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Brasileirão Match Report Week 25: Corinthians 2 Atlético Paranaense 0 [Tue Sep 13th, 2005]
With their first victory in five games, Márcio Bittencourt’s Alvinegro saved their coach’s neck. The game lived up to expectations with the Rubro-negro visitors pulling out all the stops to sink the Timão and climb the Brasileirão table.
During the first two minutes each team had come close to taking the lead; FabrÃÂcio, on behalf of the Furacão, and Gustavo Nery for Corinthians (5th - 43). The initial breakneck pace slowed as both teams realised this could be a game that went down to the wire.
The first half was a tactical battle; neither side letting any defensive slip-ups compromise the result and both keepers rock solid when they needed to be. Pushed forward by their Fiel fans, the Timão moved up a gear and pounded the visitors’ defence.
13 minutes into the second half, Nilmar was brought down close to the corner flag. Young wing-back Eduardo Ratinho crossed into the box and Marcelo Mattos slammed a shot into the Atlético net: 1-0.
A recovering Carlos Alberto came on for Bruno Octavio, victim of cramp, and Rosinei robbed a ball that Carlos Alberto walloped past Diego to make it 2-0. The Furacão came close to narrowing the gap, but Corinthians hung on tooth and nail.
Venue: Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo
Referee: Wagner Tardelli Azevedo (FIFA-RJ)
Linesmen: Hilton Moutinho Rodrigues (FIFA-RJ) and José Cláudio Paranhos (RJ)
Yellow Cards: Rosinei, Eduardo Ratinho (Corinthians), Ferreira, Danilo, Paulo André, Tiago Almeida (Atlético Paranaense)
Gate: R$195,843
Spectators: 13,150
CORINTHIANS: Marcelo; Eduardo Ratinho, Betão, Marinho and Gustavo Nery; Marcelo Mattos, Bruno Octavio (Carlos Alberto), Rosinei and Roger (Hugo); Tevez and Nilmar (Wescley).
Coach: Márcio Bittencourt.
ATLÉTICO PARANAENSE: Diego; Ticão, Danilo, Paulo André and Marcão; Marcus Winicius, Douglas, Ferreira and Evandro (Tiago Almeida); Denis Marques (Schumacher) and Lima (Anderson).
Coach: Antônio Lopes.
Aaron Marcus
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