Archive for June 15th, 2009

Here we go again. Flamengo stunk the joint out losing to Coritiba 5-0 yesterday in Parana.  Flamengo looked good in the beginning of match. They attacked and attacked but Flamengo couldn’t find the back of the net. Then it was stupid time. Instead of clearing, a well-placed attacking cross Flamengo’s Wellinton booted the ball into his own net to make 1-0 Coritiba at the eight-minute mark.

In the 41^st minute, Marcos Aurelio chipped a scramble ball right in front of the box past the dumbfounded keeper Flamengo Bruno to make 2-0 Coritiba.

After the break, Flamengo decided to pack it in and play dumb stupid futebol. Flamenguistas gave up three goals and lost going away 5-0. Bruno Batata started off the hit paraded in the 46^th minute when he ripped a winner to make it 3-0 Coritiba. Flamengo’s defenses fell asleep and gave Batata a clear shot on goal. Bruno was helpless to stop the shot by Batata. Wellinton was the cause of the defensive lapse for Flamengo.

In the 62^nd minute Batata fired home the rebounded off of Flamengo keeper Bruno to make 4-0 Coritiba.

Renatinho initial attacked caused all the problems for Flamengo. His strike on the goal bounced right off of Bruno’s chest and into the waiting feet of Batata.

Leozinho added the final nail in Flamengo’s coffin to make 5-0. This was another one of those rebound balls off of Bruno into the eager feet of Coritiba Leozinho. He took the gift wrapped the present all the way to the goal. 

www.uol.com.br  described it this way: O Coritiba chegou à sua primeira vitória no Brasileiro em grande estilo. Mesmo desfalcado de quatro de seus principais titulares, o Alviverde massacrou o Flamengo por 5 a 0, neste domingo, no Couto Pereira e deixou a lanterna da competição. Também desfalcado, Rubro-negro carioca sofreu sua segunda goleada seguida fora de casa. No domingo passado foi derrotado por 4 a 2 pelo Sport. Assim, o técnico Cuca já começa a correr o risco de perder o emprego na Gávea.

This was a total massacre. It was a goal fest for Coritiba. Coritiba brought their “A” game.

In other matches in Campeonato do Brasil: Atletico-MG shut out Nautico-PE 3-0. Fluminense and Gremio kissed their sister zero-zero. Goias and Corinthians nada e nada.

Internacional and Vitoria did the tie thing zero-zero. Barueri defeated Avai 3-1. Palmeiras took it to Cruzeiro 3-1.

Sunday was tie day as well as blow out city day. Just ask Flamengo, Cruzeiro, and Avai.

The standings look like this: Atletico and Internacional both have 14 points but Atletico is ahead on goal difference. Palmeiras is in third place with 11 points. Vitoria is fourth with ten points. Flamengo is eleventh spot with 7 points.

There is a logjam at the bottom of the table. Avai, Atletico-PR, Coritiba, and Sport all have four points.

Check out these sites. They are great.

www.palau.org

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