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Andrew Gillan
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Writer/English teacher from Northern Ireland, currently based in Madrid. 🇪🇸
✝️ | Football | Travel | Sunsets | Tea
Author of A New History of Coleraine FC
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Match 2️⃣9️⃣
⚽️ CD Masriver Femenino 2-2 CDB Olympia Las Rozas Femenino B
🏟️ Polideportivo Vicente del Bosque, Madrid
🏆Tercera Federación Femenina, Group 7
📅 09.11.2025
💶 Free Entry
An entertaining draw under the towers.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Match 2️⃣8️⃣
⚽️ CD Lucero-Linces 3-2 CD Los Yébenes San Bruno
🏟️ Campo de Fútbol Castroserna, Madrid
🏆Madrid Preferente, Group 4
📅 07.11.2025
💶 Free Entry
A barn-burner of a local derby as Lucero come from 2-0 down to beat Yébenes, backed by a boisterous home crowd in a rare Friday night game.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Match 2️⃣7️⃣
⚽️ ED Moratalaz 0-2 AD Villaviciosa de Odón
🏟️ Campo de La Dehesa URBIS, Madrid
🏆Madrid Primera Autonómica, Group 2
📅 02.11.2025
💶 Free Entry
Ten-man Moratalaz suffer defeat against Villaviciosa.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Match 2️⃣6️⃣
⚽️ CD Dosa 1-3 CD Mejoreño
🏟️ Polideportivo Santo Domingo Savio, Madrid
🏆Madrid Preferente, Group 2
📅 26.10.2025
💶 Free Entry
A new ground and a comfortable win for the visitors.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Match 2️⃣5️⃣
⚽️ CD Alonso Cano 0-4 Alameda de Osuna EF
🏟️ Campo Canal Isabel II, Madrid
🏆 Madrid Preferente, Group 1
📅 19.10.2025
💶 Free Entry
One last early evening match in daylight before the clocks went back saw a comfortable win for the visitors.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Match 2️⃣4️⃣
⚽️ Unión Adarve 2-0 AD Parla
🏟️ Polideportivo Vicente del Bosque, Madrid
🏆 Tercera Federación, Group 7
📅 19.10.2025
💶 Free Entry
Two goals (one a brilliant effort) and a penalty save help Adarve beat Parla.
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Match 2️⃣3️⃣
⚽️ AD Unión Adarve B 1-0 CD Canillas
🏟️ Campo Vereda de Ganapanes, Madrid
🏆Madrid Primera Autonómica, Group 1
📅 12.10.2025
💶 Free Entry
Canillas dominated the early exchanges but Adarve B weathered the storm to record a win.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Match 2️⃣2️⃣
⚽️ CDE Inter Victoria 5-0 CDE Dragones de Lavapiés
🏟️ Polideportivo Palomeras Bajas, Madrid
🏆Madrid Segunda Regional, Group 19
📅 12.10.2025
💶 Free Entry
A comfortable victory for Inter Victoria as I check out a new ground in Vallecas.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Match 2️⃣1️⃣
⚽️ México FC 2-2 Las Rozas CF
🏟️ Campo Municipal San Blas, Madrid
🏆Tercera Federación, Group 7
📅 11.10.2025
💶 Free Entry
México raced into a 2-0 lead but were pegged back in the second half by Las Rozas.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Match 2️⃣0️⃣
⚽️ CD Rupe Sahagún 2-2 EF Siete Picos Colmenar
🏟️ Polideportivo Rodriguez Sahagún, Madrid
🏆Madrid Primera Regional, Group 2
📅 5.10.2025
💶 Free Entry
Rupe come from 2-0 down to get a draw
amid a flurry of cards from the referee late on.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Match 1️⃣9️⃣
⚽️ CD Canillas 1-0 AD Complutense Alcalá
🏟️ Estadio Municipal Canillas, Madrid
🏆Madrid Primera Autonómica, Group 1
📅 5.10.2025
💶 Free Entry
Canillas get the win on a sunny Sunday morning.
November 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Match 1️⃣8️⃣
⚽️ CF Madrid Rio 1-1 UD Arganzuela
🏟️ Campo de Fútbol Madrid Rio, Madrid
🏆Madrid Preferente, Group 3
📅 28.9.2025
💶 Free Entry
A new ground and an entertaining local derby down by the Manzanares.
November 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Match 1️⃣7️⃣
⚽️ México FC 0-1 SAD Villaverde-San Andrés
🏟️ Campo Municipal San Blas, Madrid
🏆 Tercera Federación, Group 7
📅 27.9.2025
💶 Free Entry
I see Villaverde win at the first attempt this season through a first half penalty.
November 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Match 1️⃣6️⃣
⚽️ Sporting Hortaleza 1-2 CU Zona Norte
🏟️ Campo Deportivo Hortaleza, Madrid
🏆 Madrid Primera Autonómica, Group 1
📅 14.9.2025
💶 Free Entry
Zona Norte came from behind to record a rare victory in my presence.
September 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Match 1️⃣5️⃣
⚽️ Sporting Hortaleza B 2-2 AD Nuevo Baztán
🏟️ Campo Deportivo Hortaleza, Madrid
🏆 Madrid Preferente, Group 2
📅 14.9.2025
💶 Free Entry
Late goals and interesting refereeing in the first of a Hortaleza double-header.
September 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Match 1️⃣4️⃣
⚽️ Unión Adarve 1-0 US Sanse B
🏟️ Polideportivo Vicente del Bosque, Madrid
🏆 Tercera Federación, Group 7
📅 7.9.2025
💶 Free Entry
Adarve start life back in the Tercera with a narrow win.
September 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Match 1️⃣3️⃣
⚽️ Institute 1-2 Limavady United
🏟️ The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry
🏆 NIFL Championship
📅 30.8.2025
💷 £10
Made my first ever visit to the Brandywell to see a game that featured a scarcely-believable 15 former Coleraine players in the matchday squads.
September 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Match 1️⃣2️⃣
⚽️ Portstewart 1-1 Coagh United
🏟️ RKings Competitions Stadium, Portstewart
🏆 NIFL Premier Intermediate League
📅 23.8.2025
💷 £5
Annual visit to Portstewart ticked off. They were quite a bit better than in their friendly against Coleraine!
September 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Match 1️⃣1️⃣
⚽️ Bushmills United 2-2 Coina Rovers
🏟️ Dundarave Park, Bushmills
🏆 Coleraine & District Morning Championship
📅 23.8.2025
💷 Free Entry
A rare spot of morning lower league action in Northern Ireland for me.
September 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Match 1️⃣4️⃣
⚽️ Unión Adarve 1-0 US Sanse B
🏟️ Polideportivo Vicente del Bosque, Madrid
🏆 Tercera Federación, Group 7
📅 7.9.2025
💶 Free Entry
Adarve start life back in the Tercera with a narrow win.
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Match 1️⃣3️⃣
⚽️ Institute 1-2 Limavady United
🏟️ The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry
🏆 NIFL Championship
📅 30.8.2025
💷 £10
Made my first ever visit to the Brandywell to see a game that featured a scarcely-believable 15 former Coleraine players in the matchday squads.
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Match 1️⃣2️⃣
⚽️ Portstewart 1-1 Coagh United
🏟️ RKings Competitions Stadium, Portstewart
🏆 NIFL Premier Intermediate League
📅 23.8.2025
💷 £5
Annual visit to Portstewart ticked off. They were quite a bit better than in their friendly against Coleraine!
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Match 1️⃣1️⃣
⚽️ Bushmills United 2-2 Coina Rovers
🏟️ Dundarave Park, Bushmills
🏆 Coleraine & District Morning Championship
📅 23.8.2025
💷 Free Entry
A rare spot of morning lower league action in Northern Ireland for me.
September 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Match 1️⃣0️⃣
⚽️ Coleraine 2-0 Dungannon Swifts
🏟️ The Showgrounds, Coleraine
🏆 NIFL Premiership
📅 19.8.2025
💷 £15
Two first half goals, including a spectacular overhead effort from Jamie Glackin, steer Coleraine to a comfortable win over Dungannon.
August 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Match 9️⃣
⚽️ Cliftonville 0-0 Coleraine
🏟️ Solitude, Belfast
🏆 NIFL Premiership
📅 16.8.2025
💷 £15
The spoils are shared as Coleraine and Cliftonville cancel each other out in a game of few chances.
August 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM