Primeira Liga (Week 2) : Sporting defeats Arouca 1-0
PORTUGAL, Aug. 23, 2014 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 2: After their 1-1 draw against Académica Coimbra on August 16, the Sportinguistas returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Arouca this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Sporting Lisbon nor Arouca have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Sporting Lisbon forward Mane in stoppage time.
Sporting Clube de Portugal climbed to third place with 4 points from 2 games, 2 points behind FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of August 23, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Porto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Braga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Belenenses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Moreirense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Maritimo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Estoril | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Académica Coimbra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 12 | Arouca | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 14 | Gil Vicente | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 16 | Boavista | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 16 | Paços de Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 3 +5
- Best performance of the season:Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Arouca (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Académica Coimbra 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (16 Aug.)
- Next game:Benfica - Sporting Lisbon (31 Aug.)
Arouquenses
- Position: 12 -4
- Previous game:Arouca 1-1 Estoril (18 Aug.)
- Next game:Nacional - Arouca (31 Aug.)
Sporting Lisbon
1:0
Arouca
1:0 (0:0)
- 23 August 2014
- 20:30
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 6 |
| 2 |  Porto | 6 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 4 |
| 4 |  Braga | 3 |
| 5 |  Belenenses | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 22 August 2014 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 3-0 | Penafiel |  |
| Saturday 23 August 2014 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 2-1 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 0-1 | Porto | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 1-0 | Arouca | |
| Sunday 24 August 2014 | ||||
| Belenenses | 16:00 | Nacional |  |
 | Estoril | 17:00 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 17:00 | Gil Vicente |  |
 | Boavista | 19:30 | Benfica |  |
| Monday 25 August 2014 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 20:00 | Braga | |