ACADÉMICA-U. LEIRIA, 1-1 João Paulo( 47' ) scored to lead the game. U. Leiria going to Israel on Thursday for the 2nd leg of the UEFA cup pre-eliminatory round vs Maccabi Netanya with a handful of missing players.
M. Netanya0 - 1 Leiria Uniao de Leira got screwd by FCP. They played today, and had asked FCP to move their game this weekend to Monday. Guess what the tripeiros said? Nope, play on a 2 day rest, and since Leiria had the a away game in Israel. Way to support Portuguse Futebol Tripeiros. (Scumbs of the earth)
All 3 Port. teams got tough Uefa Cup match-ups. Hopefully at least one will make it to the group stage.
Actually , I should have said 3 out 4 Portuguese clubs, because Sp. Braga , at least on paper, got an easier match-up.
João Bartolomeu ameaça alguns jogadores com corte nos ordenados http://www.ojogo.pt/Directo/NoticiaHoraFutebolNacional_BartolasLeiria091007_41359.asp Now, there's a novel idea to deal with bad results
A União de Leiria ficou sem treinador depois de Paulo Duarte ter apresentado a demissão . The last place might have had something to do with his decision to resign
UD Leiria sign Polish International Winger Damian Gorawski from FC Moskva. Ispwich Town, Red Star, Steuea, Derby County were all intrested but he chooses Leira. Leiria are in last place of the Liga and 10 points adrift Safety. He has 14 caps and 1 goal. \ in red
U. Leiria has just bought insurance on their relegation program by losing again at home. Harison scored a great goal but it was all for naught. U.Leiria 1-2 Belenenses.
Paulo Alves contratado por uma época Former U.Leiria and Sporting striker signs to coach the Honra div side for one season. This is his second stint as a coach, after debuting his new career in another former club , Gil Vicente.
Brazilian goalie Fernando on his way to Sporting CP. His replacement is Peçanha signed from Paços de Ferreira Ricardo, also a goalie, will come on loan from Academica for one year
Back up they go into the 1st division. I am glad as well. Any city with such a large stadium should be playing in the top league of the country. No excuses.
Here are the 2009-10 league fixtures. 8/16 - U.Leiria v Rio Ave 8/23 - Olhanense v U.Leiria 8/30 - U.Leiria v Maritimo 9/13 - Setubal v U.Leiria 9/20 - U.Leiria v Benfica 9/27 - Guimaraes v U.Leiria 10/4 - Leixoes v U.Leiria 10/25 - U.Leiria v Naval 11/1 - P.Ferreira v U.Leiria 11/8 - U.Leiria v Academica 11/29 - Braga v U.Leiria 12/6 - U.Leiria v Nacional 12/13 - Sporting CP v U.Leiria 12/20 - U.Leiria v Belenenses 1/17 - Rio Ave v U.Leiria 1/31 - U.Leiria v Olhanense 2/7 - Maritimo v U.Leiria 2/10 - FC Porto v U.Leiria 2/14 - U.Leiria v Setubal 2/21 - Benfica v U.Leiria 2/28 - U.Leiria v Guimaraes 3/7 - U.Leiria v Leixoes 3/14 - Naval v U.Leiria 3/28 - U.Leiria v P.Ferreira 4/3 - Academica v U.Leiria 4/11 - U.Leiria v Braga 4/18 - Nacional v U.Leiria 4/25 - U.Leiria v Sporting CP 5/2 - Belenenses v U.Leiria 5/9 - U.Leiria v FC Porto
Week 1 Uniao de Leiria 1 - 1 Rio Ave Not a pretty game as both teams struggled. Disappointing crowd of only 1,808.
Yeah, I think you're right. Having two of the big three fairly close and with such a history makes it tough.
Week 2 Olhanense 0-0 Leiria A bit of a back-and-forth game, though neither team seemed to get in rhythm. Tall gets a red card in the 90th minute.