Brasiliense 1 x 1 Corinthians

By: dylan | September 18th, 2008

Screenshot, Brasiliense 1 x 1 Corinthians 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):

Five minutes of action decided the game. And the Corinthians fans in Brasília were spectacular, putting on more of a show than the team itself. Otherwise, a dull match (full highlights here)… a match I’m sure we’ll forget about once Douglas, Alessando, and Dentinho come back on Saturday.

Other news:

• Futebol feminina: Our women’s side continues to tear through the Campeonato Paulista. Cristiane scored two on Monday night, in a 3-1 win over São Bernardo:

• Signings, and agent drama: Corinthians has signed a number of new players in the last couple weeks. And (what else is new) there’s some controversy about the role that agent Carlos Leite has been playing in the team lately. Expect some upcoming posts about the latest news at Parque São Jorge.