Review of the Week – 2

The quarter finals of Copa do Brasil started with the promise of lots of goals. Ronaldo, Fred, Nilmar… There was a great amount of names. The star of the night, however, in the two most promising matches were the goalies and the post.

Corinthians 1 – 0 Fluminense: This was supposed to be a Ronaldo x Fred contest. The winner? Fluminense’s Fernando Henrique. True, the strange goalie saw Dentinho score and hit the post in the first 19 minutes. But after that, it was his match. Corinthians controlled the match, but was stopped by the goalie in a number of occasions.

Flamengo 0 – 0 Inter: In Rio, the participation of the goalies was even more decisive. Lauro and Bruno were, ironically, together in the mission of holding the zero in the score board. When it wasn’t possible to reach the ball, the post helped them. Fla hit it twice. Inter once. And the 0 draw was a victory for the two men wearing the number one. The final save of Bruno is symbolic of how hard they worked.

Ponte Preta 2 – 2 Coritiba: In the most ignored match of the quarter finals, the goalies suffered with deflections. This is how Coritiba and Ponte scored their first goals. Ponte, which is the surprise of this year’s competition, gained control in the second-half and came back. But, it allowed the visitors to tie with a few minutes left. Marcelinho Paraiba, again.

Life is Sweet

This is what Vasco fans must be thinking. The club faced Vitoria, the team that sent Vasco to the second division last year. And revenge is something to be tasted slowly. At the same stadium where Vasco fans cried last year, now they only had smiles. Vasco humiliated Vitoria with a 4-0, having absolute control of the match. Rodrigo Pimpao was the man of the match. And in the year which it is playing the second division, Vasco is very close to the semifinals in the competition that has a ticket for Copa Libertadores as a prize. Indeed, life is sweet.

Related posts:

1. Copa do Brasil Has Its Final Ready
2. What this title Should be: “Ronaldo and Neymar Score”.
3. Review of the Week Part 1: Brazilians in the Libertadores
4. Wrapping Up the Second Division
5. The Post and the Virgins