Stadio Flamino
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mattias Cartwright kicked off to start the match. When Joel Dlyan fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored The White Rovers's protests and gave Joel Dlyan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, The White Rovers's Joel Dlyan got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute, Nathan Hanson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Dlyan in the 6th minute of play forced Atletico Roma's goalkeeper Fedele Scutti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of The White Rovers booed when Atletico Roma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Will Hotte didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Dlyan in the 9th minute of play forced Atletico Roma's goalkeeper Fedele Scutti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of The White Rovers booed when Atletico Roma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gareth Timiney didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Atletico Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Mattias Cartwright came free, but Fedele Scutti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fedele Scutti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mattias Cartwright's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Francis Gurney made an important save on a dangerous shot by Will Hotte in the 13th minute. In the 20th match minute, The White Rovers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Dlyan to maneuver through the defense. Fedele Scutti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mattias Cartwright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Atletico Roma's Andre Pollard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francis Gurney narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Leon Hudson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Francis Gurney tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leon Hudson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francis Gurney having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Will Hotte made a precise shot to the right of Francis Gurney. The White Rovers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 43rd minute, Nathan Hanson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Atletico Roma getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Gareth Timiney hit a great ball. Mattias Cartwright recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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 1-0.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Will Hotte stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joel Dlyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Mattias Cartwright's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fedele Scutti was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 57 minutes into the match, The White Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Will Hotte came free, but Francis Gurney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Doug Walker kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After 62 minutes Atletico Roma's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Doug Walker who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Doug Walker almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Atletico Roma's Fedele Scutti did a great save. Atletico Roma's Fedele Scutti proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 70th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Roma from getting a goal against them. Jeff Lennon charged in rather forcefully in the 79th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jeff Lennon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some careless play in the The White Rovers defense, Leon Hudson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Francis Gurney. The The White Rovers fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Francis Gurney should have stopped the shot. In the 90th minute Will Hotte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francis Gurney saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Atletico Roma's goalkeeper Fedele Scutti had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Joel Dlyan. 93 minutes into the match, The White Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Hudson came free, but Francis Gurney reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Mattias Cartwright made a precise shot to the right of Fedele Scutti. Atletico Roma's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Atletico Roma's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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