Spanish Second Division "A": La Liga Hypermotion 2023-2024.

[AlanK]

Jornada 28 is incomplete due to the postponement of the Levante-Andorra game; otherwise, The Top and The Drop look like this

1. Leganés------------50 points
2. Espanyol------------47
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3. Eibar---------------46
4. Valladolid-----------45
5. Elche---------------44
6. Ferrol--------------43
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7. Sporting------------43
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19. Villarreal "B"-------30
20. Alcorcón----------29
21. Andorra-----------25 Game in hand.
22. Amorebieta--------21

[AlanK]

Two thirds of the way through the Second Division calendar, we enter Jornada 29

Fri. 1 March 2030 Sporting 2, Albacete 1 At 14', Cote scores to give Sporting the lead--1-0. Agus ties for el Alba at 34'--1-1 now at the half. And it's still 2-1 at 60'. At 62', Otero makes it 2-1 for Sporting. And that goal proves to be a winner.

Sat. 2 March

1400 Eldense 2, Villarreal "B" 0 Chapela converts a pk at 38', as a result of which Eldense leads at halftime--1-0. Dumic makes it 2-0 at 65', and that's the final.

1615 Espanyol 0, Huesca 0 Scoreless at the half. And scoreless it ends.s

1615 Ferrol 2, Racing Santander 2 At 3', Alves gives Racing the lead; at 8', Alvaro ties for Ferrol--1-1 at the half. At 66', Alvaro makes it 2-1 for Ferrol, but Peque converts a pk for Racing Santander at 93'--2-2 is the final.

1830 Oviedo 3, Levante 2 Dela scores for Levante at 44'--0-1 at the half. Oviedo scores at 54' and 59' to give Oviedo the lead. But Carlos ties for Levante at 76'--2-2. At 81', Calvo gives Oviedo the lead once more--3-2.

2130 Burgos 3, Cartagena 0 At 35', Curro gives Burgos the lead--1-0. Curro makes it 2-0 at 71'. Bermejo makes it 3-0 at 98'; that's the final.

Sun. 3 March

1400 Andorra 2, Valladolid 1 At 29', Boyomo gives Valladolid the lead--0-1. Halftime. Pastor ties the score at 81'--1-1. At 90', Schneidler gives Andorra the lead --2-1, and that's the final.

1615 Tenerife 2, Mirandés 1 Eric converts a pk at 22'--1-0. Luismi makes it 2-0 at 30'. Halftime. At 50', Martín converts a pk to put Mirandés on the board--2-1. And 2-1 is the final.

1830 Zaragoza 0, Amorebieta 1 Scoreless at the half. At 97', Morcillo scores the winner for Amorebieta

2100 Leganés 0, Eibar 2 #1 hosts #3. Nolaskoain at 11' and Bautista at 33' give Eibar a two-goal lead at the half, and lifts Eibar to within a point of the league lead if it holds up. And 0-2 is indeed the final.

Mon. 4 March 2030 Elche 3, Alcorcón 0 At 10', Mourad gives Elche the lead--1-0. At 27', Tete converts a pk for Elche--2-0. At 37', Marcau makes it 3-0, now in the second half. And 3-0 is the final.

. . . and the "missing" game from Jornada 28 is now scheduled Levante-Andorra Wed. 13 March 1900

[AlanK]

With almost all games played through Jornada 29, here are The Top and The Drop

1. Leganés-----------50 points
2. Eibar--------------49
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3. Espanyol-----------48
4. Elche--------------47
5. Sporting-----------46
6. Valladolid----------45
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19. Villarreal "B"-------30
20. Alcorcón----------29
21. Andorra-----------28 Has a game in hand.
22. Amorebieta--------24

[AlanK]

Jornada 30 begins

Fri. 8 Mar. 2030 Huesca 2, Andorra 0 Obeng gives Huesca the lead at 29'; Elady makes it 2-0 at 64'. And 2-0 is the final score.

Sat. 9 Mar.

1615 Albacete 1, Oviedo 2 Scoreless at the half. At 53', Moyano gives Oviedo the lead, but at 64', Isaac ties for el Alba--1-1. Seoane gives Oviedo the lead at 88'--1-2. Big win for Oviedo

1830 Mirandés 3, Eldense 1 Full time.

1830 Valladolid 2, Zaragoza 0 Full time.

2100 Cartagena 2, Ferrol 1 Pinchi scores for Ferrol at 11'--0-1. Darío ties for Cartagena at 33', and it's halftime. Muñoz scores for Cartagena at 56'--2-1. And that's the final.

Sun. 10 Mar.

1400 Racing Santander 4, Tenerife 2 At 45'+2", Roberto gives Tete the lead--0-1 at the half. At 55', Morante scores for Racing--1-1. At 70', Nacho gives Tete the lead once again, but at 70', Songalli ties, at 79', Hernando gives Racing the lead, and at 83', Andrés makes it 4-2. Strong comeback by Racing

1615 Levante 1, Sporting 0 Scoreless first half. At 59', Muñoz gives Levante the lead--1-0. And that's the final.

1615 Villarreal "B" 0, Elche 1 Nico scores for Elche at 15'--0-1, and still is at the half. And at the final whistle.

1830 Eibar 0, Burgos 1 Scoreless at the half. At 82', Nolaskoain of Eibar scores an own goal--0-1, and Burgos wins it and climbs into the top six.

2100 Alcorcón 1, Espanyol 1 Espanyol could climb to the top with a win over 20th place Alcor. Braithwaite scores at 65' to lift Espanyol into first place--0-1. But Chema ties it for Alcor at 76', and Espanyol needs a goal to lead the league--1-1. And thus it ends.

Mon. 11 Mar. 2030 Amorebieta 0, Leganés 1 Scoreless first half. Lega needs only a tie to be alone at the top of Second Divisiion, and a win would put them atop by three points. Lega scores at 77', Cruz the scorer--0-1. And Lega holds on to win.

[AlanK]

Jornada 30 is in the books, which means there are 12 games remaining in the Second Division season. The Top and The Drop look like this

1. Legaanés-------------53 points
2. Elche----------------50
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3. Espanyol-------------49
4. Eibar----------------49
5. Valladolid------------48
6. Burgos--------------48
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19. Villarreal "B"---------30
20. Alcorcón------------30
21. Andorra-------------28 Has a game in hand.
22. Amorebieta----------24

[AlanK]

. . . and here's the schedule for Jornada 31

Fri. 15 Mar. 2030 Eldense 0, Cartagena 0 Scoreless first half. And the game ends scoreless.

Sat. 16 Mar.

1400 Burgos 1, Levante 1 At 23', Alex scores for Burgo--1=0. Brugué ties at 72' for Levante--1-1. And that's the final.

1615 Eibar 2,Villarreal "B" 0 At 37', León scores for the home team--1-0. At 73', Corpas converts a pk for Eibar, and 2-0 is the final.

1830 Oviedo 1, Racing Santander 1 At 45'+1', Peque scores to give Racing the lead--0-1. Halftime. At 72', Alemao ties it for Oviedo--1-1. And 1-1 is the final.

1830 Tenerife 0, Huesca 0 Scoreless at the half. Scoreless at the final whistle.

2100 Sporting 1, Alcorcón At 36', Djuka converts a pk and it's 1-0. Halftime. And Sporting holds on for a minimum win.

Sun. 17 Mar.

1400 Leganés 4, Mirandés 0 Diego scores for Lega at 20'--1-0. Diego adds another at 35', and Cruz scores at 42'--3-0. At 65', Miguel adds another--4-0.

1615 Ferrol 2, Valladolid 0 Serrano scores for Ferrol at 18'--1-0. At 62', Losada makes it 2-0 for Ferrol. And 2-0 is the final score.

1830 Elche 3, Albacete 2 Fuster gives el Alba the lead at 11'; Tete ties for Elche at 45'. Elche goes on to win.

1830 Zaragoza 0, Espanyol 1 Puado scores for Espanyol at 7', and the Periquitos hold the lead at halftime. And at full time.

Playe Monday at 2030 Andorra 0, Amorebieta 1 Bustinza's goal at 88' wins it for Amorebieta.

[AlanK]

All have played 31 games, so all have 11 to play. Here are The Top and The Drop

1. Leganés-------------56 points
2. Elche---------------53
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3. Espanyol------------52
4. Eibar---------------52
5. Sporting------------49
6. Burgos-------------49
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7. Valladolid----------48
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19. Villarreal "B"-------30
20. Alcorcón----------30
21. Andorra-----------29
22. Amorebieta--------27

[AlanK]

The First Division doesn't play this weekend, but the Second Division has a full slate, to wit

Sat, 23 March

1615 Alcorcón 1, Oviedo 0 Full time. Mosquera's goal at 78' wins it for the home team.

1830 Cartagena 1, Andorra 0 Fontán gives the home team the lead at 41'. Halftime. Cartagena goes on to a one-goal win.

1830 Villarreal "B" 1, Leganés 2 Forés gives the Mini-Sub the lead at 8'. Halftime. Can the Top of the Drop hold on to beat the league leaders 3,031 on hand. The Mini-Sub looked like a winner until 83', when Sergio González put in a rebound to tie; at 85', Jorge Sáenz gave the away team the lead--1-2. The comeback win puts Lega six points ahead of second-place Elche, which plays tomorrow.

2100 Espanyol 1, Tenerife 1 A win would lift Espanyol into second place, at least for the moment. Scoreless at the half. At 84', Gragera gives Espanyol the lead, but at 90', Sergio ties for Tenerife--1-1 the final.

Sun. 24 March

1400 Amorebieta 3, Sporting 1 Amorebieta goals at 23' by Jauregi, 45'+1' by Morcillo, and Edwards at 91': Otero at 43' scored for Sporting.

1615 Huesca 3, Burgos 0 At 11', Pulido heads in to give Huesca the lead--1-0. Halftime. At 57', Elady makes it 2-0. At 86', Kortajarena makes it 3-0. And 3-0 is the final score.

1615 Vallladolid 3, Eibar 1 At 2', Bautista gives Eibar the lead--0-1. At 11', Berrocal of Eibar sees a red card on the "last man" rule. Halftime. A win for Eibar would lift them to second place. 20,286 on hand. But at 57', Meseguer ties it for Valladolid--1-1. And at 60', Sylla gives Valladolid the lead--2-1. At 69', Salazar makes it 3-1 for Valladolid. Valladolid climbs into the top six; Eibar will remain fourth.

1830 Levante 3, Elche 2 At 22', Tete Morente heads in to give Elche the lead--0-1. Elche leads at the half. Can Elche go on to win their fifth in a row Good start by Elche in the second half Mario Gaspar heads in a corner and it's 0-2. But at 67', things change with a pk awarded to Levante--converted by Dela at 68'--1-2 and a brand new game Can Elche hold on No At 77', Brugué ties it for Levante as he breaks away and beats the goalie with a wonderful shot--2-2. At 94', Dani Gómez gives Levante the lead--3-2; whatta comeback I was rooting for Elche, but I gotta admit--this was fútbbol at it's best. Elche falls to third place; Espanyol is now second on GD.

1830 Mirandés 0, Zaragoza 0 Scoreless first half. Scoreless second half.

2100 Racing Santander 2, Eldense 1 Racing moves into sixth place--a playoff spot--with the win; goals by Peque at 26' and Baturina at 71' for the home team; Juanito at 93' brings too little, too late for Eldense.

Mon. 25 March 2030 Albacete 1, Ferrol 1 Quiles scored for el Alba at 26'; Losada tied it for Ferrol at 52'--1-1 the final.

[AlanK]

Jornada 32 is complete and in the books; 10 jornadas to go. The Top and The Drop

1. Leganés--------------59
2. Espanyol-------------53
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3. Elche----------------53
4. Eibar----------------52
5. Valladolid------------51
6. Racing Santander------50
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19. Albacete------------32
20. Amorebieta---------30
21. Villarreal "B"---------30
22. Andorra------------29

[AlanK]

Jornada 33 begins

Fri. 29 March 2030 Burgos 0, Espanyol 0 Scoreless first half. And ditto for the second half.

Sat. 30 March

1400 Valladolid 0, Levante 0 First half ends scoreless. As does the second half.

1615 Eibar 5, Eldense 1 Aketxe converts a pk at 8' to give Eibar the lead--1-0. Halftime. At 72', Sergio makes it 2-0 for Eibar. Konrad adds a third goal for Eibar at 79'--3-0. Eibar pours it on--Konrad at 85' and Matheus at 86' raise the count to 5-0. At 91', Chapela scores the gol de la honra for Eldense--5-1 the final.

1615 Andorra 1, Mirandés 0 Scoreless first half. At 79', Karrikaburu gives Andorra the lead--1-0. And that goal proves to be the winner.

1615 Leganés 0, Cartagena 0 Scoreless first half. And Leganés fails to win this one--0-0 the final.

1830 Albacete 1, Huesca 1 Scoreless at the half. Quiles gives el Alba the lead at 58'; Pulido ties for Huesca at 71'--1-1. That's the final.

1830 Sporting Gijón 2, Racing Santander 3 At 24', Djuka gives Sporting the lead--1-0. Halftime. Arana ties for Santander at 63'; Gaspar gives Sporting the lead at 76'--2-1. At 88', Arana scores again for Racing and it's 2-2. And at 101', Peque converts a penalty kick to give Racing the win--2-3 the final.

Sun. 31 March

1400 Alcorcón 1, Amorebieta 1 At 4', Jacobo give the home team the lead; at 18', Jauregi ties for Amorebieta--1-1 at the half. And 1-1 at the final whistle.

1615 Ferrol 1, Elche 0 Scoreless first half; at 64', Serrano gives Ferrol the lead--1-0. And that's the final.

1615 Zaragoza 3, Tenerife 1 Francés scores at 5' for the maños--1-0. Angel ties for Tete at 37'--1-1. At 45', Azón makes it 2-1 for the home team, and at 49', Maikel makes it 3-1. And that turns out to be the final.

1830 Oviedo 2, Villarreal "B" 1 At 5', Alemao gives Oviedo the lead--1-0. Ontiveros ties with a pk at 41', but Alemao makes it 2-1 at 4$'+1". Now in the second half. And 2-1 is the final.

[AlanK]

The Top and The Drop after Jornada 33--nine games to go for each and every team

1. Leganés-----------------60
2. Eibar--------------------55
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3. Espanyol----------------54
4. Racing Santander---------53
5. Elche-------------------53
6. Valladolid---------------52
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19. Albacete---------------33
20. Andorra---------------32
21. Amorebieta------------31
22. Villarreal "B"-----------30

[AlanK]

First Division is off this weekend, but the League That Never Sleeps will play a full set of games, to wit

Jornada 34

Fri. 5 April

2030 Amorebieta 3, Ferrol 1 Full time. Amorebieta is now top of the drop.

2030 Elche 0, Oviedo 2 full time. At 14', Colombatto gives Oviedo the lead--0-1 at the half. 19,270 on hand watch Oviedo hang on, thanks to goalie Leo Román at 77' and 84', and Paulino ices the win at 93', lifting Oviedo into a playoff spot--they're in third place at the moment, but could be passed by two or three other teams as the jornada is played out. Elche is sixth at the moment, in the last playoff spot.

Sat. 6 April

1615 Eldense 0, Andorra 2 full time. "Los de Abajo" are doing well all of a sudden.

1830 Levante 2, Zaragoza 1 full time.

Sun. 7 April

1400 Huesca 0, Leganés 0 at the half . . . and now full time.

1615 Mirandés 1, Sporting 3 Full time.

1615 Villlarreal "B" 2, Burgos 1 Full time.

1830 Espanyol 2, Albacete 1 Great goal by Qules of el Alba at 9'--0-1. At 14', Jofre ties for Espanyol from beyond the half moon--1-1. Halftime after eight minutes added time. At 53', Nico Melamed gives Espanyol the lead--2-1. 23,233 reported on hand. At 65', Aguado of Espanyol sees a second yellow, and Katy bar the door. Espanyol holds on to win and now occupies second place.

1830 Tenerife 2, Eibar 1 Now at the half and 1-1. And at 87', Tenerife takes the lead--2-1, and holds it to win.

2100 Cartagena 0, Valladolid 2 Full time.

Mon. 8 April 2030 Racing Santander 0, Alcorcón 1 A win would lift Santander to third place. But the result is a huge surprise, as Alcorcón climbs out of the drop with an unexpected win. Víctor García scored the winner for the visitors.

[AlanK]

The Top and The Drop with Jornada 34 complete and in the books--eight games to go for one and all

1. Leganés----------61
2. Espanyol---------57
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3. Eibar------------55
4. Valladolid--------55
5. Oviedo-----------54
6. Santander--------53
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19. Andorra---------35
20 Amorebieta------34
21. Albacete--------33
22. Villarreal "B"-----33

[AlanK]

Jornada 35 comin' right up

Fri. 12 April 2030 Leganés 0, Espanyol 0 #1 hosts #2. Spanish press bills this game as "Winner has a lock on First Division for next season." Perhaps a wee might exaggerated . . . but hey, it would be a great one to attend Game ends in a scoreless tie, so Leganés remains with a four-point lead ahead of Espanyol and at least four points ahead of Eibar and Valladolid.

Sat. 13 April

1615 Sporting 1, Cartagena 0 At 33', Mario gives Sporting the lead--1-0, now at halftime. And the lone goal holds up--1-0 the final.

1830 Valladolid 1, Eldense 0 Can Valladolid put a couple of wins together Scoreless first half. At 81', Monchu gives Valladolid the lead--1-0. This would be sufficient to lift Valladolid into a tie for second place. And Valladolid hangs on to win.

2100 Levante 1, Amorebieta 2 Full time. Can the latter beat the drop Levante took the lead at 65', but Jauregi at 68' and Unzueta at 89' scored to win it for Amorebieta, at the moment above the drop on GD.

Sun. April 14

1400 Oviedo 1, Mirandés 1 Can Oviedo come through with another win Seoane gives Oviedo the lead at 43'--1-0, now at the half. Oviedo lets a big one slip away, as at 87', Gabri ties it for Mirandés--1-1 the final.

1615 Albacete 1, Tenerife 0 Can el Alba rise above the drop Scoreless first half. Quiles converts a pk for el Alba at 71'--1-0. And that's a winner!

1615 Andorra 0, Eibar 2 Can Eibar win promotion Scoreless first half. At 52', Bautista gives Eibar the lead--0-1; if Eibar wins, they'll be in second place on GD. And Bautista makes it 0-2 at 77'. That's the final.

1830 Burgos 2, Racing Santander 1 Can Racing win a spot in the playoffs for promotion At 8', Ander gives Burgos the lead--1-0. At 23', Arana ties it for Racing--1-1. Now at the half. At 99', Curro Sánchez converts a pk to give Burgos the win--2-1 the final.

1830 Zaragoza 1, Elche 1 Both may miss out on the playoffs. Halftime. Gaspar breaks the ice for the visitors at 53'--0-1. At 61', Azón ties it for the maños--1-1. And it ends in a tie.

2100 Ferrol 2, Huesca 1 At 40', Martínez gives the visitors the advantage--0-1 at the half. At 54', Alvaro ties it for Ferrol--1-1. At 65', Serrano gives Ferrol the lead--2-1. Ferrol holds on to win.

Mon. 15 April 2030 Alcorcón 1, Villarreal "B" 0 Can Alcor stay above the drop Is Villarreal "B" going to end up as the farolillo rojo Scoreless at about 30'. And still scoreless at about . . . Whoops! Alcor takes the lead at 59' as Chiki scores--1-0. And the lone goal holds up for Alcor!

[AlanK]

Jornada 35 is complete! . . . albeit a bit tighter in Second Division than in First Division, to wit

1. Leganés------------62
2. Eibar---------------58
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3. Espanyol-----------58
4. Valladolid----------58
5. Sporting-----------55
6. Oviedo------------55
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19. Amorebieta-------37
20. Albacete---------36
21. Andorra----------35
22. Villarreal "B"------33

And there you have the top and the drop