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ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 10823 (Terracing: 8118, Seating: 2489, VIP seats: 216) In the 3rd minute Alvaro Sforza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pär Are saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armin Ascenzi in the 6th minute of play forced Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvaro Sforza got free with Pär Are in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pär Are showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Pär Are showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 14th minute of the match. Coviolo's Pär Are played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 19th minute of play. Alvaro Sforza might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pär Are. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Sforza ran back to his position shaking his head. Coviolo's Pär Are played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 22nd minute of play. Felice Maio might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Brillante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Felice Maio ran back to his position shaking his head. Pär Are made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 26th minute of play. After taking down the ball on AC Roma's corner Alvaro Sforza fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pär Are quite easily take care of the ball. AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Alvaro Sforza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 33 minutes into the match, Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alvaro Sforza. Alvaro Sforza might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pär Are. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Sforza ran back to his position shaking his head. Alvaro Sforza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Pär Are made a huge save. Pär Are showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Alvaro Sforza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alfonso Muciaccia hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Ercole Carulli kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Alvaro Sforza could shoot a difficult shot in the 41st minute, which Pär Are however easily saved by the left post. If Alvaro Sforza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Alvaro Sforza might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pär Are. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Sforza ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 53rd minute Alvaro Sforza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pär Are saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alvaro Sforza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pär Are having to make a save. Alvaro Sforza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pär Are having to make a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfonso Muciaccia during the 60th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Coviolo getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Alfonso Muciaccia hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Sforza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pär Are was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Pär Are stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Sforza's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. In the 67th minute, Alvaro Sforza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pär Are was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. AC Roma made a substitution. Fabiano Di Rocco replaced Bruno Colombo. AC Roma's Ferdinando Caponera was substituted for Gigi Chificeac. Alvaro Sforza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Della Francesca in the 77th minute of play forced Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alvaro Sforza might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pär Are. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alvaro Sforza ran back to his position shaking his head. Pär Are showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 78th minute of the match. Pär Are showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 83rd minute of play forced Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Fabiano Di Rocco managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Roma's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabiano Di Rocco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pär Are breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Alvaro Sforza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pär Are was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Alvaro Sforza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pär Are having to make a save. If Alvaro Sforza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 92 minutes into the match, Coviolo's goal looked a bit too open when Armin Ascenzi came free, but Pär Are reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 96th minute of play forced Coviolo's goalkeeper Pär Are to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There was no doubt that AC Roma were the better team. AC Roma's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.