Fluminense RJ beat Vasco da Gama RJ 1-0 in the Brasileirão - Série A after Luciano Acosta scored the only goal of the night. The Fluminense RJ vs Vasco da Gama RJ meeting stayed scoreless until after the hour, then the home side protected that slender lead to the whistle.

Match Summary

The first half never produced a goal. At Estadio Jornalista Mário Filho (Maracanã), Fluminense RJ and Vasco da Gama RJ collected yellow cards under referee D. Lacerda, yet neither side could break through before the interval. They went in level, and the match still needed a first scorer.

The second half began the same way. For a quarter of an hour after the restart the scoreboard did not move. Then Fluminense RJ broke through. Luciano Acosta scored in the 61st minute, with Yeferson Soteldo the provider, and the home side led.

That was the swing. Vasco da Gama RJ had the rest of the evening to answer, but they did not score. Fluminense RJ did not add another either. There was no late equalizer. No red cards were shown. The official result stayed 1-0.

Key Moments

The swing was the first goal of the night, because it was also the last. Once Fluminense RJ led, Vasco da Gama RJ needed a comeback and never found one.

Shot volume from the visitors did not become an equalizer. They attempted more finishes than Fluminense RJ, but they were less often on target, which is why the deficit survived.

The blank first half made that breakthrough heavier. Nothing had separated the sides at the interval, so the next goal carried extra weight, and the home side scored it.

Match Statistics

Vasco da Gama RJ saw more of the ball, with 55 percent possession to 45 percent for Fluminense RJ, and they attempted 11 shots to seven. The difference sat in accuracy. Fluminense RJ put four shots on target, Vasco da Gama RJ only two. Corners were tied at six each. Each team received three yellow cards, and neither side saw a red.

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