Primeira Liga (Week 8) : Rio Ave defeats Setubal 2-1
PORTUGAL, Sep. 30, 2017 (AMP) — Primeira Liga / Match day 8: After their 0-0 draw against Aves on September 24, Rio Grande returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Vitoria Setubal this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Rio Ave nor Vitoria Setubal have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Ribeiro ('75) and Teles Bruno ('89).
Rio Ave FC climbed to fifth place with 14 points from 8 games, only one point behind CS Maritimo, which has a game in hand.
View : Full Primeira Liga table (as of September 30, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porto | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 21 |
| 2 | Sporting Lisbon | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Benfica | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | Maritimo | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Braga | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Boavista | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Belenenses | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 10 |
| 9 | Vitoria Guimaraes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 10 |
| 10 | Paços de Ferreira | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Chaves | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 8 |
| 12 | Feirense | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 8 |
| 13 | Vitoria Setubal | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 7 |
| 14 | Portimonense | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Tondela | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Aves | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Estoril | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 6 |
| 18 | Moreirense | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : Primeira Liga 2017-2018
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Overview
Rio Ave FC
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Rio Ave 2-0 Portimonense (18 Aug.)
- Previous game:Aves 0-0 Rio Ave (24 Sep.)
- Next game:Feirense - Rio Ave (21 Oct.)
Vitoria FC
- Position: 13 -3
- Best performance of the season:Vitoria Setubal 2-0 Braga (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Vitoria Setubal 1-1 Boavista (25 Sep.)
- Next game:Vitoria Setubal - Maritimo (21 Oct.)
Rio Ave
2:1
Vitoria Setubal
2:1 (0:0)
- 30 September 2017
- 21:30
- Vila do Conde
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Porto | 21 |
| 2 |  Sporting Lisbon | 19 |
| 3 |  Benfica | 16 |
| 4 |  Maritimo | 15 |
| 5 | Rio Ave | 14 |
Week 8 Results
| Friday 29 September 2017 | ||||
| Chaves | 1-1 | Tondela | ||
| Saturday 30 September 2017 | ||||
| Portimonense | 2-2 | Aves | ||
 | Paços de Ferreira | 3-2 | Moreirense |  |
 | Boavista | 1-0 | Feirense | |
| Rio Ave | 2-1 | Vitoria Setubal | |
| Sunday 1 October 2017 | ||||
 | Braga | 18:15 | Estoril |  |
| Sporting Lisbon | 20:15 | Porto | |
 | Belenenses | 22:30 | Vitoria Guimaraes |  |
| Maritimo | 22:30 | Benfica | |