Corinthians remain atop despite embarrassing loss

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians lost to bottom team America-MG in an away match on Sunday but still remain atop in the standings of the Brazilian soccer championship.

　　America-MG scored the match's first goal through penalty kick in the 34th minute, but Corinthians were also awarded a penalty kick 10 minutes later which helped the visiting team tie the match at 1-1.

　　America-MG struck the winner in the 87th minute when Amaral drove a free-kick past the defensive¹ wall of Corinthians and a helpless keeper Julio Cesar.

　　Despite the embarrassing loss, Corinthians still lead the standings on 58 points while the impressive win did not help America-MG too much as the team still remain in the last place on 28 points.

　　Fluminense picked up a 2-1 win on road against Internacional.

　　Fluminense took the lead in the 17th minute by a header from Rafael Moura. However, Internacional's Oscar tied the match in the 37th minute.

　　Former Internacional player Rafael Sobis helped Fluminense reclaim² the lead in the last minute of the first half as he angled a perfect shot past keeper Muriel for the match winner.

　　The victory lifts Fluminense to third place with 56 points. Internacional stands in seventh place with 51 points.

　　Flamengo pulled off an impressive 5-1 win over a visiting Cruzeiro.

　　Cruzeiro gave home fans an early worry when they scored the first goal in the 22nd minute when Anselmo Ramon concluded a fast-break by blowing the ball past reserve keeper Paulo Victor.

　　Flamengo's Deivid scored the equalizer in the 35th minute, drilling a ball from more than 30 meters out into the upper right corner of the Cruzeiro goal.

　　Thiago Neves scored a hat trick in the second half while Deivid struck again to secure the overwhelming victory.

　　In another high profile match, host Santos stomped³ Vasco da Gama 2-0 and crushed the visiting team's hopes of landing the first place in the standings.

　　Elsewhere, Palmeiras continued their slump⁴ with another home loss, this time falling 2-0 to Coritiba while Avai also conceded a home defeat, losing to Ceara 2-1. Atletico-PR scored a home win by defeating Atletico-GO 2-1.

1 defensive   

adj.防御的；防卫的；防守的

参考例句：

• Their questions about the money put her on the defensive.他们问到钱的问题，使她警觉起来。
• The Government hastily organized defensive measures against the raids.政府急忙布置了防卫措施抵御空袭。

2 reclaim   

v.要求归还，收回；开垦

参考例句：

• I have tried to reclaim my money without success.我没能把钱取回来。
• You must present this ticket when you reclaim your luggage.当你要取回行李时，必须出示这张票子。

3 stomped   

v.跺脚，践踏，重踏( stomp的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She stomped angrily out of the office. 她怒气冲冲，重步走出办公室。
• She slammed the door and stomped (off) out of the house. 她砰的一声关上了门，暮暮地走出了屋了。 来自辞典例句

4 slump   

n.暴跌，意气消沉，（土地）下沉；vi.猛然掉落，坍塌，大幅度下跌

参考例句：

• She is in a slump in her career.她处在事业的低谷。
• Economists are forecasting a slump.经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。