89' Sunderland behind in the final minute as Lucas sneaks in to meet a cross from the left and touch a first-time shot beyond Pantilimon, who couldn't do much about it.
Results mean little in preseason games. Only thing that matters is getting a team playing and fit. Makes no odds.
The result is irrelevant. It's more about Gus trying out some of the kids in certain situations, and seeing how they react. If a couple of academy kids impress Gus enough to warrant a first team squad place, then that's a win for me.
Sounds like Mavrias is having a good pre-season.. is there need for Atsu? Would we be better off giving Mavrias & Watmore some game time? Developing our own players
I think watmore neds a year on loan to develop. Mavrias looks ready, but we still need a bit more pace and power in the side. Atsu fits the bill on that score.
I agree, a US tour against the likes of Seattle Sounders, LA Galaxy New York Red bulls etc..The game is gonna take of big time there, and SAFC have in possesion for now, one of their golden boys.. A missed opportunity imo.
@JHunterChron No @JozyAltidore against Vitoria Setubal tonight. But Vito Mannone will get his chance to impress. ‪#‎safc‬ http://bit.ly/1oinMQb
Match Guide: Vitoria Setubal Published: 02 August, 2014 by Oscar Chamberlain Find out more about tonight's friendly opponents. Full name: Vitória de Setúbal Founded: 1910 Ground: Estadio do Bonfim Capacity: 12,530 Chairman: Fernando Oliveira Manager: Domingos Paciencia League: Primeira Liga 2013-14: 7th Who are they? Vitória Futebol Clube, popularly known as Vitoria de Setúbal, are a Portuguese football club who play in the Primeira Liga. The club was born from the ashes of Bonfim Foot-Ball Club and was founded in 1910, later changing their name with the motto 'A Vitoria sera nossa', which translates to 'victory shall be ours'. Vitoria have won three Portuguese Cups during their history and one Portuguese League Cup. Stadium The club play their home matches at the Estadio do Bonfim, which has a capacity of 18,694. The stadium opened in 1962 and his since hosted six international matches, with the last one coming on 5th June 2004 when Portugal secured a 4-1 friendly win over Lithuania. Plans for a new municipal stadium to be built in Setubal have also been submitted, with Estadio do Bonfim being re-developed for retail. Manager Setubal are managed by former Porto striker Domingos Paciencia. Paciencia enjoyed a successful playing career with Porto, appearing in more than 350 games and scoring over 100 goals. In 1990 he was named as the Portuguese Footballer of the Year after winning the Portuguese Golden Boot, a feat which he repeated in 1996. During his time with the Portuguese giants he won seven league titles, five Portuguese Cups and six Portuguese Super Cups. He also enjoyed success on the international stage, scoring 9 goals in 34 appearances, which included a goal at the City Ground in 1996 European Championships. His final international goal came at the Estadio do Bonfim when he opened the scoring in a 3-1 win over Armenia. After a brief spell with Tenerife the forward returned to Porto, playing for a further two years until 2001 when he became assistant coach and then coach of the club’s B team. In 2006 he became manager of first division side Uniao de Leiria, but despite finishing seventh he left the club before the end of the season, joining Academica de Coimbra ahead of the new season. Two years later Paciencia joined Sporting de Braga, leading them to their highest-ever finish of second in his first season, meaning they secured qualification to the UEFA Champions League. Despite exiting Europe’s elite competition in the group stage, Braga entered the UEFA Europa League and they reached the final after knocking out Lech Poznan, Liverpool, Dynamo Kiev and Benfica. On 23rd May 2011 he joined Sporting Lisbon, but despite leading them to a first Portuguese Cup final in four years he parted ways with the club in February 2012 with the club sitting fourth in the Primeira Liga. On 30th December 2012 Paciencia joined Spanish side Deportivo de La Coruna; however he departed after just four months after being unable to lift the club off the bottom of the league table.
LIVE TEXT: Vitoria Setubal v Sunderland http://www.safc.com/news/team-news/2014/august/live-blog-vitoria-setubal-v-sunderland
Think i might have a link, had on here : http://hamrofootball.com/2014/08/02...rland-watch-live-streaming-online-commentary/ if anywhere
http://www.ifeed2all.eu/type/football.html <<< was directed here, can't find a link though if there is one?
‪#‎SAFC‬: Pantilimon, Mavrias, van Aanholt, O'Shea (c), Roberge, Bridcutt, Gomez, Giaccherini, Johnson, Wickham, Fletcher.
