Primeira Liga (Week 29) : Benfica beats Belenenses 2-0
PORTUGAL, Apr. 18, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 29: Three wins in a row for Benfica. After their success against Nacional and Académica Coimbra, the Eagles continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-0 victory over Belenenses this Saturday.
Jonas scored dual goals
Benfica dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Brazilian forward Jonas in the 6th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Eagles further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Jonas in the 60th minute.
SL Benfica remains in first place with 74 points from 29 games, a 3-point lead over runner-up FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of April 18, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 29 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 15 | 58 | 74 |
| 2 | Porto | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 67 | 12 | 55 | 71 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 28 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 60 |
| 4 | Braga | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 18 | 27 | 53 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 30 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Belenenses | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 42 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 38 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 34 | 35 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Nacional | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 36 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 35 | 37 | -2 | 35 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 32 | -7 | 35 |
| 12 | Estoril | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 50 | -19 | 31 |
| 13 | Boavista | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 29 |
| 14 | Académica Coimbra | 29 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 27 |
| 15 | Vitoria Setubal | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 43 | -23 | 25 |
| 16 | Arouca | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 42 | -22 | 23 |
| 17 | Gil Vicente | 28 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 48 | -26 | 19 |
| 18 | Penafiel | 28 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 58 | -31 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2014-2015
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Overview
CF Os Belenenses
- Position: 6
- Best performance of the season:Belenenses 3-1 Boavista (3 Nov.)
- Previous game:Arouca 0-1 Belenenses (10 Apr.)
- Next game:Braga - Belenenses (24 Apr.)
SL Benfica
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Benfica 6-0 Estoril (28 Feb.)
- Previous game:Benfica 5-1 Académica Coimbra (11 Apr.)
- Next game:Benfica - Porto (26 Apr.)
Belenenses
0:2
Benfica
0:2 (0:1)
- 18 April 2015
- 18:00
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 74 |
| 2 |  Porto | 71 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 60 |
| 4 |  Braga | 53 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 46 |
Week 29 Results
| Friday 17 April 2015 | ||||
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 1-0 | Braga | |
| Saturday 18 April 2015 | ||||
| Porto | 1-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Belenenses | 0-2 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 19 April 2015 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 16:00 | Moreirense |  |
 | Penafiel | 16:00 | Arouca |  |
 | Gil Vicente | 16:00 | Rio Ave |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 17:00 | Estoril |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 18:00 | Boavista |  |
| Monday 20 April 2015 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 20:00 | Nacional |  |