Footy is Back

Hello All,

Johnny here to let you know that our local team JC Aljezurense are back in training and the first match of the season is on Saturday October 3rd. The Division 2 has been expanded to 16 teams this year and the extra travelling costs around the Algarve will put pressure on the club.

To this end the club is trying to expand its supporter base locally. Forms are available from me or Liz and the cost for membership per person for the year is only €12. We will keep you updated in the coming weeks on any more news.

So come on and support the local side, you know you want to!!

Johnny Wilson

The fixtures for the coming season have just been posted. We are away in the first game to Faro Benfica on 10th October, our first home game is against Quarteirense on 17th October.

See link attached for full list...

http://www.zerozerofootball.com/team/portugal/aljezurense/2009_2010/all_matches/139/allmatches/8004

John

The game against Vila Nova yesterday was very enjoyable, an open, attacking game with Aljezur under a lot of pressure from their more senior Alentejo opponents. Aljezur were 2 goals up before being pegged back to 2 all with a dubious late penalty to the visitors.

Next week we are at home in the Algarve Cup at 3pm, not sure of the opponents yet but will keep you posted. The league begins the following week 10th October away to Faro Benfica.

Keep on Kickin
Johnny

Hi all,

Another entertaining if strange game today at Campo Municipal, Aljezur. This was a game in the Algarve Cup against a team we should have beaten comfortably but we did make life hard for ourselves with some uncharacteristic shoddy defending.
Aljezur went ahead early on but then conceded two goals which gave the opposition hope and they took full advantage by playing some decent football and growing in confidence. The turning point came 10 minutes before half time when the opposition keeper was sent off for a 'last man' tackle on one of our strikers which denied us a certain goal.
The resultant penalty was taken twice due to encroachment by the opposition and Aljezur went in 5 goals to 2 ahead at half time. The second half was end to end with lots of substitutions and goalmouth incidents but despite several more yellow cards, no more sendings off.
The final score was Aljezurense 7... team in Green and White 3. We are through to the next round.

Next week is the first full week of League Div 2, we are away to Faro e Benfica, in Faro. if you can be there then please do. PM me if you need any details, we will do our best to help.

John W

Johnny - a bit of an aside for this thread

Ireland v Portugal in a Mundial 2010 play off game.

Now that would be interesting - Split loyalties
(I think I know the answer) ?

Regards

Leo

Just back from the footy, a 4 - 1 win at home for Aljezurense against Quarteirense today. Goals from Jorge (penalty), 2 from Rui Campos and another from sub João Pedro saw us safely home.

Some late drama with a sending off from each side kept things interesting. Next week we are away in Faro again, this time against FC 11 Esperanças.

Edited by Rover - 17-Oct-2009 at 5:15pm

Aljezur are at home this Saturday 31.10.09 to Machados who are 9th in the league one below Aljezur, kick off at 3pm.

There seems to be a lack of anything with the Imortal team in 13th place!

Pos. Team             P G W D L F A   
1 FC 11 Esperanças    7 3 2 1 0 7 3   
2 Moncarapachense     7 3 2 1 0 5 1
3 Padernense          6 2 2 0 0 7 2   
4 Os Estombarenses    6 3 2 0 1 6 4
5 Tavira              6 3 2 0 1 114
6 Faro e Benfica      5 3 1 2 0 3 1
7 Monchiquense        4 2 1 1 0 5 2   
8 Aljezurense        4 3 1 1 1 4 4   
9 Machados            3 2 1 0 1 3 4   
10 CRD Santaluziense 3 3 1 0 2 4 8   
11 Alvorense          2 2 0 2 0 3 3   
12 Bensafrim          2 3 0 2 1 3 4   
13 Imortal            0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Quarteirense B     0 3 0 0 3 2 7   
15 Infante Sagres     0 3 0 0 3 1 9
16 GEJUPCE            0 2 0 0 2 0 8