FC Utrecht beat FC Zurich in a friendly football match at the Amendoeira Sports Club in Portugal.

16/01/2012 -

16^th January 2012 - Whilst on a warm weather training camp in Portugal, the Dutch football team FC Utrecht played the Swiss team, FC Zurich at the Amendoeira Sports Club in the Algarve. The friendly football match took place on Saturday 14th January with a 1pm kick off. The Swiss team played well but FC Utrecht emerged as the stronger team who deserved their convincing 2:1 victory.

FC Utrecht had already played at the Amendoeira Sports Club but it was the first visit for FC Zurich. Both teams were particularly complimentary about the natural grass pitch, which is kept in top form and used exclusively by professional sports teams.

The Amendoeira Sports Club is located at Oceânico’s stunning Amendoeira Golf Resort near the town of Silves, and offers outstanding training facilities for professional teams. In addition to the full size football pitch, the Amendoeira Sports Club has a fully equipped gymnasium, two five-a-side Astroturf pitches, six tennis courts (two floodlit) and a beach volleyball/football court.

Professional warm weather training packages are available for football, Gaelic football and hurling. Oceânico tailor-make each warm weather training package to suit the client, focusing on training, meals and transfers, and can also arrange off-site excursions and team building activities.

Oceânico has already been host to a variety of top teams including Aston Villa FC, Sunderland AFC, Peterborough FC, the Football Association of Ireland ladies teams, Kerry GAA, the Dublin Hurlers and the Irish Football Association Referee Development training programme. Several fixtures have been held at the club including matches between Dutch Premier League teams Ajax FC and Groningen FC.

The Amendoeira Golf Resort also boasts two championship golf courses, one designed by Sir Nick Faldo and one designed by Christy O’Connor Jnr., the floodlit, 9 hole par 3 Oceânico Academy course and the Amendoeira Golf Academy & Fitting Suite, including: a driving range, a putting green and a long and short game practice area. Lessons and golf tuition packages are also available as well as custom club fittings in the fitting suite.

For more information, please contact Michelle Collins at the Oceânico Group on: 00351 282 771 800 email: michelle.collins@oceanicogroup.com