Primeira Liga (Week 9) : Braga beats Belenenses 4-0
PORTUGAL, Oct. 31, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 9: After their 0-0 draw against Arouca on October 25 and 0-0 draw against Porto on October 25, the Arcebispos returned to winning ways with a 4-0 victory over Belenenses this Saturday.
Braga dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Egyptian forward Hassan Ahmed in the 39th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Arcebispos further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Ferreira Ricardo '59, Stoiljkovic Nikola '63 and Silva Rafa '73).
SG Braga climbed to third place with 17 points from 9 games, only one point behind FC Porto, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of October 31, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 2 | Porto | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 | Braga | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 17 |
| 4 | Benfica | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 15 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Vitoria Setubal | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 |
| 8 | Estoril | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 13 |
| 9 | Arouca | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 11 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 10 |
| 11 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Nacional | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Maritimo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 8 |
| 14 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | -7 | 7 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Tondela | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 5 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 4 |
| 18 | Moreirense | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 3 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Braga 5-1 Maritimo (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Porto 0-0 Braga (25 Oct.)
- Next game:União da Madeira - Braga (9 Nov.)
CF Os Belenenses
- Position: 10
- Best performance of the season:Belenenses 2-0 Moreirense (21 Sep.)
- Previous game:Belenenses 1-0 União da Madeira (26 Oct.)
- Next game:Belenenses - Tondela (9 Nov.)
- 31 October 2015
- 16:15
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 20 |
| 2 |  Porto | 18 |
| 3 | Braga | 17 |
| 4 |  Benfica | 15 |
| 5 |  Rio Ave | 15 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 30 October 2015 | ||||
| Tondela | 0-4 | Benfica | | |
| Saturday 31 October 2015 | ||||
| Braga | 4-0 | Belenenses | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 20:45 | Estoril |  |
| Sunday 1 November 2015 | ||||
 | Académica Coimbra | 16:00 | Moreirense |  |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 16:00 | Arouca |  |
| Rio Ave | 16:00 | Nacional |  |
 | Boavista | 19:15 | Maritimo |  |
| Monday 2 November 2015 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 20:00 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Wednesday 2 December 2015 | ||||
| União da Madeira | 20:00 | Porto | | |