Juninho leads Vasco da Gama to win in state championship

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, March 31 (Xinhua) -- In his last match before undergoing dental surgery, Vasco da Gama's Juninho Pernambucano scored twice in his team's 4-1 win over Macae in the sixth round of the Rio Cup on Saturday.

　　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.

1 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》

2 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。

3 dribbled   

v.流口水( dribble的过去式和过去分词 )；（使液体）滴下或作细流；运球，带球

参考例句：

• Melted wax dribbled down the side of the candle. 熔化了的蜡一滴滴从蜡烛边上流下。
• He dribbled past the fullback and scored a goal. 他越过对方后卫，趁势把球踢入球门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4 implant   

vt.注入，植入，灌输

参考例句：

• A good teacher should implant high ideals in children.好教师应该把高尚理想灌输给孩子们。
• The operation to implant the artificial heart took two hours.人工心脏植入手术花费了两小时。

5 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。