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Match Report
Estádio do Dragão
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Comunardo Guerrini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Nazzaro in the 3rd minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Alessandro Anastasi in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Dragonf⮊rcE's Virgílio Coelho. Comunardo Guerrini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Nazzaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 16 played minutes Dragonf⮊rcE got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Pauleta. 20 minutes into the match, Dragonf⮊rcE's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Nazzaro came free, but Comunardo Guerrini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Foot Ball Club di Roma's goalkeeper Alvaro Pardini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruno Fernandes kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Foot Ball Club di Roma's goalkeeper Alvaro Pardini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 27 played minutes Dragonf⮊rcE got a freekick which was hit by Herman Dresselbjerg. Comunardo Guerrini made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Nazzaro in the 28th minute of play. Comunardo Guerrini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bruno Nazzaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Comunardo Guerrini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Ceresoli in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Foot Ball Club di Roma's goalkeeper Alvaro Pardini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Comunardo Guerrini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armando Ceresoli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Bruno Nazzaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Foot Ball Club di Roma's supporters rose to their feet, but Bruno Nazzaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Comunardo Guerrini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bruno Nazzaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Comunardo Guerrini having to interfere. With a little luck, Foot Ball Club di Roma's Alvaro Pardini got control of the ball when Barry Houghton tried to sneak it across the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
Foot Ball Club di Roma's Gianluca Mancini was substituted for Aldo Pesce. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Barry Houghton made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Barry Houghton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alvaro Pardini was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Barry Houghton took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alvaro Pardini. Alvaro Pardini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Barry Houghton took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alvaro Pardini. Alvaro Pardini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Barry Houghton's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alvaro Pardini read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 63rd minute of play. After 63 played minutes Dragonf⮊rcE got a freekick which was hit by Jerónimo Pais. Dragonf⮊rcE's Ludo Tobbackers was substituted for Pedro Pauleta. Comunardo Guerrini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Armando Ceresoli, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the game, Barry Houghton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Alvaro Pardini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A well-hit corner resulted in Barry Houghton heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Dragonf⮊rcE's Karin Benzema was substituted for Barry Houghton. The supporters of Foot Ball Club di Roma booed when Dragonf⮊rcE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Antunes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dragonf⮊rcE's Karin Benzema in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Foot Ball Club di Roma's goalie prevented a goal. In the 87th minute, Armando Ceresoli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Foot Ball Club di Roma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Biagio Scoca came free with the goalkeeper in the 90th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Comunardo Guerrini could save by the left post. If Karin Benzema had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 96 minutes of play, Dragonf⮊rcE's Karin Benzema made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Pardini was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Dragonf⮊rcE players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.
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