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Season 22 Archive: Division 1, Week 6

AS Roma 1 - 1 Liverpool

Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Liverpool (Sun May 08)


                              AS Roma  |  Liverpool
                              3-5-2 A  |  4-1-1-2-2 N
                         Chris Ridout  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                            Romero GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                           M_Smith DF  |  DF J_Paintsil
                         D_Burford DF  |  DF O_Price
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF Ni_Na_Lee
                        Nuri_Sahin MF  |  DF M_Babbel
                              Zico MF  |  DM Z_Junuzovic
                          R_Savage MF  |  MF J_Fleck
                           M_James MF  |  AM J_Henderson
                          A_Karnak MF  |  AM J_Hernandez
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW Matej_Vydra
                          N_Nalise FW  |  FW A_Bagsy
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB S_Kerr
                           R_Delap SUB |  SUB G_Piqué
                           L_Jones SUB |  SUB X_Shaqiri
                      D_Boerrigter SUB |  SUB D_Albertini
                        J_Valdivia SUB |  SUB Divock_Origi

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(lpl) O_Price finds Matej_Vydra in the box
          ...  From long range Matej_Vydra bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Romero palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Hernandez chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Romero easily catches it!
Min. 2  :(lpl) Z_Junuzovic looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Matej_Vydra
          ...  M_James with an ugly foul
          ...  M_McCurry will want to speak to him
Min. 2  :(lpl) Matej_Vydra makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Matej_Vydra with the shot !
          ...  Romero with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 8  :(asr) A_Karnak plays the early ball across the box to find N_Nalise in space
          ...  N_Nalise with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_Peterson parries it
Min. 9  :(lpl) J_Hernandez with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  M_Smith cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 10 :(asr) R_Savage sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Taliyah runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A powerful shot by Taliyah !
          ...  T_Peterson parries it
Min. 12 :(asr) Zico finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Zico has a dig at goal!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 13 :(lpl) J_Hernandez turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  J_Hernandez bears down on goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Romero palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Z_Junuzovic plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Romero reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 14 :(asr) Zico with the first time flick to N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  T_Peterson makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 14 :(lpl) Matej_Vydra finds himself in acres of space
          ...  N_Nalise fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 15 :(lpl) Ni_Na_Lee can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to J_Hernandez
          ...  M_Smith takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 16 :(asr) R_Savage jumps over J_Paintsil's challenge
          ...  R_Savage could have let it bounce!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 18 :(lpl) J_Fleck runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of A_Bagsy
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  N_Nalise is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 21 :(asr) Zico drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise drives it towards goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 23 :(asr) A_Karnak is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A_Karnak drives it towards goal !
          ...  But T_Peterson punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 27 :(asr) A_Karnak with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Paintsil a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Karnak with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 28 :(asr) Zico with a 50-yard pass to N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But T_Peterson hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 30 :(lpl) O_Price beats M_Smith
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  O_Price with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 33 :(lpl) J_Hernandez looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 34 :(lpl) J_Henderson runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Hernandez
          ...  J_Hernandez curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But Romero dives to his left
          ...  I think Romero just got a hand on that one
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 35 :(lpl) J_Henderson is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  M_Smith wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 42 :(asr) D_Burford with a slide rule pass to N_Nalise
          ...  But Ni_Na_Lee slides in
Min. 42 :(lpl) O_Price with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  O_Price heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But Romero punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(lpl) The ball rolls free!
          ...  Matej_Vydra takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  Matej_Vydra sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 48 :(lpl) A_Bagsy gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds O_Price
          ...  D_Burford gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 49 :(asr) M_James runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  N_Nalise latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  N_Nalise sees T_Peterson off his line !
          ...  But T_Peterson punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in

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

Min. 47 :(asr) M_James nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_James with the strike !
          ...  T_Peterson makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 47 :(lpl) J_Henderson cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy with the crafty shot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 49 :(asr) Nuri_Sahin gains possession
          ...  J_Fleck with an awful challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  M_James plays it short to Zico
          ...  Zico carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But T_Peterson punches it away
Min. 50 :(asr) J_Valdivia replaces an unhappy Taliyah and will play as a FW
Min. 51 :(asr) D_Burford fires over a low cross to N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise with a powerful header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 55 :(lpl) J_Paintsil nutmegs M_Smith, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Paintsil attempts to nutmeg Romero!
          ...  Romero claws it off the line
          ...  M_McCurry consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Liverpool the lead!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 56 :(lpl) J_Henderson is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Smalling
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 60 :(asr) L_Jones takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Smith as DF
Min. 60 :(asr) R_Delap is being brought on
          ...  D_Burford is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 61 :(asr) Nuri_Sahin is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But T_Peterson palms it behind
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 62 :(lpl) J_Fleck looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards A_Bagsy
          ...  R_Delap brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 64 :(asr) R_Savage sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 66 :(asr) L_Jones runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  L_Jones goes for goal !
          ...  T_Peterson tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Karnak plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Peterson catches it!
Min. 67 :(asr) M_James moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Savage
          ...  But Ni_Na_Lee wins the ball
Min. 68 :(asr) Zico retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_James latches onto the end of it
          ...  A glorious effort by M_James !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Chris Ridout
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 68 :(lpl) J_Paintsil with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  The ball hits Zico in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 69 :(asr) A_Karnak with a smart pass to N_Nalise
          ...  N_Nalise curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 70 :(lpl) G_Piqué will come on for J_Paintsil and play DF
Min. 70 :(lpl) D_Albertini is being brought on
          ...  J_Hernandez is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 70 :(lpl) Divock_Origi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Matej_Vydra
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 71 :(asr) L_Jones picks up a loose ball
          ...  G_Piqué seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 71 :(lpl) D_Albertini plays a long ball to M_Babbel
          ...  M_Babbel tries to beat Romero!
          ...  But Romero pulls out a save of the game
Min. 72 :(lpl) A_Bagsy with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  A_Bagsy with a thundering drive!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 74 :(lpl) D_Albertini looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Bagsy
          ...  J_Valdivia with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  M_McCurry tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 75 :(lpl) The Liverpool manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 75 :(asr) J_Valdivia has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Piqué
          ...  He puts in R_Delap!
          ...  R_Delap with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But T_Peterson palms it behind
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 77 :(asr) N_Nalise with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows O_Price a clean set of heals
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from N_Nalise !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 79 :(asr) N_Nalise takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  N_Nalise has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But T_Peterson just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 79 :(lpl) Divock_Origi looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Bagsy
          ...  A_Bagsy hits a great shot !
          ...  Romero makes a fine save
Min. 80 :(asr) Nuri_Sahin races into the box
          ...  He sees N_Nalise lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  N_Nalise rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_Peterson is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Savage chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Karnak with the header
          ...  T_Peterson with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 81 :(asr) R_Savage slides the ball across to J_Valdivia
          ...  O_Price is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  T_Peterson misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Jones!
          ...  T_Peterson reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 81 :(lpl) Ni_Na_Lee takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Romero falls over
          ...  But Romero is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 82 :(asr) J_Valdivia with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from O_Price
          ...  But A_Bagsy puts it in row Z!
Min. 83 :(asr) Zico is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to A_Karnak
          ...  A_Karnak carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 83 :(lpl) Divock_Origi takes on M_James
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A thundering drive by Divock_Origi !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 84 :(lpl) Divock_Origi knocks the ball past C_Smalling
          ...  Divock_Origi with a thundering drive!
          ...  Romero takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 86 :(lpl) Z_Junuzovic finds A_Bagsy with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  R_Delap gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 87 :(asr) Zico with a penetrating pass to J_Valdivia
          ...  J_Valdivia with the punt towards goal!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asr) M_James has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Valdivia collects the loose ball!
          ...  But A_Bagsy clears the danger
Min. 89 :(lpl) J_Fleck holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Z_Junuzovic
          ...  Z_Junuzovic with the drive!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 91 :(lpl) Divock_Origi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Babbel
          ...  M_Babbel hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 91 :(asr) C_Smalling works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Nalise
          ...  J_Fleck with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_McCurry calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 50,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : Zico (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_James (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Nalise (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : T_Peterson
Scorers              : J_Paintsil (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Fleck (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       18
Off target           :          11        |       8
On target            :          14        |       10
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          20        |       15
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 1 Liverpool
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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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Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |  95  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  27  11   6  34 |  64   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Burford      DF   1  26  12   5  12 |  64   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  26   8   5  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  27   8  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Zico           MF   1   9  26  11  23 |  95   0   1   6   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  75   6
R_Savage       MF   2   7  26   6  15 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
M_James        MF   2  10  23  14  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  23  14  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  12
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  26  44 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  24  20 |  95   0   0   0   0  11   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  29
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  26   8   9  34 |  31   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
L_Jones        DF   3  24   6   7  22 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   8  23  11  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  25  31 |  41   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Peterson     GK  38   1   2   1  10 |  95  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  24  12   9  31 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
O_Price        DF   2  24  11   7  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  24   8   6  41 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
M_Babbel       DF   1  23   9   7  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Z_Junuzovic    DM   2  11  23   8  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  24   7  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
J_Henderson    AM   2   7  24  10  30 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Hernandez    AM   1   7  23  18  26 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  10   7  26  13 |  74   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  26  15 |  95   0   2   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  40  10   8
S_Kerr         GK  27   3   2   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Piqué        DF   2  23   9   6  22 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
X_Shaqiri      DM   1  15  23   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Albertini    AM   2   7  23  11  24 |  21   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Divock_Origi   FW   1   5   9  23  33 |  21   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
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