Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Chelsea (Mon Apr 04)


                              AS Roma  |  Chelsea
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-2-1-1-2 P
                         Chris Ridout  |  James Houston
                                       |
                            Romero GK  |  GK M_Zetterer
                           M_Smith DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                         D_Burford DF  |  DF M_Flano
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF M_Friedrich
                      Alvaro_Rubio DF  |  DF D_Cole
                              Zico MF  |  DM P_Little
                          R_Savage MF  |  DM C_Keyworth
                          A_Karnak MF  |  MF M_Izzet
                      D_Boerrigter MF  |  AM B_Stancu
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW Fabinhioski
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB B_Trautmann
                           R_Delap SUB |  SUB S_Pearce
                           L_Jones SUB |  SUB Socrates
                        J_Valdivia SUB |  SUB M_Vucinic
                          Y_Mizuno SUB |  SUB Batistuta

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(chs) Fabinhioski sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Taliyah with a deliberate foul
          ...  C_Richmond will want to speak to him
          ...  C_Richmond gave him a strong warning
Min. 2  :(asr) Zico runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But M_Flano sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 4  :(asr) M_Smith with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Keyworth
          ...  He knocks it to Taliyah!
          ...  Taliyah with a thundering volley!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  M_Zetterer is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Burford curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Zetterer jumps well to claim it!
Min. 6  :(asr) Zico with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Taliyah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Taliyah with a thundering drive!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Zetterer shouts at his defenders
          ...  AS Roma go ahead in this match now!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 7  :(asr) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems AS Roma will now be playing L
Min. 8  :(asr) Taliyah with a slide rule pass to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  What agility from M_Zetterer
Min. 10 :(asr) C_Smalling cuts inside C_Keyworth
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  B_Stancu takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 10 :(chs) B_Stancu is on the ground
          ...  He looks in agony
          ...  He won't be able to continue!
Min. 10 :(chs) Socrates will come on for B_Stancu and play AM
Min. 13 :(asr) Zico plays a long ball to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AS Roma 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 20 :(asr) A_Karnak has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past M_Friedrich
          ...  He knocks it to Taliyah!
          ...  But M_Flano slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 23 :(chs) C_Keyworth with a probing pass to S_Aguero
          ...  S_Aguero tries to chip the ball over Romero!
          ...  Romero with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fabinhioski curls it into the box!
          ...  Romero fists it away!
Min. 30 :(chs) S_Aguero hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Fabinhioski collects the loose ball!
          ...  D_Burford leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 32 :(asr) Taliyah sidesteps A_Pereira
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Flano wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 34 :(chs) Socrates spits at M_Smith
          ...  C_Richmond ignores the protests for a card
          ...  James Houston looks relieved
Min. 38 :(asr) D_Boerrigter retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  H_Kane gets on the end of it
          ...  But M_Izzet reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 39 :(asr) D_Boerrigter controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_Savage gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  The cross hits R_Savage on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  M_Zetterer makes a good save
Min. 41 :(asr) Zico sprints past M_Flano
          ...  Zico with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But M_Zetterer makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asr) D_Boerrigter pass splits open the defence and finds H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 46 :(asr) Taliyah flicks it past A_Pereira
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Pereira recovers to win the ball back
Min. 46 :(chs) M_Izzet gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Smith!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Smith goes in hard to win the ball back

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 2-0 Chelsea

Min. 51 :(chs) M_Izzet puts in A_Pereira
          ...  A_Pereira launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Romero moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 56 :(asr) R_Savage is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  D_Boerrigter latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Boerrigter fires a shot at goal !
          ...  M_Zetterer with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 65 :(asr) J_Valdivia is going to be brought on
          ...  Taliyah is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(asr) R_Delap will replace Alvaro_Rubio and play DF
Min. 65 :(chs) Chelsea made the switch to a L strategy
Min. 65 :(asr) D_Boerrigter with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But M_Friedrich wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but C_Richmond has none of it.
Min. 67 :(asr) R_Savage threads the through ball to R_Delap
          ...  D_Cole with the murderous challenge.
          ...  Foul
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_Richmond reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 68 :(asr) L_Jones is coming on for M_Smith and will play DF
Min. 68 :(asr) Zico finds J_Valdivia with a ball over the defence
          ...  M_Friedrich is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  C_Richmond tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Vucinic comes on for Fabinhioski and takes up a FW role
Min. 70 :(chs) S_Pearce takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Friedrich
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(chs) S_Aguero chests it down
          ...  Blocked by D_Burford
Min. 71 :(chs) S_Pearce takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Aguero
          ...  Zico gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 72 :(asr) A_Karnak with the header on
          ...  He finds H_Kane in space
          ...  H_Kane with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  M_Zetterer saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Boerrigter hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of M_Zetterer
Min. 74 :(asr) H_Kane finds himself in acres of space
          ...  Socrates with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  C_Richmond calls him over
          ...  C_Richmond tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 81 :(chs) A_Pereira runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  A_Pereira attempts the shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 82 :(chs) M_Vucinic takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  R_Savage gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) D_Burford with a reverse pass to R_Savage
          ...  R_Savage goes for goal !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 91 :(asr) H_Kane knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Pearce
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 91 :(chs) M_Izzet pushes it past the defender
          ...  M_Izzet hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Romero with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 50,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : Zico (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Taliyah (6), H_Kane (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Burford (30)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : M_Izzet
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Cole (67), Socrates (74)
Injured              : B_Stancu (10)
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       4
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           7        |       2
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       4
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Final Score          : AS Roma 2 - 0 Chelsea
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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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Romero         GK  39   2   5   1  22 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  27  11   6  34 |  70   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
D_Burford      DF   1  26  12   5  12 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
C_Smalling     DF   1  26   8   5  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  25   8  10  36 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zico           MF   1   9  26  11  23 |  95   0   1   3   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  60   5
R_Savage       MF   2   7  26   6  15 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   6
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  23  14  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   8  23  11  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  27  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  26  44 |  67   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  21
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  25   8   9  34 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  24   6   7  22 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Valdivia     FW   2   5  10  25  31 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  24  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Zetterer     GK  32   3   3   3  32 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  26  11   7  14 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
M_Flano        DF   1  26   6   1  33 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Friedrich    DF   2  24  11   9  29 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Cole         DF   1  24   9  10  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Little       DM   2   3  26   2  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Keyworth     DM   2  12  25   7  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Izzet        MF   2  10  25   7  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -15
B_Stancu       AM   2   7  24  16  34 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  26  33 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Aguero       FW   2   9   8  25  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
B_Trautmann    GK  28   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  23   7  10  18 |  23   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Socrates       AM   2   7  24  12  22 |  85   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  25  14 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Batistuta      FW   2   6   7  23  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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