Flamengo was missing their best attacker Adriano.  The Emperor was on loan to the national team. Adriano will play in Brasil’s final World Cup tune up against Ireland on Tuesday March 2^nd.

Kleberson missed to due national team duty as well. Petkovic and Alvaro are out due to injuries.

Globo Esporte had this to say http://globoesporte.globo.com/ O técnico rubro-negro, Andrade, foi obrigado a escalar um time misto. Adriano e Kleberson tiveram de se apresentar à seleção brasileira para o amistoso contra a Irlanda, na terça-feira. Álvaro e Petkovic sentiram dores musculares e foram vetados. Bruno Mezenga, Fernando e David, respectivamente, os substituíram. Mas tudo deu certo, e o técnico ainda pôde observar os estreantes Ramon, que tabelou com Love em um dos gols, e Rodrigo Alvim.

Mengao struggled with Macae before turning on the jets to pull away for a 4-1 win.

Mengao was outplayed most of the match by Macae.

Vagner Love hit the daily double for Flamengo. He nailed a PK in the 28^th minute. Love later nailed the close range power shot in the 68^th minute.

Vinicius Pacheco hit for the daily double too. Pacheco scored off a quick free kick by mate Vagner Love in the 58^th minute. Pacheco had an easy one on one with the keeper Jeferson. This was no match.

Pacheco fired a long rang sniper shot from the top of the box in the 73^rd minute that flat out beat the keeper through the wickets.

The difference maker in the match for Mengao was Vagner Love.

For most of the match, Flamengo stunk the joint out. UOL put it this way www.uol.com.br  O Macaé jogou melhor a maior parte do confronto, mas Vagner Love fez a diferença em favor do Flamengo. O atacante marcou duas vezes e deu dois passes, um deles usando da ‘malandragem’, na goleada por 4 a 1 do time neste sábado, no Estádio Raulino de Oliveira, na estreia da equipe na Taça Rio, segundo turno do Campeonato Estadual. Enquanto Vinicius Pacheco fez os outros gols dos visitantes, Laio marcou o solitário dos mandantes.

I will take it. A win is a win but this Flamenguista is not a happy camper with the way my guys are playing against the smaller clubs. If Mengao does not improve, we will not compete for the two peat.

Liverpool scored a huge win 2-1 over Blackburn at Anfield. Fernando Torres started his first match for Reds since January 13^th.

Torres also ripped the twines in the 44^th minute. Steven Gerrard  started the Reds off right with a huge goal in the 20^th minute. This gave Liverpool an early 1-0 lead.

Tottenham picked up a huge 2-1 over Everton at White Hart Lane.

Sunderland and Fulham were deadlocked nil-nil.

The EPL race shapes up this way Chelsea is top gun with 61 points. Man U is second with 60 and Arsenal is third with 58. Spurs and Man City each have 49 points but Tottenham is fourth on a better goal difference. Spurs are a plus 23 while City is a plus 17.

Liverpool is sixth with 48.

The Miracle worker Wayne Rooney came off the bench to score the match winner in the 74^th minute. Man U just got by Aston Villa 2-1 to win the Carling Cup.

The match started off on an ominous note for the Red Devils. A dumb foul in the box by Vidac. He should have been given the heave-hoe but the ref said no way boys.

Play on.

Villa’s James Milner nailed the PK.

This made 1-0 Aston Villa.

Michael Owens hit the equalizer in the 12^th minute.

Villa defender Richard Dunne lost the ball to Berbatov. Dunn makes a brilliant recovery. He strips the ball from Berbatov. Somehow, the ball comes loose and Owens scopes up the garbage and scores.

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