The last 'short championship' (as we currently know them at least) of the era is now eleven matches in in Argentina, and with eight games to go I thought it was time to try and get back to posting something - anything - here. So ahead of the twelfth round of games, which kicks off... Continue Reading →
Good wine beats cheap lager (Godoy Cruz beat Quilmes)
I didn't get round to making another post last weekend, because I was working on the tennis and struggled to stay awake during the football, never mind after it to write. But the second round of the 2014 Torneo Final began on Friday night with just the one match, between Godoy Cruz and Quilmes. Godoy had... Continue Reading →
Torneo Inicial: Argentinos held by Olimpo & Piatti drags San Lorenzo back from the dead (video)
The seventeenth round of the Torneo Inicial is underway, as a ridiculously close title race hots up. On Friday night, Vélez Sarsfield came from behind to beat Godoy Cruz 2-1 at home, and on Saturday there were three more matches. Argentinos Juniors drew 1-1 after falling behind at home to Quilmes; the first time this... Continue Reading →
Copa Argentina 2013: Duván Zapata double sends Estudiantes through & Quilmes out (video)
Tuesday evening brought either the first competitive action of the 2013-14 season, or the last of the 2012-13 season. Or the midpoint of the 2013 sea- look, I don't know? Okay? The final round of 16 match in the 2013 Copa Argentina took place, and Duván Zapata scored twice for Estudiantes de La Plata to... Continue Reading →
Torneo Final 2013: Quilmes win a five goal thriller against Tigre, Racing bow out with a win & more
The final round of the 2013 Torneo Final kicked off on Friday night and continued on Saturday afternoon. So far, we've had four matches and every one of them has gone the way I've predicted in my Hong Kong Jockey Club previews, which might be my best start to a weekend ever. Racing beat already-relegated... Continue Reading →
Torneo Final 2013: Godoy Cruz and San Lorenzo get wins (video)
Superclásico weekend is upon us in Argentina, but before River Plate's visit to Boca Juniors' Bombonera on Sunday, there are other games to take care of, and Godoy Cruz and San Lorenzo got the weekend started with a win apiece on Friday night, as we saw six goals in two matches. Godoy Cruz's win came... Continue Reading →
Newell’s lose again in the Libertadores & Quilmes go through in the Copa Argentina
Tuesday evening saw two games with Argentine involvement in two different cups: Newell's Old Boys hosted Universidad de Chile in the Copa Libertadores, and went down 2-1 after conceding two early goals. Elsewhere, Quilmes met Midland (about whom you'll learn a little something tomorrow, right here on HEGS) of Primera C - the fourth tier -... Continue Reading →
Eight goals in two games as Quilmes and Rafaela draw, and Newell’s beat Belgrano (video)
Friday evening saw plenty of action packed into just two matches in the 2013 Torneo Final. In fact, it was more like one-and-a-half matches, because the first half of Quilmes v Atlético Rafaela was deadly dull. In the second, there were six goals, and the game ended 3-3. Afterwards, Newell's Old Boys hosted Belgrano and... Continue Reading →
All Boys shock Boca Juniors, and Lanús maintain their perfect start (video)
Saturday's three Torneo Final matches brought six goals and three clean sheets - two home wins and one away one. The away win was of course Quilmes' defeat of Unión in Santa Fe, interrupted by crowd trouble, 3-0. After that, All Boys shocked Boca Juniors with goals from Oscar Ahumada - the defensive midfielder is... Continue Reading →
Lanús return to the top of the Primera, & River Plate drop points for first time in second flight (video)
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, but couldn't do enough to help them win; the match finished 0-0. Elsewhere, though, things... Continue Reading →
Hasta El Gol Siempre 