Primeira Liga (Week 9) : Braga beats Belenenses 2-1
PORTUGAL, Oct. 30, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 9: Two wins in a row for Braga. After their 1-0 win against Chaves on October 24, the Arcebispos continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 2-1 victory over Belenenses this Sunday.
Horta Ricardo scored dual goals
Braga dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by forward Horta Ricardo in the 5th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Arcebispos further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Horta Ricardo with just 6 minutes remaining in regulation time.
SG Braga climbed to third place with 20 points from 9 games, tie on points with FC Porto.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of October 30, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 25 |
| 2 | Porto | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 20 |
| 3 | Braga | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Chaves | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 8 | Vitoria Setubal | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
| 9 | Boavista | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 10 | Maritimo | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 11 | Feirense | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 10 |
| 12 | Paços de Ferreira | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 9 |
| 13 | Belenenses | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 9 |
| 14 | Nacional | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 8 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 8 |
| 16 | Estoril | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
| 17 | Arouca | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 8 |
| 18 | Tondela | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
SG Braga
- Position: 3 +1
- Best performance of the season:Braga 3-0 Boavista (11 Sep.)
- Previous game:Braga 1-0 Chaves (24 Oct.)
- Next game:Maritimo - Braga (6 Nov.)
CF Os Belenenses
- Position: 13
- Best performance of the season:Belenenses 2-1 Nacional (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Belenenses 0-2 Benfica (23 Oct.)
- Next game:Feirense - Belenenses (5 Nov.)
Braga
2:1
Belenenses
2:1 (1:0)
- 30 October 2016
- 21:15
- Braga
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 25 |
| 2 |  Porto | 20 |
| 3 | Braga | 20 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 18 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 17 |
Week 9 Results
| Friday 28 October 2016 | ||||
| Benfica | 3-0 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
 | Nacional | 0-0 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Saturday 29 October 2016 | ||||
| Tondela | 1-2 | Moreirense |  | |
 | Vitoria Setubal | 0-0 | Porto | |
 | Boavista | 0-0 | Estoril |  |
| Sunday 30 October 2016 | ||||
 | Arouca | 1-0 | Maritimo |  |
 | Rio Ave | 0-3 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |
| Braga | 2-1 | Belenenses | |
| Monday 31 October 2016 | ||||
| Chaves | 21:00 | Feirense | ||