router-link-active added to child link when in parent route

[tiagoroldao]

Demo plunkr of the issue: http://plnkr.co/edit/0VHBhUuVq5bgCrAke0nd?p=preview

To reproduce, select 'Heroes' and notice that the link to the child component is marked active when the parent route is active.

Current behavior
A child route alwayshas the router-link-active class if a parent is currently active

Expected/desired behavior
A link to /parent/child should not be active when on /parent or /parent/otherChild

[brandonroberts]

Dupe of #5334

[tiagoroldao]

True. I did search for this, dammit 😄

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