The Zamora Gazette
Player ratings24 Jan 2033
Ignacio Rodríguez goes up and wins it — 7.88
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.88 for the rest of it.
Squad24 Jan 2033
Tempers go at Zamora
Edanyilber Navas was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match22 Jan 2033
The run at home goes on for Zamora
10 matches unbeaten here. Every visiting manager is asked about it in the week before, which is precisely why it keeps going.
Boardroom24 Jan 2033
10 academy graduates step up at Zamora
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Match22 Jan 2033
Ignacio Rodríguez’s goal not enough for Zamora
Ignacio Rodríguez scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Monagas, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout24 Jan 2033
Beycker Velásquez gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market24 Jan 2033
Victor Castillo steps up from the Zamora academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Victor Castillo has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market24 Jan 2033
One of our own: Darwin Ramirez joins the Zamora first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Darwin Ramirez is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market24 Jan 2033
Zamora promote Diego Cordova from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Diego Cordova has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Francisco Castillo joins the Zamora first team
- Boardroom A promise the Zamora board did not keep
- The dugout Luis Martinez faces the questions