Juninho leads Vasco da Gama to win in state championship

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　　All of the game's goals were scored in the first half. Diego Souza gave Vasco da Gama the early lead in the 11th minute, slamming in a crossed ball from Alecsandro. Juninho scored the first of his two goals in the 14th minute, dominating the ball surrounded by defenders¹ and quickly firing it past keeper Luis Henrique and into the Macae goal.

　　Macae's only goal of the match came in the 18th minute when Pipico leaped above the Vasco da Gama defense² to head in a free kick.

　　Eder Luis scored Vasco da Gama's third goal in the 36th minute when Eder Luis drove past the defense and angled an excellent ball across the goal and into the net.

　　Juninho scored his second goal at the first minute of the first half stoppage time. At the top of the penalty box, the veteran midfielder faked a shot, dribbled³ past two defenders and fired the ball into the upper left corner of the Macae goal.

　　The win improves Vasco da Gama to first place of Group B of the Rio Cup, guaranteeing its passage into the playoffs of the Rio Cup. In the final round of the second half of the Rio de Janeiro state championship, Vasco da Gama will host rival Flamengo on April 7.

　　Juninho will miss Vasco da Gama's upcoming match against Alianza Lima-PER on April 3 in the 2012 Libertadores Cup due to an emergency surgery. The player suffered a broken implant⁴ that consequently got infected, causing pain and swelling⁵ in his mouth.

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