Caio Junior wins first game as Flamengo head coach
12/5/2008 17:33
In his first appearance as the head coach of Flamengo, Caio Junior led his
team to victory in the opening game of the Brasileiro championship
yesterday.
With a score of 3-1 over Santos, Flamengo is off to a good start
in the first division (Serie A) of the tournament as the team was able to score
two goals within two minutes of each half.
Flamengo started the game strong.
Souza came close to scoring in the 1st minute of play off a header, but the ball
sailed above the Santos goal.
The team's first goal of the game came in the
29th minute when Marcinho received the ball in front of the net and fired it
past the goalie.
One minute later, Ibson shot a beautiful ball into the upper
left hand side of the Santos goal, making the score 2-0 in the 30th
minute.
In the second half, Flamengo scored one more time. In the 25th minute
of the second half, it was off the pass from Leandro Moura to Juan that led to
the team's third and final goal of the game.
Santos was able to get on the
score board in the 46th minute when Moraes was taken out by the Flamengo
goalkeeper Bruno in the goalie box.
Moraes took the penalty shot and scored
the team's only goal of the game.
In next week's second round of the
Brasileiro championship, Flamengo will travel to play at Gremio yesterday while
Santos will host Ipatinga.
Xinhua
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