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July 3
To provide practice games for the new Carris Men's team, the Casuals fielded two teams this week. On Thursday evening the Men beat Carris 4-0 in a fast and entertaining game. This afternooon it was the Veterans' turn and only a Carris goal from a penalty corner in the closing minutes allowed them to come away with a 2-2 draw.
June 20
The Mixed team played two matches against the Royal Holloway University of London: in Wednesday evening's game we won 1-0, but on Saturday the visitors replied with a 2-1 win.
The Ladies travelled to the north for their last two league matches and beat CAMIR 6-1 on Saturday. Today they put up a good performance to lead Lousada with 5 minutes left, only to go down 2-4.
This morning the U-18s played the newly formed Carris Men's team: despite some scrappy hockey, they won 4-3.

June 13
The U-14s came 2nd in this weekend's Nationals in the north. They began yesterday with an excellent 4-3 win against the local Lousada team and followed this in the evening with a 4-3 win against Juventude. (Strangely, the other Casuals game yesterday also fininshed with a 4-3 win for the Dutch against the British).
This morning the U-14s drew 1-1 with Sport Club so, with one game left to play, both teams were tied on the same number of points. In their final game Casuals played out a 2-2 draw with CAMIR: with Sport winning their last game, they took the title. But finishing as runners-up (without losing a single game) is a great achievement for our U-14s.
June 10
Both the Casuals' senior teams had league fixtures today: the Ladies lost 0-2 to Ramaldense, allowing the northern team to be crowned Champions. The Men lost their away game to Futebol Benfica 1-5.
This weekend it is the U-14s who travel to Lousada for the Nationals.

June 6
U-18s are National Champions again
The format of this weekend's National Finals meant that the top four U-18 teams all played each other in the space of 24 hours. After winning yesterday morning's game against CAMIR 6-0, the Casuals took on their main rivals, Sport Club (the winners of the Porto Regional competition), in the evening. In a fast and hotly contested match, it was only in the last 15 minutes that the Casuals were able to make sure of the result with a 4-2 win.
Needing at least a draw in this morning's last game against Lousada, the team was fired up enough to record a 10-1 victory and take the Portuguese National title for the second year running. (see photos in the 'Members / Photo Gallery' section - for more photos and details, check the Federation's web site at http://www.fphoquei.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1190:fase-final-cnhc-sub-18-masculinos&catid=7:hoquei-campo&Itemid=11)
The Ladies also won yesterday's league match against Nucleo Sport 8-0 to make it a highly successful weekend for the Casuals.
June 3
Last Saturday the U-12s hosted a Tournament in which some 20 children (including a team from Carris) and several parents took part (see photo in the 'Members / Photo Gallery' section).
Today both the senior teams had good results in their league fixtures against Juventude: the Ladies won 4-0 and the Men won 6-0.
May 9
Yesterday afternoon the Men's team played Espinho in the league and, despite an improved performance, they went down 0-2.
This morning the Ladies had much the better of the game in their league fixture against CAMIR, but their inability to score left them with a disppointing 0-0 draw.
This was followed by the U-18s winning 10-2 against their CAMIR counterparts.

April 25
This weekend the Mixed team played two games against the visiting Monkstown H.C. from Ireland. In the first game on Saturday, the Casuals earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw. This game was followed by the Ladies league fixture, where they lost 0-4 to Lousada.
In the afternoon the Men travelled north to play Ramaldense. Although the Casuals were only 2-3 down with 10 minutes left, they were eventually beaten 2-6.
On the Sunday afternoon, the Mixed team played their second game against Monkstown and this time, despite a strong finish by the Irish in the last 15 minutes, the Casuals hung on for a 2-1 win.
April 18
Sunday saw three Casuals teams in action: the U-18s played Carris and a poor first half performance left them lucky to be going into the interval at 1-1. An improved second half saw them run out 7-1 winners, meaning that they again claim the Regional title with one game still to play.

Next up the Men took on Nucleo Sport and played some good hockey to win 2-0.
Finally the Ladies travelled to Lousada for their second league fixture and convincingly won their match against Juventude 7-2.
April 11
This weekend saw four different Casuals teams in action, all at the National Stadium - and not a single card was shown in any of the games!
On Saturday morning the Men played the League leaders, Lamas: with several U-18 players drafted into the senior side, the team gave a creditable performance, despite going down 2-4.
In the afternoon the Veterans played Oporto in their annual match for the Dawson Plate: after last year's defeat, the team put on a strong display to regain the Plate 6-0.
On the Sunday morning the U-18s won their league match against Escola Freitas Branco 6-1.
This was followed by the Mixed match against Oporto, which turned out to be very evenly balanced: the visitors looked to have the game won when they lead 2-1 with 10 minutes to go, but the Casuals were fortunate to scramble two late goals to take the game 3-2 and add the Seadon Cup to their possession.

March 28
After the Veterans beat Carris 2-1 yesterday afternoon, the Ladies this morning played their league fixture against Belenenses at the National Stadium. After deservedly leading 1-0 at half-time, the Casuals conceded an equaliser from a break in the second half. They had most of the play in the last 10 minutes but, despite earning several penalty corners, they were unable to find a winning goal.

March 21
This morning the Men narrowly lost their league fixture against Lousada. After equalising twice, it looked as if the Casuals would hold out for a 2-2 draw, but with two minutes to go, the visitors converted a penalty corner to win 3-2.

March 14
With both Men's and Ladies' fixtures postponed this weekend, it was the U-18s who played their first outdoor league match against Carris this morning. Leading 2-0 at the break, the Casuals kept up their attacking play to win the match 4-1.
March 7
It was the U-12s' turn to travel north to play in the Indoor Nationals in Mirandela and they had a tough start on Saturday, losing heavily to two of the strongest teams - Juventude and Lousada. However in today's matches they beat Espinho II 7-0 and then, despite being behind twice, fought back bravely to earn a deserved draw against a strong Espinho I in their last game (photo in the 'Members / Photo Gallery' section).
The Men's team played Futebol Benfica at the National Stadium today and went down 1-2, despite showing some improved hockey.
Feb.28
This morning the Men's team played Ramaldense in pouring rain at the National Stadium. After the briefest of warm-ups, the Casuals went 0-1 down within 2 minutes and this early setback left them chasing the rest of the game. Despite working to find an equaliser, they eventually conceded two more goals in the second half to lose 0-3.
Next weekend the U-12s travel to Mirandela to compete in the Indoor Nationals.
Feb.21
This weekend the Men's team returned to outdoor hockey, travelling to the north for a double-header of League matches. On Saturday they earned a hard fought 1-0 win against Nucleo Sport, but today they went down 0-3 to Lamas who are now the league leaders.
Feb.14
The Casuals Ladies today came 2nd in the National Indoor Finals in Azões.
On Saturday they started their first group match against CAMIR nervously, going two goals down early on and turning around at the break 1-2 down. However the second half saw a spirited fight-back by the Casuals to end up 6-3 winners. In their second match against Lousada (one of the main favourites) they showed great determination in a fast and furious game to secure a 1-1 draw which took them into the Final.
The Final on Sunday saw them take on the other Lisbon team, Belenenses. The Casuals had a penalty turned down and missed several chances, whilst Belenenses scored the only goal of the game from one of their few chances (a penalty corner), to claim the title with a 1-0 win.
After the great spirit and detemination the Casuals Ladies showed throughout the weekend in all the three matches that constituted an exhausting schedule, this result may seem scant reward; but to come runners-up for the National title is a tremendous achievement.
Feb.7
At the National Indoor Finals in Azões, the U-18s began their group matches yesterday with a difficult 3-1 win against CAMIR; but in the evening they lost 2-4 to Lousada, despite battling all the way. This left them in the play-off for 3rd/4th place this morning against a Carris side who had only been kept out of the Final by a 0-1 defeat to Sport Club: the Casuals played their best hockey of the weekend to clinch 3rd place with a 7-2 victory (photo in the 'Members / Photo Gallery' section). The winners of the Final were Lousada who beat Sport Club 3-2.
Next weekend it is the Ladies' turn to compete in the National Finals, also in Azões.
Jan.31
On Wednesday evening, the Ladies drew their second indoor league game against Belenenses. After deservedly leading 3-0 at the interval, they were eventually pegged back to 3-3, but their overall play showed a distinct improvement over the previous match.
In an unofficial indoor tournament this morning, the U-18s lost 3-4 to Carris and beat Escola Freitas Branco 3-1. In the afternoon they rounded off their preparations for next weekend's National Finals with a hard game against the Casuals Men.
Jan.24
With one more Tournament to play, the U-18s secured the Regional Indoor title with two wins this morning: after beating Escola Freitas Branco 10-1, they then beat their main rivals Carris 10-4.
In the evening they were invited by the Cascais Cámara to their 'Gala do Desporto' at the Estoril Casino. At the annual dinner and ceremony to honour Cascais teams and individuals for their sporting achievements, the Casuals U-18s were called on stage to receive an award for the National title they won last year.
Jan.16
The Ladies had a tough start to their indoor season, losing 0-5 to Belenenses in mid-week.
However, the Veterans put out a strong team against Carris today, winning comfortably 10-2.
Jan.9, 2010
In the traditional New Year's game between the over-40s and the under-40s, the latter were simply too strong for the oldies, eventually running out 6-1 winners.
During the week, the Ladies play their first indoor match against Belenenses, and next weekend the Veterans take on Carris.
Dec.20
At yesterday's National Indoor Finals, the Men started well by beating Ramaldense 6-4 in their first group match, but then went down 2-5 in their second game against Lamas.
Playing off for 3rd/4th place against Espinho this morning, they played some of their best hockey but, despite leading 2-1 and then 3-2, they lost 4-5 with the decider being scored with 4 minutes to go. Lousada beat Lamas 9-3 in the Final.
Dec.15
To top the Regional Indoor league, the Men needed to beat Futebol Benfica by 4 goals in their last match this evening. They started carelessly by going a goal down, but soon found the net and were 4-1 up at the interval. In the 2nd half they turned on the pressure to finish 11-1 winners.
They now join a group with Lamas and Ramaldense at this weekend's National Finals: as the competition takes place in Carcavelos, there is no excuse not to go and support them!
Details at:
http://www.fphoquei.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=877:campeonato-nacional-de-hoquei-de-sala-fase-final&catid=8:hoquei-sala&Itemid=12
Dec.12
The juniors played 3 matches at the Estádio Nacional against the Escola Oscar Lopes from Porto: the U-12s lost 0-9, the U-14 Boys won 3-1 and the U-14 Girls lost 0-2.
In the afternoon, the Xmas Sixes tournament was narrowly won by the 'Dancers'.
Dec.6
Yesterday the U-12s lost their first indoor game against a stronger (and older) Carris team 1-6. The Veterans travelled to Porto and were also well beaten 0-6 by Sport Club.
However today the Men comprehensively beat Casa Pia 19-0 in their indoor league match.
In their second indoor Tournament this morning, the U-18s beat Escola Freitas Branco 9-1. They then beat Carris 7-2 in a fast and well-fought match. Despite the final scoreline, Casuals were only winning 2-1 at half time and then 4-2, before they made sure of the result with 3 goals in the last 5 minutes.
Nov.29
In their first games of the season, the U-14s won all their three indoor matches against Carris and Casa Pia teams yesterday.
This afternoon the U-18s played their first indoor Tournament, drawing 4-4 with Carris and beating Escola Freitas Branco 7-0.
The Men play their next indoor league match against Futebol Benfica in Belêm on Tuesday afternoon.
Nov.22
The first Mixed match of the season saw Casuals beat HMS Illustrious 3-0 at the Estádio Nacional this morning.
In the afternoon the Men played their second indoor league match against Casa Pia. With their finishing rather more deadly than last week, they overwhelmed their opponents 15-1. It was a sign of their improved team play that there were 8 different scorers on the match sheet.
Nov.15
The Men started their indoor campaign today with a 2-2 draw against Futebol Benfica. With only one penalty corner conversion and numerous missed chances, they will hope to improve their finishing in their match against Casa Pia next weekend.
Nov.8
The U-18s were unfortunate today to lose a very exciting and evenly-balanced Cup Final 2-3 to Sport Club. They lead 1-0 and 2-1, only to see their opoonents equalise one minute before the end of full time. In the second period of extra time, Sport Club scored a sudden-death 'Golden Goal' to win the Cup.
The Club Chairman, Peter Nabney, and the Ladies Captain, Claudia Fidalgo were at the 1ª Gala de Hóquei in Sta Maria de Lamas yesterday to receive respectively the "Fair Play Trophy".and the prize for "Top Scorer in the National Indoor Championships" from the Portuguese Federation. (see photos in the 'Members / Photo Gallery' section)
Nov.2
The Portuguese Federation has honoured the Club with awards for last season in two categories: Claudia Fidalgo has been awarded the prize for "Top Scorer in the National Indoor Championships" and the Club has been chosen for the "Fair Play Trophy".
Both prizes will be presented at the 1ª Gala de Hóquei in Sta Maria de Lamas next Saturday.
Nov.1
On Friday evening the Veterans beat Lucerne SC, a Swiss touring team, 5-0.
The U-18s also won their Cup semi-final agains Lousada 7-0 yesterday. They play Sport Club (4-1 winners of the other semi-final against Juventude) in the Final at the Estádio Nacional next Sunday.
Oct.18
The U-18s won their Cup quarter-final agains Carris yesterday. The Casuals survived several scares in a difficult first half against much improved opponents, to go into the interval leading 2-1. Their improved play and some good finishing eventually saw them win 6-1.
They travel north in two weeks time to play Lousada in the semis.
Oct.11
The Ladies' team were unlucky to lose their Cup match to Ramaldense 0-1 yesterday. In a strongly contested game, the only goal came whilst the the Casuals' captain was off the pitch with an injury. Even so the they were unfortunate not to find the equaliser.
Next Saturday the U-18s play their first Cup match against Carris at the Estádio at 14.00.
Oct.5
The Men's team went out of this season's Cup competition after losing to Lousada. Despite being outclassed by their opponents for most of the first half of the game, they improved their marking and positional play but eventually lost 1-7.
Next Saturday the Ladies start their season with a Cup match against Ramaldense at the Estádio at 11.00.
Sept.20
Casuals started the new season with 3 matches against a visiting UK side - Tring H.C.: the Men won 7-1, the Veterans 5-2 and the U-18s 5-3.
June 8
Juvenis are National Champions
After winning both their games on the Saturday, the Juvenis yesterday beat Sport Club (the winners of the Porto Regional competition) 3-0 in the Final to become Portuguese National Champions.
I want to underline that, apart from (finally!) winning their first National title, the team played some very mature hockey: I am extremely proud of all of you!
Thank you also to all the Casuals who turned out to support us,
Tony