Elite FA Cup Group Match, AS Roma vs. Aston Villa (Wed Dec 07)


                              AS Roma  |  Aston Villa
                            4-3-2-1 E  |  4-4-2 P
                         Chris Ridout  |  Jamie Coady
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK Valdivia
                             Breno DF  |  DF K_Abrha
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF J_Lescott
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF D_Sloan
                        M_Reiziger DF  |  DF M_Hummels
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF S_Arrache
                           Muniesa MF  |  MF B_Brolin
                         T_Cairney MF  |  MF G_Driver
                      H_Mkhitaryan AM  |  MF V_Wanyama
                        Ronaldinho AM  |  FW E_Cavani
                          Juanfran FW  |  FW D_Lehman
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB P_Hankey
                        G_V_D_Wiel SUB |  SUB D_Majstorovic
                         J_A_Riise SUB |  SUB Kaka
                            Rocket SUB |  SUB P_Cocu
                         A_Ribbery SUB |  SUB P_Di_Canio

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 6  :(asr) Ronaldinho breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Valdivia!
          ...  K_Abrha brings him down!
          ...  P_Graham tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  T_Cairney bends it round the wall
          ...  But Valdivia makes a fine save
Min. 7  :(asr) N_Kante with a neat pass into Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 8  :(asv) S_Arrache can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to E_Cavani
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9  :(asv) B_Brolin looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Cavani
          ...  Cleared by K_Rekik
Min. 14 :(asr) Muniesa rushes through the defence
          ...  A delicate header from Muniesa !
          ...  Saved by Valdivia
Min. 17 :(asv) E_Cavani knocks the ball past K_Rekik
          ...  E_Cavani sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  G_Pagliuca turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Driver floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to S_Arrache
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  G_Pagliuca tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Arrache!
          ...  K_Rekik reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 24 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan with a thundering drive!
          ...  Valdivia can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Valdivia has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 27 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran with a thundering drive!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  That's put AS Roma in front!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 28 :(asv) It looks as though Aston Villa is now playing A
Min. 30 :(asr) Ronaldinho picks up the pass
          ...  Ronaldinho rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But Valdivia comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 34 :(asv) V_Wanyama picks out E_Cavani with the cross
          ...  E_Cavani hits a great shot !
          ...  G_Pagliuca saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Arrache!
          ...  It comes to D_Lehman
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Cavani swings it in!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes the catch!
Min. 36 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Breno latches on to it
          ...  Breno drives the ball low !
          ...  Valdivia guesses right
Min. 36 :(asv) B_Brolin lays the ball back to D_Lehman
          ...  D_Lehman throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Wanyama curls it into the box!
          ...  Ronaldinho wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 37 :(asv) B_Brolin with a slide rule pass to D_Lehman
          ...  D_Lehman with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  G_Pagliuca blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 41 :(asr) Ronaldinho looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Mkhitaryan
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from H_Mkhitaryan !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Valdivia is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante drives it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by K_Abrha
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asv) G_Driver with a simple pass to E_Cavani
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Cavani !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 44 :(asv) V_Wanyama with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  B_Brolin gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  B_Brolin with a powerful diving header!
          ...  G_Pagliuca with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 45 :(asr) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Ribbery will come on for Juanfran and play FW
Min. 45 :(asr) AS Roma restructured their strategy to C
Min. 48 :(asr) Ronaldinho with a short pass to find A_Ribbery
          ...  A_Ribbery goes for goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

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

Min. 48 :(asv) V_Wanyama takes possession
          ...  M_A_Nastasic wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 49 :(asr) N_Kante with a short pass to find A_Ribbery
          ...  A_Ribbery with the crafty shot!
          ...  But Valdivia parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 51 :(asr) Breno bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to H_Mkhitaryan
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  The shot slips through Valdivia's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  AS Roma 2-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 51 :(asv) S_Arrache controls the ball with ease
          ...  Good sliding challenge from H_Mkhitaryan
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Lehman chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Pagliuca reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 53 :(asv) D_Sloan runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Abrha
          ...  K_Abrha goes for goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 59 :(asv) E_Cavani knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  E_Cavani keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 60 :(asr) T_Cairney beats J_Lescott
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Lescott goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 61 :(asv) Curled in dangerously from D_Sloan to D_Lehman
          ...  D_Lehman looks to see where G_Pagliuca is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca looks very relieved!
Min. 63 :(asv) S_Arrache sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  B_Brolin runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Brolin !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 64 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan crosses to A_Ribbery
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Lescott
Min. 65 :(asr) Ronaldinho finds the space intelligently
          ...  K_Abrha clears with a diving header
Min. 67 :(asr) T_Cairney plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_Lescott reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 67 :(asv) D_Lehman gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside M_A_Nastasic!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Lehman keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Pagliuca is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 70 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan has changed his position on the pitch to a FW
Min. 71 :(asr) The ball is passed in from N_Kante, he finds A_Ribbery
          ...  S_Arrache body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Graham
Min. 72 :(asv) E_Cavani finds himself in acres of space
          ...  E_Cavani with a terrific drive !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 74 :(asr) K_Rekik is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to A_Ribbery
          ...  The ball hits D_Sloan in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 75 :(asr) A_Ribbery runs with pace at the defence
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Ribbery !
          ...  Valdivia makes a difficult save
Min. 76 :(asr) Ronaldinho with a short pass to find Muniesa
          ...  Muniesa hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  Valdivia pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cairney hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Valdivia easily claims the ball!
Min. 78 :(asv) S_Arrache reads the run of D_Lehman
          ...  A powerful header from D_Lehman !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  G_Pagliuca collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 79 :(asr) J_A_Riise is being prepared to come on
          ...  Breno is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 79 :(asr) N_Kante with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  N_Kante with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 80 :(asr) G_V_D_Wiel replaces an unhappy M_Reiziger and will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(asr) Ronaldinho seems to have switched to a FW role
Min. 80 :(asr) N_Kante reads the run of A_Ribbery
          ...  A_Ribbery with the crafty shot!
          ...  But Valdivia reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 81 :(asv) B_Brolin retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  V_Wanyama gets on the end of it
          ...  V_Wanyama with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But G_Pagliuca just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 82 :(asr) J_A_Riise looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Ronaldinho
          ...  Ronaldinho aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Valdivia is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 87 :(asr) T_Cairney changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ronaldinho
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Ronaldinho !
          ...  But Valdivia smothers the ball.
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(asr) A_Ribbery knocks the ball past D_Lehman
          ...  A_Ribbery uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 92 :(asv) E_Cavani is first to the loose ball
          ...  E_Cavani drives it towards goal !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 44,366
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : H_Mkhitaryan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Juanfran (27), H_Mkhitaryan (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Mkhitaryan (8)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : B_Brolin
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       10
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : AS Roma 2 - 0 Aston Villa
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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  31   5   5   2  23 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
Breno          DF   2  27  10  10  16 |  82   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25   5
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  25   2   2  45 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  24   7   2  12 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  21   6   6  21 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kante        MF   3  16  25   7  32 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
Muniesa        MF   1   7  25   8  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  30
T_Cairney      MF   2   7  23   7  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
H_Mkhitaryan   FW   3   9  23  12  29 |  95   0   1   3   1   3   1   1   0   0  18  43  20
Ronaldinho     FW   3   4  23  12  30 |  95   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  30  11
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  26  31 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  25  11   5  20 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  25   7   9  32 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Rocket         MF   2  10  24  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ribbery      FW   2   6   8  24  21 |  50   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  20  37

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Valdivia       GK  33   2   2   1  42 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
K_Abrha        DF   1  27   9   6  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -19
J_Lescott      DF   1  27   6   3  20 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  26  10   4  19 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  26   6   3  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  27   9  38 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  27   4  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
G_Driver       MF   1  11  26   5  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
V_Wanyama      MF   1   7  25  17  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  26  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
D_Lehman       FW   3   8   7  24  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
P_Hankey       GK  27   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  25   5   5  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kaka           MF   2   7  25  17  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cocu         MF   3  11  25  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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