The Barra Courier
Match22 Aug 2026
A hiding for Barra
Beaten 0‑4 by Monte Azul, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Squad24 Aug 2026
7 saves: Foguete was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 7 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Match22 Aug 2026
No end in sight to Barra's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Barra has to find a result from somewhere.
Match22 Aug 2026
3 matches without a goal for Barra
The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.
Match22 Aug 2026
No clean sheets in sight for Barra
4 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Fernando Martins answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 0‑4, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Kauã in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Barra this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Willian Mendes signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Willian Mendes commits to Barra for another 3 years.
The dugout24 Aug 2026
Felipe Dionisio is still being punished for one mistake
Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Cabeludo
- Player ratings Off the pace: Renato Gomes
- Player ratings Off the pace: Zequinha