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ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 10855 (Terracing: 8143, Seating: 2496, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amedeo Hell kicked off to start the match. Armin Ascenzi kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. 3 minutes into the game, Sao Brasola's Pierrot Leenpoels nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristoforo Brillante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th minute Sao Brasola were awarded a corner. Elia Di Vincenzo went to the cornerflag to take it. After 8 played minutes AC Roma got a freekick which was hit by Horia Nasta. In the 9th minute of the match Elia Di Vincenzo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cristoforo Brillante skillfully saved the ball. In the 15th match minute, AC Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damazy Kissel to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Alvaro Sforza managed to get in a good position for a shot. AC Roma's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvaro Sforza was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Urbano Saturnin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Urbano Saturnin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Urbano Saturnin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elia Di Vincenzo, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Pierrot Leenpoels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sao Brasola's Urbano Saturnin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 40th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvaro Sforza got free with Urbano Saturnin in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A sloppy throw-in by Emilio Paglione in the 45th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AC Roma's Damazy Kissel. Armin Ascenzi kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The AC Roma players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sao Brasola were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alvaro Sforza to make the kick off. Pierrot Leenpoels sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Fabiano Di Rocco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Saturnin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amedeo Hell. Urbano Saturnin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alvaro Sforza in the 68th minute of play. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Alvaro Sforza sped through Sao Brasola's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Urbano Saturnin. AC Roma made a substitution. Camillo Pesce replaced Fabiano Di Rocco. Urbano Saturnin 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 76th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Armin Ascenzi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Urbano Saturnin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 80 played minutes AC Roma got a freekick which was hit by Armin Ascenzi. The supporters of AC Roma booed when Sao Brasola was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Beilinson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carter Di Fazio came free with the goalkeeper in the 86th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cristoforo Brillante could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camillo Pesce in the 87th minute of play forced Sao Brasola's goalkeeper Urbano Saturnin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the match, Pierrot Leenpoels dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cristoforo Brillante, 2-2. The Sao Brasola players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented AC Roma from taking control. The game ends in a draw.