Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Arsenal (Sun May 15)


                              AS Roma  |  Arsenal
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 E
                          David Hanna  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                        David_Raya GK  |  GK T_Macedo
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF R_Holding
                            Arthur DF  |  DF P_Evra
                       Luigi_Alaba DF  |  DF D_Burn
                           A_Young DF  |  DF M_Layun
                          S_Gruber MF  |  MF M_Thomas
                         J_Afolabi MF  |  MF M_Arteta
                            J_Cole MF  |  MF F_Valverde
                        S_Berghuis AM  |  AM Ronaldinhio
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW O_Bierhoff
                         S_Iversen FW  |  FW H_Sanchez
                                       |
                        A_Capivara SUB |  SUB R_Zieler
                           Roberto SUB |  SUB C_Chambers
                             D_Ali SUB |  SUB Taliyah_Jnr
                           A_Silva SUB |  SUB M_Guendouzi
                          L_Suraez SUB |  SUB N_Anelka

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 3  :(arn) Ronaldinhio hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  H_Sanchez latches onto it!
          ...  H_Sanchez bears down on goal!
          ...  David_Raya saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 4  :(arn) M_Thomas kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  O_Bierhoff gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Young gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 6  :(asr) A_Young cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Iversen
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Burn
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 6  :(asr) J_Afolabi chips the ball over the defence and finds E_Dzeko
          ...  P_Evra with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  F_Brych tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  J_Cole hits it hard
          ...  T_Macedo parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_Macedo recovers to save!!
Min. 11 :(arn) M_Arteta crosses to Ronaldinhio
          ...  Ronaldinhio with a thundering shot!
          ...  But David_Raya parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 18 :(arn) M_Layun pass splits open the defence and finds O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  David_Raya pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Arteta drives it into the box!
          ...  O_Bierhoff with the shot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 21 :(asr) J_Cole skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to E_Dzeko
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Layun hits it out for a throw
Min. 21 :(asr) S_Iversen gains possession
          ...  T_Macedo with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  F_Brych consults with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Dzeko places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's put AS Roma ahead!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Arsenal...
Min. 22 :(arn) The Arsenal manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 23 :(asr) J_Cole is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  S_Iversen latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Iversen tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  T_Macedo gathers it comfortably
Min. 28 :(asr) J_Cole moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko drives the shot in!
          ...  It floats over T_Macedo
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  AS Roma 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 31 :(asr) S_Gruber sidesteps R_Holding
          ...  S_Gruber fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 31 :(arn) F_Valverde is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to O_Bierhoff
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from O_Bierhoff !
          ...  But David_Raya makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 32 :(arn) M_Arteta pass splits open the defence and finds O_Bierhoff
          ...  Driven towards goal by O_Bierhoff !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  AS Roma 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 35 :(arn) M_Arteta hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Ronaldinhio latches onto it!
          ...  Ronaldinhio tries to chip the ball over David_Raya!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 36 :(asr) J_Afolabi crosses to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko attempts to nutmeg T_Macedo!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 42 :(arn) M_Layun nutmegs Arthur
          ...  J_Afolabi with a nasty foul
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 42 :(arn) F_Valverde is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Ronaldinhio latches onto the ball
          ...  But Luigi_Alaba sweeps up the threat
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) J_Cole looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  S_Iversen receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  R_Holding slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 47 :(asr) E_Dzeko with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Layun
          ...  But D_Burn barges him off the ball
Min. 48 :(arn) O_Bierhoff spits at Luigi_Alaba
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 49 :(arn) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Guendouzi will come on for F_Valverde and play MF

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

Min. 46 :(arn) M_Arteta with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Ronaldinhio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Ronaldinhio attempts a low drive!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 47 :(arn) H_Sanchez sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Young slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 54 :(arn) Ronaldinhio lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  P_Evra latches on to it
          ...  S_Gruber with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 57 :(arn) M_Thomas with a 50-yard pass to D_Burn
          ...  Luigi_Alaba with the block
Min. 58 :(arn) M_Arteta brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Ronaldinhio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Ronaldinhio with the cheeky shot!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 61 :(asr) S_Gruber is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 61 :(asr) D_Ali comes on for S_Gruber and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 62 :(arn) O_Bierhoff runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  M_Layun latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  M_Layun hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But David_Raya punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 64 :(asr) D_Ali brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Afolabi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Afolabi hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_Macedo won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 66 :(asr) J_Afolabi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_Burn
          ...  He knocks it to S_Iversen!
          ...  S_Iversen aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But T_Macedo tips it over
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 67 :(asr) Roberto is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Matip is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 68 :(asr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  L_Suraez will come on for E_Dzeko and play FW
Min. 69 :(asr) D_Ali with a first time pass
          ...  Roberto runs onto it!
          ...  Roberto with the attempt at goal!
          ...  T_Macedo with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 72 :(arn) H_Sanchez knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  H_Sanchez with a thundering drive!
          ...  David_Raya turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Guendouzi chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Luigi_Alaba wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 75 :(arn) N_Anelka is being brought on
          ...  Ronaldinhio is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 77 :(asr) Luigi_Alaba brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_Burn
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Iversen!
          ...  S_Iversen tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 78 :(asr) D_Ali with the diagonal pass L_Suraez
          ...  A delicate chip from L_Suraez !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The AS Roma fans chant his name!
          ...  AS Roma 3-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 79 :(asr) S_Iversen with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past P_Evra
          ...  R_Holding gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 80 :(arn) C_Chambers comes on for P_Evra and takes up a DF role
Min. 82 :(asr) D_Ali plays it forward to Roberto
          ...  Roberto hits a curling shot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 84 :(arn) Taliyah_Jnr is coming on and M_Layun is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 86 :(asr) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  L_Suraez is through!
          ...  L_Suraez fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Macedo dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Macedo beaten!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asr) S_Iversen has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Chambers
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Ali!
          ...  D_Ali beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at T_Macedo
          ...  He tries to slide it past T_Macedo
          ...  He has put it wide!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : E_Dzeko (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Dzeko (21 pen,28), L_Suraez (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Afolabi (42)
Injured              : S_Gruber (61)
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Arteta
Scorers              : O_Bierhoff (32)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Macedo (21), O_Bierhoff (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : AS Roma 3 - 1 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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David_Raya     GK  29   3   3   3  40 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  33   9   8  10 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  28  16   1  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Luigi_Alaba    DF   1  28   1   3  27 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
A_Young        DF   3  26   9   8  41 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
S_Gruber       MF   3   9  30   8  21 |  65   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  29   6  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
J_Cole         MF   3   9  28   7  33 |  95   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
S_Berghuis     AM   2   4  25  17  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8  10  30  20 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  26  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  31   9   9  40 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Ali          MF   3  10  28  15  33 |  30   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
A_Silva        MF   1   7  28   7  20 |   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   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

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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T_Macedo       GK  34   3   3   3  42 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  36   9   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  34  13  11  21 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  31  10  12  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Layun        DF   1  31  12   7  33 |  88   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
M_Thomas       MF   2   2  34   1  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
M_Arteta       MF   2   6  33   9  25 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0
F_Valverde     MF   1   3  29   2  10 |  49   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Ronaldinhio    AM   1   4  29  12  28 |  79   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  29  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2   8  33
H_Sanchez      FW   2   6   6  29  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_Zieler       GK  29   3   2   5  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Chambers     DF   2  33   9   9  22 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  29  22  28 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Guendouzi    MF   1   3  25   1  17 |  46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Anelka       FW   2   5  11  32  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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