Zamoras

Last year's winner of the Zamora prize, Valencia's Santiago Cañizares, came out on top against this year's leader Nacho González at the weekend, his side beating Las Palmas 0-1 thanks to a great performance by the Spanish number one. Other than Cañizares there were five clean sheets, including two of the men who will be competing with the Valencia keeper for a place in Spain's squad for the next World Cup, Ricardo and Contreras, in the score-less draw between Valladolid and Málaga. The other man in Camacho's plans, Iker Casillas, did his cause some good as well with a penalty save from Amato. Roa kept his place for the second week at Mallorca and has still to let in a goal as his team rack up their second victory in a row, and Unzué and Notario both held out against the Catalan hordes from Barcelona and Espanyol. Celta's Pinto was the man whose picture appeared in most papers. The keeper was substituting the suspended Cavallero and sported a racy little number, a tight short sleeved shirt which is more often seen on professional wrestlers and bodybuilders. To date we have not received any orders for it from our internet shop. (28.01.02)

Zamoras Games played Goals against Difference
Nacho (Las Palmas) 22 19 -3
Prats (Betis) 22 21 -1
Bonano (Barcelona) 18 17 -1
Cañizares (Valencia) 16 15 -1
Casillas (Real Madrid) 20 20 0
Cavallero (Celta) 18 18 0
López Vallejo (Villarreal) 22 26 +4
Unzué (Osasuna) 22 27 +5
Notario (Sevilla) 22 27 +5
Contreras (Málaga) 21 26 +5
Aragoneses (Tenerife) 18 23 +5
Leo Franco (Mallorca) 15 21 +6