Player interviews after the Cartageña game.

Sad as they lost but convinced they are on the right way, the CD Tenerife players talked after the game yesterday in Cartageña. They all felt the most fair result would have been a draw.

Nino: “We have had chances to score. But for one reason or another it didn't go in. In the first half play the keeper found the ball. The team is getting better. I think we deserved more, above all from the way we played in the first half. The game was hard, as the next one will be against Barcelona B. Cartageña had very few chances after the break and in the first half we only had a chance with a still ball. The fairest would have been a draw”.

Antonio Hidalgo: “We lost the game in the details. The fairest would have been a draw. In the first half we were good and in the three points were lost in a moment. Our rival had good players like Toché, Víctor & Longás. We need to take these things into account. But we need to move forward. We need to think about the FC Barcelona B game. The losses don't make us doubt. The team is competing well”.

Game Notes - Loss against Cartageña

Not the best game we have played but now we need to forget and move on to next Monday's game against Barcelona B.




FC CARTAGENA 1 (0)
CD TENERIFE 0 (0)
FC CARTAGENA
Casilla; Txiki, Botelho, Cala, Pablo (Schmoller, 70’); Mariano, Rodri (Longás, 61’), José Carlos (Maldonado, 70’), Lafuente; Víctor & Toché.
CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragoneses; Marc Bertrán, Beranger, Pablo Sicilia, Luna; Kitoko, Antonio Hidalgo (Igor, 69’), Natalio (Kome, 74’), Dubarbier (Omar, 46’), Julio Álvarez; & Nino.
REFEREE
Gil Manzano, from Extremadura. Yellow cards for local players Rodri & Botelho; also for visitors Pablo Sicilia, Julio Álvarez, Natalio & Beranger.
GOAL 1-0: (65’) Toche, from a crossed ball.
INCIDENTS
Played in the Nueva Cartagonova. The grass was in good condition, the afternoon was cold. There were 6000 spectators. CD Tenerife wore the green shirt, white shorts and white socks.

Antonio Tapia talks about the next game in Cartageña

Antonio Tapia was interviewed in his pre-game interview on Monday before the team set of for the mainland. In this interview he talked about the CDT Fans. “The most important thing is the union between the team and CD Tenerife, their team. Especially when the fans respond as they have in the difficult moments the team have been through. This unions will allow the team to reach their objective”.
In reference to the team finally leaving relegation position the CD Tenerife coach confessed that 2we have lived through a difficult situation and it has been complicated. I hope the level of plat will continue to be good. Victories always give confidence and security and now we are reaching our objective. They need to play with intensity, concentration and improve their level. We need to consolidate our position outside the relegation zone”.
He continued on the same theme saying”We are still at the bottom of the table and need a lot of points to to reach salvation. The objective right now is to consolidate the position to one that is safer in the table. Any way, the way we played in the last couple of games invites optimism. We have competed well against good rivals”.
The man in charge of the blue and white team analysed the next game, “Cartageña has had a magnificent start to the season, they will make it very complicated. We will work hard with humility to look for a good result”.
To finish, Tapia talked about the changes experienced by teams in recent times, “We are more strong in defence. Now we are more solid. Above all we have started scoring goals. We need to maintain the the line we are doing and improve some things. In any case I think if we continue this line we are going to make our fans happy”.

Agenda for the week 26 Febuary - 7 March 2011

Agenda for the week 26 Febuary - 7 March  2011

 

 

 

DAY	TIME	PLACE	ACTIVITY
Saturday	11.00	Heliodoro	Training
Sunday	-	-	Rest day
Monday	10.00	Heliodoro	Training  with closed doors
Monday	-	Heliodoro	Squad List
Monday	-	Heliodoro	Press conference -  Antonio Tapia
Monday	15.25	South Airport	Flight Tenerife-Alicante (UX)
Tuesday	Mañana	Cartagena	Training
Tuesday	19.00	Nuevo Cartagonova	FC Cartagena-CD Tenerife
Wednesday	12.20 (*)	Aeropuerto Alicante	Flight Alicante - Madrid (JK)
Wednesday	15.00 (*)	Barajas	Flight Madrid - Tenerife Norte (UX)
Thursday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Friday	10.00	El Mundialito	Training
Saturday	10.00	Heliodoro	Training with closed doors
Sunday	10.00	Heliodoro	Training with closed doors
Sunday	-	Heliodoro	Squad list
Monday	18.00	Heliodoro	CD Tenerife-FC Barcelona B

(*) Mainland time

The players talk of their happiness after the game against Xerez

At the end of the CD Tenerife-Xerez CD game, the faces of the local players reflected the happiness they felt at the victory and the fact for the first time this season the team was out of the relegation positions. The players to attend the press were goal scorers Pablo Sicilia & Antonio Hidalgo, as well as Richie Kitoko who played for the first time in the Heliodoro.



Sicilia: “The fans were great. We need to thank them for all their help. We suffered but we are going home happy. The feeling in the team is different today. We are improving. Again we were better. At the start of the game there weren't many chances but towards the end it was different. Who scored isn't important. What counts is that we gained three more points. The best thing is the happy faces of my collegues in the dressing room. Not only are we out of relegation but we are getting better”.

Hidalgo: “Today is a day to enjoy. But we need to carry on adding points as we are seriously short. The team is recovering feelings and points which finally is what counts. We are on a good run. We know what counts is that we win more games. But anyway the league is very even this year and any rival is difficult. Right now we seem batter able to read how we play each game. Xerez has been on of the best teams to pass through the island this year and with victories like this on things look different, better”.

Kitoko: “I am really happy we won and how we played. The most important thing though are the three points. We can't thank the fans enough for their support. We need to keep going the way we are. Right now we are becoming a strong team who gets the respect of every rival and we can go anywhere and win. We received their gaol really quickly and this changed the way we played. It made us compete right to the last second. Our rivals now know that CD Tenerife is better than before”.

The players talk of their happiness after the game against Xerez

At the end of the CD Tenerife-Xerez CD game, the faces of the local players reflected the happiness they felt at the victory and the fact for the first time this season the team was out of the relegation positions. The players to attend the press were goal scorers Pablo Sicilia & Antonio Hidalgo, as well as Richie Kitoko who played for the first time in the Heliodoro.



Sicilia: “The fans were great. We need to thank them for all their help. We suffered but we are going home happy. The feeling in the team is different today. We are improving. Again we were better. At the start of the game there weren't many chances but towards the end it was different. Who scored isn't important. What counts is that we gained three more points. The best thing is the happy faces of my collegues in the dressing room. Not only are we out of relegation but we are getting better”.

Hidalgo: “Today is a day to enjoy. But we need to carry on adding points as we are seriously short. The team is recovering feelings and points which finally is what counts. We are on a good run. We know what counts is that we win more games. But anyway the league is very even this year and any rival is difficult. Right now we seem batter able to read how we play each game. Xerez has been on of the best teams to pass through the island this year and with vistories like this on things look different, better”.

Kitoko: “I am really happy we won and how we played. The most important thing though are the three points. We can't thank the fans enough for their support. We need to keep going the way we ae. Right now we are becoming a strong team who gets the respect of every rival and we can go anywhere and win. We received their gaol really quickly and this changed the way we played. It made us compete right to the last second. Our rivals now know that CD Tenerife is better than before”.

CD Tenerife 2 - 1 Xerez Game notes

CD Tenerife beat Xerez CD (2-1). The victory helped the team lead by Tapia to continue to move up the table and get out of the relegation positions. The local goals were scored by Pablo Sicilia & Antonio Hidalgo, with a penalty. The goal scored by Xerez was two minutes after the second CD Tenerife goal which added emotion to the second half. Xerez animated by this goal put their hearts into the second half but in vain. The three points sstayed at home. Now the team are a little safer.


CD TENERIFE 2 (1)
XEREZ CD 1 (0)
CD TENERIFE
Sergio Aragoneses; Marc Bertrán, Pablo Sicilia, Ezequiel Luna, Beranger; Antonio Hidalgo (Mikel Alonso, 75’), Kitoko; Natalio (Omar, 60’), Julio Álvarez (Kome, 83’), Dubarbier & Nino.
XEREZ CD
Chema; Juan Luis Redondo, Leandro, Vicente Moreno, Raúl Llorente; Bruno Herrero (Barber, 46’), Cordero (Antoñito, 75’); Pablo Redondo (Nieto, 60’), Óscar Díaz, Capi & Mario Bermejo.
REFEREE
Eduardo Prieto Iglesias, from Navarra. Yellow cards for local players,  Antonio Hidalgo & Marc Bertrán, and for visitors Bruno Herrero, Cordero, Mario Bermejo, Juan Luis Redondo & Barber.
GOALS
1-0: (39’) Pablo Sicilia, from a low cross ball. 2-0: (54’) Antonio Hidalgo, with a penalty. 2-1: (56’) Cordero, by getting ahead of the defence.
INCIDENTS
Played in the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López. The grass was in good condition. On a warm friday night there were 16.545 spectators. Iriome was there instead of Juanlu Hens who had been taken poorly.