Sporting remains on track

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31 October 2011-PA Sport

Sporting Lisbon closed the gap on the Liga's top two to three points with a 2-0 victory at Feirense.

The visitor was helped on its way by the dismissal of Henrique 10 minutes into the second half, with Ricky van Wolfswinkel tucking away a 65th-minute penalty before Stijn Schaars added another 13 minutes from time.

Rio Ave remains at the foot of the table after a last-minute spot-kick condemned it to a 2-1 defeat at Guimaraes.

The home side went in front after just eight minutes through Mahamadou N'Diaye, but Joao Tomas pulled Rio Ave level before the interval.

The dismissal of Vitor Gomes four minutes from time sparked Rio Ave's downfall, however, with Nuno Assis slotting home a penalty in the dying seconds to snatch the points.

Nacional was also a 2-1 winner over Beira Mar, despite playing for over half of the match with 10 men after the 38th-minute dismissal of Felipe Lopes.

All of the goals had been scored by then, with Mateus and Mario Rondon giving the home side a two-goal lead before Douglas replied for Nacional.

The visitor also finished the match a man down, with Nuno Coelho seeing red 13 minutes from time.

First-half goals from Bruno Moraes (penalty) and Jorge Djaniny earned Uniao Leiria a 2-0 win over Vitoria Setubal.