Frank Cunha
Apr 15 2002, 05:07 PM
Sporting vs Leixoes in the final of the portuguese cup, May 12 in the Jamor Stadium. Leixoes is in first place in the portuguese II Division, [North], with 67 pts in 31 games but only ahead of Marco by 2 points, hoping for promotion to the II Liga. Once a powerful portuguese team in the 60's winning the portuguese cup in 1961. They played in the old European Cup of Cups.
They played Newchatel in Newchatel losing 6-2. In the second leg in Leixoes they won 5-0 going to the second round. One of the big coming from behind results in European competition.
In 1965 Leixoes played in the UEFA Cup tie Celtic from Scotland 1-1 in Leixoes losing to Celtic in Scotland 3-0.
The game in Lisbon his almost a sellout and half of the tickets sold are for the Leixoes fans about 300 km away in the Matosinhos city.
They played Newchatel in Newchatel losing 6-2. In the second leg in Leixoes they won 5-0 going to the second round. One of the big coming from behind results in European competition.
In 1965 Leixoes played in the UEFA Cup tie Celtic from Scotland 1-1 in Leixoes losing to Celtic in Scotland 3-0.
The game in Lisbon his almost a sellout and half of the tickets sold are for the Leixoes fans about 300 km away in the Matosinhos city.