Elite Divisional Play Offs 2nd Leg, AS Roma vs. Manchester City (Sun Sep 20)


                              AS Roma  |  Manchester City
                            4-2-2-2 A  |  4-5-1 P
                         Graham Brown  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                            A_Hugo GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                           R_Lamie DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                         A_Kilgour DF  |  DF La_Huntellio
                           A_Young DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                         J_Afolabi DM  |  MF M_Scholl
                         A_Zabarte DM  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                             D_Ali MF  |  MF Bebeto
                        Ru_B_Perry MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  MF Aparichit
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW Thanatos
                                       |
                          B_Wilson SUB |  SUB Chalk
                          S_Vettel SUB |  SUB Aoyama_Hideki
                         J_S_Veron SUB |  SUB R_VD_Vaart
                        A_Martinez SUB |  SUB E_Shikari
                         S_Iversen SUB |  SUB F_Inzaghi

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 3  :(mnc) Aparichit plays in Leda_Cygnus with a beautiful ball
          ...  Leda_Cygnus fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  A_Hugo never had a chance!
Min. 4  :(mnc) M_Scholl gets to the by line and finds Thanatos with a beautiful cross
          ...  A vicious shot by Thanatos !
          ...  The shot slips through A_Hugo's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 5  :(asr) D_Baggio is first to the loose ball
          ...  D_Gallagher fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  J_Afolabi plays it short to D_Baggio
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  K_Uddin takes possession
Min. 9  :(asr) A_Zabarte lobs it over the defender
          ...  A_Zabarte has a dig at goal!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 13 :(asr) E_Dzeko picks up the pass
          ...  E_Dzeko with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 13 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  A_Zabarte is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  A_Hugo misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Lamie reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 14 :(asr) E_Dzeko turns on a sixpence
          ...  E_Dzeko hits a great drive!
          ...  The shot slips through Hugo_Lloris's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Tony McCleary looks gutted
          ...  That's given AS Roma the lead!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 14 :(asr) AS Roma restructured their strategy to D
Min. 14 :(mnc) La_Huntellio runs at A_Young
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  La_Huntellio sees A_Hugo off his line !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The AS Roma fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 15 :(asr) A_Zabarte hoists the ball across to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio tries the shot !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 15 :(mnc) Bebeto plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Caoimhin_Og decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  D_Baggio gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og hits it into the box!
          ...  D_Gallagher gets to it!
          ...  A_Hugo saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 16 :(asr) Hugo_Lloris miss-kicks!
          ...  A_Zabarte is through!
          ...  But D_Gallagher slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 18 :(asr) D_Ali sidesteps K_Uddin
          ...  D_Gallagher takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 19 :(mnc) M_Scholl with the towering header to Aparichit
          ...  R_Lamie goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Hunye ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Graham Brown looks relieved
Min. 24 :(mnc) La_Huntellio slides the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  A_Zabarte bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 26 :(asr) J_Matip unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Dzeko
          ...  Bebeto with the high feet
          ...  The ref consults with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Dzeko places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 2-0 Manchester City...
Min. 29 :(asr) Hugo_Lloris miss-kicks!
          ...  E_Dzeko is through!
          ...  E_Dzeko with a thundering volley!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 31 :(asr) D_Ali retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Matip gets on the end of it
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Hunye has none of it.
Min. 34 :(asr) D_Ali is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 34 :(asr) J_S_Veron will replace D_Ali and play MF
Min. 34 :(mnc) Bebeto with a reverse pass to K_Uddin
          ...  K_Uddin could have let it bounce!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Hugo never had a chance!
Min. 40 :(asr) J_S_Veron finds D_Baggio with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Bebeto stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over
          ...  J_Hunye is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 2-0 Manchester City

Min. 49 :(asr) A_Zabarte back heels to find D_Baggio in space
          ...  But D_Gallagher slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 49 :(mnc) La_Huntellio kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Baggio with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  J_Hunye wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 52 :(asr) A_Zabarte hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  E_Dzeko latches onto it!
          ...  E_Dzeko carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 55 :(asr) A_Martinez comes on for Ru_B_Perry and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 59 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Young back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But R_Lamie will cut out the threat
Min. 60 :(asr) S_Iversen replaces D_Baggio and will play FW
Min. 60 :(mnc) Aparichit looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos with a stunning strike !
          ...  A_Hugo heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 61 :(asr) A_Zabarte with a penetrating pass to S_Iversen
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Gallagher
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 61 :(mnc) Bebeto with a first time pass
          ...  La_Huntellio runs onto it!
          ...  La_Huntellio tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Saved by A_Hugo
Min. 62 :(mnc) Bebeto finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  J_Afolabi with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 65 :(mnc) Thanatos sidesteps his marker
          ...  A_Young fouls badly
Min. 70 :(mnc) E_Shikari is going to be brought on
          ...  Aparichit is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Scholl is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Thanatos as FW
Min. 78 :(asr) A_Young lays the ball back to J_Afolabi
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Afolabi !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 82 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og 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!
          ...  D_Gallagher receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Gallagher keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  A_Hugo makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 87 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes advantage of a mistake by J_Matip
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  R_Lamie intercepts the pass
Min. 87 :(asr) J_S_Veron takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Caoimhin_Og is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  EXTRA TIME  ****************

Min. 102:(mnc) K_Uddin with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_S_Veron
Min. 103:(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************

Min. 106:(asr) A_Zabarte controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  E_Dzeko gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Gallagher with a terrible tackle
Min. 107:(asr) S_Iversen finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with an ugly foul
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 111:(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with a simple pass to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 112:(asr) J_Afolabi picks out E_Dzeko with the cross
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Gallagher
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Zabarte swings it in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris easily catches it!
Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 118:(mnc) R_VD_Vaart hits a hard pass to F_Inzaghi
          ...  A_Kilgour takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 120:(mnc) E_Shikari brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  La_Huntellio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  La_Huntellio aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The AS Roma fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 121:(asr) A_Zabarte holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_S_Veron
          ...  J_S_Veron hits a great shot !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Dzeko steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  F_Inzaghi steps up!
          ...  He sends A_Hugo the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Iversen steps up!
          ...  He sends Hugo_Lloris the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 2-1 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus is taking it!
          ...  He sends A_Hugo the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 2-2 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_S_Veron is taking it!
          ...  He sends Hugo_Lloris the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 3-2 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Gallagher steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 3-3 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Martinez steps up!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris dives
          ...  And he claims it superbly!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  La_Huntellio steps up!
          ...  A_Hugo dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  AS Roma 3-4 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  R_Lamie steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 4-4 Manchester City...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart is taking it!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Kilgour steps up!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Shikari steps up!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Matip steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og steps up!
          ...  He sends A_Hugo the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Young steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  K_Uddin steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Zabarte steps up!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris dives and saves it!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Bebeto is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 4-5 Manchester City...


          ...  Manchester City wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 70,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : E_Dzeko (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Dzeko (14,26 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : D_Ali (34)
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Gallagher
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Gallagher (5), Bebeto (40), Caoimhin_Og (87), Bohte_Daisuke (107)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       13
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Final Score          : AS Roma 2 - 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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A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 | 129   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  30   9   8  10 | 129   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lamie        DF   3  25   7  10  31 | 129   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 | 129   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Young        DF   3  25   8   8  41 | 129   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Afolabi      DM   2  15  27   6  32 | 129   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
A_Zabarte      DM   1  15  25   8  21 | 129   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  10
D_Ali          MF   3   9  27  15  33 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  25  18  21 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  29  20 | 129   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  80
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  64   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
B_Wilson       GK  19   1   3   2  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Vettel       DF   1  24   8   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_S_Veron      MF   1   7  25  18  12 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
A_Martinez     MF   1   6  25  16  32 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |  65   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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  36   3   2   3  13 | 129   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  34  14   7  40 | 129   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  31   8   9  43 | 129   0   5   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  78 -22  -2
La_Huntellio   DF   2  27   7   9  20 | 129   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  27   9   5  31 | 129   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
M_Scholl       MF   2  11  32  11  22 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  31   8  32 | 129   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Bebeto         MF   1  10  29   7  30 | 129   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   8  27  18  22 | 129   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aparichit      MF   3   4  23  14  12 |  74   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  27  22 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  32   9  24 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  26   9  32 |  55   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   6  31  43 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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