S.C. Braga Thread [R]

Let's continue the Braga discussion here...

So far no score...Braga need a win against Zurich (Grasshoppers) in order to advance to the knock out stages of the UEFA Cup.

goal Braga!


1-0

Joao Pinto scored in the 61st minute so Braga is up 1-0!

Goal Braga! 2- 0 Castenheira 90+
FT:

Braga throught to the next phase!

O Sporting de Braga venceu os suíços do Grasshopper por 2-0 (golos de João Pinto e Castanheira) e qualificou-se, pela primeira vez na sua história, para os 16 avos-de-final da Taça UEFA.

Sporting Braga
Paulo Santos; Luís Filipe, Paulo Jorge, Nem e Carlos Fernandes; Ricardo Chaves, Vandinho e João Pinto; Maciel (Castanheira, aos 82 minutos), Zé Carlos (Marcel, 87) e Wender (Cesinha, 76).

Grasshoppers
Coltorti; Sutter, Denicola, Wellington e Jaggy; Voser, Salatic (Renggli, 69), Ristic e Roberto Pinto; Diego Leon (Blummer, 69) e Dos Santos.


Congratulations to Sporting Braga.

Some of the action

good win

Braga draws Parma in the round of 32... 1st game will be at home. Good Luck Braga!

Great win for Braga...good luck against Parma.

SP. BRAGA-BOAVISTA, 2-2 (Zé Carlos 32', Hélder Rosário [pb] 42') 2-1 at half-time.
2 red cards for accumulations of yellow cards, one for each team. This results frees Benfica alone in the third position w/ a game in hand.

Anderlecht interested in Luis Filipe: http://www.abola.pt/nnh/index.asp?op=ver&noticia=113812&tema=1

There's a chance Braga will get Joao Tomas back by the middle or end of this month; if they don't that would mean his team in Saudi Arabia will have purchased his pass for $1.7 milllion Euros (and activated the clause in the loan which they have the option to buy). Either way Braga will come up winning. Currently JTomas is 3rd in scoring in the Saudi League w/ 8 goals (5 behind the leader) :http://www.ojogo.pt/22-317/artigo601925.htm

Sp. Braga-Portimonense, 5-2 Cup game. The visitors scored first. Braga tied it 10 minutes later and controlled the game from then on. The new player in the January acquisitions, the Peruvian defender Rodriguez wasn't picked for this match.

Sp. Braga's Uefa cup next opponent , Parma, re-inforced the team. . . http://www.uefa.com/competitions/uefacup/news/kind=1/newsid=494554.html

Braga signs Vasco da Gama player Andrade.
Leaving is South Korean Kim Dong Hyun to club Rubin in his homeland on loan , and
Cândido Costa sold to Belenenses .

NACIONAL-SP. BRAGA, 0-0

Sporting Braga dominated the first half,but wasn't able to score. The reverse happened in the complementary period. A fair result , reflecting what transpired on the pitch.

2 days after rescinding his contract w/ Braga, Hugo Leal says he will take off the rest of the season to get back in shape and recover completely from his muscle related injuries by perhaps working out with a physical therapist: http://diariodigital.sapo.pt/news.asp?section_id=125&id_news=258754

WTF ? That just doesn't make any sence. Why rescind the contract because of an injury?

They dont need him.

Bragas board is superb.

Not onmly did they sign one of the brazilian leagues best midfielders Andrade, they also signed a peruvian international CB for 400,000.

simply amazing aquistions.

Makes Benficas board look like clowns in strark contrast..ffs spending 3.5 million on a sh!t like marcel.

Amazing buy, I would want at Benfica for the price they got him.

is rodriguez doing good??????

I think I read somewhere that this purchase was made w/ the agreement that he would eventually go on to Porto... i.e., he'll be going to Braga on a loan w/ the understanding that Porto will have priority to acquire him in hte future. Can anyone confirm this or was I just dreaming?