Internacional beats Avai 3-1

 　　RIO DE JANEIRO, July 21 (Xinhua) -- Under command of interim¹ head coach Osmar Loss, Internacional came-from-behind on the road against Avai to win 3-1 in the 11th round of the Brazilian Championship on Thursday.

　　The win snaps a three-game losing streak² at Internacional that consequently led to the dismissal of head coach and club idol³ Paulo Roberto Falcao.

　　Avai scored the game's first goal by way of penalty. In stride towards the Internacional goal, William was tackled by fullback Bolivar, amounting to a penalty kick in the 45th minute. William shot the ball to the right corner of the goal, but goalie Muriel was able to defend the kick. On the rebound⁴, William followed his own shot on fired the ball into the open net.

　　Returning to the second half, Leandro Damiao commanded Internacional's comeback. The player gave an assist to Andrezinho in the 65th minute, tying the match. Damiao then scored the go-ahead goal in the 69th minute, redirecting a crossed ball that sailed past keeper Felipe. Damiao then dished out another assist in the 90th minute, finding a trailing D'Alessandro on a fast break to score Internacional's third goal.

　　Damiao celebrated⁵ his first goal in the last four games and the team was able to win its first match in four games. The victory provisionally takes Internacional to fifth place with 18 points. The team will likely drop in the standings after the completion of the 11th round on July 23 and July 24. Internacional returns to the Brazilian Championship on July 31 at home against Atletico-GO. First, the team will travel to Germany to participate in the four-team tournament, the Audi Cup.

　　Avai remains⁶ in a precarious⁷ 18th place with seven points and stands to drop in the ranks depending on the result of America-MG's match with Figueirense on July 24. Avai's next match will be on the road against Botafogo on July 27.

1 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

2 streak   

n.条理，斑纹，倾向，少许，痕迹；v.加条纹，变成条纹，奔驰，快速移动

参考例句：

• The Indians used to streak their faces with paint.印第安人过去常用颜料在脸上涂条纹。
• Why did you streak the tree?你为什么在树上刻条纹？

3 idol   

n.偶像，红人，宠儿

参考例句：

• As an only child he was the idol of his parents.作为独子，他是父母的宠儿。
• Blind worship of this idol must be ended.对这个偶像的盲目崇拜应该结束了。

4 rebound   

v.弹回；n.弹回，跳回

参考例句：

• The vibrations accompanying the rebound are the earth quake.伴随这种回弹的振动就是地震。
• Our evil example will rebound upon ourselves.我们的坏榜样会回到我们自己头上的。

5 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

6 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。

7 precarious   

adj.不安定的，靠不住的；根据不足的

参考例句：

• Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
• He earned a precarious living as an artist.作为一个艺术家，他过得是朝不保夕的生活。