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Mexicans Abroad: Guardado In Stellar Form
‘El Principito’ Guardado once again delivered a stellar performance and scored his second goal of the season in the Dépor victory. Also, PSV defender ‘Maza’ Rodríguez scored his first goal in Europe and Diego Jiménez played in the MLS Cup final.
Nov 24, 2008 1:54:57 AM
After a midweek defeat for México in World Cup qualification, the European-based players were criticized and their quality was questioned by the Mexican press and faithful.
While many Mexicans did not feature for their teams this weekend, Andrés Guardado continues to prove that he always performs for both club and country. 'El Principito' delivered another first-rate performance and scored an injury time goal to seal the victory for Dépor.
In the Netherlands, Francisco 'Maza' Rodríguez played the full 90 minutes and scored his first goal for PSV in their 4-0 victory. Carlos Salcido also had participation in the match. Also, 20-year old Héctor Moreno continues as an undisputed center defender for Eredivisie leaders AZ.
In the States, Diego Jiménez and the New York Red Bulls suffered a defeat in the MLS Cup final and finished the season as runners-up. Jiménez became one of New York's most steadiest defenders in the playoffs.
SPAIN
LIGA BBVA - PRIMERA DIVISION - Week 12
Coach Javier Aguirre, Atlético de Madrid
11/23: Atlético 1-1 Numancia
Rafael Márquez, Barcelona
11/23: Barcelona 1-1 Getafe (No Activity)
Andrés Guardado, Deportivo La Coruña
11/23: Deportivo 3-1 Athletic Bilbao (90 minutes, 1 goal)
Omar Bravo, Deportivo La Coruña
11/23: Deportivo 3-1 Athletic Bilbao (No Activity)
Guillermo Franco, Villareal
11/23: Villareal 0-3 Valladolid (90 minutes)
Jonathan dos Santos, Barcelona (División de Honor Juvenil)
11/23: Week 12: Barcelona Juvenil ‘A’ 1-1 RCD Espanyol (87 minutes)
SUPERLIGA FEMENIL
Maribel Domínguez, Euromat Unió Esportiva L'Estartit
11/23: Week 9: L’Estartit 4-2 Pozuelo de Alarcón (90 minutes, 2 goals)
LIGA ADELANTE - SEGUNDA DIVISION - Week 13
Javier Iturriaga, UD Salamanca
11/23: UD Salamanca 1-3 Elche (No Activity)
SEGUNDA DIVISION “B” - Week 14
Juan Seguro, Real Unión
11/23: Real Unión 3-0 Marino Luanco
ENGLAND
PREMIER LEAGUE - Week 14
Carlos Vela, Arsenal
11/23: Arsenal 0-3 Manchester City (20 minutes)
Giovani dos Santos, Tottenham Hotspurs
Gio continues his rehabilitation to recover from a chronic ankle injury. It was originally perceived that he would need surgery, but the club confirmed on their web page that he would be sidelined for a month.
Nery Castillo, Manchester City
Nery had midweek participation in Mexico’s defeat to Honduras in World Cup qualification. It is clear that he will depart from Manchester City once the transfer market opens in January.
GERMANY
BUNDESLIGA - Week 14
Ricardo Osorio, VfB Stuttgart
11/22: VfB Stuttgart 0-4 VfL Wolfsburg (No Activity)
Pável Pardo, VfB Stuttgart
11/22: VfB Stuttgart 0-4 VfL Wolfsburg (No Activity)
Aarón Galindo, Eintracht Frankfurt
11/22: Eintracht Frankfurt 4-0 Hannover 96 (No Activity)
Galindo was fined by Eintracht for arriving a few hours before their match on Saturday and missing the training session on Friday. The player indicated that he missed his flight from Mexico City after his midweek participation in a qualification match.
NETHERLANDS
EREDIVISIE - Week 12
Carlos Salcido, PSV Eindhoven
11/22: PSV 4-0 SC Heracles (67 minutes)
Francisco Rodríguez, PSV Eindhoven
11/22: PSV 4-0 SC Heracles (90 minutes, 1 goal)
Héctor Moreno, AZ Alkmaar
11/23: AZ 2-0 Ajax (90 minutes)
TURKEY
Süper Lig - Week 12
Antonio De Nigris, Ankaraspor
11/22: Ankaraspor 0-0 Galatasaray (84 minutes)
HUNGARY
SOPRONI LIGA - Week 13
Jesús Flores, FC Tatabánya
11/20: FC Tatabánya 3-0 Integrál DAC SE
ARMENIA
BARDZRAGUYN KHUMB - Week 28
Sergio Ramírez, FC Ararat Yerevan
11/15: Ararat 1-0 Pyunik
AMERICAS
UNITED STATES
MLS CUP - CHAMPIONSHIP
Diego Jiménez, New York Red Bulls
11/23: Red Bulls 1-3 Columbus Crew (90 minutes)
MLS Cup Runner-Up Honors
URUGUAY
Torneo Apertura 2008 - Week 12
Nathaniel Revetria, Club Atlético River Plate
11/23: River Plate 0-0 Peñarol
The Uruguayan League was indefinitely suspended as a result of fan violence last weekend.
VENEZUELA - Week 13
Rodrigo Prieto, Carabobo FC
11/19: Carabobo FC 1-3 Aragua (90 minutes)
EL SALVADOR
Torneo Apertura 2008 - Week 16
Arturo Albarrán, CD Águila
Águila have advanced to the semifinal round of the Salvadorean football league.
José Luis Osorio, Club Deportivo Chalatenango
11/23: Chalatenango 3-1 Nejapa (90 minutes)
Manuel Luna García, Club Deportivo Chalatenango
11/23: Chalatenango 3-1 Nejapa (No Activity)
-- César García covers México for Goal.com.
Contact him with any questions or comments at: cesar.garcia@goal.com.
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