Los albinegros cominzan ante el Girona. By Steve.

LOS ALBINEGROS KO NEW SEASON AT GIRONA

BY STEVE HIBBERD

Cartagena is all set to welcome many of Spains big teams to Cartagonova Stadium, as they get set for the 2009/2010 season. The newly released fixtures for div 2a have thrown up many interesting contests, starting with an opening day visit to Girona, some 750 km from South Murcia. This is followed by a home match against Madrid based Rayo Vallecano. If you thought the trip to Girona was one hell of a treck, well week 3 is even further! Recently promoted Real Union (situated in the Northern Spanish town of Irun), is a whopping 880 km north of Cartagena. But it's the trip to arch rivals Real Murcia on 8 Nov, that all Los Albinegros faithful have firmly ringed on their calendar. Below is listed the 1st half of an extremely long season:

30 Aug Girona Away
6 Sep Rayo Vallecano Home
13 Sep Real Union Away
20 Sep Castellon Home
27 Sep Real Betis Away
4 Oct Villarreal Home
11 Oct Cadiz Away
18 Oct Celta Vigo Home
25 Oct Elche Away
1 Nov Las Palmas Home
8 Nov Real Murcia Away
15 Nov Nastic Tarragona Home
22 Nov Real Sociadad Away
29 Nov Huesca Home
6 Dec Numancia Away
13 Dec Salamanca Home
20 Dec Levante Away
3 Jan Cordoba Home
10 Jan Hercules Away
17 Jan Rec Heulva Home
24 Jan Albacete Away