Primeira Liga (Week 16) : União defeats Boavista 1-0
PORTUGAL, Jan. 6, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 16: After losing 3-1 to Académica Coimbra on January 2, the Unionistas bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Boavista this Wednesday.
45 minutes of play and neither União da Madeira nor Boavista have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Silva Toni in the 56th minute.
União da Madeira climbed to 13rd place with 17 points from 16 games, tie on points with GD Estoril Praia, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 6, 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 | União da Madeira | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 17 |
| 14 | Belenenses | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 32 | -14 | 17 |
| 15 | Nacional | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 13 |
| 17 | Boavista | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 22 | -13 | 10 |
| 18 | Tondela | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 23 | -14 | 8 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
União da Madeira
- Position: 13 +2
- Best performance of the season:União da Madeira 2-0 Tondela (6 Dec.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Rio Ave - União da Madeira (10 Jan.)
Boavista FC
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:Académica Coimbra 0-2 Boavista (20 Sep.)
- Previous game:Boavista 0-3 Moreirense (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Boavista - Porto (10 Jan.)
União da Madeira
1:0
Boavista
1:0 (0:0)
- 6 January 2016
- 15:00
- Funchal
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 38 |
| 2 |  Porto | 36 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 34 |
| 4 |  Braga | 26 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Setubal | 22 |
Week 16 Results
| Wednesday 6 January 2016 | ||||
| União da Madeira | 1-0 | Boavista | | |
| Tondela | 16:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  | |
 | Arouca | 16:00 | Estoril |  |
 | Moreirense | 16:15 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
 | Belenenses | 18:00 | Nacional |  |
| Braga | 18:15 | Académica Coimbra |  |
| Benfica | 19:00 | Maritimo |  |
| Porto | 20:15 | Rio Ave |  |
| Vitoria Setubal | 20:15 | Sporting Lisbon | |