Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Arsenal (Sun Aug 12)


                              AS Roma  |  Arsenal
                            4-2-2-2 A  |  5-4-1 N
                         Chris Ridout  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK D_James
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF G_Collins
                        G_V_D_Wiel DF  |  DF R_Holding
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  DF P_Evra
                         J_Butland MF  |  DF D_Burn
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                           Saruman AM  |  MF T_Cruise
                         V_Wanyama AM  |  MF S_Matthews
                           T_A_Flo FW  |  MF R_Savage
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW D_Murphy
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                          A_Ramsey SUB |  SUB S_Ramos
                      M_Demichelis SUB |  SUB I_Falque
                         A_Iniesta SUB |  SUB D_Rocastle
                         M_Muniesa SUB |  SUB Freddy_Abu

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 1  :(asr) Saruman pulls it back to T_A_Flo
          ...  T_A_Flo lobs D_James!
          ...  D_James with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 9  :(arn) D_Murphy lobs it over C_Metzelder
          ...  Blocked by S_Van_Doorn
Min. 12 :(arn) D_Burn has it now
          ...  He takes on G_V_D_Wiel
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Murphy!
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Murphy !
          ...  G_Pagliuca turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Matthews
          ...  The ball comes to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 12 :(asr) J_Butland boots it towards T_A_Flo
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_Atkinson has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_Atkinson!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 13 :(asr) Saruman runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  P_Evra intercepts the pass
Min. 17 :(arn) D_Murphy runs at G_V_D_Wiel
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Murphy has a dig at goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had G_Pagliuca beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Savage floats the ball in!
          ...  N_Burdisso belts it clear
Min. 19 :(asr) Saruman takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_V_D_Wiel
          ...  But G_Collins puts it in row Z!
Min. 20 :(asr) K_Porborsky gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_A_Flo
          ...  Intercepted by G_Collins
Min. 20 :(arn) S_Matthews has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa collects the loose ball!
          ...  N_Burdisso gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 21 :(asr) D_Baggio sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Baggio hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 22 :(arn) P_Evra is through on goal
          ...  Saruman with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Atkinson warns him
Min. 28 :(asr) C_Metzelder fires over a low cross to T_A_Flo
          ...  D_Burn steals the ball of off him
Min. 32 :(asr) Saruman with a simple pass to V_Wanyama
          ...  V_Wanyama tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 33 :(asr) T_A_Flo takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  T_A_Flo aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 37 :(asr) Saruman moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Baggio
          ...  S_Matthews takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  M_Atkinson sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Saruman swings it in
          ...  T_A_Flo takes control of it!
          ...  T_A_Flo rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But D_James tips it over
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 39 :(asr) T_A_Flo sprints past P_Evra
          ...  Intercepted by E_Johnson
Min. 42 :(asr) J_Butland spots D_Baggio who is in acres of space
          ...  D_Burn robs him of the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(arn) R_Savage looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to D_Burn
          ...  But S_Van_Doorn wins the tackle
Min. 48 :(arn) E_Johnson with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  But N_Burdisso wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise chips the ball into the area!
          ...  N_Burdisso reads it
          ...  He clears the danger

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

Min. 47 :(arn) E_Johnson kills the ball dead
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from V_Wanyama
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa floats the ball in!
          ...  D_Murphy loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That's given Arsenal the lead!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 48 :(asr) It looks as though AS Roma is now playing C
Min. 48 :(arn) Arsenal will now play C
Min. 56 :(arn) D_Burn flicks it over G_V_D_Wiel's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  N_Burdisso reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 57 :(asr) V_Wanyama barges G_Collins off the ball
          ...  V_Wanyama rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  D_James with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 59 :(asr) D_Baggio finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  But D_Burn wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 59 :(arn) D_Burn spots G_Collins who is in acres of space
          ...  G_Collins with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  G_Pagliuca with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 60 :(asr) J_Butland sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Metzelder
          ...  C_Metzelder attempts a chip!
          ...  D_James parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  P_Evra belts it clear
Min. 62 :(arn) R_Savage gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Butland with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 63 :(asr) J_Butland looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Saruman
          ...  T_Cruise gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 68 :(asr) J_Butland with the first time flick to Saruman
          ...  Saruman hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 68 :(arn) G_Collins with the towering header to D_Murphy
          ...  T_A_Flo with a terrible tackle
Min. 69 :(asr) Saruman spots D_Baggio who is in acres of space
          ...  D_Baggio sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 70 :(asr) M_Muniesa is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_A_Flo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(arn) I_Falque is coming on and N_Ben_Khalifa is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 71 :(asr) A_Iniesta is being brought on
          ...  J_Butland is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 71 :(asr) V_Wanyama latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  V_Wanyama with the shot on net !
          ...  D_James just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 72 :(asr) A_Ramsey is coming on for G_V_D_Wiel and will play DF
Min. 73 :(asr) A_Ramsey beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds M_Muniesa
          ...  M_Muniesa with the shot !
          ...  The shot slips through D_James's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 77 :(asr) D_Baggio unselfishly lays the ball back to Saruman
          ...  Saruman sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  D_James blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 78 :(asr) M_Muniesa has it on the edge of the box
          ...  M_Muniesa with the overhead !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 78 :(arn) D_Murphy with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows S_Van_Doorn a clean set of heals
          ...  D_Murphy smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  AS Roma 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 79 :(asr) Saruman lobs it over the defender
          ...  G_Collins wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Muniesa plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_James catches it!
Min. 80 :(arn) a big roar from the crowd as V_Mannone comes on for E_Johnson to play DF
Min. 81 :(asr) Saruman takes advantage of a mistake by I_Falque
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Burn with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from M_Atkinson
Min. 83 :(asr) D_Baggio is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to M_Muniesa
          ...  M_Muniesa sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Arsenal fans laugh at him
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) T_Cruise with a probing through ball P_Evra
          ...  P_Evra has a go!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca makes a superb stop down low.

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 70,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : Saruman
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : D_Murphy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Murphy (47,78)
Sent Off             : S_Matthews (37)
Booked               : N_Ben_Khalifa (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       7
Off target           :           8        |       2
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          14        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       5
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 2 Arsenal
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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_Pagliuca     GK  34   5   5   2  23 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  31  13   5  26 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
N_Burdisso     DF   2  28   8   7  31 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  27  11   5  20 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  27   8   8  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Butland      MF   2   9  27  11  41 |  75   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  26   8  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Saruman        AM   2   7  28  24  30 |  96   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   6
V_Wanyama      AM   1   7  26  18  19 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  11
T_A_Flo        FW   2   9   7  26  41 |  74   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  25  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -18
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  28   9   6  31 |  20   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  27   9   7  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Iniesta      MF   2   6  28   7  11 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Muniesa      FW   2   7   8  25  17 |  22   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3

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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D_James        GK  33   2   2   3  26 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  30   9   6  31 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  28   9   7  19 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
R_Holding      DF   1  28   8   6  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  26  11  10  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
D_Burn         DF   2  25   9  11  21 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  12  28  12  25 |  74   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -1
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  28   9  39 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  28   7  32 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  20  10
R_Savage       MF   2   7  27   6  15 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Murphy       FW   2  10   8  27  37 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  66
V_Mannone      DF  27   5   3   1  30 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
S_Ramos        DF   2  28   7   7  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Falque       MF   3  15  28   9  19 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   7  27  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   8  10  24  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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