Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. AS Roma (Sun Jun 12)


                      Manchester City  |  AS Roma
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  David Hanna
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK David_Raya
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF J_Matip
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF Roberto
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF Danny_Collina
                              Hugo DF  |  DF Arthur
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF J_Afolabi
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  MF D_Ali
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF A_Silva
                      Suz_Nakamoto MF  |  AM S_Berghuis
                       D_Upamecano MF  |  FW E_Dzeko
                            J_Cruz FW  |  FW S_Iversen
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB A_Capivara
                     Bohte_Daisuke SUB |  SUB Luigi_Alaba
                       Leda_Cygnus SUB |  SUB J_Cole
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB A_Zabarte
                      Y_Van_Der_Vu SUB |  SUB L_Suraez

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 4  :(mnc) Aparichit with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Aparichit smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  David_Raya never had a chance!
          ...  That's given Manchester City the advantage!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 5  :(asr) AS Roma's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 5  :(asr) D_Ali hoofs it up field to find J_Afolabi
          ...  The cross hits J_Afolabi on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  A_Zaratta with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 10 :(mnc) D_Gallagher takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  But Roberto spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 10 :(asr) Roberto with a precise ball to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko rifles it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the AS Roma fans to celebrate!
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 this season with that goal!!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 13 :(mnc) Aparichit skips the challenge from Danny_Collina
          ...  Aparichit hits the ball first time!
          ...  But David_Raya punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 13 :(asr) A_Silva feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Iversen runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Iversen with a powerful downward header!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The AS Roma fans chant his name!
          ...  Lets see if AS Roma can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 AS Roma ...
Min. 14 :(mnc) J_Butland looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Cruz
          ...  Roberto goes in studs first
          ...  O_Hategan calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  David Hanna looks relieved
Min. 15 :(mnc) P_Bouba_Diop plays it forward to D_Upamecano
          ...  Blocked by J_Matip
Min. 16 :(mnc) Aparichit drives it across the face of the goal Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto drives the ball low !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 18 :(asr) J_Afolabi looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Dzeko
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Mikio_Fujioka
Min. 19 :(mnc) J_Cruz runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Matip
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_Ali with a pull on the shirt
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 21 :(mnc) D_Upamecano gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Upamecano bears down on goal!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  O_Hategan talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Manchester City fans celebrate though!
          ...  Manchester City are back on level terms now!
          ...  Manchester City 2-2 AS Roma ...
Min. 22 :(mnc) J_Butland sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 26 :(mnc) Hugo looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Cruz
          ...  Roberto reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 28 :(asr) S_Berghuis slides the ball across to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Silva drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Iversen with the shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  AS Roma have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 2-3 AS Roma ...
Min. 30 :(mnc) D_Upamecano finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  D_Upamecano leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Manchester City have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 3-3 AS Roma ...
Min. 33 :(mnc) Aparichit races into the box
          ...  He sees P_Bouba_Diop lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 34 :(mnc) J_Cruz takes advantage of a mistake by Roberto
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Cruz attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But David_Raya punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Upamecano!
          ...  The ball comes to Aparichit
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  David_Raya with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 38 :(asr) J_Afolabi cuts inside Hugo
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Mikio_Fujioka !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 41 :(asr) D_Ali with the cross-field pass to J_Matip
          ...  J_Butland brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But O_Hategan waves play on!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) Aparichit with a penetrating pass to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz sees David_Raya off his line !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 44 :(asr) J_Afolabi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  E_Dzeko gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  A_Zaratta heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 46 :(asr) J_Afolabi nutmegs the defender
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Fuchs
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Silva hits it into the box!
          ...  D_Gallagher reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 3-3 AS Roma

Min. 53 :(asr) J_Afolabi sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  E_Dzeko runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  E_Dzeko with a thundering drive!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Zaratta is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Afolabi
          ...  Hugo reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 54 :(mnc) Aparichit looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Upamecano
          ...  D_Upamecano has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  David_Raya with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 54 :(asr) D_Ali with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Fuchs
          ...  He knocks it to E_Dzeko!
          ...  E_Dzeko sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 55 :(mnc) J_Butland with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Cruz gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Cruz tries to beat David_Raya from outside the area!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 59 :(mnc) P_Bouba_Diop sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Butland runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Berghuis goes in stud's first
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  O_Hategan calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(asr) J_Matip sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Danny_Collina
          ...  Danny_Collina tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 65 :(mnc) D_Gallagher beats Arthur
          ...  J_Afolabi with a pull on the shirt
          ...  O_Hategan shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 66 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Upamecano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Danny_Collina gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 67 :(asr) Luigi_Alaba is being prepared to come on
          ...  Arthur is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 68 :(asr) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Suraez will come on for S_Iversen and play FW
Min. 70 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke will come on for Hugo and play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) E_Shikari is coming on for D_Upamecano and playing MF
Min. 70 :(asr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Cole will come on for J_Afolabi and play MF
Min. 70 :(asr) S_Berghuis with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  C_Fuchs knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But O_Hategan just turns away!
Min. 74 :(asr) A_Silva is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Ali
          ...  E_Shikari with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  O_Hategan gave him a strong warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Roberto floats it forward
          ...  L_Suraez latches onto the end of it
          ...  L_Suraez tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  A_Zaratta gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Ali floats the ball in!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 75 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus is coming on and P_Bouba_Diop is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 77 :(mnc) J_Cruz nutmegs L_Suraez, he continues to run forward
          ...  But Roberto wins the tackle
Min. 80 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Butland
          ...  J_Butland with the drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  David_Raya tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Gallagher plays it towards the near post!
          ...  David_Raya easily claims the ball!
Min. 80 :(asr) E_Dzeko plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  C_Fuchs slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 83 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke with a slick pass to J_Cruz
          ...  From long range J_Cruz bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  David_Raya is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  David_Raya looks very relieved!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(mnc) Aparichit is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 91 :(mnc) Y_Van_Der_Vu comes on for Aparichit and will play MF to the delight of the fans

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 109,056
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Aparichit (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Aparichit (4), D_Upamecano (21,30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Aparichit (91)
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : S_Iversen
Scorers              : E_Dzeko (10), S_Iversen (13,28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Ali (19), S_Berghuis (59), J_Afolabi (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 3 - 3 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  33   3   3   1  21 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  35   9  10  32 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  34   9  10  43 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  34   8  10  41 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  32  12  41 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   8  32  11  12 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Aparichit      MF   3   5  31  18  12 |  92   0   0   4   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  40  35
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  29  22  33 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Upamecano    MF   3   7  27  19  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  55
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  28  31 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Yates        GK  29   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  34  11   6  31 |  21   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  30  19  22 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Van_Der_Vu   MF   3   8   7  26  32 |   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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David_Raya     GK  29   3   3   3  40 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  33   9   8  10 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Roberto        DF   3  31   9   9  40 |  92   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
Danny_Collina  DF   1  30   1   1  15 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  28  16   1  21 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  29   6  32 |  71   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
D_Ali          MF   3  10  28  15  33 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Silva        MF   1   7  28   7  20 |  92   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
S_Berghuis     AM   2   4  25  17  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
E_Dzeko        FW   2   9  10  30  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  26  32 |  69   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Luigi_Alaba    DF   1  28   1   3  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   9  28   7  33 |  21   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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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