Atl. Madrid (away)
Falcao gave Atletico the lead on 11 minutes with a fine finish from just inside the box. (1-0)
Tenerife were lucky not to be further behind going into the break, Atletico are cutting us apart.
HALFTIME 1-0
Athletico continued the 2nd half the same way as the 1st ended, but it took until 85 minutes to wrap up the points, Ruben Perez finishing. (2-0)
Cordoba (away)
Manu fired a long diagonally ball to Cortes on 6 minutes, and Cortes slammed the ball into the far post. (0-1)
Govier measure a perfect through ball into Green’s path, and Green put the ball into the net. (0-2)
Hernandez caught a Cordoba player with an elbow and had to walk, leaving Tenerife with 75 minutes to hold their 2-0 lead with just 10 men.
HALFTIME 0-2
Despite being down to 10 men, Tenerife still managed to maintain the bulk of possession and create most of the chances in the 2nd half.
Nicolas Hernandez ended up with a 3 match ban for his red card.
Athletic (home)
Llorente gave Athletic the lead on 41 minutes with a smart finish past Verdi. (0-1)
HALFTIME 0-1
Denis Straqualursi equalised on 52 minutes after receiving a fine pass from Santo. (1-1)
Athletic retook the lead on 58 minutes, with Llorente again the scorer. (1-2)
Llorente thought he had grabbed his hat trick on 60 minutes, but the goal was ruled offside.
Santo Equalised for Tenerife on 67 minutes with a daisy cutter from outside the box. (2-2)
Llorente did grab his hat trick on 85 minutes. (2-3)
Denis Straqualursi grabbed a 3rd equaliser for Tenerife in stoppage time. (3-3)
Dardo Santo’s goal was named the 2nd best Gol de la semana de la Liga
Straqualursi was named in Equipo de la semana.
Espanyol (away)(Copa del Rey 4th round 2nd leg)
Tenerife grabbed the opener and perhaps crucially and away goal on 5 minutes, Green skipped past a couple of challenges on the edge of the box before drilling the ball across the face of goal where it hit an Espanyol defender before going in. (0-1)(0-3agg)
Pronk was fouled in the box and Govier stepped up to blast home the resulting penalty. (0-2)(0-4agg)
Aleman pulled a goal back on 28 minutes, pouncing on a rebound. (1-2)(1-4agg)
HALFTIME 1-2 (1-4agg)
Govier scored a cracker from outside the box on 51 minutes. (1-3)(1-5agg)
Rodas leaped above everyone to power in a header for Espanyol on 64 minutes. (2-3)(2-5agg)
Ben Sahar capitalised on some slack defending to power in a strike from outside the box. (3-3)(3-5agg)
Aleman grabbed himself a 2nd for the game, although he looked offside the referee allowed it. (4-3)(4-5agg)
Alvaro had the ball in the net on 89 minutes, but thankfully this time it was ruled offside.
An epic match finally ended with Tenerife losing the match, but going through anyway.
Tenerife have drawn Granada in the 5th round.
1st choice keeper Verdi has reported back from international duty with a damaged Achilles and is likely to be out of action for up to 3 months.
Sevilla (away)
Tenerife scored straight from kick off, Govier played the ball through to Green, but his shot was blocked by the keeper, luckily it fell back to Govier who fired it in with just 27 seconds played. (0-1)
Negredo fired a low cross into the box and Kagawa was free at the back post to tap the ball in. (1-1)
Negredo then grabbed a goal for himself, running unopposed from the halfway line, he fired the ball into the net. (2-1)
HALFTIME 2-1
Rudolph Yao grabbed his 1st goal for Tenerife with a powerful drive from just outside the box. (2-2)
Arroyo then put Tenerife in front with his 1st goal for the team, a powerful header from a corner. (2-3)
Willian put Sevilla back on terms, finding himself receiving the ball in acres of space, it was almost impossible to miss. (3-3)
Barcelona (home)
A very difficult game in prospect, made even more so by the number of 1st team players that are injured or suspended.
Alexis Sanchez opened the scoring for Barca, poking home an Alves cross from close in. (0-1)
Tenerife equalised thanks to good work from Govier. He dribbled through the defence and then fired a shot in at Valdes, the keeper saved the shot well, but the ball landed at the feet of Green who couldn’t miss. (1-1)
HALFTIME 1-1
A silly challenge from Paulo saw him receive a 2nd yellow card on 8- minutes, leaving Tenerife to try and hold onto the draw for the last 10 minutes.
LEAGUE
Another excellent month for Tenerife with only 1 defeat to Atl. Madrid, but also with some good results. The highlight had to be the draws against Sevilla and Barca.
The upcoming fixtures for the month don’t seem too difficult on paper, but matches are not won on paper and we will have to continue our good form until the end of the season if we are to sneak into the European spots.
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