DF FC 6 Sassco.co.uk 4. Day 3, the final day of the tour. I was up at 7:00am and by...
Portugal Tour 2009
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The second tour was the biggest to date, and this time we had substitutes (for a few hours).
After Malta in 2008, it was a case of “that’s it, we’ve done it!” and then back to normality. But it wasn’t long before the players started to ask about the next location. So, Portugal was chosen, with easy, direct flights and a full squad. This time, we managed to get a draw, a win and a loss.
FC Ferreiras 0 Sassco.co.uk 2. The team lined up before the controversial win over FC Ferreiras. A more relaxed morning....
Juventude Sport Campinense 1 Sassco.co.uk 1. The team pictured prior to the first game. As expected, the paranoia kicked in...
Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Sunny Max: 26°C 79°F Sunrise: 07:40 Sunny Max: 26°CSunrise: 07:41 Sunny Max: 25°CSunrise: 07:42 Sunny Max:...
FC Ferreiras artificial 3G turf pitch. The new venue for Saturday afternoon's game. As mentioned earlier, for the second game...
Bar Solar Da Palancie. We play our host, Gary Thomas' team on Sunday just before lunchtime. Afterwards, we'll be at...
More publicity in Portugal. Algarve Resident, the local newspaper (online and in print) for the area, will be featuring Sassco's tour. Thanks...
Pleased to announce that the local radio station, KISS FM Algarve will be mentioning our tour and also the match details...
After our late game on Friday (the day we land in Portugal), we've been invited into the restaurant/bar in the Imortal...
Sassco's flag for the Portugal Tour 2009.When in Malta, we didn't have any flag or banner to fly from the...
With only 27 days remaining until the tour, a few final arrangements have been sorted. The times for the games...
The Municipal 3G pitch (photo 1 of 2).Two new pictures of the Municipal 3G pitch, courtesy of tour operator, Gary...
The driving force behind the tour has been myself (Davinder Sangha) as well as all the players who came on...
Remember the pre-match handshakes when we played our three games in Malta? We received pennants and emblems from the opponents,...
The costings for the tour are in. The total to pay overall is £258 per person based on the 13...
16th October (Friday) Juventude Sport Campinense/Loulé 8:30pm Municipal 3G pitch 17th October (Saturday) FC Ferreiras 5:00pm Estadio Da Nora 18th...
Estádio da Nora's main stand.Slight change on the schedule. Friday we play v Juventude on an artificial pitch next to...
Municipal 3G pitch. Venue for the game against Juventude Sport Campinense/Loulé on Friday afternoon. On Friday 16th October, our game...
The new Portugal Tour 2009 shirt is as shown in the image. The brand is Adidas (obviously) and the sizes...
FlightsThe flights are by easyJet and take off from Newcastle. Friday 16 OctoberCheck in opens Fri 16 Oct 04:20 Closes...