15-Madeira (Portugal) 25-27 June 2014

25th June (Wednesday)

Nutella!!! Special glasses for the World Cup  ^_^

My breakfast to start the day with energy!

Going for a  brief walk around Caminho do Amparo, São Martinho

Igreja São Martinho / São Martinho Church

There was still hope in Portugal

26th June (Wednesday)

The last day of Portugal in the World Cup: Portugal vs Ghana

Andreia, Caty and I went together to Praça do Mar to watch the game

There were less people because the possibilities of going through were slight

A friend of Catia also came to watch the match in the square

Portuguese national anthem was sung everyone

Beto, the goalkeeper

Cristiano Ronaldo

The African goalkeeper flying

A lack thrown by Cristiano

Big supporters!!!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL. Portugal 1-0 Ghana... but Paulo’s Bento’s side would have required at least another three goals without reply to pip USA to second place in Group G

That advantage lasted just 12 minutes into the second half. Andre Ayew did well to free Kwadwo Asamoah down the left, and his cross with the outside of his boot was headed home at the back post by Gyan

Asamoah, Gyan and Agyeman Badu all tried their luck but failed to trouble Beto, before Portugal were gifted a goal on 80 mnutes. Jonathan Mensah headed a Nani cross up in the air and Fatau, rather than catching it, flapped it straight into the path of Ronaldo, who slotted the ball into the bottom corner (2-1)

After the match :'(

 2-1 victory over Ghana wasn't enough for the Portuguese to progress

Nani behind me on the screen xD

Paulo Bento's charges finish third in Group G, behind the United States 

– beaten 1-0 by section winners Germany on Thursday – on goal difference

Goodbye to the World Cup...

Crossing the other square with screens, Largo do Colégio. Bento at the press conference

27th June (Wednesday)

The day after after being ousted from the World Cup we decided to visit the Complexo Desportivo C.S.Marítimo (Sports Complex) in Rua Campo do Marítimo but first Andreia took some pictures on me playing football :-)

Remembering the old times when I played football

Showing my talent as a footballer

Practising ball skills

Head shots

1, 2, 3...

A truly world-class footballer ^_^

I love do that

Complexo desportivo do Clube Sport Marítimo 

Located in  São Antonio, the sports complex of Club Sport Marítimo has a set of infrastructures that ensure comfort and quality of work and leisure professionals and patrons in general

It was opened in a first phase in 2001. It includes artificial-turf pitches and a natural grass field with the capacity to seat 3.500 people, including management and journalists

Team buses

They have perfectly good facilities for amateur players 

as well as professional footballers. There are spas, gymnasiums, press room, offices, etc.

The complex brings a multi-use pavilion, a Physiotherapy Clinic  that may be visited by partners and supporters, o "Lar do Jogador" (residence for the footballers), leisure and catering areas, public parking, the hosting of sport competitions (professional and amateur), etc.

Loja Oficial Club Sport Marítimo (Official store) next to a large cafeteria

Inside the cafeteria

The elimination of Portugal on the news

Front page of the newspaper Jornal da Madeira: FRUSTRATING

Front cover picture: Cristiano Ronaldo. Headline: Frustrating. 

Portugal was eliminated from Brazil World Cup but Cristiano achieved  new records

And the miracle didn't happen. Photos in Praça do Mar

The club's shield

The club also created a school: Colégio do Maritimo, preschool and elementary school (children from 3-9 years old) which houses 300 students directly linked to the club, in one of the most populated areas 

A living institution equipped with an educational project very unique, giving children and young people an education of excellence, which is not only to acquire knowledge more instrumental or more cognitive, emotional or artistic skills, but also to educate values :)

They have also their own TV... ^_^ Marítimo TV

Nice views 

Flags

 Rua campo do Marítimo

With an employee of the club

São António church. The civil parish of Santo António is located on the north-eastern part of the city centre, on the way to the mountain. It's a very large civil parish, characterised by great differences in altitude, ranging from sea level to high up on the mountain. As such, it is has different types of climate and magnificent views over the city of Funchal

Waiting for the bus