Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Manchester City (Sun Jan 17)


                              AS Roma  |  Manchester City
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-5-1 P
                          David Blair  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK Vorm
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                           Roberto DF  |  DF Mikio_Fujioka
                     Danny_Collina DF  |  DF Aoyama_Hideki
                           A_Young DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                          E_Spence DM  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                            B_Yaga MF  |  MF R_Nainggolan
                          S_Gruber MF  |  MF R_Neves
                         J_Afolabi MF  |  MF Sam_Totman
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  MF K_Coman
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW Thanatos
                                       |
                           M_Neuer SUB |  SUB Chalk
                      Monte_Albino SUB |  SUB D_Gallagher
                           R_Lamie SUB |  SUB R_Aglene
                             D_Ali SUB |  SUB E_Shikari
                         J_S_Veron SUB |  SUB F_Inzaghi

Referee: M_Clattenurg (England)


Min. 1  :(asr) E_Dzeko finds himself in acres of space
          ...  E_Dzeko with a thundering shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  And AS Roma are leading in the game now
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 2  :(mnc) R_Nainggolan skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  A_Young clears with a diving header
Min. 4  :(asr) A_Young comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 4  :(asr) a big roar from the crowd as Monte_Albino comes on for A_Young to play DF
Min. 5  :(asr) Curled in dangerously from B_Yaga to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Vorm can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  AS Roma 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 5  :(mnc) Sam_Totman kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Thanatos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Monte_Albino goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 6  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og spits at J_Afolabi
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 17 :(asr) B_Yaga knocks it forward
          ...  C_Fuchs slips
          ...  J_Afolabi gets to it!
          ...  C_Fuchs goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 19 :(asr) J_Afolabi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Gruber
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Gruber !
          ...  But Vorm palms it behind
          ...  M_Clattenurg has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 19 :(mnc) Thanatos picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  Thanatos with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 20 :(mnc) Sam_Totman crosses in from the wing, he finds Thanatos in the box
          ...  A left-footer by Thanatos !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 28 :(asr) Roberto takes advantage of a mistake by C_Fuchs
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Caoimhin_Og is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  What a stupid booking that was
          ...  That's his second of the game !
          ...  He heads of towards the changing rooms
Min. 29 :(asr) Roberto controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  B_Yaga gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Nainggolan goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  RED CARD!
          ...  Tony McCleary shakes his head
Min. 31 :(asr) D_Baggio slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  M_Clattenurg gave him a strong warning
Min. 34 :(mnc) K_Coman miskicks!
          ...  He finds C_Fuchs though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  C_Fuchs tries to chip the ball over Paulo_Argenti!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 35 :(mnc) Paulo_Argenti miskicks!
          ...  Thanatos is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Thanatos with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 37 :(asr) D_Baggio rushes through the defence
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke barges him off the ball
Min. 39 :(asr) E_Dzeko takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  E_Dzeko goes for goal !
          ...  Vorm makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 39 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke picks up the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Danny_Collina
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 40 :(asr) E_Dzeko looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Afolabi
          ...  J_Afolabi smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Vorm was caught out there
          ...  AS Roma 3-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asr) E_Spence throws a punch
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke slumps to the ground
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 44 :(asr) E_Spence with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  E_Spence with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Vorm with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 45 :(asr) J_S_Veron will come on for D_Baggio and play FW
Min. 45 :(asr) J_Matip gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Fuchs belts it clear
Min. 46 :(asr) E_Spence can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  C_Fuchs reads the situation well and wins the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 3-0 Manchester City

Min. 47 :(asr) E_Spence gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  J_S_Veron is unmarked
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  M_Clattenurg calls him over
          ...  M_Clattenurg tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  S_Gruber hits it over the wall
          ...  Vorm beats the ball away
Min. 49 :(mnc) Sam_Totman with a one-touch layoff to Thanatos
          ...  Danny_Collina wins the ball
Min. 50 :(asr) E_Spence 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!
          ...  E_Dzeko receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But Vorm makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 50 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  A well-placed shot from Thanatos !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 53 :(asr) J_Afolabi with a short pass to find E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  Vorm acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_S_Veron plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Vorm reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 54 :(mnc) Sam_Totman controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  C_Fuchs gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  C_Fuchs with the punt towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sam_Totman chips the ball into the area!
          ...  B_Yaga wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 56 :(asr) Roberto with a penetrating pass to J_Afolabi
          ...  J_Afolabi with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Looks like it should be Vorm's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Vorm looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gruber crosses it in!
          ...  Vorm reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 58 :(asr) E_Spence moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko
          ...  But Sam_Totman slides in two footed.
          ...  M_Clattenurg has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 58 :(mnc) K_Coman with a precise pass to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  A cheeky lob from Mikio_Fujioka !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 60 :(asr) D_Ali is being prepared to come on
          ...  E_Spence is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 60 :(asr) The AS Roma manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 62 :(mnc) Sam_Totman pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Gruber gets to the ball first
Min. 63 :(asr) J_Afolabi heads the ball back to E_Dzeko
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Ali hits it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by Aoyama_Hideki
Min. 64 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds C_Fuchs
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Danny_Collina hits it out for a throw
Min. 64 :(asr) J_S_Veron beats C_Fuchs
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Thanatos with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  M_Clattenurg shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Afolabi shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to D_Ali instead
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Fuchs belts it clear
Min. 72 :(asr) D_Ali floats the ball in to find E_Dzeko
          ...  C_Fuchs with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  D_Ali bends it round the wall
          ...  But Vorm makes an easy save
Min. 75 :(mnc) E_Shikari is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Neves is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - F_Inzaghi on for Thanatos as a FW
Min. 75 :(mnc) Sam_Totman with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Monte_Albino a clean set of heals
          ...  J_S_Veron takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 76 :(asr) E_Dzeko takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  E_Dzeko tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 78 :(asr) J_Matip with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 79 :(asr) S_Gruber breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Vorm!
          ...  F_Inzaghi brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 80 :(asr) D_Ali plays a first time ball through the defence to J_S_Veron
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka gathers up the loose ball
Min. 82 :(mnc) D_Gallagher will replace the useless Bohte_Daisuke and will play DF
Min. 84 :(asr) D_Ali with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka clears with a diving header
Min. 86 :(mnc) Sam_Totman chips the ball over the defence and finds Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  Monte_Albino pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) B_Yaga with a 40-yard pass to S_Gruber
          ...  The ball hits Mikio_Fujioka in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 91 :(asr) J_S_Veron plays it forward to E_Dzeko
          ...  But D_Gallagher sees the pass and cuts it out

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 85,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : E_Dzeko (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Dzeko (1,5), J_Afolabi (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Young (4)
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Sam_Totman
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Caoimhin_Og (28), R_Nainggolan (29), F_Inzaghi (79)
Booked               : Bohte_Daisuke (47), Thanatos (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AS Roma      | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       7
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       3
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       17
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : AS Roma 3 - 0 Manchester City
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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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Paulo_Argenti  GK  35   4   5   1  29 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  31   9   8  10 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  29   9   9  40 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Danny_Collina  DF   1  28   1   1  15 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Young        DF   3  25   9   8  41 |   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
E_Spence       DM   2  10  29  10  40 |  61   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  25
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  29   8  35 |  95   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45   0
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  28   8  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
J_Afolabi      MF   2  15  27   6  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  29  20 |  95   0   0   1   1   6   2   0   0   0   0  25  65
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Neuer        GK  30   2   5   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Monte_Albino   DF   1  29   1   3  24 |  91   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Lamie        DF   3  25   7  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ali          AM   3   9  27  15  33 |  34   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_S_Veron      FW   1   7  25  18  12 |  50   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Vorm           GK  36   3   7   1  22 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  32   9  10  32 |  95   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  31   7  10  41 |  95   0   4   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   9  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  29  10   5  31 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  33   8  32 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  32   6  23 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
R_Neves        MF   2   5  31   4  33 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sam_Totman     MF   1  22  30   5  28 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
K_Coman        MF   1  10  30   7  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  30  22 |  76   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  32   8  10  43 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
R_Aglene       MF   3   8  26  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  26   9  32 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   7  31  43 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
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