Elite FA Cup Group Match, AS Roma vs. Lyon (Mon Oct 01)


                              AS Roma  |  Lyon
                            4-4-1-1 A  |  4-4-2 N
                         Chris Ridout  |  Stewart Standfield
                                       |
                       L_McCormick GK  |  GK A_Guaita
                         J_Esparza DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                          T_Kaizer DF  |  DF C_Mongongu
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF P_Gualtieri
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF T_Gemmell
                        O_Bosingwa MF  |  MF G_Cooper
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                           T_Woods MF  |  MF D_Pudil
                       Rabizbrotta MF  |  MF M_Saganowski
                          P_Nedved AM  |  FW Stefano
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW M_Bangura
                                       |
                          Kindonga SUB |  SUB R_Olenjeck
                           B_Smith SUB |  SUB C_Luciano
                         L_Amoruso SUB |  SUB C_Baker
                        R_Rivelino SUB |  SUB N_Sanudo
                         A_Anyukov SUB |  SUB M_Harewood

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(lyn) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Lyon will now play C
Min. 1  :(lyn) G_Cooper moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stefano
          ...  But J_Esparza slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 2  :(lyn) M_Bangura with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  The ball hits T_Kaizer in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 4  :(asr) J_Wilshere could get a shot on goal here
          ...  J_Wilshere tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  A_Guaita parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 4  :(lyn) T_Gemmell finds the space intelligently
          ...  T_Kaizer fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 7  :(asr) T_Woods hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Rabizbrotta collects the loose ball!
          ...  Rabizbrotta keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into A_Guaita's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 7  :(lyn) S_Bassong cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Bangura
          ...  M_Bangura belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But L_McCormick punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 12 :(asr) Taliyah with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  M_Bangura is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  A_Dali calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Stewart Standfield looks relieved
Min. 16 :(lyn) D_Pudil controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  P_Gualtieri gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  P_Gualtieri sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through L_McCormick's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 17 :(asr) O_Bosingwa takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Esparza
          ...  M_Saganowski gathers up the loose ball
Min. 20 :(lyn) Stefano with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Britton
          ...  Stefano with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  L_McCormick looks relieved there!
Min. 28 :(lyn) S_Bassong whips the ball across to Stefano
          ...  P_Nedved gathers up the loose ball
Min. 30 :(asr) P_Nedved pushes it past the defender
          ...  Blocked by Stefano
Min. 30 :(lyn) D_Pudil jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Bangura
          ...  M_Bangura drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with L_McCormick
          ...  He nutmegs L_McCormick
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
Min. 31 :(asr) O_Bosingwa hits a hard pass to P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved with the drive!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  A_Dali talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The AS Roma fans celebrate the goal
          ...  And AS Roma are leading in the game now
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 33 :(lyn) M_Saganowski drives it forward to Stefano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Wilshere
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Saganowski!
          ...  L_McCormick reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 34 :(lyn) Stefano looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Stefano with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 40 :(lyn) S_Bassong takes possession
          ...  S_Bassong with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 41 :(lyn) Stefano plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Stefano runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  L_McCormick with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 42 :(asr) O_Bosingwa beats C_Mongongu
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  O_Bosingwa attempts a low drive!
          ...  A_Guaita is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  AS Roma 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) J_Wilshere has it now
          ...  He takes on T_Huddlestone
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_Nedved!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Gualtieri looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 45 :(asr) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_Nedved is through!
          ...  C_Mongongu wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 45 :(lyn) G_Cooper controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  T_Huddlestone gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  T_Huddlestone with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  AS Roma 2-1 Lyon ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 2-1 Lyon

Min. 46 :(lyn) T_Gemmell finds Stefano in acres of space
          ...  Stefano has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 47 :(lyn) M_Saganowski gets to the by line and finds T_Huddlestone with a beautiful cross
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 48 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone cuts the ball back to M_Bangura
          ...  M_Bangura has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  L_McCormick with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 57 :(asr) B_Smith is coming on for O_Bosingwa and will play DF
Min. 60 :(lyn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  N_Sanudo will come on for D_Pudil and play MF
Min. 60 :(lyn) C_Luciano is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Gemmell is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(lyn) M_Harewood is coming on and M_Bangura is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 65 :(asr) A_Anyukov will come on for Taliyah and play FW
Min. 70 :(lyn) G_Cooper looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  C_Luciano receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Smith
Min. 70 :(asr) P_Nedved sidesteps C_Mongongu
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Luciano with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 71 :(lyn) Stefano breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He rounds L_McCormick!
          ...  L_McCormick brings him down in the area!
          ...  A_Dali calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
          ...  Stefano with the spot kick
          ...  L_McCormick dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Lyon have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  AS Roma 2-2 Lyon...
Min. 75 :(lyn) N_Sanudo gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stefano
          ...  J_Esparza with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 75 :(lyn) Stefano with a flicked pass to C_Mongongu
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Smith hits it out for a throw
Min. 75 :(asr) P_Nedved sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Rabizbrotta runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Mongongu with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Anyukov with the spot kick
          ...  A_Guaita dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Lets see if AS Roma can hang onto that lead!
          ...  AS Roma 3-2 Lyon...
Min. 76 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Cooper decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 77 :(lyn) P_Gualtieri with a probing through ball M_Harewood
          ...  B_Smith brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But A_Dali waves play on!!!
Min. 82 :(asr) P_Nedved takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Cleared by Stefano
Min. 83 :(asr) J_Wilshere looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Kerzhakov
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Kerzhakov !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The AS Roma fans chant his name!
          ...  AS Roma 4-2 Lyon ...
Min. 84 :(lyn) G_Cooper flicks it over A_Britton and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Kerzhakov knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But A_Dali just turns away!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asr) A_Anyukov crosses to P_Nedved
          ...  C_Mongongu with an awful challenge
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans chant CHEERIO CHEERIO CHEERIO to him!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  P_Nedved hits it over the wall
          ...  A_Guaita blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 93 :(asr) J_Wilshere looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Anyukov
          ...  But P_Gualtieri wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 96,410
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : O_Bosingwa
Scorers              : P_Nedved (31), O_Bosingwa (42), A_Anyukov (75 pen), A_Kerzhakov (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Kaizer (4), L_McCormick (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : Stefano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Huddlestone (45), Stefano (71 pen)
Sent Off             : C_Mongongu (90)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 AS Roma  |    Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       11
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :           8        |       15
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Final Score          : AS Roma 4 - 2 Lyon
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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  31   2   3   2  17 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  -2   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  26   6   3  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  23   6   4  37 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  33  18  18
A_Britton      DF   2  22   8   7  15 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  21  10   7  42 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  45   0  28
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  23  16  47 |  59   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  44  28
J_Wilshere     MF   2  16  23  10  19 |  96   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  56   1
T_Woods        MF   1   9  23   1  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Rabizbrotta    MF   1   7  18   7  15 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
P_Nedved       AM   1   6  20  19  17 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  15  12  36
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  24  44 |  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
B_Smith        DF   1  25  11   1  31 |  37   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  25  10   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Rivelino     MF   3  12  23   7  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Anyukov      FW   1   8   4  23  35 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  12  28

Player Statistics - Lyon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Guaita       GK  28   3   2   2  29 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  23  10   6  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
C_Mongongu     DF   2  23   8   5  36 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   5 -10 -10
P_Gualtieri    DF   2  21   5   7  44 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   1
T_Gemmell      DF   2  21   4   9  42 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  23  13  27 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  22  10  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  28
D_Pudil        MF   4   4  22   9  17 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
M_Saganowski   MF   1   9  22   7  19 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
Stefano        FW   2   8   7  23  39 |  96   0   2   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  10  -8  19
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   4
R_Olenjeck     GK  21   2   2   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Luciano      DF   2  21   7   6  31 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Baker        MF   2   4  22   6  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Sanudo       MF   1   6  21  15  45 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Harewood     FW   2   7  11  22  34 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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