Lorenzo 1-0 in … Continue reading →

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