Match Report


RomaRoma     AnconaAncona
Noel HenryNoel Henry Jack Herer Jack Herer
Valentino NodariV. Nodari73
G
1
G
69Emiliano SerenaE. Serena
Ruben CostaR. Costa73
D
2
D
71Gary McgovernG. Mcgovern
Ricardo NascimentoR. Nascimento64
D
3
D
69Edoardo Lo GattoE. Lo Gatto
Andre NestaA. Nesta70
D
captain4
D
68Elvis BenfariE. Benfari
Ron LatuheruR. Latuheru72
D
5
D
71Lamberto SurianoL. Suriano
Marco SibilanoM. Sibilano74
M
6
M
74Paolo PreiteP. Preite
Tiziano CaverzanT. Caverzan70
M
7captain
M
75Olaf WeversO. Wevers
Benito DionigiB. Dionigi71
A
8
A
71Mitchell OoijerM. Ooijer
Andres VazquezA. Vazquez68
A
9
A
70Valentino LambrughiV. Lambrughi
Marino MandelliM. Mandelli67
A
10
A
73Sebastiao LoureiroS. Loureiro
Renzo TricaricoR. Tricarico76
A
11
A
71Tom Van SteenveldtT. Van Steenveldt
 
Mauro ChiesaM. Chiesa66
G
12
D
34Bruno PassoniB. Passoni
Paolo MatteazziP. Matteazzi64
M
13
M
42Jonathan BarolloJ. Barollo
Nick TaylorN. Taylor59
M
14
A
35Giulio BinottoG. Binotto

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to Ancona. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Roma and Ancona are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alessandro Mutarelli.


0.00
Ancona get the match underway!
3.34
Tiziano Caverzan threads the ball through to Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi shoots from 25 yards. Emiliano Serena is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
6.22
Tiziano Caverzan flicks a high pass forward. Marco Sibilano holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marco Sibilano lofts in a cross ball towards Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
10.56
Tiziano Caverzan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tiziano Caverzan whips in a cross ball towards Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi connects with a diving header but Emiliano Serena reads it well. Nice save!
18.29
Elvis Benfari hacks Tiziano Caverzan from behind! Elvis Benfari is shown the yellow card! Tiziano Caverzan runs off the knock.
22.07
Ricardo Nascimento sees a break and surges forward. Ricardo Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez knocks in a cross ball towards Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli makes a deft header. Emiliano Serena gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
24.36
Mitchell Ooijer catches Andre Nesta on the ankles. The referee calls over Mitchell Ooijer and shows him a yellow card! Andre Nesta stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.50
Elvis Benfari flicks a high ball forward to Tom Van Steenveldt who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Tom Van Steenveldt plays the ball forward to Sebastiao Loureiro who has made a great run into the box. Sebastiao Loureiro comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Valentino Nodari is on top of it.
33.50
Tiziano Caverzan threads the ball through to Marco Sibilano. Marco Sibilano knocks the ball to his team mate, Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Emiliano Serena had no chance!! Goal for Roma!
39.53
Tiziano Caverzan flicks a high pass forward. Marino Mandelli collects the pass. Marino Mandelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Elvis Benfari takes it forward alone. Elvis Benfari hits a low pass to Mitchell Ooijer. Mitchell Ooijer lofts in a cross ball towards Valentino Lambrughi. Valentino Lambrughi heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Valentino Nodari!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Roma appear unchanged since the first half. Ancona also appear unchanged since the first half. The Ancona players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Roma get the second half underway!
47.38
Paolo Preite comes in with a late challenge on Tiziano Caverzan. Paolo Preite is shown the yellow card! Tiziano Caverzan runs off the knock.
48.40
Olaf Wevers threads the ball through to Sebastiao Loureiro. Sebastiao Loureiro shoots from distance. Sebastiao Loureiro scores for Ancona!!
53.45
Tom Van Steenveldt threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Loureiro. Sebastiao Loureiro makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Olaf Wevers. Olaf Wevers rockets a shot on goal. Valentino Nodari comfortably gets down and covers it.
54.49
Edoardo Lo Gatto passes the ball forward to Mitchell Ooijer. Mitchell Ooijer tries a spectacular long range effort. Good keeping from Valentino Nodari as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
55.24
Corner kick to Ancona. Olaf Wevers chips it to the near post. Gary Mcgovern strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
59.25
With some swift thinking, Olaf Wevers plays the ball forward to Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite lofts in a cross ball towards Valentino Lambrughi. Valentino Lambrughi rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Solid save from Valentino Nodari.
60.46
With great vision, Ricardo Nascimento plays the ball forward to Tiziano Caverzan. Tiziano Caverzan makes a simple pass to Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico whips in a cross ball towards Tiziano Caverzan. Tiziano Caverzan beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Gary Mcgovern. Excellent block.
61.14
Elvis Benfari threads a neat ball through to Mitchell Ooijer. Mitchell Ooijer rushes past Andre Nesta! Mitchell Ooijer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Valentino Nodari manages to keep it out.
67.42
Sebastiao Loureiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tom Van Steenveldt. Tom Van Steenveldt makes a probing pass to Paolo Preite but he's offside!
69.29
Elvis Benfari knocks the ball to his team mate, Mitchell Ooijer. Mitchell Ooijer shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
71.17
Edoardo Lo Gatto knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Loureiro. Sebastiao Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Preite. Paolo Preite knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.53
Olaf Wevers flicks a high ball forward to Mitchell Ooijer who takes it down. Mitchell Ooijer tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
77.20
Andre Nesta kicks a strong pass forward to Tiziano Caverzan. Seeing a gap ahead, Tiziano Caverzan plays the ball forward to Marco Sibilano. Marco Sibilano skips past Elvis Benfari! Olaf Wevers barges into Marco Sibilano. Marco Sibilano appeals for a penalty! Given!!
77.20
The referee points to the spot..
78.29
Marino Mandelli takes a cautious run up but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.21
Olaf Wevers threads the ball through to Sebastiao Loureiro. Sebastiao Loureiro skips past Ricardo Nascimento! Sebastiao Loureiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Valentino Nodari. Excellent save.
83.18
Tiziano Caverzan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli plays a one-two with Andres Vazquez and advances towards the goal... Marino Mandelli makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Roma

Ancona
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
6
9
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
32.8%
46.9%
20.3%

Scorers
Benito Dionigi 3
Andres Vazquez 6
Renzo Tricarico 34
Sebastiao Loureiro 48
Paolo Preite 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sebastiao Loureiro of Ancona

Match Ratings