The Estoril Praia Herald
Squad21 Sep 2026
Joel Robles stands alone
8 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Estoril Praia
Jordan Holsgrove and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Martim Dias is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Match19 Sep 2026
A bad afternoon for Estoril Praia against Gil Vicente
1‑3 to Gil Vicente, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words at Estoril Praia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Xeka is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Ferro
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Ricard Sánchez beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 17. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Loan watch21 Sep 2026
Miguel Salgado has seen enough of Mafra
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Estoril Praia, and 0 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Gustavo Fernandes faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Gustavo Fernandes after 1‑3, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
In brief
- The terraces The spotlight tightens on Joel Robles
- The dugout Fabrício Garcia dropped after a run of poor form
- Market The Yanis Begraoui story refuses to die