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Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 10921 (Terracing: 8192, Seating: 2511, VIP seats: 218) Geovanildo Luis made the kick off and thus started the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Oliver Bierhoff managed to get in a good position for a shot. ADM Taquaras's supporters rose to their feet, but Oliver Bierhoff was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haji Sarap breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Oliver Bierhoff might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haji Sarap. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oliver Bierhoff ran back to his position shaking his head. 7 minutes into the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Haji Sarap reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jeremias Moreno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henrique Camargo, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After some careless play in the ADM Taquaras defense, Geovanildo Luis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jeremias Moreno. The ADM Taquaras fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jeremias Moreno should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Oliver Bierhoff's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haji Sarap was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by Joinville City - FSCMZ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Malcolm Westerberg was slow to take the kick. During this time ADM Taquaras's players had a chance to rest. The corner led ADM Taquaras's Tales De Mileto to fire away a dangerous shot which Haji Sarap despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Tomás Reis tried in the 35th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Haji Sarap a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-1. Joinville City - FSCMZ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 39th minute, when Oliver Bierhoff scored to the left of an out of position Haji Sarap, making the score, 2-1. Ronaldinho Gaucho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeremias Moreno having to make a save. A collision led to ADM Taquaras getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Edgard de Lima hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oliver Bierhoff was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Joinville City - FSCMZ booed when ADM Taquaras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oliver Bierhoff didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jeremias Moreno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovanildo Luis in the 54th minute of the match. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Tomás Reis quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Edgard de Lima, made in the 57th minute of the game. 65 minutes into the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ's Geovanildo Luis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jeremias Moreno narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Oliver Bierhoff took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Haji Sarap. Haji Sarap dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Joinville City - FSCMZ made a substitution. Horácio Abraão replaced Ronaldinho Gaucho. Haji Sarap took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oliver Bierhoff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 74 minutes, Oliver Bierhoff put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Haji Sarap. ADM Taquaras made a substitution. Enio Aparecido replaced Oliver Bierhoff. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horácio Abraão in the 82nd minute of play forced ADM Taquaras's goalkeeper Jeremias Moreno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, ADM Taquaras's Jeremias Moreno got control of the ball when Horácio Abraão tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, ADM Taquaras's Jeremias Moreno got control of the ball when Horácio Abraão tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adhemar Santos got free with Jeremias Moreno in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Haji Sarap came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by ADM Taquaras's Nildo Rosa. But to his dismay, Nildo Rosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1.