Flamengo came from behind to beat Sport 2-1 on Saturday in the 27th round of the Brasileiro Championship, hanging on to the fourth place on the standing, which is the last spot for Brazilian teams in the 2009 Libertadores Cup.
After a balancing first half, the first goal of the game came in the 54th minute when Sport's Carlinhos Bala sent the corner kick into the front of the net. The ball passed through everyone and landed at the feet of Roger at the far side of the net. Roger simply tapped the ball in.
Only nine minutes to go, Flamengo got on the scoreboard when Juan passed the ball off to the reserve player, Vandinho, who dribbled through the Sport defense and blew the ball past the goalkeeper, Magrao.
In the injury time, Marcelinho Paraiba crossed the ball from the right side of the field to Vandinho who headed the ball in for Flamengo's winning goal.
Flamengo's next game will be at Nautica on Saturday. Sport, who continues in 10th place in this year's tournament with 39 points, saw their six-game undefeated streak beijing ended. In the 28th round of play, Sport will face Cruzeiro on Thursday.
Source: Xinhua
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