Tenerife - Gran Canaria Football Derby

Derby on a small scale!The weather has been relatively crap - relatively - with *winter* rain arriving just as we approach *summer* and it seems quite chilly - for Tenerife; the elections are over, the dustmen are on strike, we'd really rather avoid the farming crisis, the housing crisis, the economic crisis, the employment crisis, the tourism crisis, rising prices, or the myriad of other taboo subjects ... So what else is there to talk about? Or look forward to? Ah yes, the football!

And it isn't likely to get much closer to "fever pitch" than this. With 31 out of 42 games played this season, CD Tenerife currently have a not-too-shabby total of 45 points and stand in 7th place (out of 22) in the Second Division of La Liga.

Tenerife won at home to Poli Ejido (2-1) on Sunday, scoring the second goal just 8 minutes from the end of the game, but they are having a better season than they've seemingly had for ages.

They've won 11 games this season, ten of them at home, but only 1 win away, which seems to point to where their "weak spot" is. And their next game, on Saturday, April 5th, is away and, a local derby against UD Las Palmas, in Gran Canaria.

The last derby between Tenerife and Las Palmas, in November 2007, at home at Tenerife's Heliodoro Rodríguez López Stadium to a near capacity crowd, ended up as a 2-2 draw, so the "uncertainty" of away performance and the pressure of a local derby, is sure to make this the subject of much twittering, before, during and after the game.

English speakers interested in going along, should consult fan club, Armada Sur, but be aware that tickets are only on sale until Wednesday [April 2nd]. Kick off at the 31,250 capacity Gran Canaria Stadium is at 5.30 p.m. and the match is to be shown on Televisión Canaria for those who can't make it in person.

For more upcoming events in Tenerife, consult our calendar.