Imortal had no game last weekend, being exempt from the first round of the cup. The League resumes next weekend, with Imortal currently scheduled to play at home to Sintrense on Sunday 6th September, ko 1700hrs / 5pm.

IMORTAL 0 - 2 SINTRENSE

A very poor performance by Imortal. They didn't manage a single attempt on goal during the first half and it wasn't until too late that some sense of urgency came about, but which still yielded only one shot on target, a low curler from Walter Alves that the 'keeper tipped around the post.

In fact the first half was devoid of any meaningful action, apart from the first goal scored by Henrique Henriques in the 11th minute. Gonçalo Guido twisted and turned   the Imortal defence, had a fairly tame low shot from the edge of area but, inexplicably, Inacio spilled it leaving Henriques with an easy finish.

Sintrense were happy to control the game in midfield, they too rarely troubled the Imortal defence, apart from the goal of course. When Imortal did have an opportunity, the midfield duo of Baiao and Rodrigo Silva contrived to lose the ball far too easily. Passes were poor, the long ball down the left wing far too often finding an opponent. At the end of the 45 minutes + 2, there had been a sum total of two shots on goal and one corner, from both teams.

Changes were needed by Imortal! Baiao and Silva were both subbed at half time, being replaced by Walter Alves and Mica Silva, the latter confusingly wearing number 28 which wasn't what he wore for the first two games. Imortal nearly went two behind in the opening moments of the second half, Floro bravely heading a shot off the line. The lead was doubled 9 minutes into the second period. Down the right wing, Adilson Cabral skipped past back-pedalling defenders and slipped the ball through to Tiago Rodrigues, who made no mistake with fierce drive from just inside the area.

That did spur Imortal into some kind of life. Our Cabral, Diogo, had some good runs down the right, but his crosses were not seized upon by those in the middle. The Sintrense goalkeeper went down midway through the half. Off trotted the players to the half way line for water, despite the efforts of the referee trying to apply the injunction that they must stay put as the goalkeeper had not been fouled. The goalkeeper was claiming cramp, very strange since he had hardly touched the ball or had to move. The referee also failed to apply the edict that if the goalkeeper goes down and requires 'treatment', an outfield player must go off for a minute at least. Anyway, to make things even stranger, after that two minute stoppage, the referee called the water break (it was 32º) after half an hour, barely seven minutes after the previous stoppage. This weird timing matched that at the Ferreiras FA cup match the previous weekend. It seems here that when it's hot, the water breaks are called 30 minutes into each half. Crowd bemused.

Once play resumed, Imortal did have a few moments. Nascimento had a long range effort blocked, by a hand he said, referee disagreed. Cabral had another good run, but once again it came to nothing. Sintrense were well in control. A slightly dodgy free kick, on corner of the penalty area, went Imortal's way with five minutes of normal time remaining. Coelho sent it just over the bar. Seven minutes added time were announced. Imortal won three quick corners from blocked and deflected crosses, but again no-one could meet the ball. Then came Alves effort, followed by two more corners, but still nothing doing. The seven minutes were up, it was just turning 7 o´clock and went the final whistle. Joy amongst the dozen or so who had come down from Sintra, silence from the majority!

Next Sunday Imortal travel to the Lisbon area to play Alcochetense. That will be followed on Sunday 20th by a home FA Cup match against Liga 2 side Tondela.

Imortal Team : Inacio; Pina, Dias, Lopes, Floro; Nascimento, Cabral, Baiao, Pimenta; R, Silva, Duarte. Subs used : Prates, Coelho, Alves, M. Silva and Silveira (aka Nandim)

Match statistics

Free kicks conceded : Imortal 8, Sintrense 14 (I don't think we got near enough to them!)
Offside : Imortal 1, Sintrense 0
Shots on Target : Imortal 1, Sintrense 5
Shots off Target : Imortal 2, Sintrense 3
Shots blocked : Imortal 1, Sintrense 1
Corners : Imortal 7, Sintrense 4
Yellow cards : Imortal 0, Sintrense 2

A fixture for the Algarve Supercup has appeared.

Imortal 3 - 2 Olhanense revenge for last year's Cup Final defeat. Scorers - Pimenta, Floro and Cabral. No game for Imortal next week. Their league resumes on 11th October. The B team are scheduled to at home this Saturday at 1800hrs/6pm visitors will be Alvor. Will be played on the secondary (3G) pitch

Not a good performance, despite the score. Too slow and too cautious against weak opposition. Report Monday, might not be until evening.

Imortal 3 - 0 GD Portel
Sunday 11th October 2026
Campeonato de Portugal First Phase Group D

Not the most convincing performance despite the score. GD Portel were very poor opposition. They had drawn their first four league games and it was easy see why. They were quite happy to pack five or six men back in defence. For long periods of the game, Imortal lacked the initiative to break down this wall. Too many times, we had the ball on the edge of their penalty area then, three passes later, it was back with Inacio in our goal. It was only late in the game that things changed.

The pitch was dry and bumpy in places. Not sure what's wrong, but it is needing attention.

There were changes from the most recent game a fortnight ago. Baiao, Lopes and Floro were all missing, replaced by Luis Silveira, Mica Silva, plus Rodrigo Silva made his first start of the season in midfield.

The opening ten minutes were of little note, in fact it was not until the 11th minute that there was even a free kick. Imortal did create a couple of chances. A great cross from the left by Cabral was just missed by Rodrigo Silva on the far post, then a corner missed two Imortal heads. Pimenta had a first time shot from the edge of penalty area that went way over the crossbar. Portel often had ten men behind the ball. Frustration was growing.

On the half hour, Pina went down in the Portel penalty area, no foul, just seemed to land awkwardly. He was stretchered off, came back on after five minutes, but didn't come out for the second half, being replaced by Diogo Prates.

There was time just before the interval for another chance, again through Cabral down the left. His cross went just behind Duarte, no joy.

Things had to improve and they did, slowly. Duarte had a shot well saved low down by Portel 'keeper Diogo Águas. That was the first save that either goalkeeper had to make, although both had been in action competently dealing, most of the time, with crosses.

Imortal's opening goal was a bit of luck. Mica Silva had a free kick wide out on the right. In it floated towards the far post, missing about a dozen heads before it dropped into the corner of the goal.

Imortal applied the pressure, at last, and were rewarded with the4 second goal on 17 minutes. Silva had a foot in it, sending in a deep cross which was headed back across goal by Dias and perfectly met on the volley by incoming Duarte from six metres out.

But still Imortal were not positive enough. Prates did get in a good cross from the right, three Imortal players failed to connect. Baiao was just wide with a low shot, his first touch after coming on a sub on 35 minutes.

Portel had until then not managed a single goal scoring attempt Suddenly they attacked, catching Imortal a little off guard. Luckily Marco Grave sent his header over the bar.

Crowd favourite Ricardo Tome (Ruca) came on for the last few minutes. He teamed up with Walter Alves to create Imortal's third, which was also a bit lucky. Alves picked up the ball wide left of the goal, wormed his way across the penalty area, with Ruca drawing defenders out of position. It seemed that Alves had gone too far, but as he reached the goal-line on the opposite side of the goal, he turned on the proverbial sixpence to send in a low cross, but to no-one in particular. Maybe goalkeeper Águas was surprised. He fumbled gathering the cross, the ball hit the goalpost, rebounded off his head and rolled gently across the line.

There was time for Jenney Dangervil of Portel to make a run at goal, but he fluffed his shot and sent it well wide.

Three points are three points and with Sintrense losing Imortal are now level on points with them at the top of the table.


Match statistics

Free-kicks conceded : Imortal 11, Portel 7 (must be a a record for a low total!)
Offside : Imortal 1, Portel 1
Shots on target : Imortal 3,Portel 0
Shots off target : Imortal 3, Portel 2
Shots blocked : Imortal  2, Portel 0
Corners : Imortal 7, Portel 1
Yellow cards : Imortal 1, Portel 4