Primeira Liga (Week 2) : Braga hold Rio Ave to 1-1
PORTUGAL, Aug. 22, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 2: The match between Braga and Rio Ave ended in a 1-1 draw on Monday.
Rio Ave players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Rio Ave midfielder Moreira Pedro in the 40th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, they could not prevent a comeback by Braga with a saving goal from Stoiljkovic Nikola in the 90th minute.
SG Braga remains in 7th place with 4 points from 2 games, tie on points with Boavista FC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of August 22, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Moreirense | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Benfica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Vitoria Setubal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Boavista | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Braga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Arouca | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Feirense | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 11 | Chaves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Paços de Ferreira | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 13 | Rio Ave | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
| 14 | Tondela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 15 | Belenenses | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 16 | Nacional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 17 | Estoril | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 18 | Maritimo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Guimaraes 0-1 Braga (14 Aug.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Guimaraes 0-1 Braga (14 Aug.)
- Next game:Estoril - Braga (27 Aug.)
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 13
- Previous game:Rio Ave 1-3 Porto (12 Aug.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Feirense (28 Aug.)
Braga
1:1
Rio Ave
1:1 (0:1)
- 22 August 2016
- 21:00
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Porto | 6 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 6 |
| 3 |  Moreirense | 4 |
| 4 |  Benfica | 4 |
| 4 |  Vitoria Setubal | 4 |
Week 2 Results
| Friday 19 August 2016 | ||||
 | Belenenses | 0-0 | Boavista |  |
| Saturday 20 August 2016 | ||||
 | Maritimo | 0-2 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Chaves | 1-1 | Tondela | ||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 0-1 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Porto | 1-0 | Estoril |  |
| Sunday 21 August 2016 | ||||
| Feirense | 0-3 | Moreirense | | |
 | Arouca | 2-0 | Nacional |  |
| Benfica | 1-1 | Vitoria Setubal | |
| Monday 22 August 2016 | ||||
| Braga | 1-1 | Rio Ave | |