Primeira Liga (Week 12) : Arouca beats Boavista 3-2
PORTUGAL, Dec. 6, 2015 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 12: After their 1-1 draw against Académica Coimbra on November 29, Arouca returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Boavista this Sunday.
Two goals for both sides during the first half, Maurides Roque (19e) and Rodrigues Ivo (36e) for Arouca, Tengarrinha Bernardo (35e on penalty) and Henrique Nuno (45e) for Boavista. After the break, Arouca settled the issue with another goal courtesy of midfielder Coelho Nuno on penalty, with just 8 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Arouquenses climbed to 8th place with 16 points from 12 games, only one point behind FC Paços de Ferreira.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of December 6, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 32 |
| 2 | Porto | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 30 |
| 3 | Benfica | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 24 |
| 4 | Braga | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 5 | Vitoria Setubal | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 18 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 18 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 8 | Arouca | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Nacional | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Estoril | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Maritimo | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 14 |
| 12 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 13 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 13 |
| 14 | União da Madeira | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 10 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 |
| 16 | Boavista | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 9 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | -14 | 7 |
| 18 | Tondela | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 17 | -12 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Arouquenses
- Position: 8 +3
- Best performance of the season:Moreirense 0-2 Arouca (16 Aug.)
- Previous game:Académica Coimbra 1-1 Arouca (29 Nov.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Arouca (12 Dec.)
Boavista FC
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:Académica Coimbra 0-2 Boavista (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Boavista 1-2 Vitoria Guimaraes (28 Nov.)
- Next game:Boavista - Estoril (11 Dec.)
- 6 December 2015
- 16:00
- Arouca
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 32 |
| 2 |  Porto | 30 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 24 |
| 4 |  Braga | 20 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Setubal | 18 |
Week 12 Results
| Friday 4 December 2015 | ||||
| Benfica | 3-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Saturday 5 December 2015 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 0-3 | Vitoria Setubal | |
| Porto | 2-1 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
 | Maritimo | 0-1 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Sunday 6 December 2015 | ||||
| Arouca | 3-2 | Boavista | |
 | Estoril | 1-1 | Nacional |  |
| União da Madeira | 2-0 | Tondela | ||
 | Moreirense | 17:00 | Braga | |
| Monday 7 December 2015 | ||||
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20:00 | Rio Ave |  |