12 midday 15 April 2012
Andorra, 1a Division, title play-offs
UE Sant Julia 1 UE Santa Coloma 2 (att 44)
Having watched "Spanish" game in Andorra on Saturday, I spent the early part of Sunday afternoon watching an Andorran match in Spain.
The Centre Esportiu d'Alas, on the edge of the small Catalan village of Alas i Cerc, is one of three venues currently used for Andorran League games (the others are Aixovall and Ordino). As far as I can tell, Alas itself has no club, and the ground, which looks new, is used purely for Andorran football.
It has a seated stand the length of one side, with a roof over a few seats in the centre. The changing rooms, toilets and an office, complete with a vending machine for hot and cold drinks, are in a building behind the near goal. There's no spectator access at the far end, and the side opposite the stand is just flat standing. Admission was free.
The four teams in the Andorran title play-offs could hardly be closer. The result of this game, coupled with the draw between Lusitans and FC Santa Coloma at Aixovall, means just one point separates all four ahead of next weekend's final matches.
With that in mind, the small crowd was surprise, although Alas is a good few miles from Andorra itself, and the game at Aixovall, at the same time, would be easier for most neutrals to get to.
I'd heard reports that the standard of Andorran football, both on and off the pitch, was poor, but this game was much better than I'd expected. Both teams played good football, and there wasn't much difference in quality between this and the previous day's game at FC Andorra.
There was little to choose between the sides. UE Santa Coloma were ahead at half time, but Sant Julia deserved their second half equaliser. With so much at stake, each goal was treated with rapture by players and the small number of supporters alike, none more so than Santa Coloma's late winner.
Andorra, 1a Division, title play-offs
UE Sant Julia 1 UE Santa Coloma 2 (att 44)
Having watched "Spanish" game in Andorra on Saturday, I spent the early part of Sunday afternoon watching an Andorran match in Spain.
The Centre Esportiu d'Alas, on the edge of the small Catalan village of Alas i Cerc, is one of three venues currently used for Andorran League games (the others are Aixovall and Ordino). As far as I can tell, Alas itself has no club, and the ground, which looks new, is used purely for Andorran football.
It has a seated stand the length of one side, with a roof over a few seats in the centre. The changing rooms, toilets and an office, complete with a vending machine for hot and cold drinks, are in a building behind the near goal. There's no spectator access at the far end, and the side opposite the stand is just flat standing. Admission was free.
The four teams in the Andorran title play-offs could hardly be closer. The result of this game, coupled with the draw between Lusitans and FC Santa Coloma at Aixovall, means just one point separates all four ahead of next weekend's final matches.
With that in mind, the small crowd was surprise, although Alas is a good few miles from Andorra itself, and the game at Aixovall, at the same time, would be easier for most neutrals to get to.
I'd heard reports that the standard of Andorran football, both on and off the pitch, was poor, but this game was much better than I'd expected. Both teams played good football, and there wasn't much difference in quality between this and the previous day's game at FC Andorra.
There was little to choose between the sides. UE Santa Coloma were ahead at half time, but Sant Julia deserved their second half equaliser. With so much at stake, each goal was treated with rapture by players and the small number of supporters alike, none more so than Santa Coloma's late winner.
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