Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Manchester City (Sun Jul 17)


                              AS Roma  |  Manchester City
                              3-3-4 L  |  3-5-2 N
                         Chris Ridout  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                           L_Mulen GK  |  GK S_Scuffet
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF L_Alberto
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                              Zico MF  |  MF R_Pletikosa
                          I_Falque MF  |  MF A_Andanov
                            J_Ross MF  |  MF F_Zappa
                            H_Kane FW  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                           Taliyah FW  |  MF S_Arrache
                          Juanfran FW  |  FW Yeboah
                          D_Lehman FW  |  FW D_Rommedahl
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB P_Out
                             Doria SUB |  SUB C_Barr
                             Ramos SUB |  SUB Breno
                           T_Kroos SUB |  SUB Matheus
                         G_Puciato SUB |  SUB Tone

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with a 40-yard pass to Yeboah
          ...  But R_Delap spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 4  :(asr) Juanfran sidesteps M_Laursen
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Efe_Sodje
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  S_Scuffet catches it!
Min. 5  :(asr) J_Ross gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Juanfran is unmarked
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Efe_Sodje
Min. 10 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl sees L_Mulen off his line !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  The Manchester City fans go wild!
          ...  Lets see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 11 :(asr) AS Roma altered their play to a N strategy
Min. 14 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Yeboah
          ...  I_Falque with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 17 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl runs forward
          ...  D_Rommedahl blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  L_Mulen pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Alberto
          ...  L_Mulen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 18 :(asr) Zico crosses to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran with the crafty shot!
          ...  But S_Scuffet punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 19 :(mnc) L_Alberto skips the challenge from J_Ross
          ...  Taliyah fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 19 :(mnc) Yeboah barges R_Delap off the ball
          ...  Yeboah with the chance !
          ...  L_Mulen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by L_Mulen !!
Min. 30 :(asr) I_Falque nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  L_Alberto plays the back pass
          ...  S_Scuffet can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Ross swings it in!
          ...  S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 31 :(asr) I_Falque is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to H_Kane
          ...  Efe_Sodje cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 33 :(asr) J_Ross skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  S_Scuffet looks relieved there!
Min. 35 :(asr) Taliyah loses his marker!
          ...  R_Pletikosa pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 35 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  D_Rommedahl controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  L_Mulen catches the ball
Min. 36 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl kills the ball dead
          ...  D_Rommedahl aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But L_Mulen is equal to it
Min. 40 :(asr) H_Kane moves forward
          ...  H_Kane with the chance !
          ...  S_Scuffet won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 41 :(mnc) S_Arrache finds himself in acres of space
          ...  What a shot from S_Arrache !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  L_Mulen with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 42 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa with the nod to A_Andanov
          ...  A_Andanov with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) F_Zappa chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Rommedahl
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Alvaro_Rubio
Min. 44 :(mnc) Efe_Sodje is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Rommedahl
          ...  The cross hits D_Rommedahl on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 45 :(mnc) A_Andanov with a measured pass to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl could have let it bounce!
          ...  L_Mulen falls over
          ...  But L_Mulen is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 48 :(mnc) Yeboah beats C_Smalling
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A cheeky lob from Yeboah !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 49 :(mnc) M_Laursen takes advantage of a mistake by C_Smalling
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  I_Falque robs him of the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-1 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(asr) Zico has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Efe_Sodje
          ...  He puts in Taliyah!
          ...  L_Alberto takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 48 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa leaves Alvaro_Rubio standing
          ...  D_Lehman clears with a diving header
Min. 49 :(mnc) L_Alberto hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Yeboah latches onto it!
          ...  Yeboah sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 50 :(mnc) Tone replaces D_Rommedahl to play as a FW
Min. 50 :(asr) Zico has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Do_Shaw
          ...  He puts in H_Kane!
          ...  But F_Zappa puts the ball out of play
Min. 50 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Yeboah latches onto the ball
          ...  Yeboah with the shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Andanov chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It comes to F_Zappa
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  L_Mulen saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 53 :(asr) D_Lehman sidesteps his marker
          ...  Efe_Sodje clears with a diving header
Min. 54 :(mnc) A_Andanov hoists the ball across to Tone
          ...  Tone with a bicycle kick !
          ...  L_Mulen makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 55 :(asr) Zico with a first time pass
          ...  H_Kane runs onto it!
          ...  H_Kane chases it through, he must score !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the AS Roma fans to celebrate!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 56 :(mnc) F_Zappa cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Pletikosa
          ...  C_Smalling gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 57 :(mnc) S_Arrache backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Yeboah latches onto the end of it
          ...  Cleared by R_Delap
Min. 60 :(asr) Doria takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Smalling
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 61 :(asr) Zico passes the ball to H_Kane
          ...  R_Pletikosa forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Ross drives it into the box!
          ...  Tone gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 64 :(asr) Zico loses his marker
          ...  M_Laursen goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 65 :(mnc) C_Barr is being prepared to come on
          ...  Efe_Sodje is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as Matheus comes on for P_Do_Shaw to play MF
Min. 66 :(mnc) Yeboah back heels to find Tone in space
          ...  Tone with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the AS Roma fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal!
          ...  AS Roma 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 68 :(mnc) A_Andanov knocks it forward
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio slips
          ...  Tone gets to it!
          ...  Tone beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  L_Mulen comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over L_Mulen
          ...  L_Mulen reacts well to save !!
Min. 70 :(asr) P_Kenny will replace the useless Zico and will play DF
Min. 70 :(asr) T_Kroos replaces J_Ross and will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Tone finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled I_Falque
          ...  Tone sees L_Mulen off his line !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 73 :(asr) T_Kroos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to I_Falque
          ...  I_Falque drives the shot in!
          ...  But S_Scuffet punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 74 :(mnc) F_Zappa volleys it forward. He finds Tone
          ...  Tone hits a great drive!
          ...  L_Mulen gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 78 :(asr) T_Kroos steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs C_Barr
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  T_Kroos has a dig at goal!
          ...  S_Scuffet gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by S_Scuffet !!
Min. 80 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa hoofs it up field to find Tone
          ...  Tone with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  L_Mulen gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 82 :(mnc) F_Zappa jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 84 :(asr) Alvaro_Rubio has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Delap collects the loose ball!
          ...  R_Delap is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has S_Scuffet to beat
          ...  He tries to flick it past S_Scuffet
          ...  He falls over
          ...  The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 85 :(mnc) S_Arrache flicks the ball through
          ...  Tone runs onto it!
          ...  Tone curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But L_Mulen palms it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 87 :(asr) T_Kroos moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Taliyah
          ...  S_Arrache is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asr) I_Falque has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Barr
          ...  He puts in D_Lehman!
          ...  D_Lehman hits a great drive!
          ...  Brilliant save from S_Scuffet
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 90 :(mnc) Yeboah finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Delap
          ...  Yeboah hits a curling shot!
          ...  But L_Mulen comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 91 :(asr) T_Kroos has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Laursen
          ...  He puts in Taliyah!
          ...  Taliyah sees S_Scuffet off his line !
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 91 :(mnc) Tone knocks it past Taliyah and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Doria with a perfectly timed tackle

*************  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
Scorers              : H_Kane (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Tone (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rommedahl (10), Tone (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Arrache (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       22
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           6        |       15
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       18
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 2 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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3  10 |  95  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  27   8   5  29 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  26   8  10  36 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
R_Delap        DF   2  26   8   9  34 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Zico           MF   1   9  27  11  23 |  74   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
I_Falque       MF   3  14  26   9  19 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
J_Ross         MF   1   8  25   7  27 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Kane         FW   1   8   9  28  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  22
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  26  44 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  25  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Lehman       FW   3   8   7  23  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
P_Kenny        DF  27   2   2   1  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  24   7   4  32 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  23   7   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   7  23  19  30 |  21   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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S_Scuffet      GK  38   5   1   4  41 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  33  14   8  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  28   9   6  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  28   4   3  28 |  69   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
R_Pletikosa    MF   3  10  28   8  40 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  28   8  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  21
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  28   2  19 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  27   8  25 |  69   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  27   9  38 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
Yeboah         FW   1   7   7  27  31 |  95   0   0   1   1   6   0   0   0   0   0  25  14
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  54   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  41
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  28  12  10  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Breno          DF   2  27  10  10  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matheus        MF   1   7  25   3  31 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tone           FW   2   7   8  29  31 |  41   0   1   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  20   0  46
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