Primeira Liga (Week 16) : Moreirense beats Belenenses 1-0
PORTUGAL, Jan. 9, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 16: After three straigth defeats, the Verdes-e-Brancos bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Belenenses this Monday.
Belenenses made Moreirense doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Costa Rican forward David Ramírez with just 6 minutes remaining in regulation time.
CF Os Belenenses are down in 12nd place with 17 points from 16 games, 2 points behind Vitoria FC.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of January 9, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benfica | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 26 | 41 |
| 2 | Porto | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| 3 | Braga | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 33 |
| 4 | Sporting Lisbon | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 33 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 30 |
| 6 | Rio Ave | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Chaves | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 23 |
| 8 | Maritimo | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 23 |
| 9 | Boavista | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 20 |
| 10 | Arouca | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Vitoria Setubal | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 19 |
| 12 | Belenenses | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 17 |
| 13 | Paços de Ferreira | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 17 |
| 14 | Estoril | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 15 |
| 15 | Moreirense | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 26 | -11 | 14 |
| 16 | Feirense | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 14 |
| 17 | Nacional | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 12 |
| 18 | Tondela | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 10 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Moreirense FC
- Position: 15 +2
- Best performance of the season:Feirense 0-3 Moreirense (21 Aug.)
- Previous game:Braga 2-1 Moreirense (22 Dec.)
- Next game:Porto - Moreirense (15 Jan.)
CF Os Belenenses
- Position: 12 -1
- Best performance of the season:Belenenses 2-1 Nacional (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Belenenses 0-1 Sporting Lisbon (22 Dec.)
- Next game:Belenenses - Rio Ave (15 Jan.)
Moreirense
1:0
Belenenses
1:0 (0:0)
- 9 January 2017
- 21:00
- Moreira de Conegos
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Benfica | 41 |
| 2 |  Porto | 35 |
| 3 |  Braga | 33 |
| 4 |  Sporting Lisbon | 33 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 30 |
Week 16 Results
| Saturday 7 January 2017 | ||||
 | Nacional | 0-0 | Braga | |
 | Estoril | 0-1 | Maritimo |  |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 0-2 | Benfica | |
 | Paços de Ferreira | 0-0 | Porto | |
| Sunday 8 January 2017 | ||||
 | Rio Ave | 2-2 | Chaves | |
| Tondela | 1-2 | Arouca |  | |
 | Boavista | 1-0 | Vitoria Setubal |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 2-1 | Feirense | |
| Monday 9 January 2017 | ||||
| Moreirense | 1-0 | Belenenses | |