Playing well, Flamengo beat Macaé 1-0 and maintained their lead in Group A and their unbeaten run in the 2008 Campeonato Carioca. Toró scored the only goal for Flamengo in the match.

Flamengo started the game attacking. Just seven minutes in, Ronaldo Angelim crossed into the box, Marcinho headed the ball, Macaé goalkeeper Cássio saved it, and Toró finished into the net.

Jônatas was playing well, delivering good passes in midfield. Even with Macaé well-guarded, Flamengo was still threatening the goal. In the 30th minute, the number five delivered another good pass that left Ibson one-on-one with the goal, but the defender missed the opportunity.

Flamengo went into the break with a partial 1-0 victory.

In the second half, Juan missed a great chance after just five minutes, with goalkeeper Cássio making another good save. Soon after, Souza missed another good chance in the penalty area.

In the 18th minute, Toró, one of the match's standout players, stole the ball in midfield and fired a powerful shot into the left corner, but the ball bounced off the post. Coach Joel Santana decided to make a change, taking off Marcinho and bringing on Obina.

In the 22nd minute, Jones sent a dangerous free kick toward Bruno's goal. Thirteen minutes later, Joel made another change, bringing on midfielder Kleberson, who replaced Jônatas.

The game continued without many chances for either side, and the Flamengo fans waited for the referee's whistle to celebrate their sole lead in Group A with 12 points. In the next round, Flamengo faces América at 16 p.m. at Engenhão.

MATCH SHEET: FLAMENGO 1 X 0 MACAÉ Stadium: Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Date/time: 30/01/2008 - 19:30 p.m. (Brasília time) Referee: Djalma Beltrami (RJ) Assistants: Beival do Nascimento (RJ) and Rodrigo Jóia (RJ) Revenue/attendance: R$ 163.894,50 / 13.795 paying spectators Yellow cards: Zada, André and Geraldo (MAC); Toró (FLA) GOALS: Toró, 7?/1H (1-0). FLAMENGO: Bruno, Leonardo Moura, Fábio Luciano, Ronaldo Angelim and Juan; Jaílton, Jônatas (Kleberson, 35?/2ndH), Ibson and Toró; Marcinho (Obina, 22?/2nd half) and Souza. Coach: Joel Santana.\ MACAÉ: Cássio, Wallace, André, Souza (Lima, 27?/1st half) and Bill (Tiano, 35?/2nd half); Mário César, André Gomes, Zada ​​(Geraldo, 18?/2nd half) and Wallacer; Steve and Jones. Coach: Tita.\