Primeira Liga (Week 3) : Rio Ave beats Boavista 4-0
PORTUGAL, Sep. 1, 2014 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 3: Three wins in a row for Rio Ave. After their success against Vitoria Setubal and Estoril, Rio Grande continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 4-0 victory over Boavista this Monday.
Rio Ave dominated the first half thanks to goals from Bressan ('26) and Lopes ('28). Leading 2-0 at the break, Rio Grande further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Gonçalves '80 and Boateng '90).
Rio Ave FC remains in first place with 9 points from 3 games, tie on points with runner-up Vitoria SC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of September 1, 2014) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Ave | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Porto | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Braga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | Benfica | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Maritimo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Sporting Lisbon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 11 | Nacional | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Paços de Ferreira | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 13 | Académica Coimbra | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 14 | Arouca | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| 15 | Estoril | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
| 16 | Gil Vicente | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| 17 | Penafiel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
| 18 | Boavista | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Estoril 1-5 Rio Ave (24 Aug.)
- Previous game:Estoril 1-5 Rio Ave (24 Aug.)
- Next game:Moreirense - Rio Ave (13 Sep.)
Boavista FC
- Position: 18 -1
- Previous game:Boavista 0-1 Benfica (24 Aug.)
- Next game:Boavista - Académica Coimbra (14 Sep.)
Rio Ave
4:0
Boavista
4:0 (2:0)
- 1 September 2014
- 20:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Ave | 9 |
| 2 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 9 |
| 3 |  Porto | 9 |
| 4 |  Braga | 7 |
| 5 |  Benfica | 7 |
Week 3 Results
| Friday 29 August 2014 | ||||
 | Académica Coimbra | 1-1 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Saturday 30 August 2014 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 0-3 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Braga | 2-1 | Estoril |  |
| Sunday 31 August 2014 | ||||
 | Gil Vicente | 1-2 | Maritimo |  |
 | Penafiel | 0-1 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
 | Nacional | 2-0 | Arouca |  |
| Porto | 3-0 | Moreirense |  |
| Benfica | 1-1 | Sporting Lisbon |  |
| Monday 1 September 2014 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 4-0 | Boavista | |