Monthly Archives: September 2011

Vélez click into gear to thrash Arsenal in Copa Sudamericana (video)

Posted on Friday, 9 September 2011 by

Vélez Sarsfield have had a woeful start to the season, by their own high standards, but on Thursday night their engine finally crunched and ground into the gear they’d been looking for, and the result was a 4-0 thrashing of … Continue reading →

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Independiente win with a caretaker boss (video)

Posted on Thursday, 8 September 2011 by

Wednesday night saw two big matches in Argentina: Independiente vs San Martín de San Juan, left over from the first round of the Torneo Apertura due to Independiente’s pre-season trip to Japan, and Godoy Cruz vs Lanús in the second … Continue reading →

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Friendly goals: Argentina 3 – 1 Nigeria (video)

Posted on Tuesday, 6 September 2011 by

A little earlier today, Argentina took on Nigeria in the second match of their South Asian ‘tour’, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They won 3-1, with two goals from Gonzalo Higuaín and one from Ángel Di María. You can watch those goals … Continue reading →

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Apertura 2011: Boca win, Rafaela return to the top, & champs Vélez lose again (video)

Posted on Sunday, 4 September 2011 by

Sunday’s matches in the Torneo Apertura began with another dull goalless draw, as Argentinos failed to find a way past San Martín in San Juan. Thereafter, though, things got a bit more interesting, with Atlético Rafaela beating Unión 1-0 away … Continue reading →

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Lanús return to the top of the Primera, & River Plate drop points for first time in second flight (video)

Posted on Sunday, 4 September 2011 by

Saturday’s matches saw Giovanni Moreno finally return to the Argentine Primera in the same stadium he left off in, as he came off the bench in the second half for Racing away to All Boys. He instantly improved Racing’s game, … Continue reading →

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Sabella starts with a win for Argentina, and Friday’s Apertura goals (video)

Posted on Saturday, 3 September 2011 by

Alejandro Sabella’s first match in charge of the Argentine national team wasn’t a walk in the park, but brought a victory and a performance no-one had any particular complaints about. Against Venezuela, one of the (many) shock teams of the … Continue reading →

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Torneo Apertura 2011: round 5 fixtures

Posted on Friday, 2 September 2011 by

The fifth round of the Torneo Apertura is already upon us as I type, since I hadn’t realised it was beginning so early on Friday afternoon. Newell’s Old Boys are already playing Colón de Santa Fe. Later in the weekend … Continue reading →

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In the latest episode of Hand Of Pod, Sam and the Dans discuss Denis Stracqualursi, and what Everton fans can expect from him in the Premier League, and an interesting weekend of Torneo Apertura matches which saw the championship finally … Continue reading →

Posted on Thursday, 1 September 2011 by

Argentines Abroad 2011-12: late August

Posted on Thursday, 1 September 2011 by

That’s not the best headline I’ll ever put up on HEGS, I realise, but it is a fairly accurate one, at least. There were a fair few impressive performances by Argentina’s foreign legion during the weekend just gone, as action … Continue reading →

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