Monday night didn't have the most enticing set of fixtures of the round, but there were a couple of talking points all the same. Talleres went third in the league thanks to a 1-0 away win over Temperley, with Junior Arias scoring the only goal of the game. Elsewhere, Chacarita Juniors got a 2-0 win... Continue Reading →
Godoy Cruz knock Chacarita Juniors out of Copa Argentina on penalties (video)
The Copa Argentina continued on Tuesday night with another Primera División team in action; Martín Palermo's Godoy Cruz took on Nacional B side Chacarita Juniors in San Juan. After a 0-0 draw, the tie went to penalties, and Godoy ran out 7-6 winners. You can see the shootout here.
San Martín and River Plate start life in their new divisions with wins (video)
Tuesday evening saw the continuation of the second round the 2011 Torneo Apertura in the Primera División, and the conclusion of the first round of matches in the Nacional B (second round). San Martín de San Juan beat Tigre 2-1, and later in the evening River Plate won their first second division match in over... Continue Reading →
All the ups and downs
As I've done in every year of HEGS' existence, always at great inconvenience to myself (seriously, you wouldn't believe how long it takes to pull this information together for such a short post) you'll find here the only single page on the whole internet (I think) with all of Argentina's promotions and relegations, across every... Continue Reading →
Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 19 scores and scorers
Argentinos Juniors claimed the title; Vélez Sarsfield claimed the final Copa Sudamericana place. The relegation playoffs are scheduled to start on Wednesday and will involve Rosario Central and Gimnasia La Plata against, respectively, All Boys and Atlético Rafaela. You can see all the heroes and villains of the round right here, as ever. Primera División... Continue Reading →
Clausura 2010: Round 19 Saturday goals
Vélez qualified for the Copa Sudamericana on Saturday despite a 0-0 draw with Central, by virtue of Lanús' 1-0 loss away to Independiente. Gimnasia demonstrated why they're in relegation trouble by throwing away a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with already relegated Atlético Tucumán, whilst Racing beat Chacarita Juniors 2-1 away. River Plate, saying adios... Continue Reading →
Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 19 fixtures
After the madness and midweek distraction of the World Cup preliminary squad list, it's back to business for one last push in the domestic league: the final round of a nailbiting 2010 Torneo Clausura is upon us, and either Estudiantes de La Plata or Argentinos Juniors will be crowned the champions of Argentina's bicentenary on... Continue Reading →
Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 18 scores and scorers
Lanús, San Lorenzo and Godoy Cruz ensured on Monday evening that a free-scoring weekend ended as it had started, although Colón didn't have any part to play beyond defending poorly to allow their hosts Godoy to hit three unanswered goals past them. In El Sur, Lanús beat San Lorenzo by the odd goal in five,... Continue Reading →
Clausura 2010: Round 18 Saturday goals
There were three goleadas (that's 'thrashings') on Saturday, with Vélez thumping already-relegated Chacarita Juniors 4-1 and Newell's tearing a pathetic Gimnasia La Plata to pieces in the Estadio Marcelo Bielsa. Most eyebrows were raised, though, in El Cilindro where an actually very even match ended 3-0 to visitors River Plate over Racing. Both sides have... Continue Reading →
Torneo Clausura 2010: Round 18 fixtures
The Torneo Clausura title just might be decided this weekend, with title contenders Estudiantes de La Plata playing at the same time as Argentinos Juniors on Sunday. If Estudiantes win, Argentinos have to match their score to go into the last round of matches still in the hunt. If both teams were to lose, it... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 