Organization: Valencia University - Computer Center
Date: Tuesday, 14 Apr 1992 12:06:48 EST
From: <CERVERON@EVALUN11.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer,soc.culture.spain
Subject: Re: Spanish Soccer News 4/13

In article <13APR199203031607@romeo.caltech.edu>, franherr@romeo.caltech.edu
(Herrero, Francisco) says:
>Valencia                       1      Barcelona                             0
>                     Fernando
>
>STANDINGS:
>
>TEAM                          POINTS
>1. Real Madrid                  44
>2. Barcelona                    42
>3. Atletico de Madrid           40
>4. Valencia                     36
>5. Albacete                     36
  Unfortunately Albacete is 4th and Valencia is 5th

>The biggest news this weekend was the match played between Valencia and
>Barcelona at Luis Casanova Stadium in Valencia, where the real protagonist of
>the game was referee Garcia de Loza. The game was pretty even in the first    ,
>half
>with Barcelona constantly on the attack and creating the better scoring
>chances
>but unable to score. Koeman even missed a penalty kick. At the end of the

  ERROR. Koeman shot as usual, but Valencia goalie, Jose Manuel Sempere
(who is performing an excellent season) saved the ball.

>half,
>Fernando was able to put Valencia on top of the score. Then came the second
>half, or lack thereof. Eight minutes into this half, the referee lost control
>and began carding players left and right. Barcelona coach Johan Cruyff got the
>first red card, and then three other players got it. Then a Barcelona player

  The red card went to Valencia coach, Gus Hiddink, who complained on the
n-th fault Penev suffered.

>started running towards the referee to protest when a Valencia player
>prevented
>this by pushing him to the ground. At this, the referee all of a sudden took  f
>of
>towards the locker room, and a while later, without even entering the field
>again, called the game over from inside the locker room, leaving both teams
>sitting around on the field stunned. The only explanation so far for this
>behavior was that he felt threatened somehow by the Barcelona players, as     f
>Cruyf
>had been making some pretty harsh statements all week about the refereeing.
>Who
>knows... The game may have to be played over, or the referee hanged by his
>toennails, or something, but it is definite that this story will not end here.

  Where have you get this set of misstatements? This fucking referee is well-
know for benefitting the visitor team. He was horrible and really prejudiced
the home team. However Valencia deserved the victory and got it.
  The last annoying thing done by the referee was prolonging the match SEVEN
MINUTES without any reason for this. He finally ran to the locker room and
the match was DEFINITIVELY OVER.

>
>Univision was all prepared to broadcast the Valencia-Barcelona game today, but
>upon finding out about the "festivities" of this game, ended up broadcasting
>Malloca-Real Madrid as a substitute. This game ended up in a 0-0 tie, but it
>could have easily been a goalfest on Real Madrid's part, as they controlled

  Mallorca-Real Madrid was an uncredible boring match, nothing to do with
the Valencia-Barcelona. I think that Univision responsibles are 'gilipollas'
changing the prepared match, avoiding people to watch real soccer.
  Ziad, other Valencia fans (if any) and all soccer lovers: I'M SORRY FOR YOU!


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