ALGARVE FOOTBALL - FIXTURES AND RESULTS

Answered by private message - the only local football over the next week or so is as per my post above.

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEKEND'S GAMES

Segunda Liga

Portimonense 2 Mafra 0 att 756

A pretty boring game until the 70th minute when it all kicked off, so to speak. Mafra had come for a draw and managed not a single attempt on goal in that first 70 minutes. For their part, Portimonense had several wild efforts nowhere near. The pitch was hard, uneven and decidely mangy looking in parts, with small areas of sand covering potholes.

As I said, nothing of note happened until midway through the second half other than a snapshot from the home side that hit the crossbar and rebounded to safety. Portimonense midfielder Jadson, who had been booked a few minutes earlier, was given a second yellow on 70 minutes for a crude barge on an opponent. Off he went. From the resulting free kick, Mafra had their first attempt on goal, a weak effort that drifted harmlessly wide.

Play switched to the other end, Portimonense won a corner which was powerfully headed home from 6 yards by centre back Ivo. Cue hysteria from the PA man, who was in his usual over the top mode.

Mafra pushed forward for an equaliser, then the inevitable. In the first of four minutes stoppage time a Mafra attack was broken up in midfield, a quick pass and counter-attack and it was two on one in front of the Mafra goal. A switch pass around the defender and it was Fabricio who finished, very well it has to be said, from the edge of the area.

That was a game in hand. The win lifts Portimonense to 8th place with five games played.

Match facts - a game with mercifully less of much of the free kick nonsense I saw at Faro the previous week, although not by much!

Free kicks conceded : Portimonense 8, Mafra 21.
Offside : Portimonense 1, Mafra 1
Shots on target : Portimonense 3, Mafra 0
Shots off target : Portimonense 8, Mafra 2
Shots blocked : Portimonense 2, Mafra 0
Corners : Portimonense 4, Mafra 3
Yellow Cards : Portimonense 3, Mafra 4
Red Cards : Portimonense 1 (2 x yellow)

NEXT WEEKEND SEGUNDA LIGA

Saturday 12th at 1600hrs / 4pm

Olhanense v Aves

Saturday 12th at 1700hrs / 5pm

Portimonense v Feirense

FA CUP First Round - Algarve teams

Almancil 0 - 1 Moura
Lusitano VRSA 2 - 0 Moncarapachense
Juventude Evora 0 - 5 Louletano
Lagoa 1 - 1 Amora aet, Lagoa won 4-3 on penalties.

NEXT WEEKEND CAMPEONATO NACIONAL SENIORES PHASE 1 GROUP H

Sunday 13th 1700hrs

Lusitano VRSA v Castrense

The others will be away.

The FA Algarve site states fixtures due out at 8pm tonight.

Here is the link for the FA official site. Its in Portuguese, but navigation isnt difficult.

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS, NEXT WEEKEND'S GAMES

Segunda Liga

Covilha 1 - 1 Farense  att 405
Olhanense 0 - 0 Aves att 572
Portimonense 2 - 2 Feirense att 680

Portimonense are 8th, Farense 13th and Olhanense 15th in this 24 team league.

MIDWEEK MATCHES - WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 16th SEPTEMBER

Farense v Braga B (leaders) ko 1600hrs / 4pm

The other two Algarve teams will be away.

SUNDAY 20th SEPTEMBER

Olhanense v Oliveirense ko 1530hrs / 3.30pm
Portimonense v Covilha ko 160hrs / 4pm

Campeonato Nacional Seniores First phase group H

Louletano 1 - 2 Castrense
Cova Piedade 1 - 2 Almancil
Juventude Evora 2 - 1 Lusitano VRSA

Almancil are top with seven points from three matches, Lusitano 4th and Louletano 9th in this 10 team group

Next Sunday at 1500hrs / 3pm

Almancil v Louletano
Lusitano VRSA v Cova Piedade

The Algarve league gets under way over the weekend of 26th and 27th September.

Any information on where the games would be played would be ideal too. 

cubsur wrote: 10th / 11th October fixtures near Albufeira thus. Segunda Liga - no matches currently scheduled because of the Euro 2016 qualifiers international week. If any are re-arranged to avoid midweek afternoon dates this will be known perhaps in a week or so. Nothing I can see at present. Campeonato Nacional Seniores (3rd Division) Saturday 10th at 3pm Almancil v Barreirense at Almancil Municipal Stadium. That's about a 30 Euro taxi ride each way but is do-able by bus at a pinch. Further advice if required. Algarve League. Normally on a Saturday afternoon but dates and times won't be confirmed until a week or so beforehand, which I will post here. GUIA v CULATRENSE they normally kickoff at 4pm but check. Map for ground, http://www.algarvebus.info/images/guia.jpg Campos de  Futebol in top left hand corner. Taxi on a Saturday about 12 Euros each way. There are no buses from or back to Albufeira suitable for a Saturday 4pm kickoff. PADERNE V FARO E BENFICA in the little Paderne ground right in the village. Very good café / bar attached. Taxi will be a bit more than the ride to Guia, but this one is do-able by bus for a fraction of the cost, if it's a 3pm kickoff which it usually is. Bus from Albufeira bus station at 1340, Paderne arrival 1401, the Paderne stop is right outside the ground. This is the bus to Messines (doesn't have a route number) and the bus back on a Saturday is at 1705hrs from the same stop. Same bus time out on a Sunday if they play then but no bus back. Hope that helps. I confirm all dates and times here on the Tuesday before every weekend.

"Who they are remains a mystery as there is no information on the official website that makes any sense."

The website www.zerozero.pt lists these as the 9 teams in the Second Division. Some returning, some new. Nothing on the Algarve FA website.

Sambrasense  (São Bras de Alportel)
Aljezurense      
Messinense (Messines)
Santaluziense      (Santa Luzia near Tavira)                     
Marítimo Olhanense    
Mexilhoeira Grande FC        
4 ao Cubo              (apparently based in olhão)
Carvoeiro United    (played at Estombar last season) 
Ferreiras B

They start on 3rd October with the Algarve Cup, League games begin the following week.