Portugal
Liga 2
Saturday 31st January 2026
Kick Off 11.00 On Time!
F.C. Felgueiras 1 Grupo Desportivo Chaves 0, attendance 850
40’ 1-0
@ Estadio Municipal Doutor Machado de Matos
Rua do Futebol Clube de Felgueiras 7
4610-808 Felgueiras
€10 Admission
No Programme.
This morning saw a 12 mile drive south east from Guimaraes to the town of Felgueiras, which took about twenty five minutes, arriving just under half an hour before kick off. No problem parking in the street next to the ground and tickets were purchased from the ticket outlet on the corner of the ground. The ground is two sided, with no access behind either goal and has a capacity of 6,587, which is probably rarely tested and certainly not with today’s turn out. As it was drizzling at the time, we opted for the covered side of the ground, but this soon cleared and it was very pleasant in the winter sunshine. The opposite side was open terrace, with the 65 away fans situated in the left hand side section as you looked across. The usual hot and cold drinks and snacks were available, reasonably priced. Despite there having been very heavy rain for the last few days, the pitch was in superb condition, but quite a few divots appeared during the warm ups and again during the match.
It was 11th versus 8th in the league table and another game that if you’re being kind you’d describe as being dull and lacklustre. The hosts did hit the crossbar with a free kick just after the half hour mark, before making the breakthrough five minutes before halftime, when a corner on the left was cleared and returned first time and poked in at the far post. They decided to sit back and try and protect what they’d got, rather than kill the game off by adding a second goal. Chaves went close late on, hitting the near post from a tight angle, having a diving header tipped around the post and having another header from a corner tipped over the crossbar. Their best chance came nine minutes into stoppage time, when they were awarded a penalty, but a pathetic stuttered run up was followed by an equally pathetic shot that was easily saved by the ‘keeper, low down to his left hand post.
