Primeira Liga (Week 22) : Rio Ave and Paços de Ferreira play to a 1-1 draw
PORTUGAL, Feb. 15, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 22: The match between Rio Ave and Paços de Ferreira ended in a 1-1 draw on Monday.
Paços de Ferreira players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Paços de Ferreira forward Bruno Moreira on penalty in the 31st minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Rio Ave with a saving goal from Cape Verdean forward Kuca in the 50th minute.
FC Paços de Ferreira are down in 7th place with 31 points from 22 games, tie on points with Arouquenses.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of February 15, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 14 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | Benfica | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 60 | 16 | 44 | 52 |
| 3 | Porto | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 49 |
| 4 | Braga | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 15 | 23 | 42 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 32 |
| 6 | Arouca | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 7 | Paços de Ferreira | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Rio Ave | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | Belenenses | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 48 | -18 | 28 |
| 10 | Vitoria Setubal | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 40 | -6 | 27 |
| 11 | Estoril | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Moreirense | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 23 |
| 13 | União da Madeira | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 29 | -14 | 23 |
| 14 | Maritimo | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 22 |
| 15 | Nacional | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 21 |
| 16 | Boavista | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 21 |
| 17 | Académica Coimbra | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 39 | -17 | 19 |
| 18 | Tondela | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 37 | -21 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2015-2016
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 8 -1
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 0-3 Rio Ave (19 Sep.)
- Previous game:Sporting Lisbon 0-0 Rio Ave (8 Feb.)
- Next game:Académica Coimbra - Rio Ave (20 Feb.)
FC Paços de Ferreira
- Position: 7 -1
- Best performance of the season:Paços de Ferreira 6-0 União da Madeira (12 Dec.)
- Previous game:Paços de Ferreira 0-1 Boavista (7 Feb.)
- Next game:Paços de Ferreira - Benfica (20 Feb.)
Rio Ave
1:1
Paços de Ferreira
1:1 (0:1)
- 15 February 2016
- 20:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 55 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 52 |
| 3 |  Porto | 49 |
| 4 |  Braga | 42 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 32 |
Week 22 Results
| Friday 12 February 2016 | ||||
| Benfica | 1-2 | Porto | |
| Saturday 13 February 2016 | ||||
 | Moreirense | 2-3 | Belenenses |  |
 | Nacional | 0-4 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 2-2 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Sunday 14 February 2016 | ||||
 | Arouca | 3-0 | União da Madeira | |
 | Estoril | 2-1 | Tondela | |
 | Boavista | 0-0 | Académica Coimbra |  |
 | Maritimo | 1-3 | Braga | |
| Monday 15 February 2016 | ||||
| Rio Ave | 1-1 | Paços de Ferreira | |