Santa Pola Football Club
So far so good. - KEVIN RENDALL An excellent performance at home to Albatera in their opening match of the new season saw Santa Pola C.F. pick up their first three points following a 2-1 win in front of a decent sized crowd on a hot and cloudless first Sunday in September. Fifteen minutes into the campaign Paloma opened his and the teams account with a rising drive from the edge of the box. Mid-way through the second half American star Carlos Fernandez doubled the lead when first to the rebound from his older brotherʼs Marioʼs saved penalty kick. A twice taken Albatera free kick halved the deficit late on but by then Santa Pola were in cruise control. A week later a goal-less draw was the result away to a hard working but limited Thader side whose squad features three former ʻPola players. On the same day elsewhere in the region the Preferente Group 4 fixture between Alguena and Orihuela B was postponed due to heavy rain. Two games into 2009/10 and an unbeaten Santa Pola have collected four points and sit comfortably in mid table. During October Santa Pola host Aspe
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and Altea at home either side of a short trip to Guardamar for whom local side Alone recently elected an all British Board of Directors. The Alone de Guardamar game on Sunday October the 11th, incidentally, will be the first time Santa Pola will be called upon to strut their stuff on an artificial pitch. In 2008/09 ʻPola lost the corresponding fixture by a single goal, a defeat which saw the departure of manager Anselmo Serrano. The month is completed with a Saturday tea-time kick off away to El Campello. Season tickets for the remaining Santa Pola home games are still on sale and attractively priced at €100, these can be purchased outside the ground on match days or by contacting Kevin on 650 594 112. Iʼll also be posting regular updates on the sports section of the Gran Alacant Plaza forum at HYPERLINK "http://www.granalacantplaza.eu" www.granalacantplaza.eu OCTOBER FIXTURES Santa Pola - Aspe 1130 04.10.2009. Alone de Guardamar - Santa Pola 1630 11.10.2009. Santa Pola - Altea 1130 18.10.2009. El Campello - Santa Pola 1800 24.10.2009. Top pic: Jose Fran Molina takes on the Albatera defender Bottom pic: Scorer Carlos Fernandez (15) congratulated by brother Mario (19).