From: franherr@romeo.caltech.edu (Herrero, Francisco)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer,soc.culture.spain
Subject: Spanish Soccer News 11/8
Date: 9 Nov 1992 15:16 PDT
Organization: California Institute of Technology
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Hey Dudes!

Things are getting very heated up these days in the Spanish Soccer League,
with Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico de Madrid breathing down the backs
of first-place Deportivo, who managed to get a tie in Albacete this weekend.
Next up for Deportivo, though, is playing in Madrid against Atletico, so it
looks like this may be the last time we see them up in first place. It was a
great run though.... Anyway, here are the scores and standings in First Division
play this weekend:

_______________________________________________________________________________
Celta				0	Atletico de Madrid		     2
									Alfaro
									Futre
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sevilla				3	Rayo Vallecano			     2
			Maradona (p)					Riesco
			Monchu						Riesco
			Simeone
_______________________________________________________________________________
Osasuna				2	Oviedo				     1
			Spasic					       Cristobal
			Merino
_______________________________________________________________________________
Real Sociedad			3	Cadiz				     0
			Fuentes
			Imaz
			Kodro
_______________________________________________________________________________
Real Madrid			3	Espan~ol			     1
			Zamorano				    Korneyev (p)
			Zamorano
			Alfonso
_______________________________________________________________________________
Tenerife			2	Zaragoza			     2
			E. Castillo					Seba
			Pier						Poyet
_______________________________________________________________________________
Barcelona			2	Athletic de Bilbao		     1
			Bakero					Juan Carlos (og)
			Stoichkov
_______________________________________________________________________________
Burgos				2	Logron~es			     2
			Aguirre						Poyatos
			Aguirre						Poyatos
_______________________________________________________________________________
Sporting de Gijon		1	Valencia			     0
			Manjarin
_______________________________________________________________________________
Albacete			1	Deportivo de la Corun~a		     1
			Geli						Claudio
_______________________________________________________________________________


STANDINGS:

TEAM			      POINTS
1. Dep. Corun~a			16
2. Real Madrid			15
3. Barcelona			15
4. At. Madrid			14
5. Sevilla			13
6. Sp. Gijon			12
7. Ath. Bilbao			11
8. Valencia			11
9. Zaragoza			11
10. Celta			10
11. Osasuna			 9
12. Espan~ol			 9
13. Tenerife			 8
14. R. Vallecano		 8
15. Oviedo			 8
16. R. Sociedad			 7
17. Albacete			 6
18. Cadiz			 6
19. Burgos			 6
20. Logron~es			 5


And these are the results in Second Division Play this weekend:

Sestao - R. Madrid B		0 - 4
Mallorca - Compostela		2 - 0
Lugo - Badajoz			0 - 2
Bilbao Ath. - Castellon		2 - 0
Valladolid - Sabadell		1 - 0
Palamos - Figueras		1 - 0
Barcelona B - Marbella		1 - 0
Villareal - Rac. Santander	2 - 0
Merida - Betis			0 - 0
Lerida - Eibar			3 - 1


STANDINGS:

TEAM			      POINTS
1. Lerida			17
2. Rac. Santander		15
3. Mallorca			14
4. Castellon			13
5. Barcelona B			12
6. Real Madrid B		12
7. Marbella			12
8. Betis			11
9. Valladolid			11
10. Badajoz			10
11. Villareal			10
12. Merida			 9
13. Bilbao Ath.			 8
14. Sabadell			 8
15. Sestao			 7
16. Compostela			 7
17. Palamos			 7
18. Lugo			 6
19. Figueras			 6
20. Eibar			 5


Real Madrid faithful partied like they have not partied since at least two
years ago, when they last won anything. Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was rocking
this weekend when Real Madrid defeated a very tough and disciplined Espan~ol
by a score of 3-1 this weekend. Real Madrid dominated the entire first half,
with one scoring chance after another. Espan~ol goalie Emilio (ex-Sporting)
saved his team with incredible saves during this stretch, in which even 
Zamorano almost scored with a scissors kick Hugo Sanchez-style which Emilio
managed to stop. Yet, at the end of this offensive fest, Nando fouled an
Espan~ol player inside the penalty area, and the referee, not intimidated at
all by the crowd, called a penalty against Real Madrid, which Korneyev 
converted. In the second half, Espan~ol came out with a more offensive flair
and began to give Real Madrid a lot of problems in the midfield, but
Butraguen~o, who had an inspired afternoon, began to tear up the defense with
his passes. In a short span, Real Madrid turned around the score, with a pair
of goals from Zamorano after Butraguen~o passes. The crowd went berserk after
the second goal and partied until the end of the game, even though Espan~ol
came dangerously close to crashing the party. Near the end, Alfonso scored
when he recovered a ball in the penalty area with just the goalie and a
defender against him, dribbled incredibly around them, and put the ball in
with the greatest of ease. Things are looking good these days at the "White
House"...


After the debacle of last Wednesday, in which it was estimated they lost about
$10 million, Barcelona had to get its spirits up against the surprisingly
tough Athletic de Bilbao at Nou Camp Stadium in Barcelona. The final score was
2-1, so Barcelona can breathe a little easier now. Athletic`s goal, which tied
the game at one goal apiece, came from Barcelona defender Juan Carlos, but this
did not make his team unravel, as they pulled the victory out in the end. It
looks like all the pressures of this season, especially with the open warfare
between President Nun~ez and Coach Cruyff, may be affecting the players a 
little, even though they easily have the best team in Spain...

Atletico de Madrid was the first team this season to score twice against the
impossible Celta defense, when they scored an 0-2 victory at Balaidos Stadium
in Vigo this weekend. Alfaro and Futre scored the goals for Atletico in the
second half, when it was clear that Atletico could do more than just tie the
game. At the beginning of the second half, the referee sent Celta players 
Juric and Gudelj, as well as Coach Chechu Rojo, to the shower early, in a
yellow-and-red card fest, apparently brought on by the incessant complaining
by the people involved. This emboldened Atletico, who was just looking for a
tie, and the goals ensued. Lucky...

Sevilla narrowly avoided disaster in defeating Rayo Vallecano at Sanchez Pizjuan
Stadium in Sevilla by a score of 3-2. Before the game, Sevilla Coach Carlos
Salvador Bilardo stated he was deeply worried about Rayo player Pedro Riesco,
and sure enough, it was this player that gave Sevilla fits throughout the game.
Riesco scored the first goal of the game, but Maradona quickly countered with
a penalty shot. Then Riesco scored yet another goal on a wonderful shot, and
Sevilla was against the ropes for most of the remainder of the game. When it 
seemed that a loss was unavoidable, Monchu picked up a loose ball inside the
penalty area and scored, and soon after that, Simeone made it 3-2 with a header
after a horrible mistake by Rayo goalie Toni (remember him from the Olympics?).
Sevilla is thanking its lucky stars... On the other side, it seems like Toni
has caused his team at least one goal every weekend. Maybe he is a tad bit too
young to do this so soon... Rayo Coach Jose Antonio Camacho, never one to back
down from anyone, suspended his star forward Toni Polster indefinitely this
week until he shows the coach that he is in shape. Camacho is not happy about
his play and is blaming on a lack of physical and mental toughness. Stay
tuned...

Osasuna scored a desperately needed win over Oviedo at El Sadar Stadium in
Pamplona by a score of 2-1. The first goal came from, of all people, Spasic!!!
No, this is not a typo. He actually scored on the other team`s goal! This is
the first time in three years that Spasic has accomplished such a feat, so he
must be a happy camper... Ex-Barcelona player Cristobal tied the game for
Oviedo, but Merino, who is scoring a lot of goals lately, gave Osasuna the
victory in the end. 

Real Sociedad, also in desperate need for a victory, scored one against Santa
Claus, otherwise known as Cadiz, at Atocha Stadium in San Sebastian by a score
of 3-0. Fuentes, Imaz, and Kodro did the scoring, as Real Sociedad tries to get
its act together after the disastrous beginning they had this season. Cadiz is
looking absolutely pitiful these days...

Tenerife let yet another point get away at home after tying against Zaragoza at
two goals apiece at Rodriguez Lopez Stadium in Tenerife. Tenerife, as usual, 
came out ready to eat up the world, and scored two quick goals, made by Ezequiel
Castillo and Pierluigi Cherubino, before Zaragoza knew what had hit them. After
this, Tenerife got complacent and let Zaragoza get its wheels turning, which was
a very bad idea. Seba scored before the end of the first half, and in a second
half dominated completely by Zaragoza, Poyet tied up the game, bringing on yet
another heartbreak for the Tenerife faithful. Coach Valdano is having a very
tough season, as his team manages to blow leads game after game...

Burgos and Logron~es, the bottom teams in the standings tied at two goals this
weekend in El Plantio Stadium in Burgos. The first half was scoreless, but the
second half opened with three goals. First Aguirre scored for Burgos, and right
after that Poyatos scored two goals for Logron~es, sending Burgos into chaos.
Burgos got its act together before the end of the game and tied the score with
a goal by Aguirre... Logron~es Coach David Vidal suspended Nelson Gutierrez
until the rest of the season for the comments he made against the coach early
this week. Vidal seems to have a great knack for not getting along with his
foreign players...

Sporting easily defeated Valencia at El Molinon Stadium in Gijon by a score of
1-0, which should have been a hell of a lot more had the Sporting forwards not
blown chance after scoring chance. Manjarin scored the lone goal, but special
mention goes to young sensation Cela, who is quickly finding himself a spot on
the starting team...

Next weekend, the Spanish National Team plays the Republic of Ireland in
Seville, so there won't be any league games for a couple of weeks. Let's hope
we see some goals for once...

Later, Dudes.

Paco Herrero				| A Spaniard in a foreign land  |
franherr@romeo.caltech.edu		| Where is Tomelloso?		|
franherr@juliet.caltech.edu		| In La Mancha, of course.	|
			H A L A   M A D R I D!!!