Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. AS Roma (Mon Apr 15)


                              Arsenal  |  AS Roma
                              4-3-3 L  |  4-3-3 P
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                         J_Lehmann GK  |  GK L_McCormick
                           S_Logan DF  |  DF B_Smith
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF L_Amoruso
                       G_Wilkinson DF  |  DF A_Britton
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                        A_Isaksson MF  |  MF Ludovic
                       M_Dickinson MF  |  MF O_Bosingwa
                           Matheus MF  |  MF R_Rivelino
                       G_Schelotto FW  |  FW Amauri
                         B_McBride FW  |  FW A_Anyukov
                          D_Murphy FW  |  FW D_Stanfield
                                       |
                          F_Carini SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                         D_Caicedo SUB |  SUB F_Cannavaro
                          N_Scally SUB |  SUB I_Tiramek
                         S_Severin SUB |  SUB T_Woods
                          P_Currer SUB |  SUB N_Kalavee

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(asr) Ludovic feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  O_Bosingwa runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  O_Bosingwa with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  That's put AS Roma in front!
          ...  Arsenal 0-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 2  :(asr) It seems AS Roma are making a tactical change to N
Min. 3  :(arn) D_Murphy runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Murphy with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  L_McCormick moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  L_McCormick catches it with style!
Min. 3  :(asr) A_Kerzhakov can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Anyukov must beat J_Lehmann!
          ...  J_Lehmann tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 4  :(asr) A_Anyukov jumps over N_Burdisso's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Wilkinson with a superb challenge
          ...  G_Poll has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 9  :(arn) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  N_Burdisso is through!
          ...  A_Anyukov tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  G_Poll has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by G_Poll!
Min. 15 :(arn) M_Dickinson knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Stanfield
          ...  A_Kerzhakov wins the ball well
          ...  G_Poll has given a free kick
          ...  G_Poll tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 18 :(arn) A_Isaksson has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Murphy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Murphy !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 19 :(arn) M_Dickinson leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to G_Schelotto
          ...  A_Kerzhakov with an awful challenge
Min. 41 :(asr) L_McCormick is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 41 :(asr) Kindonga comes on for L_McCormick and takes up a GK role
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(asr) R_Rivelino slides the ball across to Amauri
          ...  S_Logan with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 47 :(arn) G_Wilkinson looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Schelotto
          ...  G_Schelotto has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Kindonga moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Kindonga catches it with style!
Min. 47 :(asr) A_Anyukov sprints past the defender
          ...  N_Burdisso fouls badly
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 48 :(arn) A_Isaksson with an inch perfect pass to D_Murphy
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Smith and it had to be
Min. 50 :(arn) M_Dickinson flicks the ball through
          ...  D_Murphy runs onto it!
          ...  Amauri is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 56 :(arn) M_Dickinson finds G_Schelotto in acres of space
          ...  A_Kerzhakov hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Isaksson chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 59 :(asr) D_Stanfield finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  G_Wilkinson rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Poll going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 60 :(arn) Up goes the substitution board - P_Currer on for G_Schelotto as a FW
Min. 60 :(arn) Arsenal's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 60 :(asr) N_Kalavee is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Kerzhakov is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) F_Cannavaro is ready to come on to replace B_Smith
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 66 :(arn) A_Isaksson with a 40-yard pass to N_Burdisso
          ...  N_Burdisso sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Kindonga arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Arsenal 1-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 66 :(asr) Curled in dangerously from F_Cannavaro to L_Amoruso
          ...  A_Isaksson wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 67 :(asr) O_Bosingwa moves forward
          ...  O_Bosingwa with the crafty shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Amauri!
          ...  J_Lehmann reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 69 :(arn) M_Dickinson sidesteps A_Britton
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  The ball hits D_Stanfield in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 70 :(arn) D_Caicedo is going to be brought on
          ...  N_Vidic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(arn) Matheus with the towering header to P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at Kindonga
          ...  He lobs it over Kindonga
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's put Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 70 :(arn) Arsenal altered their play to a N strategy
Min. 70 :(asr) A_Britton takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Stanfield
          ...  But N_Burdisso barges him off the ball
Min. 71 :(arn) Matheus finds B_McBride with a ball over the defence
          ...  B_McBride keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 72 :(arn) A_Isaksson with a smart pass to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 75 :(asr) R_Rivelino runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Amauri
          ...  Amauri from 20 yards !
          ...  J_Lehmann goes down well to save
Min. 78 :(arn) B_McBride plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Caicedo decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  L_Amoruso takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 80 :(arn) Matheus 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 P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer must beat Kindonga!
          ...  Kindonga just watches float over the bar!
Min. 81 :(arn) Matheus with a glorious long pass to D_Murphy
          ...  D_Murphy with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Arsenal 3-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 83 :(arn) M_Dickinson cuts the ball back to P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer attempts to nutmeg Kindonga!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) B_McBride had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  B_McBride unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But Kindonga palms it behind
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 90 :(asr) N_Kalavee slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  P_Currer muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 57,598
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Matheus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Burdisso (66), P_Currer (70), D_Murphy (81)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Wilkinson (4), N_Burdisso (47)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : O_Bosingwa
Scorers              : O_Bosingwa (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Amauri (50)
Injured              : L_McCormick (41)
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       6
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Final Score          : Arsenal 3 - 1 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_Lehmann      GK  35   2   4   4  19 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  24  10   7  36 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  24   6   7  36 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  23   8   7  31 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
N_Burdisso     DF   2  23   8   6  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  13  -2  26
A_Isaksson     MF   1   7  24   4  31 |  93   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  68   0
M_Dickinson    MF   2  14  23   6  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  56  20
Matheus        MF   1   7  23   3  31 |  93   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   0
G_Schelotto    FW   2   4   4  24  35 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
B_McBride      FW   2   9   8  23  17 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
D_Murphy       FW   2   9   7  23  37 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caicedo      DF   1  22   7   6  47 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  24   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Severin      MF   2   3  23   2  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  23  32 |  31   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30

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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L_McCormick    GK  32   2   3   2  17 |  41   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Smith        DF   1  26  11   1  31 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  25  10   7  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  23   8   8  15 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  22  10   7  42 |  62   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
Ludovic        MF   2   1  25   1  25 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20  12 -20
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  24  16  47 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
R_Rivelino     MF   3  12  23   7  34 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  24  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
A_Anyukov      FW   1   8   4  23  35 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
D_Stanfield    FW   2   7   5  22  32 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
Kindonga       GK  23   5   6   5  17 |  52   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  25   6   2  21 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
I_Tiramek      MF   1   8  23  11  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Woods        MF   1   9  23   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  22   8  22 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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