Primeira Liga (Week 2) : Sporting hold Paços de Ferreira to 1-1
PORTUGAL, Aug. 22, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 2: Sporting Lisbon was held to a 1-1 draw by Paços de Ferreira on Saturday.
Sporting Lisbon players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Peruvian forward Carrillo Andre in the 42nd minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Paços de Ferreira with a saving goal from Paços de Ferreira midfielder Pele on penalty in the 80th minute.
Sporting Clube de Portugal climbed to second place with 4 points from 2 games, tie on points with Rio Ave FC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of August 22, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Ave | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Paços de Ferreira | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Benfica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Porto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Arouca | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | União da Madeira | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 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
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 2 +2
- Best performance of the season:Tondela 1-2 Sporting Lisbon (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Tondela 1-2 Sporting Lisbon (14 Aug.)
- Next game:Académica Coimbra - Sporting Lisbon (30 Aug.)
FC Paços de Ferreira
- Position: 3 +4
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 1-0 Académica Coimbra (17 Aug.)
- Previous game:Paços de Ferreira 1-0 Académica Coimbra (17 Aug.)
- Next game:Paços de Ferreira - Arouca (30 Aug.)
Sporting Lisbon
1:1
Paços de Ferreira
1:1 (1:0)
- 22 August 2015
- 18:30
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rio Ave | 4 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 4 |
| 3 | Paços de Ferreira | 4 |
| 4 |  Benfica | 3 |
| 5 |  Porto | 3 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 21 August 2015 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 1-0 | Braga |  |
| Saturday 22 August 2015 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 1-1 | 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 |  |