Nothing too much to report in the first division this week, with another high tally of yellow cards (65) but only two reds. Téllez Sánchez kept up his good start in his first ever season at the top flight with another 10 yellows in the Tenerife versus Real Sociedad fixture, just about his average per game up to now. He was only beaten by Pérez Lasa, who managed 12 yellows and a red in the match between Sevilla and Valencia. Both games were fairly quiet apart from that. Medina Cantalejo upset both managers in the Rayo Deportivo game, disallowing a perfectly good goal for each side. Irureta felt hardest done by as Diego Tristán's strike was ruled out early on, whereas Peragón got his disallowed goal in the last minute with his side already winning 2-1. Las Palmas manager Fernando Vázquez also complained that Ansuategui Roca ignored a last minute penalty claim when Turiel handled in the area with Alavés winning 1-0, and Betis management thought Barça's Kluivert should have been sent off by Daudén Ibáñez for punching Capi in an argument.

As readers of this page will know, we like to keep an eye open in the lower divisions for budding talents who may one day be gracing our reports on a regular basis. It is with great delight therefore that we can report on two up and coming stars who stole the headlines in the second division this week. Arcas Piqueras showed eleven yellow cards and three reds in the Asturian derby between Oviedo and Sporting, eclipsing the performance of the local players The first red came halfway through the first half when Sporting's Dorado stopped the ball with his chest on the goal line, Arcas incorrectly ruling that he had handled and awarding a penalty. Luckily for Sporting, their keeper Valencia stopped the spot kick and they went on to win.

The disciplinary committee cancelled the red to Dorado after seeing video evidence, and they also overturned the decision of Pérez Izquierdo, who sent off Numancia's keeper Jonathan for a second yellow card near the end. The last card was for 'discussing with an opponent without insult or threat'. Not a bookable offence as far as we know, and especially so as it transpired that he was actually going to hand over to the referee an object thrown on to the pitch , and that the 'opponent' knocked it out of his hands in an attempt to stop him doing so. (29.10.01)