Elite Football League Cup 1st Round Match, AS Roma vs. Barcelona (Thu Oct 17)


                              AS Roma  |  Barcelona
                            5-2-1-2 P  |  4-5-1 P
                         Chris Ridout  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                       L_McCormick GK  |  GK Silvio_Proto
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF G_Bale
                          T_Kaizer DF  |  DF G_Wilkinson
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF J_Myre
                            L_Shaw DF  |  DF S_Gronkjaer
                         M_Twaddle DF  |  MF Joaquín
                           Ludovic MF  |  MF M_Essien
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF K_Lafferty
                            W_Zaha AM  |  MF R_Kopa
                           N_Gomes FW  |  MF Gandolf
                           A_Bagsy FW  |  FW M_Hunt
                                       |
                          Kindonga SUB |  SUB P_Shilton
                         A_Britton SUB |  SUB B_Myre
                            J_Ross SUB |  SUB S_Marlet
                     Adnan_Januzaj SUB |  SUB S_Arrache
                     O_G_Solskjaer SUB |  SUB Pele

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 1  :(brc) Joaquín is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Essien
          ...  M_Essien attempts to nutmeg L_McCormick!
          ...  But L_McCormick with the difficult save
Min. 3  :(asr) Ludovic works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Kerzhakov
          ...  A_Kerzhakov attempts the shot!
          ...  Silvio_Proto with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 3  :(brc) S_Gronkjaer takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into G_Wilkinson
          ...  A_Kerzhakov reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 6  :(brc) K_Lafferty takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  K_Lafferty with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  L_McCormick falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  L_McCormick looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gandolf curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 13 :(brc) K_Lafferty takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Twaddle
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  K_Lafferty with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  L_McCormick gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 14 :(brc) R_Kopa knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Tomassi
          ...  But T_Kaizer spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 15 :(brc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  M_Hunt is through!
          ...  M_Hunt gets his head to the ball !
          ...  L_McCormick with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 18 :(brc) K_Lafferty runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 19 :(asr) C_Ronaldo with the kinky dribble
          ...  S_Gronkjaer takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 23 :(asr) Ludovic has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  N_Gomes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But G_Bale reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 24 :(asr) Ludovic hoofs it up field to find A_Bagsy
          ...  Cleaned up by S_Gronkjaer
Min. 25 :(asr) The AS Roma manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 25 :(asr) N_Gomes takes on G_Bale
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Gronkjaer
Min. 26 :(asr) N_Gomes flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Myre with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 27 :(asr) A_Bagsy takes advantage of a mistake by K_Lafferty
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  G_Wilkinson cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 27 :(brc) G_Wilkinson finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  G_Wilkinson hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  L_McCormick never had a chance!
Min. 32 :(brc) M_Essien gains possession
          ...  M_Twaddle knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But M_de_Vries just turns away!
Min. 33 :(brc) K_Lafferty with a 40-yard pass to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But L_McCormick makes an easy save
Min. 34 :(brc) M_Essien spits at C_Ronaldo
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_de_Vries reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 37 :(brc) J_Myre takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Essien
          ...  M_Essien fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But L_McCormick punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 38 :(asr) C_Ronaldo runs towards the goal
          ...  G_Wilkinson leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 39 :(asr) R_Tomassi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_Myre
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Shaw!
          ...  J_Myre moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 42 :(asr) Ludovic looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Twaddle
          ...  M_Twaddle hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Silvio_Proto manages to turn it behind
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) G_Wilkinson sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Twaddle leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  M_de_Vries warned him

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-0 Barcelona

Min. 47 :(brc) Gandolf skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Hunt
          ...  M_Hunt with a powerful header !
          ...  L_McCormick parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 50 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves R_Tomassi behind
          ...  S_Gronkjaer hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  L_McCormick falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  L_McCormick looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Lafferty plays it into the danger area!
          ...  R_Tomassi reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 61 :(brc) Gandolf takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Ludovic with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 62 :(asr) A_Bagsy leaves Joaquín standing
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Hunt
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Zaha hits it into the box!
          ...  Silvio_Proto reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 63 :(asr) W_Zaha beats S_Gronkjaer
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  W_Zaha with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But Silvio_Proto makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 64 :(asr) N_Gomes loses G_Wilkinson
          ...  Joaquín with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 65 :(asr) J_Ross is coming on for A_Bagsy and will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) O_G_Solskjaer comes on for N_Gomes and takes up a FW role
Min. 65 :(asr) O_G_Solskjaer flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Gronkjaer reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 69 :(brc) G_Wilkinson takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Twaddle
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  G_Wilkinson with the header !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 70 :(brc) B_Myre comes on for G_Bale and takes up a DF role
Min. 70 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Marlet will come on for M_Essien and play MF
Min. 72 :(asr) A_Britton replaces R_Tomassi to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(brc) Pele is coming on for K_Lafferty and will play FW
Min. 75 :(brc) Barcelona are switching their playing style to A
Min. 77 :(asr) J_Ross is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  T_Kaizer latches onto the ball
          ...  T_Kaizer with a thundering drive!
          ...  But Silvio_Proto with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Silvio_Proto
Min. 78 :(brc) Pele nutmegs C_Ronaldo, he continues to run forward
          ...  T_Kaizer with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Bryngar Myre looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 79 :(brc) R_Kopa gets to the by line and finds S_Marlet with a beautiful cross
          ...  S_Marlet with the overhead !
          ...  L_McCormick tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 81 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Kerzhakov
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in B_Myre!
          ...  L_Shaw with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 81 :(brc) Joaquín brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Pele gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Pele tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 82 :(asr) O_G_Solskjaer beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Barcelona fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 85 :(asr) W_Zaha picks up the pass
          ...  W_Zaha hits a great shot !
          ...  Silvio_Proto makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 87 :(brc) Pele flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  T_Kaizer tackles cleanly
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_Ross gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Ross curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Silvio_Proto with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 89 :(brc) Pele knocks it past A_Britton and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Shaw wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : L_McCormick (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_G_Solskjaer (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Kaizer (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : S_Gronkjaer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Essien (34), G_Wilkinson (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               AS Roma    |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       13
Off target           :           0        |       4
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :           6        |       8
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 0 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_McCormick    GK  33   2   3   2  17 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  23   7   6  37 |  74   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  32  20
T_Kaizer       DF   2  23   6   4  37 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  28  -2   6
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  22  10   7  42 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
L_Shaw         DF   2  19  10   6  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Twaddle      DF   2  18  11  17  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Ludovic        MF   2   1  25   1  25 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  68  20
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   6  21   7  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Zaha         AM   2   6  20  15  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
N_Gomes        FW   1   4   3  26  37 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  25  15 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kindonga       GK  23   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  23   8   8  15 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ross         MF   1   7  23   7  27 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  10  21   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  26  26 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Silvio_Proto   GK  36   3   1   3  15 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
G_Bale         DF   2  25  10   7  42 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  24   9   7  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  13  -2   0
J_Myre         DF   2  24   8   7  39 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  24   7   7  12 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  12   8
Joaquín        MF   2   1  34   1  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Essien       MF   1   2  32   6  39 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  14
K_Lafferty     MF   2   9  27   8  19 |  77   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  16
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  25   7  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Gandolf        MF   2  18  24   8  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Hunt         FW   2   8   7  29  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  15   0  25
P_Shilton      GK  29   6   5   3  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  26  12   5  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  25   8  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  25   8  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pele           FW   1   7   8  29  26 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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