Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Vasco Upset Flamengo 2-1

In Week 28 of the Campeonato Brasileiro, Vasco da Gama took on Flamengo at the MaracanĂ£ stadium on Sunday, September 27th! Going into the game Sunday Flamengo was favored to win the nights match over their opponent Vasco da Gama, but don't put out their opponent just yet because it was a very close game that came down to a 1 goal deficit. The team based out of the country's capital city, Rio de Janeiro, Vasco da Gama recently against Flamengo hasn't been too well with 3 drawn matches and 2 lost matches.
The match Sunday started like any other game would, in about 10 minutes in Flamengo was on their opponents side of the field and off a cross the field pass they scored in the 11th minute making the score 1-0 in favor of Flamengo. Then Rodrigo a player for Vasco da Gama, from 26 meters out, puts a ball in net off a free kick scored in the 35th minute to make the game tied a 1 a piece! Then the go-ahead goal scored by Nene putting Vasco up 2-1 and that would be the final score for this match! Stay tuned for next week’s matches, highlights and scores for Campeonato Brasileiro! For week 30 of the league, make sure to check out the Flamengo versus Figueirense Wednesday October 14th! Attached below, is the recap of the game!



Written by: Chris Maialetti

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