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Stadio Marco Aurelio
Spectators: 6695 (Terracing: 5555, Seating: 1110, VIP seats: 30) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ciro Natale took the kick off in the first half of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alex Ferrario during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sacconago FC's Corrado Giordano got a free kick in the 6th minute. Andrea Silvestre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Natale in the 7th minute of play. Martin Ivaňo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Andrea Silvestre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Sporting Roma booed when Sacconago FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Ferrario didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th match minute, Sporting Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eraldo Lattanzio to maneuver through the defense. Alberto Visintin hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Franco Nicolini's late challenge caught a Sacconago FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Franco Nicolini helped the player get up and apologised. After 16 played minutes Sporting Roma got a freekick which was hit by Franco Nicolini. In the 19th minute, Amerigo Alfieri ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pavlin Popsavov was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 21st match minute, Sacconago FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberto Visintin to maneuver through the defense. Sacconago FC's Edmondo Persia got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 30 minutes into the match, Sporting Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Ferrario came free, but Pavlin Popsavov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sporting Roma's Martin Ivaňo got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Sporting Roma defense, Amerigo Alfieri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pavlin Popsavov. The Sporting Roma fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pavlin Popsavov should have stopped the shot. After 39th play minutes Martin Ivaňo shot 1-2, a short shot which went by Andrea Silvestre and just under the crossbar into goal. Pavlin Popsavov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmondo Persia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A collision led to Sporting Roma getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Comunardo Leone hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Martin Ivaňo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sporting Roma's supporters rose to their feet, but Martin Ivaňo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andrea Silvestre breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pavlin Popsavov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Carta, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Amerigo Alfieri could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Pavlin Popsavov however easily saved by the left post. In the 59th minute, Domenico Addario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 60 played minutes, Sacconago FC's Alberigo Aureli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pavlin Popsavov came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sacconago FC reached it. After having played for 62 minutes, Martin Ivaňo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sporting Roma's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Ivaňo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alberto Visintin hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute, Martin Ivaňo made a precise shot to the right of Andrea Silvestre. Sacconago FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. In the 70th minute Aurelio Carta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlin Popsavov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pavlin Popsavov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aurelio Carta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 73rd minute Ciro Natale shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrea Silvestre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Antonello Di Maio fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sporting Roma's protests and gave Antonello Di Maio a yellow card for diving instead. Antonello Di Maio hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Pavlin Popsavov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Ivaňo in the 84th minute of play forced Sacconago FC's goalkeeper Andrea Silvestre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Sacconago FC defense, Martin Ivaňo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andrea Silvestre. The Sacconago FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andrea Silvestre should have stopped the shot. In the 87th minute, Alex Ferrario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Andrea Silvestre showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Ivaňo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edmondo Persia during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 89 played minutes Sacconago FC got a freekick which was hit by Edmondo Persia. The supporters of Sporting Roma booed when Sacconago FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Corrado Giordano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Andrea Silvestre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Natale in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the game, Ciro Natale cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Andrea Silvestre was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sporting Roma were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sacconago FC for a fine match.