Primeira Liga (Week 5) : Benfica defeats Portimonense 2-1
PORTUGAL, Sep. 8, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 5: After their 1-1 draw against Rio Ave on August 26, the Eagles bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Portimonense this Friday.
45 minutes of play and neither Benfica nor Portimonense have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Jonas Oliveira ('60 on penalty) and Almeida ('78).
SL Benfica climbed to second place with 13 points from 5 games, 2 points behind Sporting Clube de Portugal.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of September 8, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sporting Lisbon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 2 | Benfica | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 3 | Porto | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 4 | Rio Ave | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Maritimo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Feirense | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Braga | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Estoril | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Tondela | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Belenenses | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 11 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 12 | Vitoria Setubal | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Boavista | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 3 |
| 15 | Paços de Ferreira | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 16 | Moreirense | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 2 |
| 17 | Chaves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Aves | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 1 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
SL Benfica
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Benfica 5-0 Belenenses (19 Aug.)
- Previous game:Rio Ave 1-1 Benfica (26 Aug.)
- Next game:Boavista - Benfica (16 Sep.)
Portimonense SC
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Portimonense 2-1 Boavista (7 Aug.)
- Previous game:Portimonense 1-2 Maritimo (28 Aug.)
- Next game:Portimonense - Feirense (18 Sep.)
Benfica
2:1
Portimonense
2:1 (0:0)
- 8 September 2017
- 22:00
- Lisbon
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sporting Lisbon | 15 |
| 2 | Benfica | 13 |
| 3 |  Porto | 12 |
| 4 |  Rio Ave | 10 |
| 5 |  Maritimo | 9 |
Week 5 Results
| Friday 8 September 2017 | ||||
| Feirense | 2-3 | Sporting Lisbon | | |
| Benfica | 2-1 | Portimonense | |
| Saturday 9 September 2017 | ||||
| Tondela | 17:00 | Paços de Ferreira |  | |
| Maritimo | 19:15 | Rio Ave | |
| Porto | 21:30 | Chaves | |
| Sunday 10 September 2017 | ||||
 | Vitoria Setubal | 17:00 | Braga |  |
 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 19:00 | Boavista |  |
 | Estoril | 21:15 | Moreirense |  |
| Monday 11 September 2017 | ||||
| Aves | 21:00 | Belenenses |  | |