Saturday against Racing de Santander

Reading the newspaper this morning it came to my attention that Valladolid sold their seats out for this weekends game yesterday 4 and a half hours after they opened their ticket sales. I am not sure if they had an offer or not but at a time when the team really needed their fans Real Valladolid's came good for the team. I hope the same will be true for us. It doen't matter so much if we are full but a good turnout would really help the atmosphere in the stadium.
I am lucky this weendend to have a ticket for behind the goal. I know it is not everyones idea of a great place to sit/stand but I really like it. You may not be able to see the other goal very well but the singing a support for the team make up for the negatives. This is a game that really counts one of our last chances to save ourselves.
The club has asked fans to be outside the stadium at 15.15 to see the team arrive and greet them. This is something that all this year fans have done and it shows the support that the team feel towards the club and the players.
Tickets go on sale from today with the ticket offices open office hours today and tomorrow and on Saturday from 10 am until the start of the game. Tomorrow Friday the team will train in the Helidoro Rodriguez Lopez stadium and afterwards Jose Luis Oltra will meet the press and anounce the list of the players who will be present for the game.
From today you can buy a Solidarity CDT bracetlet from which monies raised will go to help people with financial difficulties in the programme “Santa Cruz + Social”.

Weekend in Madrid

If only we had won the weekend would have been perfect.
Saturday morning saw us in Tenerife airport on aour way to Madrid again for the away game against Atletico Madrid. The flight was plain sailing and we had another "ontime" flight with Ryanair.


The afternoon flew by and we headed into the city centre to find the others but it wasn't to be. I should have remembered in the Irish bar in Sol the noise level is so bad that no one can hear their phone.
Sunday saw us again on our way into Sol and this time we found some of the other fans from Armada Sur. Some were more fragile but everyone was having a good time.
Slowly we moved twards the stadium where my son met up with his friends who are at universtiy in Madrid and that was the last we saw of him for several hours.
We stopped with several other Tenerife fans to have a drink in one of the bars outside the stadium and were invloved in a long conversation with Athletic fans about which team Atleti would be better playing in the final of the Europa League if they made the made the next round.
We moved into the stadium with high hopes but it wasn't to be. Maybe it was the stadium or the players just couldn't on the day. Atletico scored 2 goals. We had chances, Ayoze hit the goal post in the first 10 minutes but their defence was strong and it seemed when we reached their goal area there were 7 or 8 defending. In the second half Roman scored with a pass from Dinei and it seemed that we might be able to equalise but there you go then Aguero scored a third goal for Atletico Madrid and that was it. The Atletico ultra fans decided it would be fun to shout "Your going down to the second division" and that hurt. Maybe though it did our team a favor as the Tenerife fans went from complete silence to strong support as the game finished.
We need now to look forward to Saturdays game against Racing de Santander which we need to win.

Game Notes

ATLÉTICO DE MADRID 3 (2)
CD TENERIFE  1 (0)
ATLÉTICO DE MADRID
De Gea; Valera, Antonio López, Perea, Domínguez; Tiago, Camacho, Jurado (Simao, 73’),  Salvio, Reyes (Forlán, 73’); & Agüero (Ibrahima, 85’).
CD TENERIFE
Aragoneses; Marc Bertrán, Héctor, Culebras, Sicilia; Román, Mikel Alonso, Ayoze (Kome, 62’), Juanlu (Dinei, 55’); Alfaro (Ángel, 82’) & Nino.
REFEREE
Mateu la Hoz, from Valenciaa. Yellow cards fro loacl player  Domínguez   and for visitors Héctor y Román.
GOALS
1-0: (10’) Salvio. 2-0: (30’) Salvio, arriving from further down the field. 2-1: (60’) Román, from a pass by Dinei. 3-1: (77’) Agüero, from a pass from Forlán. 

INCIDENTS

Played in the stadium El Calderón. The grass was in good condition. Warm afternoon. With some 40.000 spectators of which about 700 were from CD Tenerife. One minutes silence was held for Juan Antonio Samaranch, ex president of the Olympic comitee. The day had been announced as the day of the children for the club and there had been activities including three air force parachutists landing on the field before the start of the game.

The B team had a win which took them out of relegation.

Creemos en Primera - The club's new video spot.

Club Deportivo Tenerife has a new Video spot which can be seen here
I really like it. The club seems to be doing their best to work with the fans and the fan clubs to get the team the support it needs.
This weekend if you are not going to Madrid to see the first team play you might go to the CIAT to see the second team play and there is even a chance whilst you are there to win entry tickets for the CD Tenerife - Racing game. The second team like the first team came up from a lower division and is struggling with relegation. Lets hope both teams do well and stay up.
The team are flying to Marid tomorrow but I can't find on the club website from which airport they are flying and where they are staying so if you know leave me a message.

Game notes CDT 3- Getafe CF 2

I really dragged myself to Santa Cruz on Sunday. I had hoped to get there to see the team arrive but flu had struck and I managed to get there in time to meet the Armada Sur fans before the game. Boy was I glad I made it. This was a really nail biting game. We started out reasonably but with Getafe in control. They had their first shot at goal after 7 minutes which left the fans worried and proved rightly so when they scored after 10 minutes. CDT put their minds to the game and started to fight back. Coming up to the 30 minute mark Nino scored his first goal from a pass by Roman.The game went up and down the pitch and at half time the score was still 1-1.

At half time I said to my other half I could see this going either way but I hoped we would be ok. I am not superstitious and as the players came back on the pitch I could only hope we would play our best. The begining of the second half has often been our weakness this season but on Sunday this was where the players came out with fire in their bellies. Comments in the newspaper on Monday say that trainer Jose Luis Oltra gave the team a bollocking at half time that could be heard all over the changing room area. Mikel passed the ball into the area, then Roman did the same. It seemed any minute one of the teams could score and CD Tenerife managed just that. Marc Bertran played the ball to Nino and Nino put the ball away making the score 2-1. Getafe didn't take this lying down and off they went. Cortés, played the ball to the penalty box, where Casquero headed it into the goal. A draw was never going to be enough for Tenerife's plans for salvation and the team played with all they had for a third goal. A minute later after a defensive error Nino scored his first hat trick in Primera and put away another goal. The crowd went wild, not since the home game against Jerez last season have I seen that much enthusiasum. The last 15 minutes were nerve racking and then the referee gave five minutes extra time. All this time the blue and whites managed to hold on and maintain their lead.
This coming Sunday is in the Calderon against Atletico Madrid and hopefully they will be more concentrated on their Europa League games. As another win should finally put us out of relegation.
Point of interest - In the Spanish league national player Villa has 20 goals to his name. The next Spanish players with 13 goals are Nino and Llorente. Of Llorente's 13 goals 4 are from penalties.



CD TENERIFE 3 (1)
GETAFE CF 2 (1)

CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragoneses; Marc Beltrán, Culebras, Pablo Sicilia, Héctor; Román Martínez (Manolo Martínez, 84’), Mikel Alonso; Juanlu Hens (Dinei, 65’), Alfaro (Kome, 78’); Ayoze & Nino.

GETAFE CF
Codina; Cortés, Mario, Berenguer (Miguel Torres, 53’), Mané; Casquero, Celestini; Pedro León, Manu del Moral (Gavilán, 75’), Adrián González (Parejo, 70’) & Miku.

REFEREE
Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez, from Valencia. Yellow cards for local players, Alfaro (23’) & Ayoze (26’); and for visitors, Mané (22’), Pedro León (44’), Casquero (70’) & Miguel Torres (95’).

GOALS
0-1: (10’) Pedro León, with a kick inside the area. 1-1: (29’) Nino, with a header, after a pass from Román Martínez. 2-1: (68’) Nino with a shot at goal, after a pass from Marc Beltrán. 2-2: (74’) Casquero with a header passed to him by Cortés. 3-2: (75’) Nino made the most of a defensive error dribbling past Codina and scoring at an empty goal.

INCIDENTS
Thirty third round of the Liga BBVA in the first division. Played in the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López stadium in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, with 18.996 spectators.

Party time on Sunday

The fan club groups have organised a gret time for the fans on Sunday. The fiesta will start at 11.00 in the Calle La Mutine Tribuna side of the stadium. The aim is to create a great atmosphere for the game at 4pm against Getafe CF. From 11am there will be gifts of food and drink from several local suppliers who have given the samples as a promotion. The fan clubs have publicly stated there thanks to Panrico Donuts Canarias, Embotelladora de Canarias SA & Compañía Cervecera de Canarias SA (Dorada).
From 12.00 to 13.00 there will be a exhibition by Danzarines Canarios with percussion and animation from this Carnival group.
At 13.00 there will be a great paella fro all. Lunch in time that you can greet your tean at 14.15 to show the players once again that we "believe" in them.
Just to remind anyone who didn't have a ticket that they will be available tomorrow Saturday from 10:00 - 13:00 and from 17:00 - 20:00. Also on Sunday from 10.00 continuously until the start of the game.

Great day

There is something wonderful about a win. Especially as we have awaited this one so long. After 32 rounds CD Tenerife seized the day and won away. FOr a great decription of how this feels try Colin Kirby's blog. He has a great way with words and describes how a lot of us feel today.

Tickets go on sale from Thursday morning. The club is organising a giant paella for those who can come to greet the team at 13.30 on Sunday for the game against Getafe.

The players trained today Wednesday for 90 minutes in preparation for Sundays game against Getafe.

Sporting 0 - CD Tenerife 2 First away win.There is euphoria online tongiht

There is euphoria online tonight as CD Tenerife managed their first away win. First a goal by Roman who looked better than he has most of the season followed by a late goal by Alfaro in the 86th minute. 3 points leave CD Tenerife 2 points form Malaga and 3 points from Zaragoza and Racing. All three have still to play this round but tonight the blue and white players go to sleep a step nearer salvation.





GAME NOTES
REAL SPORTING DE GIJÓN 0 (0)
CD TENERIFE 2 (0)
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REAL SPORTING DE GIJÓN
Juan Pablo; Lora, Gerard (Carmelo, 75’), Gregory, Canella; Rivera, Camacho; Luis Morán (Kike Mateo, 60’), De las Cuevas, Diego Castro; & Barral (Bilic, 66’).

CD TENERIFE
Aragoneses; Marc Bertrán, Culebras, Pablo Sicilia, Héctor; Míkel Alonso, Román (Richi, 85’); Juanlu, Alfaro (Kome, 90’), Ayoze (Manolo Martínez, 79’); & Nino.

REFEREE
Carlos Delgado Ferreira, from the Basque region. Yellow cards for local players Canella (72’) & Rivera (75’).

GOALS
0-1: (69‘) Román. 0-2: (86‘) Alfaro.

INCIDENTS
Played in the El Molinón stadium. Grounds were in perfect condition. Good entrance with 22.000 spectators. Warm afternoon. One minutes silence was held for the death of journalist Juan Manuel Gozalo.