Porto stumble at Maritimo

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Porto missed the chance to close the gap on Primeira Liga leaders Benfica when they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Maritimo on Sunday.Buy cheap fifa15 coins on FIFA Coins.

Julen Lopetegui's side could have cut their fierce rivals' gap at the top of the standings to three points, but were defeated thanks to Bruno Gallo's first-half strike.

Not even the second-half dismissal of Raul for a second yellow card could deny Maritimo their seventh league victory of the season.

Sporting closed to within a point of Porto in third after they edged to a 1-0 win over Academica.

Joao Mario scored the only goal of the game in the 76th minute as Sporting recorded their fifth successive league triumph.

Fourth-placed Vitoria had an easier time as they eased past Rio Ave with a 4-1 scoreline.

Ukra gave Rio Ave the lead in the 26th minute but Vitoria hit back with unanswered goals from Hyun Jun-Suk, Zequinha, Dimitrios Pelkas and Joao Schmidt.

Boavista also triumphed 1-0 against Braga to put more distance between them and the relegation zone. Victory was secured courtesy of Michael Uchebo's late strike.

Elsewhere, Lucas Joao's 90th-minute strike handed Nacional a 3-2 success against Moreirense, Leo Bonatini's goal three minutes into the second half gave Estoril a 1-0 win against Arouca and Belenenses and Penafiel played out a goalless draw.