Primeira Liga (Week 25) : Rio Ave defeats Moreirense 3-2
PORTUGAL, Mar. 12, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 25: Two wins in a row for Rio Ave. After their 0-2 win against Estoril on March 6, Rio Grande continued their sensational form in the Primeira Liga with a 3-2 victory over Moreirense this Sunday.
Rio Ave dominated the first half thanks to goals from Dias Gil ('28) and Soares Rafa ('44). Leading 2-1 at the break, Rio Grande further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Guedes Helder in the 54th minute.
Rio Ave FC climbed to 7th place with 35 points from 25 games, 2 points behind CS Maritimo.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of March 12, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 25 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 57 | 11 | 46 | 62 |
| 2 | Benfica | 24 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 13 | 39 | 60 |
| 3 | Sporting Lisbon | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 47 | 26 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Braga | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 43 |
| 5 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 40 |
| 6 | Maritimo | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
| 7 | Rio Ave | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 35 |
| 8 | Boavista | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 33 |
| 9 | Chaves | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 33 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 32 |
| 11 | Vitoria Setubal | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 30 |
| 12 | Feirense | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 29 |
| 13 | Arouca | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Paços de Ferreira | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 25 |
| 15 | Estoril | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 20 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 20 |
| 17 | Nacional | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 40 | -24 | 16 |
| 18 | Tondela | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 43 | -26 | 16 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2016-2017
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 7 +1
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 3-1 Tondela (3 Dec.)
- Previous game:Estoril 0-2 Rio Ave (6 Mar.)
- Next game:Vitoria Guimaraes - Rio Ave (19 Mar.)
Moreirense FC
- Position: 16
- Best performance of the season:Feirense 0-3 Moreirense (21 Aug.)
- Previous game:Moreirense 0-0 Boavista (3 Mar.)
- Next game:Moreirense - Tondela (18 Mar.)
Rio Ave
3:2
Moreirense
3:2 (2:1)
- 12 March 2017
- 19:00
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Porto | 62 |
| 2 |  Benfica | 60 |
| 3 |  Sporting Lisbon | 51 |
| 4 |  Braga | 43 |
| 5 |  Vitoria Guimaraes | 40 |
Week 25 Results
| Friday 10 March 2017 | ||||
 | Arouca | 0-4 | Porto | |
| Saturday 11 March 2017 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 1-2 | Feirense | |
| Chaves | 0-0 | Braga | | |
| Tondela | 1-4 | Sporting Lisbon | | |
| Sunday 12 March 2017 | ||||
 | Boavista | 3-0 | Maritimo |  |
| Rio Ave | 3-2 | Moreirense | |
| Vitoria Guimaraes | 21:15 | Estoril |  |
| Monday 13 March 2017 | ||||
 | Nacional | 19:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  |
| Benfica | 21:00 | Belenenses |  |