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Article: Fluminense beats Boca Juniors 3-1
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- June 5, 2008
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Fluminense beats Boca Juniors 3-1
BRASILIA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- In early hours of Thursday, the
Brazilian soccer club of Fluminense came from behind to defeat the
powerhouse of Boca Juniors.
The Argentinean team had won the tournament six times, but this
tradition did not intimidate Fluminense in front of their home crowd
in the Maracana stadium. Fluminense scored all three of their goals
in the second half, wining by a score of 3-1.
Boca Juniors scored first, with their only goal of the game
coming off the head of Palermo.
In a timed pass over the head of the Fluminense fullbacks,
Palmero received the ball near the end of the field and headed the
ball in-between the goalkeeper and the ...