Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Marseille (Sun Aug 03)


                              AS Roma  |  Marseille
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-4-2 N
                         Chris Ridout  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                           S_Banks GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                           B_Smith DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                       F_Cannavaro DF  |  DF G_Halford
                         V_Kompany DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                       P_Gascoigne MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                             Diego MF  |  MF J_Fleck
                           Y_Toure MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                          B_Bannan MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  FW J_Digweed
                           N_Gomes FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                          C_Turner SUB |  SUB S_Given
                       A_Kerzhakov SUB |  SUB F_Le_Boeuf
                          M_Bossis SUB |  SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
                        P_Di_Canio SUB |  SUB M_Dickinson
                         A_Douglas SUB |  SUB Yeboah

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps B_Smith
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  C_Ronaldo rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He received a good talking to from C_Richmond
Min. 4  :(asr) C_Ronaldo looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to N_Gomes
          ...  G_Halford with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 5  :(asr) B_Bannan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  N_Gomes gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  N_Gomes fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But R_Higuita is equal to it
Min. 6  :(asr) P_Gascoigne with a smart pass to N_Gomes
          ...  N_Gomes curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  R_Higuita gets his fingertips to it
Min. 7  :(msl) Z_Zidane turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Y_Toure goes in with two feet!!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 7  :(asr) M_Bossis is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Ronaldo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  J_Fleck floats it forward
          ...  Z_Zidane latches onto the end of it
          ...  The cross hits Z_Zidane on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The Marseille fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Marseille the lead!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 8  :(asr) AS Roma made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 8  :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a 40-yard pass to J_Digweed
          ...  B_Smith takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Richmond reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 10 :(msl) A_Marcos cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Shawry
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Shawry !
          ...  But S_Banks reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 13 :(asr) B_Bannan runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Diego
          ...  Diego with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But R_Higuita with the difficult save
Min. 21 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Marcos
          ...  A_Marcos chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It floats over S_Banks
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 22 :(msl) J_Fleck crosses to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with a little chip!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 23 :(asr) P_Gascoigne takes advantage of a mistake by T_Taiwo
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  But L_Koscielny spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 23 :(asr) Diego looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  He isn't going to continue
Min. 23 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov is going to be brought on
          ...  Diego is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 26 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to V_Kompany
          ...  T_Taiwo with a well timed tackle
          ...  C_Richmond didn't like it though
          ...  C_Richmond gave him a strong warning
Min. 27 :(msl) Z_Zidane kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Digweed gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Digweed with a bicycle kick !
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Banks's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  S_Banks looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Banks fists it away!
Min. 30 :(msl) J_Digweed runs with pace at the defence
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Digweed !
          ...  Brilliant save from S_Banks
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 30 :(asr) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  P_Gascoigne seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  J_Fleck with a clumsy challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  A_Kerzhakov shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to M_Bossis instead
          ...  M_Bossis sees S_Banks off his line !
          ...  R_Higuita narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 32 :(msl) Douglas_Costa barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Douglas_Costa with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 42 :(asr) P_Gascoigne runs at G_Halford
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Z_Zidane makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Bossis drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asr) B_Bannan reads the run of F_Cannavaro
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Cannavaro !
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 46 :(asr) N_Gomes steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs T_Taiwo
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Douglas_Costa
Min. 46 :(msl) G_Halford plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Z_Zidane decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Z_Zidane attempts the shot!
          ...  S_Banks gets up well to catch that one
Min. 47 :(msl) J_Fleck sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Digweed runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  J_Digweed with a blistering shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!

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

Min. 48 :(msl) A_Marcos bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Digweed
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Digweed !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 49 :(asr) B_Bannan unselfishly heads the ball back to B_Smith
          ...  L_Shawry with a bad challenge
          ...  C_Richmond will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 52 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past F_Cannavaro
          ...  But V_Kompany puts it in row Z!
Min. 54 :(msl) Douglas_Costa holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Halford
          ...  G_Halford unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  S_Banks gets up well to catch that one
Min. 56 :(msl) Y_Sankhare skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But S_Banks punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 58 :(msl) L_Koscielny steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  B_Bannan with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 60 :(asr) P_Di_Canio replaces P_Gascoigne to play as a FW
Min. 60 :(msl) Douglas_Costa backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  T_Taiwo gets on the end of it
          ...  V_Kompany gets to the ball first
Min. 62 :(msl) J_Fleck with an intelligent ball to Douglas_Costa
          ...  Douglas_Costa tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  S_Banks parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 65 :(msl) J_Digweed with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past V_Kompany
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Zidane!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Smith and it had to be
Min. 66 :(msl) A_Marcos moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare gets his head to the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  AS Roma 0-2 Marseille ...
Min. 67 :(msl) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Marseille will now play D
Min. 67 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Digweed collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Digweed drives the shot in!
          ...  The shot slips through S_Banks's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 70 :(msl) J_Fleck with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Bossis with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
Min. 72 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Taiwo is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 73 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov drives it forward to N_Gomes
          ...  J_Fleck with the block
Min. 74 :(msl) Douglas_Costa has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Digweed gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Digweed with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But S_Banks palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Marcos chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_Banks makes the catch!
Min. 75 :(msl) M_Dickinson replaces an unhappy Y_Sankhare and will play as a MF
Min. 78 :(asr) N_Gomes finds his way through
          ...  G_Halford with the block
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as Yeboah comes on for Z_Zidane to play FW
Min. 82 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov sprints past G_Halford
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Shawry
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bannan drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 85 :(asr) B_Smith with a precise pass to P_Di_Canio
          ...  J_Digweed wins the ball with ease
          ...  C_Richmond saw something no-one else did
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 87 :(msl) L_Koscielny takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past B_Smith
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by V_Kompany
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(msl) A_Marcos off the woodwork.
          ...  Douglas_Costa picks up the deflection
          ...  Fine tackle by V_Kompany
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 90 :(asr) N_Gomes beats L_Shawry
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  L_Koscielny pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Richmond calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Lee Shaw looks relieved
Min. 91 :(asr) N_Gomes flicks it over M_Dickinson's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  L_Shawry takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 54,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : B_Bannan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Y_Toure (7)
Booked               : B_Smith (8)
Injured              : Diego (23)
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Z_Zidane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Zidane (7), Y_Sankhare (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Fleck (30), L_Shawry (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               AS Roma    |     Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       16
Off target           :           0        |       7
On target            :           5        |       9
Possession           :          27        |       73
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       17
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 2 Marseille
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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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S_Banks        GK  39   5   1   4  11 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
B_Smith        DF   1  27  11   1  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -12 -22
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  26   6   2  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
V_Kompany      DF   2  24  10   8  33 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  24   8   7  15 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gascoigne    MF   3   8  28  12  19 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Diego          MF   1   6  27   6  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Y_Toure        MF   1   8  25   4  32 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  24   4  27 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   6  23   8  21 |   7   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Gomes        FW   1   4   3  26  37 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
C_Turner       GK  21   3   2   2  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    MF   1  23  10   7  42 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Bossis       MF   1  23   8   6  10 |  87   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  23  32 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Douglas      FW   2   4   5  23  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  28   4   3  31 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
L_Koscielny    DF   2  26  10   7  36 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
L_Shawry       DF   2  26   8   7  15 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   3
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  27  11  36 |  78   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  20
J_Fleck        MF   1   5  27   8  28 |  94   0   1   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  43  -2
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  26  10  42 |  94   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  60  26
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  94   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55   1
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  27  34 |  83   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  23   9   6  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  25  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  14  24   6  28 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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