Sao Paulo wins in Rogerio Ceni's 1000th game

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Amidst a festive¹ atmosphere at home against Atletico-MG in the 22nd round of the 2011 Brazilian Championship, Sao Paulo battled to 2-1 victory on Wednesday.

　　The match marked team captain Rogerio Ceni's 1000th career match with Sao Paulo.

　　Before entering the match, Ceni stated that he was much more focused on the match rather than his historic mark with the club. Nevertheless, the veteran goalie was not shy to register his contentment. He commemorated² his achievement with an Olympic lap around the Morumbi stadium and received a plaque³ in homage⁴.

　　Sao Paulo got off to a hot start, scoring in the first minute. Streaking⁵ down the center of the field, Lucas received a perfect pass between two Atletico-MG defenders⁶ and slipped the ball into the visiting team's goal.

　　Atletico-MG scored the equalizer in the 10th minute when Rever leaped above the Sao Paulo defense⁷ to head in a Daniel Carvalho corner kick.

　　Sao Paulo returned to the second half to score the game-winning goal in the 52nd minute when Dagoberto's long range shot from 33 meters sailed into the upper right corner of the Atletico-MG goal, catching⁸ keeper Renan Ribeiro off guard.

　　The win propels Sao Paulo back into first place with 41 points. However, the team's standing⁹ will depend on the remainder of the round's play on Wednesday and Thursday. In the next round of play the team will travel to face Gremio on September 11.

　　Atletico-MG remains¹⁰ in 17th place with 21 points and remains among the league's worst-four teams. In the next round of play the team will receive Bahia on September 11.

1 festive   

adj.欢宴的，节日的

参考例句：

• It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood.当时是圣诞节，每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
• We all wore festive costumes to the ball.我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

2 commemorated   

v.纪念，庆祝( commemorate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Lincoln commemorated the soldiers killed in the battle in his address. 林肯在演说中表扬阵亡将士。 来自辞典例句
• You'll be commemorated for killing a spy, and be specially discharged. 你们每杀一个间谍将会被记录到特殊档案。 来自电影对白

3 plaque   

n.饰板，匾，(医)血小板

参考例句：

• There is a commemorative plaque to the artist in the village hall.村公所里有一块纪念该艺术家的牌匾。
• Some Latin words were engraved on the plaque. 牌匾上刻着些拉丁文。

4 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

5 streaking   

n.裸奔（指在公共场所裸体飞跑）v.快速移动( streak的现在分词 )；使布满条纹

参考例句：

• Their only thought was of the fiery harbingers of death streaking through the sky above them. 那个不断地在空中飞翔的死的恐怖把一切别的感觉都赶走了。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• Streaking is one of the oldest tricks in the book. 裸奔是有书面记载的最古老的玩笑之一。 来自互联网

6 defenders   

n.防御者( defender的名词复数 )；守卫者；保护者；辩护者

参考例句：

• The defenders were outnumbered and had to give in. 抵抗者寡不敌众，只能投降。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• After hard fighting,the defenders were still masters of the city. 守军经过奋战仍然控制着城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

8 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

9 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

10 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。