http://www.projo.com/soccer/content/projo_20030606_06soccol.8acb1.html [Registration required] Shalise Manza Young: Stingrays to play Portuguese squad 06/06/2003 BY SHALISE MANZA YOUNG Providence (Rhode Island) Journal Sports Writer The Rhode Island Stingrays will host Portuguese second-division club Desportivo Chaves this weekend, playing an exhibition on Sunday, June 8 at 3 p.m. at Pierce Memorial Stadium in East Providence, Rhode Island. Stingrays coach Mario Pereira said the team wanted another opportunity to promote soccer and bring a foreign team to Rhode Island. He added that it also provides a chance for the Rays players, many of whom are on local college rosters, to see how they compare to professional players, and for Chaves to get a look at the R.I. players. The game also falls on National Portugal Day, part of a weekend of celebration for those in the Portuguese community. The Stingrays, 3-1-4, play at New Jersey tomorrow afternoon. The Portuguese season ended last weekend, and Chaves finished sixth in the 18-team second division, with a 12-11-11 mark. Last year, the Stingrays played the legendary Portuguese club Benfica, the first time the team had been in Rhode Island. Tickets will be available at the gate, and will be $15 for adults and $10 for fans under 14.
Chaves a team from II Liga tied Stingrays 3-3 with two goals by Brasil first game Chaves-3-Pioner Ludlow-1 3 games to go on the trip 3-3 with the Stingrays Na continuação dos jogos programados para a digressão aos Estados Unidos da América, o Chaves empatou por três golos com o Sting Rays, de Providence, com dois golos de Edu Brasil e um de Marco Cláudio. Contactado por O JOGO, o presidente flaviense, António Castanheira Gonçalves, manifestou mais uma vez a sua satisfação pela forma hospitaleira como a comunidade transmontana, e não só, tem recebido a comitiva que viajou de Chaves, o que não é de estranhar, já que o clube goza de grande simpatia em solo americano. Amanhã, a equipa flaviense defronta uma selecção local de New Bedford. Entretanto, a Assembleia Geral inicialmente prevista para o dia 20 do corrente mês, e que visa essencialmente o futuro do Chaves, poderá ter de ser adiada, em virtude do presidente da AG, Fernando Campos, estar precisamente em visita aos EUA, onde se junta hoje à comitiva flaviense. Assim, a data da Assembleia Geral fica dependente da agenda de Fernando Campos. __________________