ALGARVE FOOTBALL - FIXTURES AND RESULTS

Very little to report on this morning. The semi professional leagues do not play over the Easter weekend. In the Liga Betclic, Farense lost agan, 2-1 up at Arouca, to continue their slide towards the relegation places. They now stand 13th, with 27 points from 27 games and four points above the dotted line. Portimonense, who are currently 16th, play Braga tonight. I shall do a full update tomorrow including next weekend's fixtures.

Report this evening, but ahead of that both Farense and Portimonense recorded important wins in the struggle to avoid relegation. Imortal finished their season with a 1-1 draw up in Sintra.

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEKEND'S GAMES

Liga Betclic

Portimonense 2 - 2 Casa Pia 2 att. 1683
Vítoria Guimarães 1 - 1 Farense att. 19982

A point for Portimonense, but will it be enough? They currently stand 16th of 18 teams, six points clear of automatic relegation. The two teams below played this evening. Bottom club Chaves won, the gap is now five points. Five games remain.

Farense scored in the 9th minute and held out for would have been a famous victory at Guimarães, but a late, late equaliser did for them. They are in tenth place, but only four points ahead of Portimonense, so they cannot afford to lose if others are winning.

Next weekend

Portimonense travel to Famalicão (8th) on Sunday afternoon. Farense have the little matter of a home match against Benfica on Monday night.

Campeonato de Portugal Second Phase

This gets under way on Sunday. The Algarve's representative, Moncarpachense, begin their campaign with an away match with a nice day out to the Azores, to play SC Lusitânia.  Louletano and Imortal Albufeira have finished their season.

ALGARVE LEAGUE DIVISION ONE Second Phase promotion group - third  matches

Ferreiras 2 - 0 Odiáxere
Lagoa 2 - 1 Quarteirense
Lagos 1 - 0 Silves

Points were carried through from the first phase. Lagoa are 19 points ahead with 7 games to play, so one more win and they are certain to finish top and be promoted to the Campeonato. The rest are also ran, except that the team finishing second is accepted into the Portugal FA Cup. That could be a good race if they are interested. Only three points separate 2nd from 5th in this six team group.

Next Saturday at 1600hrs

Lagos v Odiáxere
Quarteirense v Ferreiras
Silves v Lagoa

Relegation Group

Paderne 4 - 2 Portimonense B
Carvoeiro United 2 -1 Culatrense
Os 11 Esperanças 2 - 0 Lusitano VRSA

Carvoeiro United are bottom on 11 points, nine behind Culatrense. How many get relegated is never known until the start of next season. Depends on teams not folding, new teams forming etc etc.

Next Saturday

Os 11 Esperanças v Carvoeiro United ko 1800hrs
Lusitano VTSA v Portimonense B ko 1600hrs
Culatrense v Paderne ko 1600hrs

ALGARVE LEAGUE SECOND DIVISION Second phase

Gold or Promotion Group

Imortal Albufeira B 2 - 3 Campinense
Moncarapachense B 3 - 1 Guia
Os Armacanenses 1 - 1 SC Olhanense 1912

Five games of the ten played and SC Olhanense 1912 and Moncarapachense B are tied at the top on 10 points, with Os Armcanenses third on 9.

Nsxt Saturday all games at 1900hrs

Moncarapachense B v Os Armacanenses
Imortal Albufeira B v Guia
Campinense v SC Olhanense 1912

Silver group

Ferreiras B 3 - 1 Lagoa B
Sport Faro Benfica 7 - 2 Messinense
Sambrasense 2 - 3 SC Quarteira

For what it's worth, SC Quarteira are five points ahead at the top above Sport Faro Benfica.

Next Saturday all games at 1900hrs

SC Quarteira v Sport Faro Benfica
Ferreiras B v Sambrasense
Lagoa B v Messinense

Bronze group A

Bensafrim 6 - 2 4 ao Cubo
Louletano B 3 - 1 Odiáxere

Two more games to play for the leaders. Louletano B are four poinnts ahead of Odiáxere B.

This Wednesday
Odiáxere B v Louletano B ko 2100hrs.

Next Saturday at 1900hrs

4 ao Cubo v Odiáxere B
Bensafrim v Louletano venue to be advised as Bensafrim do not have floodlights.

BRONZE GROUP B only three teams

Marítimo Olhanense 3 - 1 Alvor

Alvor are top on six points but have played all their games. The remaining match next week, between Mentes Desporto and Marítimo Olhanense, could send the 'title' either way. Mentes Desporto just need to win, Maritimo need to win by at last two goals to overtake Alvor. The head to head between the two is identical, both teams having won 3-1 when they played each other.

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE SECOND PHASE SOUTH SECTION

Guia 4 - 0 Alverca

Guia are two points clear at the top with five games remaining. Next Sunday they host 5th Place Adrc Vasco Gama ko 1600hrs

In the mysterious Taça Feminina de Promoção, Ferreiras, who are top of section I, did not have a game last weekend. Next Sunday they travel to Ourique, who are fourth.

Last weekend's results next week's games

Liga Betclic

Portimonense 0 - 2 Moreirense att

Portimonense remain in a dangerous position with three games remaining after yet another home defeat, their 8th of the season. They are 16th of 18 teams, having 28 points from 31 games played. The two below them are five and six points adrift so will almost certainly go down. Finishing 16th requires a playoff against the team finishing third in Liga 2.  The positions above Portimonense are : 15th Estrela Amadora, 29 points and playing tonight, Boavista 30 points, Farense 31 points and also playing tonight; Gil Vicente and Rio Ave on 32 and in 10th place Estoril with 33. If Farense beat Estrela Amoadora tonight, that should see them safe. Some anxious days ahead!

Tonight's game is up in Lisbon, Estrela Amadora v Farense ko 2015hrs.

Next weekend their games are these:

Sporting v Portimonense on Saturday evening at 1800, no problem there then, visiting the league leaders and likely champions!
On Sunday at 1530 Farense host Estoril in an important match.

The week after sees both the Algarve teams meeting others near the bottom then, on the last day of the season, a cruel twist of the fixture list has Farense at home to Portimonense. Date and time for that one will be decreed by the League in due course.

Campeonato de Portugal second phase south group

In their second match of this six game series, Moncarapachense lost 1 -2 at home to Vítoria Setubal. So far, two games and two defeats.  Next Sunday they travel up to Santarém, who have also lost both their games.

Algarve League Division One Second Phase Promotion Group

Half way through the ten game series

Lagoa 1 - 1 Lagos
Odiáxere 1 - 2 Quarteirense
Ferreiras 1 - 2 Silves

Lagoa are 19 points ahead at the top and with only 15 points to play for they cannot be overtaken. They will therefore be Algarve champions and promoted to the Campeonato. Second are Lagos and third Silves.

Next Saturday at 1700hrs

Ferreiras v Lagoa
Odiáxere v Silves
Quarteirense v Lagos

Algarve League Division One Second Phase relegation group

Portimonense B 2 - 0 Culatrense
Paderne 1 - 2 Os 11 Esperanças
Carvoeiro United 1 - 2 Lusitano VRSA

Carvoeiro United are bottom with Culatrense 12 points above them. Those two look destined to be relegated.

Next Saturday

Carvoeiro United v Paderne ko 1700hrs
Culatrense v Lusitano VRSA ko 1700hrs
Portimonenese B v Os 11 Esperanças ko 1930hrs

Algarve League Division Two Second Phase

Promotion group

Guia 1 - 0 Campinense
SC Olhanense 2 - 1 Moncarpachense B
Os Armacancenses 1 - 0 Imortal B

Imortal Albufeira B retained their 100% losing record in phase 2.  Seven games played and null points.

At the top end, SC Olhanense have 16 points, three ahead of Guia and Moncarpachense B, with Os Armacanenses on 12 points in fourth. Some interesting games ahead.

Next Saturday's matches

Imortal B v Moncarapachense B ko 1900hrs on the top pitch
Campinense v Os Armacanenses ko 1900hrs
Guia v SC Olhanense ko 1900hrs

I have it on good authority that the game on 11th May between Imortal B and SC Olhanense will be played in the main stadium and possibly with an earlier kickoff. To be confirmed.

Silver group

Messinense 1 - 3 Quarteira SC
Sport Faro Benfica 3 - 0 Ferreiras B
Sambrasense 2 - 0 Lagoa B

For what's worth, Quarteira SC top the  group, five points ahead of Sambrasense.

Next Saturday all at 1900hrs

Ferrieras B v Quarteira SC
Lagoa B v Sport Faro Benfica
Sambrasense v Messinense

The bronze group is completed apart for one meaningless game to be played on 1st may, Bensafrim v Louletano B ko 1600hrs

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL National League Third Division Second Phase South group

AD Pasteis Bola 2 - 2 Guia a good result for Guia who remain 2 points clear of Pasteis Bola at the top.

Three games remain in this phase. Guia's next game is on Wednesday 1st May (a public holiday of course) at home to A-Dos-Francos, sitting fourth, ko 1600hrs. That will be played on their second pitch at Guia. Then on Sunday they will be off on their travels to Feirense, presently third. So two important games coming up.

Taça Feminina Promoção Group I

Ourique 2 - 0 Ferreiras, of little matter as Ferreiras had already clinched the group title. What happens next I cannot discover!

LAST WEEKEND'S RESULTS NEXT WEEKEND'S GAMES

Liga Betclic

Sporting 3 - 0 Portimonense att. 49,557 (sell-out) the bare statistics show Portimonense to have been totally outclassed, 35% possession, 2 shots to Sporting's 21 and 1 corner to their 15. Sporting cannot now be caught and will win the league, Benfica will finish second, come what may. Third place will be between FC Porto and Braga, who are separated by one point.

Farense 3 - 2 Estoril att 5508

Farense are now safe. Two games remain. Portimonense are 16th of 18 teams, with 28 points. Estrela Amadora are just above them on 30 points, then it's Boavista with 31, Estoril and Gil Vicente on 33. All those could, mathematicallly at least, fall into that 16th place and the relegation playoff. Already relegated, bar the shouting, are Vizela and Chaves.

Next weekend's important games

Saturday. Vizela v Estrela Amadora and Portimonense v Rio Ave, both  at 1530. A win for Estrela Amadora would put Portimonense in big trouble.

Sunday at 2030hrs

FC Porto v Boavista which of course Boavista have no chance of winning.

Campeonato de Portugal Second Phase south group

União Santarém 2 -1 Moncarapachense

Three games of six now played, Moncarapachense nul points. There are no games scheduled next weekend. No I don't know why.

Algarve League Division One Second phase
Promotion Group

Ferreiras 0 - 3 Lagoa
Quarteirense 3 - 0 Lagos
Odiáxere v Silves result not posted. Postponed?

Lagoa had already won the league and promotion. The remaining four rounds will be pretty meaningless.

Next Saturday all at 1700hrs

Lagos v Ferreiras
Lagoa v Odiáxere
Silves v Quarteirense

Relegation group

Culatrense 3 - 1 Lusitano VRSA
Carvoeiro United 1 - 5 Paderne
Portimonense B 1 - 1 Os 11 Esperanças

The bottom positions are of import here.  Carvoeiro United are bottom and will be relegated. The middle three, Portimonense B, Lusitano VRSA and Culatrense could go down. With this league, it's never certain who will go down other than the bottom side.

Next Saturday all at 1700hrs

Lusitano VRSA v Paderne
Carvoeiro United v Portimonense B
Os 11 Esperanças v Culatrense

ALGARVE LEAGUE SECOND DIVISION SECOND PHASE

Promotion Group

Campinense 1 - 2 Os Armacanenses
Guia 2 - 2 SC Olhanense 1912
Imortal Albufeira B v Moncarapachense B postponed for some reason. To be played tonight, Monday, at 2000hrs on the top pitch.

It's close at the top. Olhanense have 17 points from 8 games, Os Armancanenses 15, Guia 14 and with that game tonight in hand are Moncarpachense B on 13.

Penultimate round of matches next Saturday all at 1900hrs

Imortal Albufeira B v SC Olhanense 1912 nb in the main stadium
Moncarapachense B v Campinense
Os Armacanenses v Guia

Ferreiras B 0 - 3 Quarteira SC
Lagoa B 0 - 2 Sport Faro Benfica
Sambrasense 3 -1 Messinense

For what it matters, Quarteira SC are still 100%, 24 points from eight games, two to go.

Next Saturday all at 1900hrs

Ferreiras B v Messinense
Quarteira SC v Lagoa B

Bronze group placement playoffs (does anyone really care??)

Next Saturday at 1900hrs except one

1st and 2nd Place Mentes Desporto v Louletano B
3rd and 4th place Odiáxere B v Alvor
5th and 6th place Bensafrim v Marítimo Olhanense ko 1700hrs (no floodlights!)


WOMEN'S FOOTBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION THREE SECOND PHASE SOUTH GROUP

Feirense 2 - 1 Guia a result that knocks Guia down into second place. There is one game remaining. The top three are Pasteis Bola on 31 points, Guia on 30 and Feirense on 29.

Next Sunday at 1600hrs Guia host bottom side Salesiano Arouca, who have lost every game in this second phase. A win would guarantee Guia second spot. The top two meet in a vital fixture. A draw there and a win for Guia would give Guia the top spot.

Taça Femina Promoção 2nd phase knockout round 1

Ferreiras 1 - 2 Aldeia Nova