Corinthians 3 x 0 Ponte Preta
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This game was on Saturday, but better late than never……
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I’ll give credit to Ponte Preta — they came to win. They got three corners by the fifth minute and they never let up, even after they went a man down in the second half. So hats off to Ponte for their attacking football; unfortunately, our future opponents won’t be so keen to try it after looking at the scoreline here.
Our lethal quartet was on the pitch together for the first time — Dentinho and Herrera up front, Douglas and Morais in midfield — but it was center-back Chicão who bagged the first goal. Was it a free kick? A penalty? Maybe a header from a corner? No, our defender ran into the opponent’s box and scored like a classic poacher, after André Santos and Herrera failed to do the job. This is Chicão’s seventh goal of the season, making him one of our five major goalscorers:
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Herrera |
striker |
9 |
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Douglas |
midfielder |
8 |
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André Santos |
left-back |
7 |
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Chicão |
center-back |
7 |
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Dentinho |
striker |
7 |
Category: Brazilian Championship
Brasiliense 1 x 1 Corinthians
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See that screenshot on the right?
That’s how I had to watch this miserable little game. Then, to top it off, Wordpress ate the first draft of my write-up. Bad news all around.
Not that I’m surprised. Despite all the hype about how soon we could get promoted, not to mention the purple kits we wore, we went to Brasília without a lot of key players. In particular, we didn’t have our midfield maestro, Douglas, who was suspended.
Our team doesn’t have a lethal number 9, so our attack depends on the space opened up by our numerous playmaking options; that’s why Morais has made such a difference without even scoring any goals. But you don’t have playmaking options without a playmaker. Without Douglas’s vision and creativity, Brasiliense was able to mark us hard, keep the space from appearing, and just wait to pick up our missed passes.
And how many passes did we miss?!? Carlos Alberto — playing defensive mid in place of Fabinho and Nilton, both injured — can run and fight like hell to get the ball, but he’s amazingly good at giving it away. One minute into the second half, he handed the ball to Marcinho right outside our area, and Brasiliense went up 1-0. Fortunately, our lads had an immediate response. Morais ran up the right and made a 16-meter backpass for Elias’s attractive equalizer (below the fold):
Category: Brazilian ChampionshipCorinthians 1 x 0 Barueri
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Yesterday afternoon in Pacaembu Stadium, a lot of little kids became Corinthians fans for life.
This is the kind of game that wins hearts and minds, that shows you what a team and its supporters are really about. Corinthians is about struggle, on and off the pitch, and every soul in that packed stadium did their part in this hard-fought victory.
Just look at the bare facts: two red cards, eight yellow cards, 11 total minutes of stoppage time, a missed penalty, a penalty that the referee marked and then took back, a bloody head-butt, and finally, in the 94th minute, the winning goal from (who else?) André Santos.
Thanks to Santo André and Vila Nova, who both lost on the road, we now have a record-breaking lead in the second division. We’re up to 54 points, nine more than second-place Avaí (who also won a dramatic game at home), and 15 points ahead of fifth-place Barueri.
Category: Brazilian ChampionshipSE Sorocabana 1 x 7 Corinthians
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Hands up if you heard about this one…
SE Sorocabana 1 x 7 Corinthians, in Round 18 of the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino
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Fabiana Baiana & Cristiane |
I said I’d keep you posted about our star-studded women’s team, and I’m a man of my word. Corinthians advanced to the second stage of the state league with this 7-1 victory in Sorocaba. Cristiane didn’t score this time, but her teammate on the seleção, Fabiana Baiana, found the back of the net. The other six goals came from Nildinha (2), Karina (2), Fabiane, and Paula Santos.
This round ends the first group stage, and you can see the final tables here. Corinthians finished second in Group 2, three points behind Santos.
In the next stage, we’re in a group with Botucatu FC, São Bernardo FC, and Prefeitura de Franca. The other group is Santos, América FC/Juventude, Saad EC, and São José EC. The top two from each group will go through to semi-finals, then finals.
Given the results so far, it looks like Corinthians and Santos might win their groups and face off in the final. I’m always up for a clássico… Vamos fritar o Peixe, garotas do Timão!
• Other news — Looks like they’re after another player from the national team: the goalkeeper Bárbara. And they’re still talking about Marta, which sounds pretty unlikely, although she is an admitted Corinthians fanatic.
Category: Womens FootballObrigado, Mago
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I think Corinthians and Palmeiras fans can unite in celebrating Valdivia’s excellent contribution to the game last night:
I’m just saying =P
Category: MiscellaneousFortaleza 1 x 3 Corinthians
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Sorry for the delay — it was a busy weekend. Here we go…
Fortaleza put up more of a fight than Gama or ABC, but they didn’t fare much better, as Corinthians brought home an easy 3-1 win. Chicão converted a penalty and Preto scored a comedy own goal to make it 2-0 at halftime; Bambam came off the bench in the second half to score for the hosts, before André Santos nailed the coffin lid shut with a magnificent goal.
With this result, we’re now seven points clear of the second-place team, Vila Nova, and 12 points ahead of fifth-place Barueri. All eyes are on the first division now, and the press is already calling up mathematicians to predict how soon we’ll be promoted.
Highlights and thoughts…
Category: Brazilian ChampionshipMilestones
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Last weekend was full of milestone events for Corinthians. Here’s a quick round-up before we hit the next round…
Parabéns! — Sport Club Corinthians Paulista turned 98 years old on Monday. Brazil’s first and greatest “people’s team” was founded on September 1, 1910, by a group of workers waiting to take the trolley home in the Bom Retiro neighborhood of São Paulo.
Corinthians had a very happy birthday this year — two days before, we beat Gama 4-0 at home. This also marked our 1,500th game in Pacaembu Stadium, and our 100th goal of the year.
Update: Festa do povo! Don’t miss the video of Corinthians’ historic 1977 state title, which Bruno posted as part of his brilliant Canal 100 series.
Category: Corinthians Team NewsVai Corinthians!
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The world’s greatest team, and the world’s greatest fans, finally have a space on the world’s greatest football blog… Welcome to The Offside Corinthians!
As far as I know, this is the first-ever Corinthians blog in English. Hopefully I can do justice to the fine blogs from Brazil, like Edson & Co. over at Blog do Timão and Débora Miranda at Globoesporte.
Over time, I’m going to write posts about the history, politics, and passion of o Timão, but for now let’s get right to business:
Corinthians 4 x 0 ABC
‘Cos you can’t argue with success. (Highlights below the jump.)
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