Pedro Raul frustrates Vasco, and Santos saves the penalty

O Basque almost made it 2-0 at Maracanã. Marlon Gomes he took advantage of the defense’s hesitation and was brought down in the area. The referee called the penalty, and Peter Raul went to billing. The scorer, who makes a great match, was intimidated by saints and failed to extend the difference on the scoreboard. The goalkeeper of Flamengo a great defense and thwarted Vasco’s plans.

Santos defends Pedro Raul’s penalty kick and the players from #Flamengo went to celebrate with the goalkeeper. Crowd exploded with the defense! pic.twitter.com/w3rGH3Zqen

— Isabelle Costa (@bellexcosta) March 5, 2023

How was the match between Flamengo and Vasco so far?

O Basque held the Flamengo and won a great victory in Carioca Championship. With the right to a beautiful goal from Pumita Rodriguez, the rubro-negros did not avoid defeat by the score of 1 to 0 at the Maracanã stadium. Furthermore, Leo Jardim made a series of miraculous saves, which avoided a draw and even a turnaround for the team commanded by Vítor Pereira. With that, the alvinegro ended a two-year fast without beating the rival in direct confrontation.

There was no lack of disposition for Flamengo and Vasco during the night of this Sunday, the 5th. The two teams launched themselves in search of goals, but only Cruzmaltino were successful. The result was extremely important for the alvinegra team, which will reach the last round with its place in the semifinals practically in the cards. Meanwhile, Fluminense stuck to Flamengo and the Guanabara Cup decision will remain for the last round of the first phase of Cariocão.

Flamengo and Vasco had a balanced first half with different game proposals. While the red-black carioca exploited possession of the ball, the Vasco da Gama put pressure on and tried to speed up on the counterattacks. The result of this was a ball on the beam for Fla and two for Cruzmaltino, but no one got the score zero to zero.

The team led by Vítor Pereira scared the first minute with a shot by Arrascaeta that hit the post. Flamengo kept pressing at the start of the game, but Léo Jardim made good saves. Throughout the initial stage, Vasco met and Pedro Raul stamped the ball twice against Santos’ post. Thus, the carioca classic ended in a hot way.

And the second half?

The second stage between Flamengo and Vasco was even hotter and with great chances of goals for both sides. Cruzmaltino was smarter and took the lead with Pumita Rodríguez. The full-back took it first, at the edge of the area, and didn’t give Santos any chances. Vítor Pereira remained unresponsive on the bench.

Flamengo went out looking for a tie and tried to make it 1-1 at all times. Following the goal, Vidal hit the post after a header deflected and scared goalkeeper Léo Jardim. The archer of the Vasco team even made other good saves in submissions by Gabigol, Everton Cebolinha and Arrascaeta.