Primeira Liga (Week 15) : Tondela defeats Rio Ave 3-2
PORTUGAL, Jan. 3, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 15: After 6 straigth defeats, the Auriverdes bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Rio Ave this Sunday.
Rio Ave had started off well by taking the lead in the 32nd minute with a goal by midfielder Tarantini. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Auriverdes nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Murillo Jhon '57, Wagner '70 and Junior Nathan '72).
Rio Ave FC remains in 7th place with 21 points from 15 games, one point behind FC Paços de Ferreira.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 3, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 38 |
| 2 | Porto | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 36 |
| 3 | Benfica | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 34 |
| 4 | Braga | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 26 |
| 5 | Vitoria Setubal | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Paços de Ferreira | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Arouca | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 20 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 18 |
| 11 | Moreirense | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Estoril | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 17 |
| 14 | Nacional | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 14 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 13 |
| 17 | Boavista | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 10 |
| 18 | Tondela | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 0-3 Rio Ave (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Benfica 3-1 Rio Ave (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Porto - Rio Ave (6 Jan.)
CD Tondela
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 2-3 Tondela (3 Jan.)
- Previous game:Tondela 1-3 Vitoria Setubal (20 Dec.)
- Next game:Tondela - Paços de Ferreira (6 Jan.)
Rio Ave
2:3
Tondela
2:3 (1:0)
- 3 January 2016
- 17:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 38 |
| 2 |  Porto | 36 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 |
| 4 |  Braga | 26 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Setubal | 22 |
Week 15 Results
| Saturday 2 January 2016 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 1-1 | Estoril |  |
 | Nacional | 2-2 | Arouca |  |
 | Académica Coimbra | 3-1 | União da Madeira | |
 | Boavista | 0-3 | Moreirense |  |
| Vitoria Setubal | 1-1 | Braga | |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 2-2 | Belenenses |  |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 0-1 | Benfica | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-0 | Porto | |
| Sunday 3 January 2016 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 2-3 | Tondela | |