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Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Manoel Schmidt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão de Barros in the 2nd minute of the match. Manoel Schmidt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wellington Coutinho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Claudinho Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Carlos Alves in the 6th minute. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by THE MAYA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Isaltino Siqueira was slow to take the kick. During this time Olímpico Blumenau FC's players had a chance to rest. Olímpico Blumenau FC's Isaltino Siqueira was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Claudinho Taffarel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Zé Carlos Alves, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 8 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Claudinho Taffarel was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. THE MAYA's Claudinho Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Alves in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute, Geraldo Gonçalves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Claudinho Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zé Carlos Alves, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. THE MAYA's Claudinho Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Carlos Alves in the 16th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Luiz Fernando de Almeida hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Albuquerque in the 20th minute of play forced Olímpico Blumenau FC's goalkeeper Manoel Schmidt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. THE MAYA were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Olímpico Blumenau FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Wellington Coutinho took the corner. Through an outstanding action, after 24 minutes, Claudinho Taffarel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Isaltino Siqueira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudinho Taffarel having to interfere. THE MAYA's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Zé Carlos Alves 28 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Zé Carlos Alves kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Claudinho Taffarel. That made the score 2-0 in the 31 minute of play. Zé Carlos Alves's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 36thth minute, Claudinho Taffarel skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Luís Paulo Penha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zé Carlos Alves in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Claudinho Taffarel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 43 played minutes THE MAYA got a freekick which was hit by Wellington Coutinho. Isaltino Siqueira struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Claudinho Taffarel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Olímpico Blumenau FC. Zé Carlos Alves blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Claudinho Taffarel having to make a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wellington Coutinho to make the kick off. When Isaltino Siqueira came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Olímpico Blumenau FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Isaltino Siqueira couldn't finish the play. Luiz Fernando de Almeida hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 56 minutes into the match, Olímpico Blumenau FC's goalkeeper Manoel Schmidt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Albuquerque. The audience was convinced that Zé Carlos Alves's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Claudinho Taffarel was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. Claudinho Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Carlos Alves in the 63rd minute of play. Olímpico Blumenau FC were furious when Gernando Mineiro was red carded, 65 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Gernando Mineiro kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute of the match, Wellington Coutinho tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manoel Schmidt saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Manoel Schmidt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Albuquerque, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Manoel Schmidt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simão de Barros in the 70th minute of the match. Marco Albuquerque's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Manoel Schmidt firmly grabbed it by the left post. Zé Carlos Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudinho Taffarel having to interfere. THE MAYA were furious when Romeu Pirani was red carded, 80 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 80th minute of the game. One of THE MAYA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Olímpico Blumenau FC:s goal. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Olímpico Blumenau FC's goalkeeper Manoel Schmidt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Claudinho Taffarel didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Olímpico Blumenau FC's Zé Carlos Alves shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 4-0 in the ordered_time% minute. If Zé Carlos Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Manoel Schmidt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geraldo Gonçalves in the 94th minute. A collision led to THE MAYA getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Benê Trevisan hit a great ball. Isaltino Siqueira took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 97th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Claudinho Taffarel. THE MAYA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 98 played minutes Olímpico Blumenau FC got a freekick which was hit by Zé Carlos Alves. There was no doubt that Olímpico Blumenau FC were the better team. Olímpico Blumenau FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.