Elite Football League Match, AS Roma vs. Manchester City (Sun Oct 23)


                              AS Roma  |  Manchester City
                          3-1-3-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 E
                         Chris Ridout  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK S_Scuffet
                             Breno DF  |  DF M_Smith
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF I_Garde
                            P_Evra DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                           N_Kante DM  |  DF A_Carlos
                        Almen_Abdi MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                             Lucas MF  |  MF Denilson
                           Muniesa MF  |  MF Jinky
                          N_Schulz AM  |  MF Y_Abdessadki
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                          Juanfran FW  |  FW G_Botti
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB P_Out
                          P_Caddis SUB |  SUB T_Kaizer
                        G_V_D_Wiel SUB |  SUB H_Van_Hus
                      H_Mkhitaryan SUB |  SUB Zico
                       D_Sturridge SUB |  SUB D_Rommedahl

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 1  :(asr) Muniesa 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_Schulz
          ...  The cross hits N_Schulz on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  S_Scuffet heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 2  :(asr) A defence splitting pass from Lucas to R_Delap
          ...  Intercepted by M_Smith
Min. 5  :(asr) Juanfran beats A_Carlos
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_Tango
          ...  Denilson gets to the ball first
Min. 5  :(mnc) Denilson looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti has a go!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 6  :(asr) Muniesa hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Lucas latches onto it!
          ...  Lucas sees S_Scuffet off his line !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 6  :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw with the header on
          ...  He finds M_Murphy in space
          ...  M_Murphy hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  F_Foster makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 7  :(mnc) I_Garde with a precise pass to G_Botti
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Delap
Min. 9  :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw gets to the by line and finds G_Botti with a beautiful cross
          ...  G_Botti tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 10 :(asr) Muniesa gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  N_Kante is unmarked
          ...  N_Kante unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But S_Scuffet with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante hits it into the box!
          ...  Taliyah with the shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 10 :(mnc) M_Murphy dribbles it into the box
          ...  N_Schulz with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  G_Botti drives it under the wall
          ...  F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 11 :(asr) Lucas is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  N_Schulz latches onto the ball
          ...  N_Schulz curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  What agility from S_Scuffet
Min. 11 :(mnc) Jinky wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Murphy
          ...  But R_Delap sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 14 :(asr) N_Kante takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Schulz
          ...  N_Schulz sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 15 :(asr) Lucas with a penetrating pass to Muniesa
          ...  Muniesa fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 18 :(mnc) M_Murphy with the first time flick to Y_Abdessadki
          ...  Y_Abdessadki with a powerful header !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 19 :(asr) Muniesa pass splits open the defence and finds N_Schulz
          ...  N_Schulz throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  S_Scuffet gets up well to catch that one
Min. 24 :(asr) Almen_Abdi finds P_Evra with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  I_Garde bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 27 :(asr) Juanfran kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  N_Kante gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by G_Botti !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 29 :(mnc) Denilson miskicks!
          ...  He finds A_Carlos though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A_Carlos rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But F_Foster makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 32 :(mnc) M_Smith has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  M_Smith drives it low !
          ...  F_Foster parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 34 :(asr) P_Evra is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  N_Schulz latches onto the ball
          ...  N_Schulz beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at S_Scuffet
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Scuffet
          ...  S_Scuffet pulls off a save !!
Min. 36 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Muniesa
          ...  He knocks it to Denilson!
          ...  R_Delap beats him to the ball
Min. 38 :(asr) N_Kante plays in Lucas with a beautiful ball
          ...  I_Garde wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 39 :(asr) Lucas leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran goes for goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Muniesa chips the ball into the area!
          ...  M_Smith wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 39 :(mnc) Jinky flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Taliyah with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 40 :(asr) N_Kante can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Almen_Abdi
          ...  Efe_Sodje knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Tango just turns away!
Min. 41 :(mnc) Y_Abdessadki holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Murphy
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Breno and it had to be
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) N_Schulz sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Delap
          ...  I_Garde wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 47 :(mnc) G_Botti jumps over R_Delap's challenge
          ...  G_Botti with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 48 :(asr) N_Schulz with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Smith behind
          ...  But A_Carlos wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Almen_Abdi lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 48 :(mnc) Jinky runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to I_Garde
          ...  A cracking drive from I_Garde !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  Manchester City go ahead in this match now!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 49 :(asr) Muniesa leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Taliyah
          ...  Efe_Sodje takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Taliyah drives it under the wall
          ...  S_Scuffet gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over

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

Min. 50 :(asr) AS Roma will now play L
Min. 51 :(asr) Almen_Abdi with a precise ball to Taliyah
          ...  Efe_Sodje with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 52 :(mnc) Denilson is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to P_Do_Shaw
          ...  Lucas intercepts the pass
Min. 56 :(asr) R_Delap looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Juanfran
          ...  M_Smith makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lucas lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Scuffet jumps well to claim it!
Min. 58 :(asr) Almen_Abdi with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  Efe_Sodje with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_Tango will just give him a speaking to
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  That's a scandalous decision!
          ...  Taliyah takes it
          ...  He sends S_Scuffet the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 Manchester City...
Min. 60 :(mnc) T_Kaizer is being brought on
          ...  A_Carlos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(mnc) Zico will replace Y_Abdessadki and play MF
Min. 60 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl comes on for G_Botti and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(mnc) I_Garde crosses to M_Murphy
          ...  P_Evra with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 65 :(mnc) M_Smith jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jinky
          ...  Jinky with a thundering volley!
          ...  But F_Foster punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 68 :(asr) P_Evra miskicks!
          ...  He finds Juanfran though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  M_Smith slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 68 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Breno
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Denilson!
          ...  R_Delap wins the ball
Min. 69 :(asr) N_Schulz pulls it back to P_Evra
          ...  P_Evra with the shot on net !
          ...  S_Scuffet narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 69 :(mnc) Jinky squares it to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy goes for goal !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 70 :(asr) P_Caddis is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Kante is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 73 :(asr) Muniesa gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But S_Scuffet punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 74 :(asr) G_V_D_Wiel takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace N_Schulz
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 78 :(asr) Juanfran finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  M_Smith takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Tango just wants to lecture him
Min. 79 :(asr) Lucas takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  Cleaned up by I_Garde
Min. 81 :(asr) P_Evra brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Lucas makes himself available
          ...  Lucas with a terrific drive !
          ...  S_Scuffet with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 81 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl with the goal bound shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged F_Foster
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  AS Roma 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 82 :(asr) P_Caddis with a simple pass to Juanfran
          ...  M_Smith brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Denilson
          ...  Breno belts it clear
Min. 90 :(asr) Juanfran barges T_Kaizer off the ball
          ...  Zico with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 91 :(mnc) F_Foster miss-kicks!
          ...  D_Rommedahl is through!
          ...  P_Caddis with a nasty foul
          ...  C_Tango will want to speak to him
Min. 94 :(asr) Taliyah finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  Taliyah sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity

*************  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          : N_Schulz
Scorers              : Taliyah (58 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Schulz (10)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : I_Garde (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Garde (48), D_Rommedahl (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Efe_Sodje (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :          10        |       7
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       13
Key Passes           :          23        |       16
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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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F_Foster       GK  36   2   4   4  16 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
Breno          DF   2  27  10  10  16 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  26   8   9  34 |  98   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
P_Evra         DF   3  25  11  10  21 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
N_Kante        DM   3  16  25   7  32 |  74   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -15
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  10  26  11  30 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Lucas          MF   2   5  25  14  19 |  98   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  40   6
Muniesa        MF   1   7  25   8  20 |  98   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   1
N_Schulz       AM   1   7  24  16  21 |  78   0   0   2   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  18  19
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  27  44 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  27
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  26  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  25  12   8  28 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  25  11   5  20 |  20   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   3   9  23  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sturridge    FW   2   8   8  23  31 |   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 |  98  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  28  11   6  34 |  98   0   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 120  30  25
I_Garde        DF   2  28  11   6  32 |  98   0   4   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  80  20  20
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  28   4   3  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Carlos       DF   1  27  12   8  42 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  28   8  25 |  98   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
Denilson       MF   1  15  27   2  18 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  27   8  41 |  98   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  65  25
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  27   8  29 |  64   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  14  28  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  27  32 |  64   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0   8
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  27   6   4  37 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Van_Hus      DF   1  16   1   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zico           MF   1   9  27  11  23 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
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