LaLiga2--2016-2017

[AlanK]

Week 27 starts Friday

Reus 1, Oviedo 1 Huge game for Oviedo--they've climbed to fifth place; can they win their fourth straight Reus won 0-1 in the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere in Sept. At 28, Ramón Folch gives Reus the lead; Borja Domínguez ties for Oviedo at 67'. The tie lifts Oviedo to third place, at least for the moment.

Sat. 25 Feb.

Córdoba 1, Alcorcón 0 Córdoba is now the top of the drop; a win is of paramount importance Alcor is now four points above the drop. Córdoba won 0-1 in Santo Domingo in Sept. Important win by Córdoba thanks to a goal at 90' by Alejandro Alfaro; the win lifts them out of the drop.

18:00

Mallorca 1, Tenerife 4 Mallorca is a point above the drop; Tete has risen to fourth place. They tied 0-0 in the Heliodoro in Sept. Juan Domínguez gives Mallorca the lead at 6', but Tete storms back to win going away on goals by Raillo at 48' in his own net, Aarón Ñíguez at 53' and 75' (pen), and Saenz at 61'. Tete cliimbs to third place, at least until tomorrow.

Mirandés 0, Girona 2 With their away win over Rayo , Mirandés came within a point of rising above the drop. Girona is in second place, eight points above third place. They tied 1-1 in Montilivi in Sept. Late goals by Sandaza at 84' and Longo at 87' (pen) give Girona the win and solidify even more their hold upon second place.

Elche 1, Huesca 1 Tenth-place Huesca is one point ahead of 12th-place Elche. Elche won 0-3 in the Alcoraz in Sept. Vadillo gives Huesca the lead at 26'; Pelegrín ties for Elche at 68'.

Getafe 1, Rayo 0 Derby alert Geta is in the last playoff spot; Rayo is one point above the drop. Rayo won 2-0 in Vallecas in Sept. Sigh We lose to a goal by Jorge Molina, who is making a habit of late winners, at 90'. Geta passes Oviedo and, for the moment, Cádiz; Geta is now fourth.

Sun. 26 Feb.

Numancia 0, Cádiz 3 Numancia is four points shy of the playoffs; Cádiz is in third place, eight points back of an automatic promo spot. Cádiz retains (or retakes, should you prefer ) third place with a big win. Goals by Jesús Imaz at 55', Aketxe at 89', and Salva Sánchez at 90'+. Íñigo Pérez of Numancia saw red at 61'.

Almería 2, UCAM 3 Almería is in last place; they are three points back of UCAM, who beat Almería 4-0 in Sept. in Murcia. Vullnet Basha gives UCAM the lead at 26'; Almería comes back to lead on goals by Ximo Navarro at 37' and Fidel Chaves at 47'; UCAM comes back to win with goals by Iván Salvador at 54' and Tito at 64'. Huge win for UCAM in their attempt to avoid relegation; Almería is buried in last place.

Sevilla At. 1, Levante 1 Sevilla At. is six points above the drop and seven points shy of the last playoff spot (for which, of course, they are not eligible); Levante is the runaway leader, nine points ahead of second place, and, more important, 17 points ahead of third place. Roger gives Levante the lead at 13'--0-1. San Emeterio ties for Sevilla at 77'.

Valladolid 1, Lugo 1 Valladolid is two points shy of the last playoff spot; Lugo is two points back of Valladolid. Lugo won 1-0 in the Anxo Carro in Sept. Joselu puts Lugo ahead at 13'; Raúl de Tomás ties at 18'--1-1.

Zaragoza 1, Nástic 2 Zaragoza is now eight points shy of a playoff spot; Nástic is next-to-last, two points behind the lowest team not in the drop. They tied 0-0 in Tarragona in Sept. Angel Rodríguez gives Zaragoza the lead at 5'--1-0. Nástic turns it around on goals by Delgado at 30' and Suzuki at 73'--1-2. Nástic climbs out of the drop with this win.

[AlanK]

The top and the drop after Week 27

1. Levante-----------59 points; +38-19 Hosts Elche.
2. Girona------------52 points; +42-22 Hosts Getafe.
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3. Cádiz-------------44 points; +38-25 At Oviedo.
4. Tenerife-----------44 points; +31-21 Hosts Mirandés.
5. Getafe------------43 points; +30-26 At Girona.
6. Oviedo------------42 points; +32-32 Hosts Cádiz.

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17. Córdoba----------30 points; +24-37 At Nástic.
18. Nástic------------29 points; +28-35 Hosts Córdoba.
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19. Rayo-------------28 points; +27-32 Hosts Reus.
20. Mallorca----------28 points; +26-33 At UCAM.
21. Mirandés---------27 points; +24-44 At Tenerife.
22. Almería----------25 points; +26-32 At Lugo.

[AlanK]

Week 28, the two-thirds benchmark of the season, starts Friday

Tenerife 1, Mirandés 1 Tete looks as though they're for real. However, next-to-last Mirandés beat them 3-2 in Anduva in Sept. Tete is unbeaten at home. Bit of a surprise result, as Tete fails to get the three points against one of the bottom teams. Amath gave Tete the lead at 18', Salinas tied for Mirandés at 42'. Tete rises for the moment to third place, but that won't last the weekend.

Sat. 4 March

Alcorcón 0, Sevilla At. 0 Alcor is three points above the drop and three points shy of Sevilla At. They tied 1-1 in Sevilla in Sept. Scoreless tie in Santo Domingo.

Rayo 0, Reus 0 Rayo is now the top of the drop. Reus is in mid-table. They tied 1-1 in Reus in Sept. Scoreless tie in Vallecas.

Girona 5, Getafe 1 One of the top games of the week. Girona is second; Geta is fifth. Girona won 0-2 in the Alfonso Pérez in Sept. Kiko gives Girona the lead at 19'--1-0. Game has turned into a blowout--Borja García at 26', Alex Granell with a pk at 35', and Longo at 60' stretch the lead to 4-0. At 79', Portillo scores the gol del honor for Geta; at 85', Longo scores his second on the night for Girona--5-1 final, as his team takes another giant step toward First Division.

Oviedo 2, Cádiz 1 Another of the top games of the week. Oviedo is sixth; Cádiz is third; Oviedo won 0-2 in Cádiz in Sept. Darn, I want them both to win Salva Sánchez gives Cádiz the lead at 22'--0-1. Oviedo comes back to lead on goals by Linares at 43' and Christian Fernández at 51'. Oviedo holds on to win; rises to fourth place, tied for third with Tenerife. 18,946 on hand in the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere--looks like they're starting to BELIEVE

Sun. 5 March

UCAM 1, Mallorca 1 UCAM is now three points above the drop and three points above Mallorca. They tied 0-0 in Son Moix in Sept. Raillo gives Mallorca the lead at 16'; Jona ties for UCAM with a pk at 82'.

Huesca 1, Valladolid 0 Huesca is three points back of Valladolid and six points back of the last playoff spot. Huesca won 1-2 in the Nuevo Zorrilla in Sept. David Ferreiro gives Huesca the win with a goal at 81'.

18:00

Levante 2, Elche 1 First-place Levante won 0-1 in the Martínez Valero in Sept. Elche is now seven points shy of the playoffs. Nino gives Elche the lead at 2'--0-1. Casadesús ties for Levante at 53'--1-1. Juan Muñoz wins it for Levante with a pk at 87'.

Lugo 1, Almería 2 Lugo is five points shy of the playoffs. Almería is dead last, but they're just four points back of the lowest team not in the drop. They tied 0-0 in the Juegos Mediterráneos in Sept. Quique gives Almería the lead at 1'--0-1. Fidel Chaves makes it 0-2 at 51'; Caballero cuts the margin for Lugo at 64''--1-2. Almería wins for the first time this season on the road.

Nástic 2, Córdoba 1 Nástic is finally above the drop--by one point, and they're one point back of Córdoba. Córdoba won 2-0 in the Nuevo Arcángel in Sept. Rodri gives Córdoba the lead at 9'; at 18', Bruno Perone ties for Nástic--1-1. And Manu Barreiro wins it for Nástic at 90'--2-1.

Zaragoza 3, Numancia 0 Zaragoza is 14th, just four points above the drop. Numancia is four points ahead of Zaragoza. Numancia won 2-1 in Los Pajaritos in Sept. Goals by Javi Ros at 29', Angel Rodríguez at 37' (pk), and Marcelo Silva at 64' give Zaragoza a much-needed win.

[AlanK]

After exactly two-thirds of the season, the top and the drop looks like this

1. Levante----------62 points; +40-20 At Valladolid.
2. Girona-----------55 points; +47-23 At Reus--derby alert
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3. Tenerife---------45 points; +32-22 At Getafe.
4. Oviedo----------45 points; +34-33 At Numancia. Can they win on the road
5. Cádiz-----------44 points; +39-27 Hosts Rayo.
6. Getafe----------43 points; +31-31 Hosts Tenerife. This is the last playoff spot.
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18. Córdoba-------30 points; +25-39. Hosts Zaragoza.
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19. Rayo----------29 points; +27-32 At Cádiz.
20. Mallorca-------29 points; +27-34 Hosts Lugo.
21. Almería-------28 points; +28-33 Hosts Huesca. First road win gives hope
22. Mirandés------28 points; +25-45 Hosts UCAM.

[AlanK]

Highlights of the Oviedo game now available on realoviedo.es Probably won't be there long.

[AlanK]

Week 29 will be right along as we move into the final third of the season, to wit

Elche 0, Alcorcón 0 Elche is in lower mid-table, six points above the drop and eight points below the playoffs. Alcor is three points above the drop. Alcor won 1-0 in Santo Domingo in Oct. Scoreless tie in the Martínez Valero.

Sat., 11 March

Mallorca 1, Lugo 1 Mallorca is in the drop; a win could take care of that for the moment. Lugo is now six points shy of the playoffs. Lugo won 3-1 in the Anxo Carro in Oct. Caballero gives Lugo the lead at 17'--0-1. Mallorca ties on a goal by Lekic at 87'--1-1 final score.

18:00

Numancia 0, Oviedo 0 Numancia is in mid-table, seven points above the drop and seven below the playoffs. Oviedo has climbed to fourth place, 10 poiints shy of automatic promotion. They tied 2-2 in the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere in Oct. Scoreless tie in Los Pajaritos.

Valladolid 0, Levante 4 Valladolid is now four points back of the playoffs. Levante leads the league by seven points over second-place Girona. Levante won 3-2 in the Cuidad de Valencia in Oct. Roger gives Levante the lead with a pk at 24'--0-1; Postigo makes it 0-2 at 38'. And Levante goes on to blow 'em out--goals by Morales at 74' and Jasón at 78' make the final 0-4.

Mirandés 1, UCAM 1 Mirandés is dead last, but they're just two points back of the lowest team not in the drop. UCAM is now three points above the drop. They tied 2-2 in Murcia in Oct. Jona gives UCAM the lead at 63'; Guarrotxena ties for Mirandés at 69'.

Córdoba 2, Zaragoza 1 Córdoba is one point above the drop. Zaragoza is six points above the drop. They tied 1-1 in the Romareda in Oct. Angel Rodfíguez puts Zaragoza ahead with a pk at 43'; Rodri at 70' and Markovic at 90' bring Córdoba back to win--2-1; very much needed win for Córdoba, now three points above the drop.

Sun. 12 March

Almería 0, Huesca 0 Almería is in the drop, but they're just two points back of the lowest team not in the drop. Huesca is seventh, one place and four points shy of the playoffs. Huesca won 2-0 in the Alcoraz in Oct. Scoreless tie in the Juegos Mediterráneos.

Sevilla At. 2, Nástic 2 Sevilla At. is in lower mid-table, six points above the drop. Nástic is three points back of Sevilla At. They tied 1-1 in Tarragona in Oct. Delgado gives Nástic the lead at 45'--0-1--; Ivi López scores at 56' and again at 57' to give Sevilla At. a 2-1 lead; Achille Emaná ties 2-2 at 71'.

Reus 1, Girona 2 Derby alert Reus is in mid-table, equidistant from playoffs and drop. Girona is second, a full 10 points ahead of third place. Girona won 1-0 in Montilivi in Oct. Portu gives Girona the lead at 48'. Sandaza makes it 0-2 at 75'; although Querol cuts the margin at 89', Girona wins again

Cádiz 1, Rayo 0 Cádiz is fifth, 11 points shy of automatic promotion. Rayo is the top of the drop. Rayo won 3-0 in Vallecas in Oct. Alvaro García gives Cádiz the lead at 36'. Another one-goal loss by Rayo.

Getafe 2, Tenerife 2 Game of the Week, as #6 hosts #3. Both seem playoff bound. They tied 0-0 in the Heliodoro Rodríguez López in Oct. At 21', Jorge Molina gives Geta the lead with a pk--1-0. Tete comes back to tie At 58', Lozano makes it 1-1. At 86', Viorel Antón gives Geta the lead again--2-1; but Aitor Sanz ties at 90'--2-2 final.

[AlanK]

The top and the drop after Week 29

1. Levante-------------65 points; +44-20 Hosts Almería. Headed for a new record for most points in a season
2. Girona--------------58 points; +49-24 Hosts Cádiz--Game of the Week.
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3. Cádiz---------------47 points; +40-27 At Girona.
4. Tenerife-------------46 points; +34-24 Hosts Reus.
5. Oviedo--------------46 points; +34-33 At Rayo.
6. Getafe--------------44 points; +33-33 At UCAM.

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15. thru 18. Four teams at 33 points.
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19. Mallorca----------30 points; +28-35 At Huesca.
20. Almería-----------29 points; +28-33 At Levante.
21. Rayo-------------29 points; +27-33 Hosts Oviedo.
22. Mirandés---------29 points; +26-46 At Lugo.

[AlanK]

Week 30 approaches

Nástic 1, Elche 3 Nastic has climbed to 15th place, three points above the drop. Elche is in mid-table, three points ahead of Nástic. They tied 4-4 in the Martínez Valero in Oct.

Sat. 18 March

Córdoba 0, Numancia 0 Córdoba is three points above the drop; they're #18. Numancia is in mid-table, seven points above the drop, seven points shy of the playoffs. They tied 1-1 in Los Pajaritos in Oct.

18:00

Huesca 2, Mallorca 1 Huesca is one place and four points back of the playoffs. Mallorca is the top of the drop. Mallorca won 3-0 in Son Moix in Oct.

UCAM 2, Getafe 0 UCAM is three points above the drop. Geta is in the last playoff spot. Geta won 2-0 in the Alfonso Pérez in Oct.

Lugo 2, Mirandes 1 Lugo is in mid-table. Mirandés is last, but only four points from the lowest teams not in the drop. They tied 2-2 in Anduva in Oct.

Zaragoza 1, Sevilla At. 2 Zaragoza is five points above the drop and nine points below the playoffs. Sevilla At. is one point and one place ahead of Zaragoza. Sevilla At. won 2-1 in Oct. Another contretemps for Zaragoza!

Sun. 19 March

Levante 1, Almería 0 Levante is the runaway leader, seven points above second place; more importantly, they're 18 points above third place (the top two win automatic promotion). Almería is in the drop, four points back of four teams tied for "just above the drop." They tied 2-2 in the Juegos Mediterráneos in Oct. Another win for Levante!

Alcorcón 1, Valladolid 2 Alcor is three points above the drop. Valladolid is five points back of the playoffs. Valladolid won 2-0 in the Nuevo Zorrilla in Oct.

Tenerife 0, Reus 1 Tete is still unbeaten at home. They're fourth, but 12 points below second place and automatic promotion. Reus is in mid-table. They tied 0-0 in Reus in Oct. Tete's unbeaten home streak ends.

Girona 1, Cádiz 2 Girona is second, with an 11-point lead over third-place Cádiz in the quest for automatic promotion. They tied 0-0 in the Ramón de Carranza in Oct. Oh, yeah Game of the Week Cádiz still has a shot at automatic promotion after breaking Girona's unbeaten home streak.

Rayo 2, Oviedo 0 The two teams I root for most in Second Division. Rayo is next-to-last; seems like we can't win for losin'. Oviedo has a real chance at promotion, but they'll have to do it the hard way: through the playoffs. Right now, they're in fifth place, six points above the highest team not in the playoffs, and 12 points shy of automatic promotion. If the playoffs started today, they'd play Tenerife; if they got by Tenerife they'd play the winner of Cádiz-Getafe. Oviedo beat Rayo 2-0 in the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere in Oct. This win isn't enough to get Rayo out of the drop, but it's a good start.

[AlanK]

The top and the drop in the league that never sleeps after 30 games:

1. Levante---------68 At Mallorca.
2. Girona-----------58 At Oviedo.
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3. Cádiz-------------50 Hosts Tenerife.
4. Tenerife----------46 At Cádiz.
5. Oviedo------------46 Hosts Girona.
6. Getafe------------44 Hosts Lugo.
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19. Rayo--------------32 At Numancia.
20. Mallorca----------30 Hosts Levante.
21. Almería-----------29 Hosts Alcorcón.
22. Mirandes----------29 Hosts Huesca.

[AlanK]

Week 3

Sat. 25 March

16:00 Valladolid 1, Nastic 2 Barreiro wins it for Nastic, as Valladolid blows a chance to move into a playoff spot. Nastic assures they will finish the weekend above the drop.

18:00 Numancia 0, Rayo 0 A point is almost surely enough to lift us out of the drop when the weekend games end.

18:00 Almería 3, Alcorcon 1 Quique hits two to lift Almería--but it's not enough to lift them above the drop.

20:30 Mallorca 1, Levante 1 real Can Levante continue their record pace? Oops! Levante down to 10 men and Ansotegui ties it for Mallorca. Mallorca holds on for an important point, although they remain in the drop.

20:45 Oviedo 2, Girona 0 Co-Game of the Week. Can Oviedo gain ground on the second-place team? And Toche gives Oviedo the lead early in the second half. 16,048 (popular prices) see Toche score again 8' after his first. Big win for Oviedo in their quest for promotion--now back in fourth place.

Sun. 26 March

12:00 Getafe 2, Lugo 0 Geta rolls over Lugo; assures that they will finish the weekend in a playoff spot.

16:00 Cádiz 0, Tenerife 1 Co-Game of the Week. Looked as though a scoreless tie was in the cards until Amath struck for Tete at 87'. This keeps Tete in third place, just a point back of Cádiz now, and keeps Cádiz from gaining ground on second- place Girona.

18:00 Reus 0, UCAM 0

18:00 Mirandes 1, Huesca 3 Huesca stays in the playoff hunt; Mirandes looks like toast.

18:00 Sevilla At. 1, Córdoba 0 Córdoba only a point above relegation.

20:30 Elche 0, Zaragoza 3 Every time it looks as though Elche might challenge for the playoffs, they have a game like this. Every time it looks as though Zaragoza is toast, they rebound like this.

[AlanK]

The top and the drop after Week 31

1. Levante--------69 Hosts Mirandes.
2. Girona----------58 Hosts Rayo.
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3. Cádiz------------50 At UCAM.
4. Tenerife---------49 Hosts Oviedo. Game of the Week.
5. Oviedo-----------49 At Tenerife.
6. Getafe-----------47 At Huesca--a lot at stake.
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7. Huesca-----------46 Hosts Getafe
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18. Rayo-------------33 At Girona.
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19. Alcorcón---------33 Hosts Mallorca.
20. Almería-----------32 At Nastic.
21. Mallorca----------31 At Alcor.
22. Mirandes----------29 At Levante.

[AlanK]

Week 32 starts Friday

Fri. 31 Mar. 20:00 Alcorcón 1, Mallorca 0 Alcor climbs out of the drop.

Sat. 1 Apr.

16:00 Levante 2, Mirandes 1 Sangalli ties for Mirandes at 65'. Levante retakes the lead at 92'--goal by Roger, who leads LaLiga2 in scoring. Levante is another three points nearer to First Division.

18:00 UCAM 1, Cádiz 1 Cádiz will stay in third place only if tomorrow's Tenerife-Oviedo ends in a tie.

18:00 Huesca 0, Getafe 0 Good result for Geta, which stays ahead of Huesca and thus stays in the last playoff spot

20:00 Girona 1, Rayo 3 Rayo goes up 0-2 on goals by Comesana at 10' and Trashorras at 20'; Pedro Alcalá cuts the margin to 1-2 at 41'. Javi Guerra makes 1-3 at 60'. Hope springs eternal . . . Rayo guarantees that they'll be above the drop after this weekend. Girona drops their third straight.

Sun. 2 Apr.

12:00 Nastic 0, Almería 1 Kalu Uche scores at 72' to give Almería a huge win, although it's not enough to lift them out of the drop.

16:00 Lugo 1, Reus 0 Yelko Pino scores at 86' to give Lugo the win.

18:00 Tenerife 1, Oviedo 0 Game of the Week. At 17', Aitor Sanz converts a pk to give Tete the lead--1-0. The win lifts Tete into third place, six points back of an automatic promo spot.

18:00 Córdoba 1, Elche 0 Héctor Rodas gives Córdoba the lead at 81'. Córdoba escapes the drop with this win.

20:30 Zaragoza 1, Valladolid 1 Juan Villar gives Valladolid the lead at 31'; Lanzarote ties for Zaragoza at 42'.

Mon. 3 Apr. 20:00 Sevilla At. 1, Numancia 1 Coran puts Sevilla in the lead at 32'; Morillas ties at 38' as he converts a pk

[AlanK]

Just a side-note from Second Division "B": Barsa's "B" team ran up a 12-0 win over last-place Eldense today. Even at third level, that kind of score turns up once in a very great while.
Edit: And indeed, marca.com informs us that this ties the all-time record of 12-0, set in 1993 by Extremadura of Almendralejo against Portuense of Puerto de Santa Maria.

[AlanK]

Week 32 is over--the top and the drop

1. Levante---------72; at Getafe. Game of the week.
2. Girona-----------58; at Numancia.
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3. Tenerife---------52; at Rayo.
4. Cádiz-------------51; hosts Lugo.
5. Oviedo-----------49; hosts UCAM.
6. Getafe-----------48; hosts Levante.
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7. Huesca-----------47; at Reus.
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17. Rayo-------------36; hosts Tenerife.
18. Nastic------------36; at Mallorca.
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19. Alcorcón---------36; at Mirandes.
20. Almería----------35; hosts Zaragoza.
21. Mallorca----------31; hosts Nastic.
22. Mirandes----------29; hosts Alcorcón.

[matt]

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