Portugal

Primeira Liga

Saturday 4th March 2023

Kick Off 15.30 On Time!

Grupo Desportivo Estoril Praia 0 F.C. Vizela 3, attendance 1,815

15’ 0-1

42’ 0-2

83’ 0-3

@ Estadio Antonio Coimbra da Mota

Rua Dom Bosco

2765-437 Estoril

€18 Admission

No Programme.

The walk up from Monte-Estoril station to the ground took about twenty minutes, not helped by being uphill all the way. At least on arrival the ticket office is at the near end of the stadium. Only the two sides of the ground are used, so although capacity is listed as 8,015, there are far fewer seats actually available, not that getting in here would be a problem for most games. The changing rooms/club buildings are at the one end, whilst the other goal end is draped in adverts and probably only used when one of the big clubs visit. We opted for seats in the main stand, which is the only part of the stadium that is covered.

The match was 15th versus 12th in the league table. It is easy to see why Estoril are hovering just above the relegation zone. They never looked capable of getting anything from this and it was very comfortable for the visitors. They opened the scoring after fifteen minutes, finishing from close range, after a pass across the six yard box was deflected and fell perfectly for the striker to fire home. The second goal came three minutes before halftime, breaking quickly after defending a corner and as the ball was played into the box it was diverted into the net by a home defender trying to cut out the cross. It could have been worse for the hosts, but Vizela only managed to add a third goal seven minutes from time. A one-two saw the striker played clear and he cut inside before smashing the ball across the ‘keeper into the far corner.

The walk back down the hill to Alcântara-Mar station was much easier than it had been on the way up! The fare back to Cais do Sodre station cost €2.45 and took around 35 minutes, before a short walk back into the centre of Lisbon.