Primeira Liga (Week 2) : Rio Ave defeats Braga 1-0
PORTUGAL, Aug. 21, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 2: After a 2-1 victory over Nacional on August 16, the Arcebispos lost 1-0 against Rio Ave.
All the action happened in the first half, with Rio Ave goalkeeper Hassan Ahmed goal in the 36th minute.
Rio Ave FC climbed to first place with 4 points from 2 games, one point ahead of runner-up SL Benfica, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of August 21, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Ave | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Arouca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Sporting Lisbon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | União da Madeira | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Braga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Belenenses | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Boavista | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Vitoria Setubal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Maritimo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tondela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 15 | Académica Coimbra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Estoril | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 1 +7
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 1-0 Braga (21 Aug.)
- Previous game:Belenenses 3-3 Rio Ave (15 Aug.)
- Next game:Vitoria Setubal - Rio Ave (29 Aug.)
SG Braga
- Position: 8 -4
- Best performance of the season:Braga 2-1 Nacional (16 Aug.)
- Previous game:Braga 2-1 Nacional (16 Aug.)
- Next game:Braga - Boavista (30 Aug.)
Rio Ave
1:0
Braga
1:0 (1:0)
- 21 August 2015
- 20:30
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Ave | 4 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 3 |
| 3 |  Porto | 3 |
| 4 |  Arouca | 3 |
| 5 |  Sporting Lisbon | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 21 August 2015 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 1-0 | Braga | |
| Saturday 22 August 2015 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 18:30 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
 | Maritimo | 20:45 | Porto | |
| Sunday 23 August 2015 | ||||
 | Boavista | 17:00 | Tondela | |
 | Nacional | 17:00 | União da Madeira | |
 | Estoril | 17:00 | Moreirense |  |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17:00 | Belenenses |  |
| Arouca | 19:15 | Benfica | |
| Monday 24 August 2015 | ||||
 | Académica Coimbra | 20:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |