Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Atletico Madrid (Mon Mar 02)


                              AS Roma  |  Atletico Madrid
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 A
                           Care Taker  |  Gary Kevany
                                       |
                           G_Banks GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                            Aldair DF  |  DF M_Amoros
                        A_Arrondel DF  |  DF A_Romagnoli
                           Roberto DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF O_Bolzoni
                           A_Pirlo DM  |  DM Ridoutska
                              Zico MF  |  MF A_Kanchelskis
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  MF K_DeBruyne
                          S_Gruber MF  |  MF Pichu_Atienza
                            N_Kanu FW  |  FW M_Owen
                           Emerson FW  |  FW JobLot
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB Tiribocchi
                         A_Kilgour SUB |  SUB J_Ayden
                      P_Huntington SUB |  SUB Hoekstra
                      G_Karagounis SUB |  SUB Koke
                          Geminiho SUB |  SUB F_Torres

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(asr) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  AS Roma will now play A
Min. 6  :(asr) J_Matip breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Carlos_Bravo!
          ...  K_DeBruyne brings him down!
          ...  F_Brych refrained from booking him but had words
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Pirlo knocks it forward
          ...  Zico gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Luiz wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Matip plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo fists it away!
Min. 8  :(asr) Zico reads the run of S_Gruber
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Luiz
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Zico drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Amoros heads it away
Min. 9  :(amd) K_DeBruyne has it now
          ...  He takes on Aldair
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Romagnoli!
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Romagnoli !
          ...  G_Banks makes a difficult save
Min. 10 :(asr) A_Arrondel sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A_Arrondel curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Brilliant save from Carlos_Bravo
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 11 :(asr) The ball rolls free!
          ...  S_Gruber takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  D_Luiz bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 14 :(asr) J_Matip turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Emerson
          ...  Emerson hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 15 :(amd) JobLot controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Aldair
          ...  He puts in O_Bolzoni!
          ...  O_Bolzoni tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 16 :(asr) Emerson jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  JobLot with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  F_Brych calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  C_Makiadi hits it hard
          ...  Carlos_Bravo saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 22 :(asr) S_Gruber with a 50-yard pass to Roberto
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Romagnoli
Min. 24 :(asr) S_Gruber with the diagonal pass N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu bears down on goal!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 26 :(asr) S_Gruber pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  Emerson is clean through!
          ...  M_Amoros slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 27 :(asr) Roberto takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Ridoutska reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 30 :(amd) Ridoutska crosses into the box, finding JobLot
          ...  A_Pirlo gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_DeBruyne plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Matip wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 33 :(amd) A_Kanchelskis hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Owen latches onto it!
          ...  M_Owen tries to beat G_Banks!
          ...  G_Banks is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Banks holds his head in his hands!
          ...  That puts Atletico Madrid ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 34 :(asr) AS Roma are switching their playing style to P
Min. 34 :(asr) N_Kanu flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  N_Kanu gets up high for the header !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 36 :(asr) C_Makiadi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Amoros
          ...  He puts in A_Pirlo!
          ...  A_Pirlo sees Carlos_Bravo off his line !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 37 :(asr) It looks as though AS Roma is now playing A
Min. 37 :(asr) C_Makiadi flicks it over O_Bolzoni and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  The ball hits Ridoutska in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 37 :(amd) Ridoutska volleys it forward. He finds A_Romagnoli
          ...  A_Romagnoli has a go!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AS Roma fans laugh at him
Min. 38 :(asr) Emerson makes the tackle
          ...  Emerson smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  That's put AS Roma in front!
          ...  AS Roma 2-1 Atletico Madrid ...
Min. 39 :(amd) JobLot knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  S_Gruber with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(amd) M_Owen with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Matip
          ...  A_Arrondel brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But F_Brych waves play on!!!
Min. 47 :(asr) A_Pirlo finds J_Matip with a ball over the defence
          ...  A_Romagnoli wins the ball
Min. 47 :(amd) K_DeBruyne has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Roberto
          ...  He knocks it to M_Amoros!
          ...  M_Amoros flings a shot at goal !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 2-1 Atletico Madrid

Min. 48 :(asr) A_Pirlo hoists the ball across to Emerson
          ...  Emerson with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 49 :(asr) C_Makiadi sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  N_Kanu runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A vicious shot by N_Kanu !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 50 :(asr) Aldair puts in Emerson
          ...  Ridoutska is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  Zico bends it round the wall
          ...  Carlos_Bravo parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Carlos_Bravo recovers to save!!
Min. 51 :(amd) K_DeBruyne plays the early ball across the box to find JobLot in space
          ...  JobLot has a go!
          ...  G_Banks won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 54 :(asr) Zico loses his marker!
          ...  Pichu_Atienza fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Brych ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Gary Kevany looks relieved
Min. 55 :(asr) Emerson knocks it forward
          ...  D_Luiz slips
          ...  S_Gruber gets to it!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Amoros and it had to be
Min. 57 :(asr) Zico with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu with the shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Carlos_Bravo catches it with style!
Min. 60 :(amd) Ridoutska with a precise ball to M_Owen
          ...  But C_Makiadi wins the tackle
Min. 62 :(amd) Pichu_Atienza controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  JobLot gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Zico with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 69 :(amd) Pichu_Atienza gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds JobLot
          ...  A thundering drive by JobLot !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 70 :(asr) P_Huntington replaces Aldair to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(asr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Geminiho will come on for N_Kanu and play DF
Min. 70 :(asr) A_Pirlo loses his marker
          ...  But M_Amoros puts it in row Z!
Min. 70 :(amd) M_Owen gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Owen with the shot !
          ...  G_Banks parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And G_Banks recovers to save!!
Min. 71 :(asr) Emerson takes advantage of a mistake by D_Luiz
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Luiz does well to get the tackle in
Min. 75 :(asr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  G_Karagounis will come on for Zico and play MF
Min. 75 :(asr) It seems AS Roma are making a tactical change to D
Min. 78 :(amd) K_DeBruyne is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  M_Owen latches onto the ball
          ...  S_Gruber pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  F_Brych has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Brych!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 85 :(asr) Emerson sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  JobLot knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_Brych just turns away!
Min. 87 :(asr) C_Makiadi looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(asr) C_Makiadi with an inch perfect pass to Geminiho
          ...  Ridoutska with the block

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 69,221
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : C_Makiadi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Pirlo (36), Emerson (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Zico (62), S_Gruber (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Ridoutska
Scorers              : M_Owen (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AS Roma      | Atletico Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           3        |       13
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : AS Roma 2 - 1 Atletico Madrid
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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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G_Banks        GK  29   3   1   3  12 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Aldair         DF   2  29   8   4  11 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  29   4   7  12 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Roberto        DF   3  28   9   9  40 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  28   8   8  10 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Pirlo        DM   1  13  27   7  11 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  40  50
Zico           MF   3   8  30   8  30 |  77   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  29   4  10 |  93   0   1   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  55   5
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  27   8  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  31  21 |  72   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Emerson        FW   3  11   7  29  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  40
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Huntington   DF   1  25   8   6  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  28   9  33 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Geminiho       DF   3  10  11  27  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  29   1   2   3  21 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  30   9   8  42 |  93   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   1
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  29   6   9  31 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
D_Luiz         DF   1  29   8   5  22 |  93   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  27   7  10  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Ridoutska      DM   2  17  28   7  34 |  93   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
A_Kanchelskis  MF   2   8  30   6  22 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20   5 -20
K_DeBruyne     MF   1   7  30   7  31 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Pichu_Atienza  MF   1  16  26   6  33 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Owen         FW   1   7   9  28  11 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  27  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -18
Tiribocchi     GK  27   3   3   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ayden        DF   1  26  10   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hoekstra       MF   3   9  25  11  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Koke           MF   2   6  25  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Torres       FW   1   5   8  25  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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