Archive for October 11th, 2009

Mengao is playing in their house Maracana on Saturday. Flamengo has started out like a house on fire but Rubro-Negro has nothing to show for it.

Flamengo has had most of the touches in the first half. Mengao has had four great scoring chances but Rubro-Negro has come up empty. Wham bam just like that Sao Paulo’s counter attack resulted in a quick goal for Tricolor.

A great thread the seam in the defense pass found Hernanes alone in front of the goal. He juked right and went left. Here is your jock Bruno. Hernanes  ticked the twines to give Tricolor a 1-0 lead after twenty minutes.

Mengao has fallen asleep. This pass spilt the Flamengo “D” right down the middle.

Mengao is applying lots of pressure but they can’t find the back of the net.

We need goals. Mengao cannot afford to lose this puppy.

Flamengo continues to apply lots of pressure. The Sao Paulo goal looks like a shooting gallery. Finally, this pressure has paid off. This pressure forced a Sao Paulo defender to tackle Petkovic just inside of the box right. Petkovic missed the first PK but he was awarded a second try when Sao Paulo keeper Ceni stepped off his line to stop the shot. Petkovic calmly knocked home the winner to tie this baby up at one all after sixty-five minutes 

Mengao has kept up the pressure. Petkovic threaded the needle to teammate Ze-Roberto. Ze took it straight to the goal. He popped a shot. Goal! Ze-Roberto’s shot lower left for a 2-1 Flamengo lead after eighty minutes.

Ceni was hung out to dry by this two-man game between Petkovic and Ze-Roberto.

Finally, Rubro-Negro is finishing their scoring chances. You can’t leave these babies on the table. They will kill you if you don’t score.

Flamengo picked up a huge win over second place Tricolor. Sao Paulo’s loss may have definitely killed their chances for a four peat.

This was huge win for us Flamenguistas.

I was worried when Mengao fell behind 1-0. Rubro-Negro had eighty to ninety percent of the touches but could not pull the trigger until the foul was called inside the box. This call changed the match. 

This was a good call.

The win gives Rubro-Negro 45 points.

Sao Paulo is in second place for now with 49 points.

Internacional and Atletico-PR tied at one all. Internacional stays in third place with 48 points.

This has not been a good day at Black Rock for Sao Paulo and Internacional but it was a good one for all of us Flamenguistas.

Palmeiras battles Nautico on Monday due to the national team encounter with Bolivia in a World Cup qualifying match on Sunday. This is the same for Atletico-MG-Cruzeiro and Goias- Sport matches.  

Argentina pulled out a 2-1 win over Peru. Argentina was ahead through out most of the match before Peru found the equalizer in the 89^th minute. Martin Palermo booted home the winner in final moments of the match to let Argentina live another day.

Chile defeated Colombia 4-2. Uruguay upset Ecuador 2-1.

Chile clinched a spot in 2010 World Cup with today’s win.

The battle for the last remaining spot looks likes this after Saturday’s matches.
Oh, baby this is nut cutting time.

Argentina moves into the fourth spot with 25 points. Uruguay is in fifth spot with 24 points. Ecuador is the odd man out with 23 points.

This was a huge win for Argentina. Argentinos almost blew it but Palermo saved their bacon. Maradona and Grondona are idiots but Argentina lives to fight another day.

I was cheering when Peru scored the equalizer and I cheered when Palermo knocked home the butt saving goal for Argentina.

I like to be wrong.

Even with this win, Maradona needs to go.

This is too close.

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