Primeira Liga (Week 15) : Guimaraes defeats Arouca 1-0
PORTUGAL, Dec. 23, 2016 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 15: Three wins in a row for Vitoria Guimaraes. After their success against Boavista and Vitoria Setubal, the Vimaranenses continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 1-0 victory over Arouca this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Vitoria Guimaraes nor Arouca have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Vitoria Guimaraes forward Fortes Hernani with just 10 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Vitoria SC remains in fifth place with 30 points from 15 games, tie on points with Sporting Clube de Portugal.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of December 23, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Porto | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| 3 | Braga | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 32 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 30 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 17 | 10 | 30 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 23 |
| 7 | Chaves | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 22 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 13 | -2 | 20 |
| 9 | Vitoria Setubal | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 | Boavista | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 17 |
| 11 | Belenenses | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 17 |
| 12 | Arouca | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 16 |
| 14 | Estoril | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 15 |
| 15 | Feirense | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 14 |
| 16 | Nacional | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 11 |
| 17 | Moreirense | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 26 | -12 | 11 |
| 18 | Tondela | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Arouquenses
- Position: 12
- Best performance of the season:Moreirense 1-4 Arouca (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Moreirense 1-4 Arouca (17 Dec.)
- Next game:Tondela - Arouca (8 Jan.)
Vitoria SC
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 0-3 Vitoria Guimaraes (30 Oct.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Guimaraes 3-1 Vitoria Setubal (18 Dec.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Benfica (7 Jan.)
- 23 December 2016
- 22:00
- Arouca
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 38 |
| 2 |  Porto | 34 |
| 3 |  Braga | 32 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 30 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 30 |
Week 15 Results
| Thursday 15 December 2016 | ||||
| Porto | 2-1 | Maritimo |  |
| Wednesday 21 December 2016 | ||||
| Benfica | 2-0 | Rio Ave |  |
| Thursday 22 December 2016 | ||||
 | Nacional | 0-2 | Boavista |  |
| Braga | 2-1 | Moreirense |  |
| Feirense | 2-0 | Paços de Ferreira |  | |
| Chaves | 1-0 | Estoril |  | |
 | Belenenses | 0-1 | Sporting Lisbon | |
| Friday 23 December 2016 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 3-0 | Tondela | |
| Arouca | 0-1 | Vitoria Guimaraes | |