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Season 33 Archive: Elite FA Cup, Group B Game 1

Manchester City 2 - 2 AS Roma

Elite FA Cup Group Match, Manchester City vs. AS Roma (Wed Nov 17)


                      Manchester City  |  AS Roma
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-3-1-2 A
                        Tony McCleary  |  David Hanna
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK J_Hunter
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF J_Matip
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF Roberto
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF Danny_Collina
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF Luigi_Alaba
                        K_DeBruyne MF  |  MF J_Afolabi
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF S_Gruber
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF A_Silva
                         Aparichit MF  |  AM D_Ali
                       D_Upamecano MF  |  FW E_Dzeko
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW S_Iversen
                                       |
                           R_Videi SUB |  SUB A_Capivara
                       D_Gallagher SUB |  SUB Arthur
                      Suz_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB J_Cole
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB A_Zabarte
                            J_Cruz SUB |  SUB L_Suraez

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 3  :(asr) E_Dzeko beats Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  E_Dzeko attempts a lob!
          ...  A_Zaratta makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 5  :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Luigi_Alaba back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  J_Hunter palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Upamecano drives it into the box!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Hunter with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 6  :(mnc) C_Fuchs knocks the ball past the lunge of Roberto
          ...  Roberto reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 6  :(asr) D_Ali with an intelligent ball to E_Dzeko
          ...  But Aoyama_Hideki slides in two footed.
          ...  K_Ippi has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 7  :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Matip
          ...  He knocks it to K_DeBruyne!
          ...  K_DeBruyne attempts a lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  Lets see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 8  :(asr) E_Dzeko jumps over C_Fuchs's challenge
          ...  E_Dzeko shapes up for a shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 9  :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  But J_Matip slides in two footed.
          ...  K_Ippi has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 10 :(mnc) Aparichit kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  J_Hunter plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 10 :(asr) A_Silva brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Thanatos
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Ali!
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Ali !
          ...  But A_Zaratta makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 15 :(asr) J_Matip with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Ali
          ...  Thanatos had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  David Hanna looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 17 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Fuchs
          ...  Roberto with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  K_Ippi refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 18 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 21 :(asr) A_Silva jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with the block
Min. 21 :(asr) D_Ali swings at K_DeBruyne
          ...  K_Ippi has seen it!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  K_Ippi reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 22 :(asr) D_Ali with a Cruyff turn
          ...  D_Ali with a bicycle kick !
          ...  A_Zaratta falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 23 :(mnc) Aparichit picks out D_Upamecano with the cross
          ...  D_Upamecano with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Hunter dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Hunter beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fuchs lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_Hunter comes out and claims it!
Min. 24 :(asr) A_Silva with a 50-yard pass to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko tries to chip the ball over A_Zaratta!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Iversen plays it into the danger area!
          ...  A_Zaratta makes the catch!
Min. 25 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne finds Leda_Cygnus with a ball over the defence
          ...  Leda_Cygnus aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  J_Hunter just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 26 :(asr) A_Silva flicks it over Aoyama_Hideki's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 27 :(asr) D_Ali runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Ali !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  A_Zaratta never had a chance!
Min. 30 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus beats his marker
          ...  A delicate chip from Leda_Cygnus !
          ...  J_Hunter gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 31 :(asr) Roberto with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  Thanatos reads the play well
Min. 34 :(asr) D_Ali sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Iversen
          ...  Driven towards goal by S_Iversen !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AS Roma are back level!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 35 :(asr) J_Matip has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Iversen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 36 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Thanatos gets on the end of it
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Matip
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Matthews swings a leg at it!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit curls it into the box!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka gets something on it!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 36 :(mnc) Aparichit with the nod to Thanatos
          ...  J_Afolabi with the tackle
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus curls the ball out wide to S_Matthews
          ...  S_Matthews tries to chip the ball over J_Hunter!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Hunter moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Hunter catches it with style!
Min. 37 :(asr) A_Silva with a short pass to find S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen tries to beat A_Zaratta!
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 39 :(asr) D_Ali with the nod to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  A_Zaratta was lucky there
Min. 42 :(asr) D_Ali with a probing pass to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 49 :(mnc) D_Upamecano looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Roberto reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 50 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus runs at J_Matip
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Leda_Cygnus bears down on goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 52 :(mnc) Thanatos with a real burst of pace
          ...  J_Afolabi with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 54 :(mnc) C_Fuchs sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  C_Fuchs with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 59 :(asr) D_Ali runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Roberto
          ...  Roberto could have let it bounce!
          ...  But A_Zaratta tips it behind
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 59 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne makes himself available
          ...  A_Silva with a well timed tackle
          ...  K_Ippi didn't like it though
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(asr) E_Dzeko sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A powerful header from E_Dzeko !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  A_Zaratta can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  A_Zaratta has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 62 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with a measured ball to K_DeBruyne
          ...  A left-footer by K_DeBruyne !
          ...  J_Hunter gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 63 :(asr) A_Silva crosses in from the wing, he finds E_Dzeko in the box
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 65 :(asr) a big roar from the crowd as J_Cole comes on for S_Gruber to play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) Arthur will replace the useless Roberto and will play DF
Min. 65 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki puts in Thanatos
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Danny_Collina belts it clear
Min. 65 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne beats his man
          ...  Luigi_Alaba with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus swings it in
          ...  Thanatos gets on the end of it
          ...  But Danny_Collina slides in
Min. 69 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Matip
          ...  He puts in Leda_Cygnus!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus drives it towards goal !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  J_Hunter grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 70 :(mnc) D_Gallagher takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Fuchs as DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto is going to be brought on
          ...  K_DeBruyne is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) E_Shikari replaces D_Upamecano to play as a MF
Min. 70 :(asr) Up goes the substitution board - L_Suraez on for S_Iversen as a FW
Min. 70 :(mnc) Aparichit beats Danny_Collina
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Aparichit has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 71 :(mnc) Aparichit breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Hunter!
          ...  D_Ali brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 72 :(mnc) S_Matthews has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Luigi_Alaba
          ...  He puts in Thanatos!
          ...  Thanatos rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But J_Hunter punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 75 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto flicks the ball through
          ...  Aparichit runs onto it!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Dzeko
Min. 77 :(asr) J_Cole shoves E_Shikari in the chest!!
          ...  K_Ippi will just give him a speaking to
Min. 79 :(mnc) Thanatos takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Thanatos uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 80 :(mnc) S_Matthews with a glorious 60-yard pass to Thanatos
          ...  But Luigi_Alaba barges him off the ball
Min. 80 :(asr) A_Silva knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Gallagher
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 81 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 82 :(asr) A_Silva kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  L_Suraez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Zaratta is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  K_Ippi will just give him a speaking to
          ...  PENALTY !! Looked like a dive to me
          ...  But K_Ippi has given it
          ...  E_Dzeko will take it
          ...  He sends A_Zaratta the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!!
          ...  Manchester City 2-2 AS Roma...
Min. 85 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Matip
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  J_Hunter fists it away
Min. 86 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with a precise ball to Thanatos
          ...  But Danny_Collina sweeps up the threat
Min. 87 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto leaves Arthur standing
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto blasts it at the goal !
          ...  J_Hunter makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) Arthur finds E_Dzeko in acres of space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole curls it into the box!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 92 :(mnc) Aparichit jumps over Danny_Collina's challenge
          ...  Aparichit chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Wide of goal

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 108,023
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Leda_Cygnus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_DeBruyne (7), Suz_Nakamoto (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thanatos (15), Bohte_Daisuke (80)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : E_Dzeko
Scorers              : S_Iversen (34), E_Dzeko (82 pen)
Sent Off             : D_Ali (71)
Booked               : J_Afolabi (36), A_Silva (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       13
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :          11        |       8
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 2 AS Roma
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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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A_Zaratta      GK  32   3   3   1  21 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  34   9  10  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  33  11   6  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  32   7   9  20 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
K_DeBruyne     MF   1   8  33   7  31 |  71   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  40  30
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  31   7  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  30  19  22 |  94   0   0   5   2   5   0   0   0   0   0  90  10
Aparichit      MF   3   5  30  18  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Upamecano    MF   3   7  26  17  31 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  35  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
R_Videi        GK  30   4   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  33   9  10  43 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  29  22  33 |  23   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  35
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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J_Hunter       GK  35   4   5   4  28 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  32   9   8  10 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Roberto        DF   3  31   9   9  40 |  66   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Danny_Collina  DF   1  29   1   1  15 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Luigi_Alaba    DF   1  28   1   3  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  15  29   6  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Gruber       MF   3   9  29   8  21 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  27   7  20 |  94   0   0   6   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
D_Ali          AM   3  10  28  15  33 |  72   0   0   5   1   3   0   0   1   0 -10  60  -5
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  30  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  40
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  26  32 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  27  16   1  21 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cole         MF   3   9  27   7  33 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  26   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suraez       FW   2   6   7  25  40 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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