Elite FA Cup Group Match, AS Roma vs. AC Milan (Wed Jun 15)


                              AS Roma  |  AC Milan
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  5-3-2 P
                          David Hanna  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                        David_Raya GK  |  GK S_Bain
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF G_Fotheringam
                            Arthur DF  |  DF T_Upulano
                       Luigi_Alaba DF  |  DF J_Fitzwater
                           A_Young DF  |  DF M_Pearson
                         J_Afolabi MF  |  DF C_Jullien
                            J_Cole MF  |  MF M_Ball
                         A_Zabarte MF  |  MF H_Higuim
                             D_Ali AM  |  MF Imbula
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW S_Artenie
                         S_Iversen FW  |  FW R_Lewandowski
                                       |
                        A_Capivara SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                           Roberto SUB |  SUB L_Blokland
                           A_Silva SUB |  SUB Alexis
                         J_S_Veron SUB |  SUB Francescoli
                          L_Suraez SUB |  SUB Pezza

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 3  :(asr) The ball is passed in from J_Cole, he finds E_Dzeko
          ...  But G_Fotheringam barges him off the ball
Min. 5  :(asr) The ball is passed in from A_Zabarte, he finds J_Matip
          ...  J_Matip with a little chip!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The AS Roma fans chant his name!
          ...  That's given AS Roma the lead!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 5  :(asr) S_Iversen times his run well
          ...  Imbula with a superb challenge
          ...  J_Eriksson has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over
          ...  J_Eriksson is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  D_Ali swings it in
          ...  E_Dzeko gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Pearson gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 7  :(asr) J_Afolabi with the heel pass to S_Iversen
          ...  But M_Pearson wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Eriksson has none of it.
Min. 7  :(amn) J_Fitzwater can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie attempts a low drive!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 7  :(asr) A_Zabarte beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_Matip
          ...  T_Upulano with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Bryan McKay looks relieved
          ...  David Hanna is far from happy with that decision
Min. 9  :(asr) E_Dzeko beats T_Upulano
          ...  E_Dzeko has a dig at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the AC Milan fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  AS Roma 2-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 10 :(asr) D_Ali takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Pearson
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  H_Higuim with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  D_Ali swings it in
          ...  A_Young gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Ball gets to the ball first
Min. 11 :(asr) D_Ali with a probing through ball A_Zabarte
          ...  A_Zabarte belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  AS Roma 3-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 12 :(asr) E_Dzeko plays a long ball to A_Young
          ...  H_Higuim knocks the ball back to S_Bain
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past S_Bain!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Ali plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It is kicked away by M_Pearson
Min. 13 :(amn) H_Higuim with the cross-field pass to S_Artenie
          ...  J_Matip anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 14 :(asr) J_Matip beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  J_Matip has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
          ...  AS Roma 4-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 14 :(amn) Imbula sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  J_Matip slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 21 :(asr) A_Zabarte drives it across the face of the goal E_Dzeko
          ...  M_Pearson wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 26 :(amn) Imbula kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Artenie gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Artenie flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  David_Raya is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 29 :(amn) S_Artenie breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on David_Raya!
          ...  J_Cole brings him down!
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 32 :(asr) J_Afolabi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to J_Cole
          ...  J_Cole beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at S_Bain
          ...  He rounds S_Bain
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 37 :(asr) D_Ali is first to the loose ball
          ...  D_Ali tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 37 :(amn) C_Jullien hoofs it up field to find Imbula
          ...  Imbula carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) H_Higuim has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  G_Fotheringam gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  G_Fotheringam tries to beat David_Raya from outside the area!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 45 :(amn) Alexis takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Jullien as MF
Min. 46 :(amn) Alexis changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Fotheringam
          ...  G_Fotheringam chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It's beaten David_Raya
          ...  It goes wide !!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 4-0 AC Milan

Min. 48 :(asr) D_Ali with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  D_Ali flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  S_Bain parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  AS Roma 5-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 48 :(amn) M_Pearson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Young
          ...  He puts in S_Artenie!
          ...  S_Artenie with a thundering shot!
          ...  But David_Raya comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 49 :(asr) E_Dzeko with a perfectly timed run
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And S_Bain reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Young plays it into the danger area!
          ...  S_Bain catches it!
Min. 50 :(asr) A_Zabarte drives it across the face of the goal E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  S_Bain makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 53 :(asr) J_Matip jumps over G_Fotheringam's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_Fitzwater with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 56 :(amn) M_Ball crosses in from the wing, he finds R_Lewandowski in the box
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Young
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Imbula floats the ball in!
          ...  A_Young wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 62 :(asr) J_Cole with a slick pass to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  S_Bain gets his fingertips to it
Min. 62 :(amn) R_Lewandowski with a smart turn
          ...  J_Matip tackles cleanly
Min. 67 :(asr) a big roar from the crowd as Roberto comes on for J_Matip to play DF
Min. 67 :(asr) A_Zabarte with a probing pass to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  S_Bain with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 68 :(asr) L_Suraez replaces an unhappy E_Dzeko and will play as a FW
Min. 70 :(asr) A_Silva comes on for J_Cole and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(amn) L_Blokland takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Pearson as DM
Min. 71 :(amn) Imbula is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to R_Lewandowski
          ...  Roberto with a nasty foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 74 :(asr) D_Ali 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
          ...  L_Suraez controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But S_Bain pulls out a save of the game
Min. 76 :(amn) Alexis runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Artenie
          ...  S_Artenie chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But David_Raya is equal to it
Min. 79 :(asr) A_Zabarte gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 80 :(amn) Pezza replaces S_Artenie to play as a FW
Min. 80 :(amn) AC Milan made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 80 :(asr) S_Iversen makes himself available
          ...  S_Iversen with the cheeky shot!
          ...  S_Bain parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 80 :(amn) T_Upulano with a penetrating pass to R_Lewandowski
          ...  From long range R_Lewandowski bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 84 :(amn) J_Fitzwater headbutts A_Zabarte!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 84 :(amn) AC Milan changed their strategy to play D
          ...  J_Eriksson speaks with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Iversen places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma 6-0 AC Milan...
Min. 86 :(asr) L_Suraez nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Pezza with a nasty foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Roberto swings it in
          ...  A_Zabarte gets on the end of it
          ...  T_Upulano forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Afolabi!
          ...  T_Upulano clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(amn) Pezza latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Roberto hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Higuim hits it into the box!
          ...  Pezza gets on the end of it
          ...  David_Raya saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 96,311
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : A_Zabarte (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Matip (5,14), E_Dzeko (9), A_Zabarte (11), D_Ali (48), S_Iversen (84 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Cole (29), Roberto (71)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : M_Pearson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Fitzwater (84)
Booked               : Imbula (5), H_Higuim (10), Pezza (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AS Roma      |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :          11        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : AS Roma 6 - 0 AC Milan
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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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David_Raya     GK  29   3   3   3  40 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  33   9   8  10 |  70   0   3   0   0   2   2   0   0   0  60   0  50
Arthur         DF   1  28  16   1  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Luigi_Alaba    DF   1  28   1   3  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Young        DF   3  26   9   8  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  29   6  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Cole         MF   3   9  28   7  33 |  73   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  26   8  21 |  94   0   0   7   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  90  25
D_Ali          AM   3  10  28  15  33 |  94   0   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  60  45
E_Dzeko        FW   2   9  10  30  20 |  71   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  40
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  26  32 |  94   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
Roberto        DF   3  32   9   9  40 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
A_Silva        MF   1   7  28   7  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_S_Veron      MF   1   7  25  18  12 |   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

Player Statistics - AC Milan
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_Bain         GK  33   3   3   2  32 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
G_Fotheringam  DF   2  30   9  11  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Upulano      DF   1  28  13   5  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Fitzwater    DF   2  28   4   4  28 |  87   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
M_Pearson      DF   2  27  11  10  42 |  73   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  27   7   5  29 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Ball         MF   2  13  29   4  23 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
H_Higuim       MF   2   7  29  10  42 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2 -22
Imbula         MF   1  10  28  17  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
S_Artenie      FW   3   5  11  30  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4   3  28  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Blokland     DM   1  27  21   1  38 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Alexis         MF   3  10  27  14  12 |  49   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Francescoli    MF   3   8  25  17  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pezza          FW   1   9  13  28  32 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
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