Spanish Second Division "A": LaLiga2, 2022-2023

[AlanK]

LaLiga2 2022-2023 kicks off a week from today

[AlanK]

Friday's game starts it all

Fri. 12 Aug. 2100 Levante 0, Huesca 0 Levante will hope to return to the top flight; Huesca will be seeking to better last season's finish. Scoreless first half. And that's how it ends.

Sat. 13 Aug.

1700 Eibar 2, Tenerife 1 Both failed to win promotion at the final hurdle. Scoreless after the first half in Ipurúa. Who will break the ice in Second Division Tete draws first blood: Mo Dauda scores at 50'--0-1. Venancio ties at 55'--1-1. Stoichkov converts a pk at 85' to give Eibar the win and lift them to first place . . . at least, for the moment.

1900 Mirandés 1, Sporting 1 Mirandés will try to avoid the drop. Sporting will seek to forget the awful season they had last time around. Raúl García gives Mirandés the lead at 26'--1-0. Grajera ties for Sporting at 34'--1-1 at the half in Anduva. And 1-1 is the final score.

2100 Leganés 1, Alavés 2 Lega will try to better last season's results. Alavés will seek to return to the top flight. Miguel de la Fuente scores for Alavés at 20' to give the visitors the lead--0-1 at the half in Butarque. At 68', Naim García ties for Lega--1-1. At 75', Sylla scores what proves to be the winner for Alavés--1-2 the final.

2300 Las Palmas 0, Zaragoza 0 Las Palmas was oh so close to promotion last season. Zaragoza had a wretched season upon which they will try very hard to improve. Scoreless tie in the Estadio Gran Canaria.

[AlanK]

Games of Sunday, 14 Aug.

1730 Racing Santander 0, Villarreal "B" 2 Racing is back among the semi-elite And Villarreal prospers wherever they go Scoreless first half in the Sardinero. "Better late than never" Villarreal "B" scores twice in added time to win and take over first place in LaLiga2; goals by Iñiguez at 92' and Arana at 95'.

1930 Ibiza 0, Granada 2 Ibiza will try to improve on last season's successes. Granada will try to catch the train back to First Division. Scoreless first half in Ibiza. At 51', Goldar of Ibiza scores an own goal--0-1. At 74', Matías Azezo makes it 0-2 for Granada. That's the final score; Granada is tied for first place with Villarreal "B".

2200 Burgos 1, Málaga 0 Burgos will be in the pack trying to avoid relegation. Málaga will be trying even harder Scoreless first half in El Plantío. At 62', Artola scores what proves to be the winner for Burgos--1-0 the final.

[AlanK]

Games of Monday, 15 August, as we arrive at the final day of Jornada 1

1730 Oviedo 0, Andorra 1 Oviedo hasn't been in First Division for 21 years--time for a change! Andorra is "nuevo en esta plaza." Scoreless first half in the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere. What a debut for Andorra At 95', Casadesús scores to give the visitors the win

1930 Lugo 1, Albacete 2 Both will hope to avoid the drop. Manu Barreiro gives Lugo the lead at 16' with a pk--1-0. Higinio ties for el Alba at 44'--1-1 at the half in the Anxo Carro. At 83', Maikel Mesa converts a pk to give the visitors the lead--1-2. El Alba, off to a great start, wins it.

2200 Cartagena 2, Ponferradina 3 Both had hopes of promotion last season, but it wasn't to be. Lacerda gives Ponfe the lead at 7'--0-1. Mikel Rico ties at 34' for Cartagena--1-1 at the half. At 51' and 60', Dani Ojeda scores for Ponfe to make it 1-3. Borja Valle's goal for Cartagena at 87' is too little, to late--2-3 the final.

[AlanK]

Jornada 1 is in the books; Jornada 2 begins

Fri. 19 August

2000 Villarreal "B" 2, Eibar 2 Both started strong, Villarreal winning at Racing Santander and Eibar beating Tenerife. At 15', Quique gives Eibar the lead--0-1. At 38', Lozano ties--1-1. At 45'+2', Pablo Iñiguez gives the mini-Sub the lead--2-1 at the half. Eibar ties late: Blanco Leschuck scores at 89' to make it 2-2, which is the final.

2200 Alavés 1, Mirandés 0 Alavés got off to a good start, winning 1-2 in Butarque. Mirandés tied with Sporting in Anduva. At 43', Alkain scores to give Alavés the lead--1-0 at the half in Mendizorroza. And 1-0 is the final--Alavés leads the league, having won both of their games to date.

Sat. 20 August

1730 Sporting 4, Andorra 1 Sporting tied on the road in Jornada 1; Andorra played and won their first-ever game at this level in Oviedo. At 22', Djuka gives Sporting the lead--1-0, which is still the score at the half in the Molinón. But Sporting pours it on in the second half. Goals by Izquierdoz at 59', Djuka's second at 72', and Aitor García at 88' make it 4-0; Alti scores de gol del honor for Andorra at 94".

1930 Albacete 0, Burgos 0 Both won their openers; el Alba won in Lugo and Burgos won at home over Málaga. Scoreless first half in Albacete. Scoreless tie in Albacete leaves Burgos at four points.

1930 Zaragoza 0, Levante 0 Zaragoza began with a tie at Las Palmas. Levante tied at home with Huesca. Scoreless first half in the Romareda. And scoreless second half--both teams have played to two scoreless ties to date.

2200 Granada 2, Racing 0 Granada started strongly with a two-goal win at Ibiza. Racing lost by two at home vs Villarreal "B". "Tablas" at the half. At 67', Callejón gives Granada the lead--1-0. At 91', Uzuni ices the win--2-0. Granada thus takes over the league lead, ahead of Alavés on GD.

[Polak]

wrong thread

[AlanK]

Jornada 2 continues today, Sun. 21 Aug., and ends tomorrow, Mon. 22 Aug., to wit

Sun. 21 Aug.

1730 Oviedo 1, Leganés 0 Oviedo lost at home to Andorra last weekend; Leganés lost at home to Alavés. Scoreless first half in the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere. Oviedo has failed to score thus far in their two home games that begin their season. Borja Bastón wins it for Oviedo with a pk at 80'--1-0 the final.

1930 Huesca 2, Cartagena 3 Huesca comes off a tie at Levante; Cartagena lost at home to Ponfe. At 31', Alfredo Ortuño gives Cartagena the lead as he converts a pk--0-1. At 45'+1', Kanté ties for Huesca--1-1 in the Alcoraz at the half. Ortuño makes it 1-2 at 65'. Gerard Valentín ties for Huesca at 85'--2-2. The deciding goal comes at 98' on a pk by Sadiku to give Cartagena the win--2-3 the final.

2200 Tenerife 1, Lugo 1 Tete lost their opener at Eibar; Lugo lost at home to Albacete. At 37', Jurado scores to give Tete the lead--1-0 at the half in the Heliodoro. At 65', Alberto Rodríguez ties it for Lugo; 1-1 is the final.

Mon. 22 Aug.

2000 Ponferradina 2, Ibiza 1 Ponfe won at Cartagena; Ibiza lost at home to Granada. Ponfe takes the lead at 36' as Yuri scores; at 41', Darío Poveda ties for Ibiza; tablas at the half in El Toralín. At 50', Yuri scores again, this time with a pk--2-1. Ponfe wins it, and is one of three teams to have won both games to date.

2200 Málaga 0, Las Palmas 4 Málaga could be in for another rough ride this season; they lost at Burgos last weekend. Las Palmas tied at home with Zaragoza. At 44', Oscar Clemente gives the Canaries the lead--0-1 at the half. The Canaries pour it on: Cardona at 56', Jiménez at 70', and Marvin at 87' make the final 0-4 . . . and dump Málaga into last place.

[AlanK]

The Top and the Drop after Jornada 2 is complete

1. Granada-------------6 points; +4-0 Next hosts Villarreal "B".
2. Ponferradina---------6 points; +5-3 At Eibar.
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3. Alavés--------------6 points; +3-1 At Ibiza.
4. Las Palmas----------4 points; +4-0 Hosts Andorra.
5. Sporting------------4 points; +5-2 Hosts Burgos.
6. Villarreal "B"--------4 points; +4-2 At Granada.
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7. Eibar--------------4 points; +4-3 Hosts Ponfe.
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19. Leganés----------0 points; +1-3 At Lugo.
20. Ibiza-------------0 points; +1-4 Hosts Alavés.
21. Racing-----------0 points; +0-4 Hosts Oviedo.
22. Málaga-----------0 points; +0-5 At Mirandés.

[AlanK]

And Jornada 3 starts tomorrow

Fri. 26 Aug.

2000 Albacete 2, Huesca 1 El Alba won in Lugo and tied Burgos in the Carlos Belmonte--good start to the season. Huesca tied at Levante but lost at home to Cartagena. Juanmi gives el Alba the lead at 17'--1-0. A win would lift el Alba to first place, a least for the moment. At 84', Juan Carlos ties for Huesca with a pk--1-1. At 97', el Alba pulls a rabbit out of a hat: Olaetxea scores the winner--2-1 and el Alba indeed leads LaLiga2.

2200 Cartagena 1, Zaragoza 0 Cartagena looks like an "interesting" team to watch--they lost at home to Ponfe but then won at Huesca. Zaragoza sort of picks up where they left off last season: they tied 0-0 at Las Palmas and 0-0 at home to Levante. At 36', still 0-0. And scoreless at the half, as have been all of Zaragoza's games thus far this season. Well, Zaragoza fails to score for the third game in a row, but this time their opponents break the ice: Pablo de Blasis scores at 82' to give Cartagena their second win in a row following their opening loss.

Sat. 27 Aug.

1730 Sporting 0, Burgos 0 New season, and Sporting starts out well --they tie at Mirandés and crush Andorra in the Molinón. Burgos beats Málaga and then ties at Albacete. Scoreless first half in the Molinón. And scoreless second half. Sporting misses a great chance to move up in the standings.

1930 Lugo 1, Leganés 0 Lugo loses at home to Albacete but then ties at Tenerife. Lega starts with two losses: at home to Alavés and away to Oviedo. At 28', Josep Señé gives Lugo the lead--1-0. First win for Lugo, as they hold on to win by a goal.

1930 Mirandés 1, Málaga 3 Mirandés ties Sporting and then loses at Alavés. Málaga loses in Burgos and then collapses at home to Las Palmas; this leaves them dead last with no points and no goals scored, five goals conceded At 45'+2', Javi Jiménez gives Málaga their first goal of the season and their first lead--0-1 at the half in Anduva. At 51', Rubén Castro makes it 0-2 for Málaga. At 74', Raúl García converts a pk to put Mirandés on the board--1-2. But at 76', Fran Sol makes the lead two goals again--1-3. First win for Málaga, surely out of the last spot in the standings.

2200 Levante 2, Tenerife 0 Levante has two 0-0 ties to date. Tete lost at Eibar and tied Lugo at home--not the start they wanted Cantero scores at 34' to give Levante the lead--1-0 at the half. Mustafi makes it 2-0 for Levante at 82', and that's the final.

[AlanK]

Halfway plus through Jornada 3, we finish the jornada today and tomorrow

Sun. 28 Aug.

1730 Racing 0, Oviedo 1 Racing has lost both their games to date by 2-0 margins. Oviedo has won 1-0 and lost 0-1. Scoreless first half in the Sardinero. A pk by Borja Bastón at 53' decides the game.

1930 Eibar 1, Ponferradina 0 Eibar has four points in two games. Ponfe has won at home and on the road. They were second on GD back of Granada at the end of Jornada 2. At 45'+1`, Blanco Leschuk gives Eibar the lead--1-0 at the half. And 1-0 is the final, which means that Eibar passes Ponfe in the standings.

2200 Ibiza 1, Alavés 1 Ibiza has lost both of their games to date, going down 0-2 to leaders Granada and 2-1 to second-place Ponfe. Alavés has two one-goal wins thus far, which is good for third place after Jornada 2. At 10', Suleiman gives Ibiza the lead--1-0. Luis Rioja ties it for Alavés at 54'--and 1-1 is the final, which knocks Alavés out of a first-place tie, assuming that Granada wins on Monday. Should Granada lose, , Alavés could occupy the top spot alone or share it with other(s).

Mon. 29 Aug.

2000 Granada 3, Villarreal "B" 0 Granada has won both of their games to date by 2-0 scores, which is good enough to lead the league after Jornada 2. Villarreal's "B" team has a win and a tie to date. Myrto Uzuni scores for Granada at 1' and with a pk at 12'--2-0, and Granada looks to be on their way to first place all by themselves And it's halftime in the Nuevo los Cármenes. Uzuni converts another pk for Granada at 78'--3-0. That's the final, and Granada is all alone atop LaLiga2

2200 Las Palmas 2, Andorra 0 The Canaries tied at home against Zaragoza, but they won 0-4 at Málaga, good enough for fourth place after Jornada 2. A win here would lift Las Palmas to second place. Andorra come in 14th, with a win and a loss to date. At 26', Marc Cardona gives Las Palmas the lead--1-0; Las Palmas at the moment is in second place And it's halftime in the Estadio Gran Canaria. At 90', Marc Cardona converts a pk to make the final 2-0; Las Palmas is in second place.

[AlanK]

Jornada 3 is complete in the books; The Top and The Drop

1. Granada-------------9 points; +7-0 Next at Andorra.
2. Las Palmas-----------7 points; +6-0 At Alavés in game of the week
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3. Eibar----------------7 points; +5-3 At Leganés.
4/5. Alavés-------------7 points; +4-2 Hosts Las Palmas.
4/5. Albacete-----------7 points; +4-2 At Málaga.
6. Cartagena-----------6 points; +6-5 At Burgos.
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18/19/20. Ibiza---------1 point; +2-5 At Huesca.
18/19/20. Mirandés-----1 point; +2-5 At Villarreal "B".
18/19/20. Tenerife------1 point; +2-5 Hosts Racing Santander.
21. Leganés-------------0 points; +1-4 Hosts Eibar.
22. Racing--------------0 points; +0-5 At Tenerife.

[SimonB]

It does seem odd to see a team called Andorra playing in the Spanish league based in Andorra when there is already a league there.

The situation in England although comparable where teams based in Wales play in the English league is due to the early formation of the league combining English and Welsh clubs.

Has the same thing happened with Andorra, are they in this league for historical reasons

[AlanK]

It does seem odd to see a team called Andorra playing in the Spanish league based in Andorra when there is already a league there.

The situation in England although comparable where teams based in Wales play in the English league is due to the early formation of the league combining English and Welsh clubs.

Has the same thing happened with Andorra, are they in this league for historical reasons

I'm really not up with the politics involved, especially since the days of the pandemic began. Piqué of Barça is the owner of the Andorra team . . . surely that couldn't have anything to do with it

[AlanK]

Jornada 4 starts on

Fri. 2 Sept. 2100 Leganés 2, Eibar 1 Lega is off to a horrible start, having lost each of their three games to date by one goal. Eibar has two wins and a tie to lie in third place, back of second place on GD. Can Lega get something at home against one of the favorites Nyom breaks the ice for Lega at 44'--1-0 at the half. Arnáiz makes it 2-0 at 89'; Nolaskoain cuts the margin to 2-1 at 91'; Eibar has what woulda been the tying goal disallowed at 93'--and 2-1 is the final. Lega moves up a few places; Eibar, at the moment, falls to sixth.

Sat. 3 Sept.

1400 Alavés 1, Las Palmas 1 Great game to start off on Saturday Each has two wins and a tie to date, Las Palmas in second place on GD. At 23', Abde scores to lift Alavés into the league lead, at least for the moment--1-0. Halftime in Mendizorroza. At 53', Marc Cardona ties for Las Palmas--1-1. That's the final; Las Palmas remains in second place for the moment; Alavés remains tied for third.

1615 Villarreal "B" 3, Mirandés 0 Villarreal's "B" team started with a win in Santander, but got a tie at Eibar and a loss at Granada. Mirandés has one point. The mini-Sub wins with goals by Adrián del Moral at 43', Miguel Angel Leal at 76', and Thiago Ojeda at 88'--3-0 the final.

1830 Ponferradina 1, Sporting 3 Ponfe won their first two games, but then lost at Eibar; they're currently in seventh place. Sporting has won one and tied two to date. Juan Otero scores at 18' to give Sporting the lead--0-1. At 23', José Gragera makes it 0-2 for Sporting, and thus it stands at the half in El Toralín. At 70', Agus Medina scores for Ponfe--1-2. At 93', Gio Zarfino pretty much ices the win for Sporting--1-3. Sporting wins it--are they going to be competitive this season

2100 Tenerife 1, Racing Santander 0 Tenerife starts with a horrible schedule, losing at Eibar and Levante; they tied at home against Lugo. Racing is dead last, with three losses to date; they may be headed right back to a lower level. Scoreless first half in the Heliodoro. Borja García scores at 55' what proves to be a winner and lifts Tete out of the drop--1-0 the final.

Sun. 4 Sept.

1400 Andorra 1, Granada 0 Andorra won in Oviedo but then lost at Sporting and Las Palmas. Granada, although it's VERY early, looks like a runaway winner--they've won at Ibiza and at home to Racing and Villarreal "B," scoring seven goals and conceding none to date. At 5', Andorra takes the lead on a goal by Iván Gil at 5'--1-0 at the half. Can Andorra beat the leaders Yes, they can and did Granada will, however, stay in first place unless Albacete wins later at Málaga.

1615 Málaga 1, Albacete 2 "Interesting" game, as Málaga started with two losses but then came to life with a 1-3 win at Mirandés. Albacete has two wins and a tie to date; they are tied for 4/5 on GD. At 4', Higinio gives el Alba the lead; at 6', Manu Fuster makes it 0-2 for the visitors, who will lead the league if they win. But at 17', Escassi makes it 1-2. Can el Alba win this big game They're still ahead at the half And they hold on to win and go top

1830 Burgos 1, Cartagena 0 Burgos has a 1-0 win and two scoreless ties to date. Cartagena is sixth, with two one-goal wins following a one-goal home loss to Ponfe. At 45'+1', Alex Bermejo converts a pk to give Burgos the lead--1-0 at the half. And 1-0 is the final.

1830 Huesca 3, Ibiza 0 Huesca has a tie and two one-goal losses to date. Ibiza also has one tie and two losses. Kevin Carlos scores at 15' to give Huesca the lead--1-0. And halftime in El Alcoraz. At 59', Marc Mateu converts a pk for Huesca--2-0. Kanté makes it 3-0 at 86'.

2100 Zaragoza 1, Lugo 2 Zaragoza has two scoreless ties and a 1-0 loss to date--seems as though they just continue their pattern from last season. Lugo has a win, a tie, and a loss to date--a pattern familiar to them from previous seasons. At 45'+2', Giuliano Simeone gives Zaragoza the lead with their first goal of the season--1-0 at the half. At 56', Chris Ramos ties for Lugo--1-1. And the scorer of the tying goal for Lugo finds the winner at 97' This leaves Zaragoza as the top of the drop

Mon. 5 Sept. 2100 Oviedo 1, Levante 1 Oviedo has two 1-0 wins and one 0-1 loss; six points are good for eighth place with a GD of only +1. Levante will want to win promotion this season; they've started with a win and two ties to date. A win would lift either of these two into the top six. At 16', Sergi Enric gives Oviedo the lead--1-0. If this result holds, Oviedo would climb to third place, back of second-place Las Palmas on GD. Halftime in the Nuevo Carlos Tartiere. At 50', Vicente Iborra ties for Levante--1-1, which proves to be the final score. This result leaves Oviedo in 10th place with seven points and Levante a place and a point back of Oviedo.

[AlanK]

The Top and The Drop after the completion of Jornada 4

1. Albacete--------------10 points; +6-3 Huge (positive) surprise Next at Cartagena.
2. Granada---------------9 points; +7-1 At Eibar. Game of the Week.
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3. Las Palmas-------------8 points; +7-1 Hosts Leganés.
4. Sporting---------------8 points; +8-3 Hosts Racing Santander.
5. Alavés----------------8 points; +5-3 At Lugo.
6. Burgos----------------8 points; +2-0 Hosts Oviedo.
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19. Zaragoza------------2 points; +1-3 At Ponferradina.
20/21. Ibiza------------1 point, +2-8 Hosts Tenerife.
20/21. Mirandés---------1 point; +2-8 Hosts Andorra.
22. Racing Santander-----0 points; +0-6 At Sporting.