The Estoril Praia Herald
Squad14 Dec 2026
Xeka damages knee ligaments — 18 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 18 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Match12 Dec 2026
Estoril Praia strike at the death to beat Alverca
There were 88 minutes on the clock and Alverca had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and Estoril Praia did not stop to explain themselves.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Xeka 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 Estoril Praia this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Nobody could get near João Carvalho
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match12 Dec 2026
6 unbeaten for Estoril Praia
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Estoril Praia did not have in the autumn.
Match12 Dec 2026
Estoril Praia get the job done against Alverca
A 2‑1 win over Alverca, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad14 Dec 2026
No hiding place for Yanis Begraoui
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Yanis Begraoui, and the manager let it.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Fabrício Garcia was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.18. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Yanis Begraoui is still paying for one afternoon at Estoril Praia
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
In brief
- Player ratings Jandro Orellana changes it off the bench
- Market The Kelian Baruti Liamba question follows Estoril Praia around
- Player ratings Jordan Holsgrove spends the afternoon fouling