League

Stadio Marco Aurelio
Spectators: 7022 (Terracing: 5882, Seating: 1110, VIP seats: 30) Martin Ivaňo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Cristiano Stumpo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With an all-out effort, Sporting Roma's Cristiano Stumpo threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Franco Nicolini, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 9th minute, Franco Nicolini hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristiano Stumpo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martin Ivaňo went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 18th minute, Martin Ivaňo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristiano Stumpo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Thanks to some nice moves Martin Ivaňo could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Cristiano Stumpo however easily saved by the left post. Eraldo Lattanzio hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sporting Roma's zone, Domenico Capuozzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavlin Popsavov came out of the goal and Domenico Capuozzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cristiano Stumpo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Natale in the 39th minute of the match. Ciro Natale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Stumpo having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciro Natale in the 44th minute of play forced A.C. C U R E's goalkeeper Cristiano Stumpo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Ivaňo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Cristiano Stumpo made a huge save. In the 47th minute of the match, Ciro Natale tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristiano Stumpo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 48th minute, Bianco Placidi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ciro Natale stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristiano Stumpo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Martin Ivaňo in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 53rd minute, Bianco Placidi made a precise shot to the right of Pavlin Popsavov. Sporting Roma's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. 60 minutes into the match, Martin Ivaňo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristiano Stumpo. A.C. C U R E's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Ivaňo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Ciro Natale's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristiano Stumpo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. Cristiano Stumpo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Martin Ivaňo's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Pavlin Popsavov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bianco Placidi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 76 minutes into the match, A.C. C U R E's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Egidi came free, but Cristiano Stumpo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Comunardo Leone's late challenge caught a A.C. C U R E's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Comunardo Leone helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th match minute, Sporting Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Comunardo Leone to maneuver through the defense. Cristiano Stumpo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ciro Natale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Stumpo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Nicolini in the 84th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, A.C. C U R E's goal looked a bit too open when Ciro Natale came free, but Cristiano Stumpo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alexander Zacchia kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. 97 minutes into the match, A.C. C U R E's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Ivaňo came free, but Cristiano Stumpo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the A.C. C U R E players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Sporting Roma.