The Temperley Courier
Match23 Feb 2036
Juan Martínez breaks Dock Sud hearts
Some goals win a match and some take one off somebody else. Juan Martínez scored in the 87th minute, Dock Sud had already begun thinking about the journey home, and Temperley took the lot.
Market25 Feb 2036
Juan Pablo Bruno has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Temperley they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Market25 Feb 2036
Liam Ramírez hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Temperley can pretend not to have heard.
Match23 Feb 2036
Nobody wants to play Temperley right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad25 Feb 2036
Words exchanged at Temperley
Lucas Gaona and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad25 Feb 2036
Words at Temperley training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Juan Martínez is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Match23 Feb 2036
Juan Martínez the difference as Temperley beat Dock Sud
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Juan Martínez. 2‑1 against Dock Sud, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings25 Feb 2036
Ninety minutes of Juan Martínez at his very best
Marked 8.23. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Temperley.
Player ratings25 Feb 2036
Lucas Gaona was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 17. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
In brief
- The dugout A satisfied Interim Coach
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Juan Pablo Bruno
- Squad Miguel Ángel Sosa, 17, is the weekend’s best young player