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Season 18 Archive: Division 1, Week 5
AS Roma 1 - 1 FC Porto
Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. FC Porto (Sun Mar 23)
AS Roma | FC Porto
4-2-4 A | 4-1-3-2 P
Chris Ridout | Shaun Winzor
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L_McCormick GK | GK D_Marshall
B_Smith DF | DF P_Rodriguez
F_Cannavaro DF | DF M_Laursen
A_Kerzhakov DF | DF H_Almeida
A_Britton DF | DF D_McGrain
Ludovic MF | DM R_Nomvethe
I_Muniain MF | MF G_Hagi
N_Gomes FW | MF Di_Maria
A_Bagsy FW | MF R_Castias
Nathan_Dyer FW | FW E_Adebayor
A_Douglas FW | FW Amauri
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P_Gulacsi SUB | SUB C_Clark
L_Inagzij SUB | SUB B_Moore
O_Bosingwa SUB | SUB L_Squillaci
S_Davis SUB | SUB R_Rivelino
B_Bannan SUB | SUB D_Rags
Referee: P_Graham (Wales)
Min. 5 :(asr) F_Cannavaro beats his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... F_Cannavaro has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 5 :(fcp) H_Almeida takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to E_Adebayor
... A great volley from E_Adebayor !
... L_McCormick makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 6 :(asr) I_Muniain looks up
... He swings the ball right towards Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer must beat D_Marshall!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... I_Muniain plays it towards the near post!
... D_Marshall fists it away!
Min. 9 :(asr) Ludovic jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to A_Bagsy
... A_Bagsy with the side footed shot!
... But D_Marshall punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 9 :(fcp) Amauri finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... But he loses control of it
... F_Cannavaro belts it clear
Min. 10 :(asr) Ludovic with the through ball to Nathan_Dyer
... But P_Rodriguez wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 11 :(fcp) G_Hagi finds the run of P_Rodriguez
... P_Rodriguez has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 13 :(asr) Ludovic hoists the ball across to A_Douglas
... A_Douglas shoots towards goal !
... But D_Marshall makes an easy save
Min. 16 :(fcp) Amauri takes advantage of a mistake by A_Kerzhakov
... That mistake could prove costly
... Amauri with the 40 yard drive !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 20 :(asr) N_Gomes moves forward
... N_Gomes carves a shot towards goal !
... But D_Marshall punches it away
Min. 21 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... B_Smith with the block
Min. 25 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to H_Almeida
... Good sliding challenge from B_Smith and it had to be
Min. 26 :(asr) A_Douglas controls it well
... He nutmegs D_McGrain
... He puts in N_Gomes!
... N_Gomes sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... GOAL !!
... In off the post
... AS Roma go ahead in this match now!
... AS Roma 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 27 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 27 :(asr) L_McCormick is hurt
... He's receiving some treatment now
... He looks like he will continue
Min. 28 :(fcp) G_Hagi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... H_Almeida decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... H_Almeida aiming for the bottom corner !
... But L_McCormick punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 29 :(fcp) R_Castias hoofs it up field to find P_Rodriguez
... But F_Cannavaro slides in two footed.
... P_Graham has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 33 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... Nathan_Dyer with the attempt at goal!
... But D_Marshall tips it behind
... P_Graham has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 33 :(fcp) Di_Maria finds Amauri on the edge of the box
... Amauri with the side footed shot!
... But L_McCormick punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 34 :(asr) Ludovic puts in Nathan_Dyer
... A cheeky lob from Nathan_Dyer !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had D_Marshall beaten!
... CORNER!
... Ludovic chips the ball into the area!
... H_Almeida wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 36 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... But P_Rodriguez slides in
Min. 37 :(fcp) R_Castias with a precise pass to Amauri
... From long range Amauri bends the ball towards goal!
... L_McCormick is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... GOAL !!
... L_McCormick holds his head in his hands!
... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
... AS Roma 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 38 :(fcp) Di_Maria pulls up
... That looks like his knee gave in!
... He won't be able to continue!
Min. 38 :(fcp) R_Rivelino is being brought on
... Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 39 :(asr) Ludovic runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to A_Bagsy
... H_Almeida with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 40 :(fcp) R_Rivelino pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... P_Rodriguez is clean through!
... Well executed sliding challenge from B_Smith
Min. 41 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... A_Douglas gets onto the end of the pass!
... P_Rodriguez tackles cleanly
Min. 41 :(fcp) R_Castias unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Hagi
... G_Hagi fires off a right-footed shot !
... But L_McCormick pulls out a save of the game
Min. 42 :(asr) A_Bagsy beats his marker
... He showed great skill there
... P_Rodriguez with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) M_Laursen knocks it forward
... A_Britton slips
... Amauri gets to it!
... F_Cannavaro plays it back
... L_McCormick slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... M_Laursen swings it in!
... L_McCormick makes the catch!
Min. 49 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past A_Britton
... He knocks it to E_Adebayor!
... E_Adebayor hits a crisp volley!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 1-1 FC Porto
Min. 46 :(fcp) R_Rivelino with the deft touch
... He takes it past A_Britton
... He knocks it to D_McGrain!
... D_McGrain belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But L_McCormick just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 49 :(fcp) H_Almeida kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Amauri gets on the end of the pass
... Amauri with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But it goes wide
Min. 50 :(fcp) M_Laursen takes possession
... He's got no outlet
... He decides to go alone
... A_Kerzhakov with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 52 :(fcp) R_Castias threads the through ball to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor with the shot !
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 53 :(asr) Ludovic with a smart pass to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer with a powerful downward header!
... D_Marshall is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... D_Marshall looks very relieved!
Min. 53 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at B_Smith
... He takes it past him
... E_Adebayor attempts to drive it home!
... L_McCormick won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 55 :(asr) A_Britton turns past H_Almeida
... He has created space for himself now
... A_Britton fires off a right-footed shot !
... D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 57 :(fcp) R_Rivelino has a go!
... It hits the defender
... Amauri collects the loose ball!
... Amauri belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But L_McCormick punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that L_McCormick got a touch
Min. 62 :(fcp) B_Moore is going to be brought on
... D_McGrain is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 62 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... Nathan_Dyer curls it towards the top corner !
... D_Marshall makes a good save
Min. 64 :(fcp) Amauri runs towards the goal
... Amauri with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 65 :(asr) O_Bosingwa is being prepared to come on
... A_Douglas is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) S_Davis is ready to come on to replace Nathan_Dyer
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(asr) L_Inagzij will replace the useless B_Smith and will play DF
Min. 66 :(asr) L_Inagzij with a real burst of pace
... He shows P_Rodriguez a clean set of heals
... L_Inagzij looks to see where D_Marshall is!
... He shoots!
... Saved by D_Marshall
Min. 68 :(fcp) G_Hagi is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor has a go!
... But L_McCormick palms it behind
... P_Graham has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 70 :(fcp) D_Rags is coming on and Amauri is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 71 :(asr) Ludovic is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes with the crafty shot!
... D_Marshall takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 71 :(fcp) D_Rags is first to the ball
... L_Inagzij with the tackle
Min. 72 :(asr) N_Gomes takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Laursen
... N_Gomes with the chance !
... D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 74 :(asr) N_Gomes chests it down
... P_Rodriguez fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 77 :(asr) A_Britton slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... A delicate chip from A_Britton !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 81 :(fcp) G_Hagi hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... D_Rags latches onto it!
... A_Bagsy fouls badly
... That looked malicious
Min. 81 :(fcp) R_Castias with a neat pass into E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor fires a shot at goal !
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 82 :(fcp) G_Hagi with the deft touch
... He takes it past F_Cannavaro
... He knocks it to H_Almeida!
... F_Cannavaro plays the back pass
... L_McCormick can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by G_Hagi!
... L_Inagzij gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 83 :(asr) O_Bosingwa runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to A_Bagsy
... A_Bagsy shoots towards goal !
... But D_Marshall makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 87 :(asr) S_Davis plays a first time ball through the defence to I_Muniain
... I_Muniain drives the shot in!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 87 :(fcp) R_Rivelino has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... M_Laursen gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... M_Laursen fires off a left-footed shot !
... L_McCormick with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asr) I_Muniain backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... S_Davis latches onto the end of it
... S_Davis goes for goal !
... D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 89 :(fcp) The ball is passed in from R_Nomvethe, he finds M_Laursen
... M_Laursen fires the shot in!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... L_McCormick never had a chance!
Min. 90 :(asr) O_Bosingwa cuts inside P_Rodriguez
... He worked that well
... But M_Laursen wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 91 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe with an in swinging cross to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor has a go!
... It floats over L_McCormick
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance : 80,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player : N_Gomes (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N_Gomes (26)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : A_Kerzhakov (50)
Injured : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player : R_Castias
Scorers : Amauri (37)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : Di_Maria (38)
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Match Statistics
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AS Roma | FC Porto
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 19
Off target : 6 | 10
On target : 12 | 9
Possession : 43 | 57
Corners : 2 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 8 | 5
Key Passes : 13 | 22
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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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L_McCormick GK 34 2 3 2 17 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
B_Smith DF 1 26 11 1 31 | 69 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
F_Cannavaro DF 2 26 6 2 21 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 1
A_Kerzhakov DF 1 23 10 7 42 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
A_Britton DF 2 23 8 7 15 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Ludovic MF 2 1 26 1 25 | 95 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0
I_Muniain MF 1 9 24 7 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
N_Gomes FW 1 4 3 26 37 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 52
A_Bagsy FW 1 8 4 25 15 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 10 23 31 | 69 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 19
A_Douglas FW 2 4 5 22 11 | 69 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 8
P_Gulacsi GK 23 2 3 3 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Inagzij DF 1 22 10 6 11 | 26 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 8
O_Bosingwa MF 4 7 25 16 47 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
S_Davis MF 1 3 23 11 35 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8
B_Bannan MF 1 7 23 4 27 | 0 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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D_Marshall GK 34 7 5 7 14 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
P_Rodriguez DF 2 27 8 9 28 | 95 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 24 1
M_Laursen DF 2 25 8 6 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 12 9
H_Almeida DF 2 24 11 10 29 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 24 8
D_McGrain DF 1 24 11 7 24 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
R_Nomvethe DM 2 18 22 6 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
G_Hagi MF 2 5 28 10 30 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 8
Di_Maria MF 1 6 25 5 37 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
R_Castias MF 2 8 24 9 29 | 95 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 26 35 | 95 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 12 21
Amauri FW 2 6 7 25 29 | 74 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 47
C_Clark GK 27 4 2 3 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Moore DF 2 24 12 11 20 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Squillaci DF 4 23 10 7 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Rivelino MF 3 12 23 7 34 | 57 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
D_Rags FW 2 3 5 23 30 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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AS Roma | FC Porto
4-2-4 A | 4-1-3-2 P
Chris Ridout | Shaun Winzor
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L_McCormick GK | GK D_Marshall
B_Smith DF | DF P_Rodriguez
F_Cannavaro DF | DF M_Laursen
A_Kerzhakov DF | DF H_Almeida
A_Britton DF | DF D_McGrain
Ludovic MF | DM R_Nomvethe
I_Muniain MF | MF G_Hagi
N_Gomes FW | MF Di_Maria
A_Bagsy FW | MF R_Castias
Nathan_Dyer FW | FW E_Adebayor
A_Douglas FW | FW Amauri
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P_Gulacsi SUB | SUB C_Clark
L_Inagzij SUB | SUB B_Moore
O_Bosingwa SUB | SUB L_Squillaci
S_Davis SUB | SUB R_Rivelino
B_Bannan SUB | SUB D_Rags
Referee: P_Graham (Wales)
Min. 5 :(asr) F_Cannavaro beats his marker
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... F_Cannavaro has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 5 :(fcp) H_Almeida takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to E_Adebayor
... A great volley from E_Adebayor !
... L_McCormick makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 6 :(asr) I_Muniain looks up
... He swings the ball right towards Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer must beat D_Marshall!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... I_Muniain plays it towards the near post!
... D_Marshall fists it away!
Min. 9 :(asr) Ludovic jinks infield
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to A_Bagsy
... A_Bagsy with the side footed shot!
... But D_Marshall punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 9 :(fcp) Amauri finds a hole in the defence
... The defence was sleeping
... He made a fantastic run though
... But he loses control of it
... F_Cannavaro belts it clear
Min. 10 :(asr) Ludovic with the through ball to Nathan_Dyer
... But P_Rodriguez wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 11 :(fcp) G_Hagi finds the run of P_Rodriguez
... P_Rodriguez has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 13 :(asr) Ludovic hoists the ball across to A_Douglas
... A_Douglas shoots towards goal !
... But D_Marshall makes an easy save
Min. 16 :(fcp) Amauri takes advantage of a mistake by A_Kerzhakov
... That mistake could prove costly
... Amauri with the 40 yard drive !
... It hits the outside of the post
... And goes out
Min. 20 :(asr) N_Gomes moves forward
... N_Gomes carves a shot towards goal !
... But D_Marshall punches it away
Min. 21 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... B_Smith with the block
Min. 25 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to H_Almeida
... Good sliding challenge from B_Smith and it had to be
Min. 26 :(asr) A_Douglas controls it well
... He nutmegs D_McGrain
... He puts in N_Gomes!
... N_Gomes sights up the goal
... He shoots!
... GOAL !!
... In off the post
... AS Roma go ahead in this match now!
... AS Roma 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 27 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 27 :(asr) L_McCormick is hurt
... He's receiving some treatment now
... He looks like he will continue
Min. 28 :(fcp) G_Hagi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
... H_Almeida decides to keep possession instead!
... He runs towards the goal now!
... H_Almeida aiming for the bottom corner !
... But L_McCormick punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 29 :(fcp) R_Castias hoofs it up field to find P_Rodriguez
... But F_Cannavaro slides in two footed.
... P_Graham has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 33 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... Nathan_Dyer with the attempt at goal!
... But D_Marshall tips it behind
... P_Graham has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 33 :(fcp) Di_Maria finds Amauri on the edge of the box
... Amauri with the side footed shot!
... But L_McCormick punches it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 34 :(asr) Ludovic puts in Nathan_Dyer
... A cheeky lob from Nathan_Dyer !
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had D_Marshall beaten!
... CORNER!
... Ludovic chips the ball into the area!
... H_Almeida wins the ball
... He belts it away
Min. 36 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov stops the ball and looks around for movement
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... But P_Rodriguez slides in
Min. 37 :(fcp) R_Castias with a precise pass to Amauri
... From long range Amauri bends the ball towards goal!
... L_McCormick is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... GOAL !!
... L_McCormick holds his head in his hands!
... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
... AS Roma 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 38 :(fcp) Di_Maria pulls up
... That looks like his knee gave in!
... He won't be able to continue!
Min. 38 :(fcp) R_Rivelino is being brought on
... Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 39 :(asr) Ludovic runs with the ball to the corner flag
... He plays the ball across to A_Bagsy
... H_Almeida with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 40 :(fcp) R_Rivelino pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... P_Rodriguez is clean through!
... Well executed sliding challenge from B_Smith
Min. 41 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the right!
... A_Douglas gets onto the end of the pass!
... P_Rodriguez tackles cleanly
Min. 41 :(fcp) R_Castias unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Hagi
... G_Hagi fires off a right-footed shot !
... But L_McCormick pulls out a save of the game
Min. 42 :(asr) A_Bagsy beats his marker
... He showed great skill there
... P_Rodriguez with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) M_Laursen knocks it forward
... A_Britton slips
... Amauri gets to it!
... F_Cannavaro plays it back
... L_McCormick slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... M_Laursen swings it in!
... L_McCormick makes the catch!
Min. 49 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past A_Britton
... He knocks it to E_Adebayor!
... E_Adebayor hits a crisp volley!
... It's well wide!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 1-1 FC Porto
Min. 46 :(fcp) R_Rivelino with the deft touch
... He takes it past A_Britton
... He knocks it to D_McGrain!
... D_McGrain belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But L_McCormick just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 49 :(fcp) H_Almeida kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Amauri gets on the end of the pass
... Amauri with the diving header !
... He had to be brave there
... But it goes wide
Min. 50 :(fcp) M_Laursen takes possession
... He's got no outlet
... He decides to go alone
... A_Kerzhakov with a nasty foul
... That looked malicious
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 52 :(fcp) R_Castias threads the through ball to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor with the shot !
... It flies wide!
... He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 53 :(asr) Ludovic with a smart pass to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer with a powerful downward header!
... D_Marshall is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... But goes just over !!
... D_Marshall looks very relieved!
Min. 53 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at B_Smith
... He takes it past him
... E_Adebayor attempts to drive it home!
... L_McCormick won't get to that!
... Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 55 :(asr) A_Britton turns past H_Almeida
... He has created space for himself now
... A_Britton fires off a right-footed shot !
... D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 57 :(fcp) R_Rivelino has a go!
... It hits the defender
... Amauri collects the loose ball!
... Amauri belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But L_McCormick punches it away
... That's gone out for a goal kick
... It was clear to everyone that L_McCormick got a touch
Min. 62 :(fcp) B_Moore is going to be brought on
... D_McGrain is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 62 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... Nathan_Dyer curls it towards the top corner !
... D_Marshall makes a good save
Min. 64 :(fcp) Amauri runs towards the goal
... Amauri with only one thing on his mind!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... But he somehow misses
... That was a woeful effort
Min. 65 :(asr) O_Bosingwa is being prepared to come on
... A_Douglas is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) S_Davis is ready to come on to replace Nathan_Dyer
... Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(asr) L_Inagzij will replace the useless B_Smith and will play DF
Min. 66 :(asr) L_Inagzij with a real burst of pace
... He shows P_Rodriguez a clean set of heals
... L_Inagzij looks to see where D_Marshall is!
... He shoots!
... Saved by D_Marshall
Min. 68 :(fcp) G_Hagi is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor has a go!
... But L_McCormick palms it behind
... P_Graham has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 70 :(fcp) D_Rags is coming on and Amauri is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 71 :(asr) Ludovic is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to N_Gomes
... N_Gomes with the crafty shot!
... D_Marshall takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 71 :(fcp) D_Rags is first to the ball
... L_Inagzij with the tackle
Min. 72 :(asr) N_Gomes takes advantage of a bad back pass from M_Laursen
... N_Gomes with the chance !
... D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
... He pushes it on to the post
... The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 74 :(asr) N_Gomes chests it down
... P_Rodriguez fouls badly
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 77 :(asr) A_Britton slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... A delicate chip from A_Britton !
... It goes wide!
... He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 81 :(fcp) G_Hagi hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... D_Rags latches onto it!
... A_Bagsy fouls badly
... That looked malicious
Min. 81 :(fcp) R_Castias with a neat pass into E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor fires a shot at goal !
... It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 82 :(fcp) G_Hagi with the deft touch
... He takes it past F_Cannavaro
... He knocks it to H_Almeida!
... F_Cannavaro plays the back pass
... L_McCormick can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by G_Hagi!
... L_Inagzij gets up well
... And he heads it away
Min. 83 :(asr) O_Bosingwa runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to A_Bagsy
... A_Bagsy shoots towards goal !
... But D_Marshall makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 87 :(asr) S_Davis plays a first time ball through the defence to I_Muniain
... I_Muniain drives the shot in!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 87 :(fcp) R_Rivelino has found himself in space
... He looks up for his team mates
... He swings the ball in
... M_Laursen gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... M_Laursen fires off a left-footed shot !
... L_McCormick with a fantastic point blank save
... He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asr) I_Muniain backtracks with the ball
... He hits the ball up field
... S_Davis latches onto the end of it
... S_Davis goes for goal !
... D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
... It goes clear!
Min. 89 :(fcp) The ball is passed in from R_Nomvethe, he finds M_Laursen
... M_Laursen fires the shot in!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... L_McCormick never had a chance!
Min. 90 :(asr) O_Bosingwa cuts inside P_Rodriguez
... He worked that well
... But M_Laursen wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 91 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe with an in swinging cross to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor has a go!
... It floats over L_McCormick
... Its heading goal ward!
... But floats just over
... That was a great effort
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Match Details
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Venue : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance : 80,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player : N_Gomes (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N_Gomes (26)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : A_Kerzhakov (50)
Injured : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player : R_Castias
Scorers : Amauri (37)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : Di_Maria (38)
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Match Statistics
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AS Roma | FC Porto
Attempts on Goal : 18 | 19
Off target : 6 | 10
On target : 12 | 9
Possession : 43 | 57
Corners : 2 | 2
Red Cards : 0 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 8 | 9
Key Tackles : 8 | 5
Key Passes : 13 | 22
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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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L_McCormick GK 34 2 3 2 17 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0
B_Smith DF 1 26 11 1 31 | 69 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0
F_Cannavaro DF 2 26 6 2 21 | 95 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 1
A_Kerzhakov DF 1 23 10 7 42 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2
A_Britton DF 2 23 8 7 15 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Ludovic MF 2 1 26 1 25 | 95 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0
I_Muniain MF 1 9 24 7 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1
N_Gomes FW 1 4 3 26 37 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 52
A_Bagsy FW 1 8 4 25 15 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 10 23 31 | 69 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 12 19
A_Douglas FW 2 4 5 22 11 | 69 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 8
P_Gulacsi GK 23 2 3 3 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Inagzij DF 1 22 10 6 11 | 26 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 8
O_Bosingwa MF 4 7 25 16 47 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
S_Davis MF 1 3 23 11 35 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8
B_Bannan MF 1 7 23 4 27 | 0 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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D_Marshall GK 34 7 5 7 14 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
P_Rodriguez DF 2 27 8 9 28 | 95 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 24 1
M_Laursen DF 2 25 8 6 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 12 9
H_Almeida DF 2 24 11 10 29 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 24 8
D_McGrain DF 1 24 11 7 24 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
R_Nomvethe DM 2 18 22 6 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
G_Hagi MF 2 5 28 10 30 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 8
Di_Maria MF 1 6 25 5 37 | 38 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
R_Castias MF 2 8 24 9 29 | 95 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 26 35 | 95 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 12 21
Amauri FW 2 6 7 25 29 | 74 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 47
C_Clark GK 27 4 2 3 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Moore DF 2 24 12 11 20 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L_Squillaci DF 4 23 10 7 37 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Rivelino MF 3 12 23 7 34 | 57 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0
D_Rags FW 2 3 5 23 30 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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