Primeira Liga (Week 22) : Sporting beats Gil Vicente 2-0
PORTUGAL, Feb. 22, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 22: After their 1-1 draw against Benfica on February 14 and 1-1 draw against Belenenses on February 14, the Sportinguistas returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Gil Vicente this Sunday.
Both teams held off against each other during the first 45 minutes of the game. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Tanaka ('52) and Nani ('69).
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in third place with 47 points from 22 games, 2 points behind FC Porto, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of February 22, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 22 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 10 | 41 | 56 |
| 2 | Porto | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 10 | 40 | 49 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 47 |
| 4 | Braga | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 14 | 23 | 43 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 37 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 30 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Nacional | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 28 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 27 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 25 |
| 12 | Estoril | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 33 | -9 | 25 |
| 13 | Boavista | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 21 |
| 14 | Arouca | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 34 | -19 | 19 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 36 | -20 | 19 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 22 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 18 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 37 | -20 | 17 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 42 | -23 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 3
- Best performance of the season:Penafiel 0-4 Sporting Lisbon (4 Oct.)
- Previous game:Belenenses 1-1 Sporting Lisbon (14 Feb.)
- Next game:Porto - Sporting Lisbon (1 Mar.)
Gil Vicente FC
- Position: 17 -2
- Best performance of the season:Maritimo 1-2 Gil Vicente (8 Feb.)
- Previous game:Gil Vicente 1-0 Paços de Ferreira (14 Feb.)
- Next game:Gil Vicente - Boavista (28 Feb.)
Sporting Lisbon
2:0
Gil Vicente
2:0 (0:0)
- 22 February 2015
- 18:15
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 56 |
| 2 |  Porto | 49 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 47 |
| 4 |  Braga | 43 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 37 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 20 February 2015 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 2-2 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Saturday 21 February 2015 | ||||
| Braga | 3-1 | Nacional |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-1 | Penafiel |  |
 | Moreirense | 1-3 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 22 February 2015 | ||||
 | Arouca | 1-0 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Maritimo | 1-2 | Belenenses |  |
 | Estoril | 1-2 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | Gil Vicente | |
| Monday 23 February 2015 | ||||
 | Boavista | 20:00 | Porto | |