Primeira Liga (Week 18) : Paços de Ferreira beats Benfica 1-0
PORTUGAL, Jan. 26, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 18: After 9 straigth victories against Rio Ave, Nacional, Académica Coimbra, Belenenses, Porto, Gil Vicente, Penafiel, Vitoria Guimaraes and Maritimo, the Eagles lost 1-0 against Paços de Ferreira.
Benfica made Paços de Ferreira doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Paços de Ferreira midfielder Oliveira on penalty seconds before the end of regulation.
SL Benfica remains in first place with 46 points from 18 games, a 6-point lead over runner-up FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 26, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 46 |
| 2 | Porto | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 32 | 40 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 39 |
| 4 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 15 | 17 | 35 |
| 5 | Braga | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 31 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Estoril | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 25 |
| 9 | Rio Ave | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 10 | Moreirense | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 24 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 23 |
| 12 | Nacional | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Boavista | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 19 |
| 14 | Vitoria Setubal | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 31 | -16 | 17 |
| 15 | Arouca | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 15 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -15 | 12 |
| 17 | Penafiel | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 35 | -22 | 12 |
| 18 | Gil Vicente | 18 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
FC Paços de Ferreira
- Position: 7 +2
- Best performance of the season:
- Previous game:Paços de Ferreira 2-3 Nacional (18 Jan.)
- Next game:Porto - Paços de Ferreira (1 Feb.)
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-5 Benfica (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Maritimo 0-4 Benfica (18 Jan.)
- Next game:Benfica - Boavista (31 Jan.)
Paços de Ferreira
1:0
Benfica
1:0 (0:0)
- 26 January 2015
- 20:00
- Paços de Ferreira
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 46 |
| 2 |  Porto | 40 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 39 |
| 4 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 35 |
| 5 |  Braga | 31 |
Week 18 Results
| Saturday 24 January 2015 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 2-2 | Gil Vicente |  |
| Sunday 25 January 2015 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 1-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 4-1 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Belenenses | 0-0 | Penafiel |  |
 | Moreirense | 2-3 | Nacional |  |
 | Estoril | 1-0 | Arouca |  |
 | Maritimo | 1-0 | Porto | |
 | Boavista | 1-0 | Braga | |
| Monday 26 January 2015 | ||||
| Paços de Ferreira | 1-0 | Benfica | |