League

Stadio Olimpico
Spectators: 7798 (Terracing: 5850, Seating: 1793, VIP seats: 155) Roma's Alvin Hermansson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Åström in the 10th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Nils-Erik Pil took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Lennart Månsson to make any attempt to save it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilton Tavares got free with Lennart Månsson in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lennart Månsson was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Feliberto Inge capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Feliberto Inge really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 21 minutes into the match, Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Bo-Erik Bock came free, but Alvin Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvin Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Palmkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 25th match minute, Roma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcus Vennerström to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, KopparnsJärnGäng's Einar Pilblad got a free kick in the 27th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nilton Tavares got free with Lennart Månsson in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 30th minute Feliberto Inge shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lennart Månsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute, David Åström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 37th minute Roma were awarded a corner. Marcus Vennerström went to the cornerflag to take it. After a rather tough play, Roma's Nils-Erik Pil got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Olof Palmkvist came free, but Alvin Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Bo-Erik Bock came free, but Alvin Hermansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 2-0.

Roma made a substitution. Fabian Andreasson replaced Arne Wiman. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Olof Palmkvist was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus Vennerström in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lennart Månsson saved KopparnsJärnGäng from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as KopparnsJärnGäng's Bo-Erik Bock slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alvin Hermansson. That made the score 2-1 after 55 minutes of play. After 62 minutes, Olof Palmkvist made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Roma's Alvin Hermansson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliberto Inge in the 66th minute of play forced KopparnsJärnGäng's goalkeeper Lennart Månsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute Roma were awarded a corner. Marcus Vennerström went to the cornerflag to take it. 69 minutes into the match, Feliberto Inge had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lennart Månsson. KopparnsJärnGäng's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Feliberto Inge was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Lennart Månsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nilton Tavares in the 73rd minute of play. Einar Pilblad's late challenge caught a Roma's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Einar Pilblad helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Roma booed when KopparnsJärnGäng was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Einar Pilblad didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bo-Erik Bock who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Alvin Hermansson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Alvin Hermansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Palmkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. In the 80th minute, Nilton Tavares made a precise shot to the right of Lennart Månsson. KopparnsJärnGäng's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Lennart Månsson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nilton Tavares, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute Olof Palmkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvin Hermansson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lennart Månsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nilton Tavares in the 87th minute of the match. Lennart Månsson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nilton Tavares's shot from short distance in the 90th minute. When Olof Palmkvist came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the KopparnsJärnGäng fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Olof Palmkvist couldn't finish the play. Nilton Tavares scored 5-3 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lennart Månsson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Roma had won after a very even match.