Mind the gap!
Portimonense were unlucky to only take a share of the spoils at home against Penafiel over the weekend but held on to the second promotion place as pursuing Freamunde and
Portimonense heading up
The aerial prowess of Brazilian central defender Jadson is proving to be pivotal to Portimonense’s increasingly credible end-of-season promotion challenge. In mid-week, the tall 24-year-old put the Algarveans 2-0 ahead
The great escape
Portimonense rode their luck to grab a 1-0 win and three invaluable points at Leixões’ Estádio do Mar in Matosinhos last Saturday afternoon. The second division strugglers wasted a handful
Honours even
Portimonense gained a very credible away point after drawing 1-1 with direct promotion rivals Famalicão last Saturday afternoon. Still ‘exiled’ coach José Augusto’s men came under increasing pressure from the
Portimonense – Eagles tamed
Portimonense produced one of the best attacking performances of the season last Sunday afternoon and should have beaten relegation-threatened Benfica B by far more than the minimum one-goal margin. Zambujo,
Promotion race continues
BY SKIP BANDELE Portimonense managed to garner four points from their two matches last week to move within touching distance of a promotion spot. Wednesday’s (March 9) away trip to
Portimonense crushed
Perhaps Portimonense already suspected what was in store for them ahead of last Saturday afternoon’s heavy 5-1 home defeat to Sporting Braga B when Jorge Ferreira was nominated to referee
Bragging rights
Portimonense beat Farense 1-0 on the coldest Saturday afternoon of the year to make it three out of three Algarve derby wins this season to date. Blustery conditions and a
Portimonense – Looking up
Portimonense recovered from the previous week’s double reversal with a win and a draw to keep in touch with the promotion race this time around. First up was a more
Double trouble
Portimonense suffered back-to-back setbacks as manager José Augusto’s team was knocked out of the League Cup before losing significant ground in the promotion race. On Madeira in mid-week Pires gave

