Primeira Liga (Week 8) : Moreirense and Rio Ave play to a 1-1 draw
PORTUGAL, Oct. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 8: The match between Moreirense and Rio Ave ended in a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
No goals in the first half and one each in the second, Da Silva Cecilio ('74) for Moreirense, Miranda Roderick ('77 on penalty) for Rio Ave.
Rio Ave FC remains in 7th place with 11 points from 8 games, tie on points with Vitoria SC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of October 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Benfica | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 19 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 4 | Braga | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 5 | Chaves | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 10 |
| 9 | Feirense | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 10 |
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| 11 | Vitoria Setubal | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | Boavista | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Estoril | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 7 |
| 15 | Nacional | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Tondela | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 5 |
| 18 | Arouca | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Moreirense FC
- Position: 17 +1
- Best performance of the season:Feirense 0-3 Moreirense (21 Aug.)
- Previous game:Boavista 2-0 Moreirense (2 Oct.)
- Next game:Tondela - Moreirense (29 Oct.)
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 3-1 Sporting Lisbon (18 Sep.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 1-2 Estoril (1 Oct.)
- Next game:Rio Ave - Vitoria Guimaraes (30 Oct.)
Moreirense
1:1
Rio Ave
1:1 (0:0)
- 23 October 2016
- 17:00
- Moreira de Conegos
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Porto | 19 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 19 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 17 |
| 4 |  Braga | 14 |
| 5 | Chaves | 12 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 21 October 2016 | ||||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 1-1 | Nacional |  |
 | Maritimo | 1-1 | Boavista |  |
| Saturday 22 October 2016 | ||||
| Feirense | 1-1 | Vitoria Setubal |  | |
| Sporting Lisbon | 1-1 | Tondela | |
| Porto | 3-0 | Arouca |  |
| Sunday 23 October 2016 | ||||
| Moreirense | 1-1 | Rio Ave | |
 | Estoril | 19:00 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
 | Belenenses | 21:15 | Benfica | |
| Monday 24 October 2016 | ||||
| Braga | 21:00 | Chaves | |