Primeira Liga (Week 18) : Sporting draw 2-2 with Tondela
PORTUGAL, Jan. 15, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 18: Sporting Lisbon was held to a 2-2 draw by Tondela on Friday.
Tondela players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Junior Nathan on penalty in the 31st minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite Chamorro Salva goal ('85) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Sporting Lisbon with goals by Islam Slimani ('54) and Martins Gelson ('61).
Sporting Clube de Portugal remains in first place with 45 points from 18 games, a 5-point lead over runner-up SL Benfica, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 15, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 45 |
| 2 | Benfica | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 11 | 34 | 40 |
| 3 | Porto | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 40 |
| 4 | Braga | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Paços de Ferreira | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 28 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 25 |
| 7 | Arouca | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 23 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 22 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 21 |
| 11 | Estoril | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 20 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 36 | -16 | 18 |
| 13 | Nacional | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 17 |
| 14 | Moreirense | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -8 | 17 |
| 15 | União da Madeira | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 17 |
| 16 | Académica Coimbra | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 31 | -15 | 16 |
| 17 | Boavista | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 27 | -18 | 10 |
| 18 | Tondela | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 29 | -17 | 9 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Sporting Clube de Portugal
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 0-6 Sporting Lisbon (6 Jan.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 3-2 Braga (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Paços de Ferreira - Sporting Lisbon (23 Jan.)
CD Tondela
- Position: 18
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 2-3 Tondela (3 Jan.)
- Previous game:Académica Coimbra 2-1 Tondela (10 Jan.)
- Next game:Tondela - Boavista (25 Jan.)
Sporting Lisbon
2:2
Tondela
2:2 (0:1)
- 15 January 2016
- 20:30
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 45 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 40 |
| 3 |  Porto | 40 |
| 4 |  Braga | 29 |
| 5 |  Paços de Ferreira | 28 |
Week 18 Results
| Friday 15 January 2016 | ||||
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-2 | Tondela | |
| Saturday 16 January 2016 | ||||
 | Académica Coimbra | 16:15 | Paços de Ferreira | |
 | Maritimo | 18:30 | União da Madeira | |
 | Estoril | 20:45 | Benfica | |
| Sunday 17 January 2016 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 16:00 | Belenenses |  |
 | Arouca | 16:00 | Moreirense |  |
 | Nacional | 18:15 | Braga | |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 20:30 | Porto | |
| Monday 18 January 2016 | ||||
 | Boavista | 20:00 | Vitoria Setubal |  |