Elite FA Cup Group Stage Round 4, AS Roma vs. FC Porto (Wed Jul 03)


                              AS Roma  |  FC Porto
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 E
                           Care Taker  |  Roberto Ciccotelli
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK Dino_Zoff
                             Bauer DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                            Aldair DF  |  DF L_Jones
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF T_Haas
                        A_Arrondel DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF D_Pereira
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  MF G_Fofana
                           A_Pirlo MF  |  MF F_Alvares
                            L_Figo MF  |  AM R_Chamgerlain
                        S_Berghuis MF  |  FW G_Mixon
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW J_Garner
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB B_Trautmann
                           Roberto SUB |  SUB Maxi
                          S_Gruber SUB |  SUB S_Bradley
                           D_Solga SUB |  SUB T_Stavos
                          Geminiho SUB |  SUB M_Politano

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 6  :(asr) G_Karagounis plays it forward to G_Botti
          ...  L_Jones wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 11 :(asr) L_Figo volleys it forward. He finds G_Botti
          ...  D_Pereira reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Dino_Zoff comes out and claims it!
Min. 15 :(asr) J_Matip runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  T_Haas wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to Aldair
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  Dino_Zoff falls over
          ...  But Dino_Zoff is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 16 :(asr) S_Berghuis with a precise ball to G_Botti
          ...  A left-footer by G_Botti !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 20 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain finds a hole in the defence
          ...  J_Matip beats him to the ball
Min. 24 :(asr) J_Matip flicks the ball through
          ...  G_Botti runs onto it!
          ...  The ball hits C_Obasi in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 26 :(asr) C_Makiadi cuts the ball back to A_Pirlo
          ...  Intercepted by J_Nasazzi
Min. 27 :(asr) S_Berghuis plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Bauer keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Bauer flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 31 :(asr) G_Botti with the dribble
          ...  G_Botti rifles it to the far post !
          ...  Dino_Zoff can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 33 :(fcp) J_Garner turns past J_Matip
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  The ball hits A_Arrondel in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 34 :(fcp) J_Nasazzi looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Obasi
          ...  C_Obasi hits a great shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Fofana hits it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Arrondel
Min. 35 :(asr) L_Figo sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  S_Berghuis runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Berghuis hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  What agility from Dino_Zoff
Min. 36 :(asr) L_Figo with the diagonal pass C_Makiadi
          ...  C_Makiadi throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 40 :(asr) L_Figo has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Haas
          ...  He puts in G_Botti!
          ...  But J_Nasazzi spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 40 :(fcp) T_Haas barges A_Arrondel off the ball
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_Haas !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) L_Jones falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 44 :(fcp) Maxi will replace L_Jones and play DF

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-0 FC Porto

Min. 51 :(asr) G_Botti runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Garner back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  G_Botti strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 52 :(asr) L_Figo is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 55 :(asr) C_Makiadi looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Botti
          ...  J_Nasazzi clears with a diving header
Min. 60 :(asr) L_Figo sidesteps C_Obasi
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Figo hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 60 :(fcp) Maxi loses Aldair
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_Botti
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Alvares chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Chamgerlain with the header
          ...  S_T_Perry goes down well to save
Min. 63 :(fcp) J_Garner breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_T_Perry!
          ...  G_Karagounis brings him down in the area!
          ...  W_Collum calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  G_Mixon with the spot kick
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 FC Porto...
Min. 65 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Garner gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Arrondel forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira crosses it in!
          ...  A_Arrondel reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 68 :(fcp) C_Obasi gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  S_T_Perry gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 74 :(asr) Roberto replaces an unhappy Aldair and will play as a DF
Min. 74 :(asr) A_Pirlo takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  A_Pirlo tries to beat Dino_Zoff!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 75 :(asr) S_Gruber is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Makiadi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 78 :(asr) S_Berghuis plays it forward to G_Karagounis
          ...  G_Karagounis with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  AS Roma have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 79 :(fcp) G_Fofana with a slide rule pass to J_Garner
          ...  S_Berghuis with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 80 :(asr) Geminiho comes on for G_Botti and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 86 :(asr) Roberto plays it forward to J_Matip
          ...  J_Matip with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asr) A_Arrondel takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_Arrondel with the shot on net !
          ...  Dino_Zoff saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one

*************  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          : S_Berghuis (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Karagounis (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Karagounis (63)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mixon
Scorers              : G_Mixon (63 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : L_Jones (44)
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       5
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       4
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 1 FC Porto
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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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S_T_Perry      GK  32   2   2   2  22 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  28   9   5  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Aldair         DF   2  28   8   4  11 |  75   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Matip        DF   3  27   8   7  10 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
A_Arrondel     DF   2  27   4   7  12 |  92   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0  10
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  27   8  33 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2   8  33
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  27   4  10 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
A_Pirlo        MF   1  13  26   7  11 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Figo         MF   1   7  25  10  40 |  92   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
S_Berghuis     MF   2   4  24  17  20 |  92   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  10
G_Botti        FW   1   9   9  30  32 |  81   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0   4
S_Given        GK  31   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  27   8   8  40 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  26   8  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Solga        MF   2  10  25  10  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  27  31 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dino_Zoff      GK  34   2   2   3  30 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  29  12   8  39 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
L_Jones        DF   3  28   7   8  22 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  25  12   7  11 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  25   8   5  41 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  29   7  32 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Fofana       MF   1  17  28   7  21 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  28   8  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Chamgerlain  AM   2   6  10  27  20 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  29  42 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  29  11 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  29   8   8  22 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  28  13   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  28  12   5  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Politano     MF   3   5  29   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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