Elite FA Cup Groups Match, AS Roma vs. Hearts (Wed Mar 25)


                              AS Roma  |  Hearts
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                         Chris Ridout  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK L_McCormick
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DF L_Roy
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF S_Hoffmeister
                           J_Okore DF  |  DF Raúl_Albil
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF R_Mancini
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  DM R_Ekelund
                         Ridoutska MF  |  MF R_Castias
                              Jese MF  |  MF I_Tiramek
                           M_Woods MF  |  AM Sven_Bender
                         J_Butland MF  |  FW Amauri
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW G_Marilungo
                                       |
                          Kindonga SUB |  SUB P_Gulacsi
                          M_Bossis SUB |  SUB S_Van_Doorn
                            W_Zaha SUB |  SUB J_Haynes
                        Christinoa SUB |  SUB Kelvin
                        Freddy_Abu SUB |  SUB D_Bunting

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(asr) G_Puciato with a flashy move
          ...  G_Puciato with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 4  :(hts) R_Ekelund picks out S_Hoffmeister with the cross
          ...  Ridoutska gets to the ball first
Min. 9  :(asr) Jese hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  G_Puciato latches onto it!
          ...  But L_Roy sweeps up the threat
Min. 10 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov holds the ball up
          ...  He sees G_Puciato in space!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Mancini
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 15 :(asr) AS Roma altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 16 :(asr) Ridoutska could get a shot on goal here
          ...  S_Hoffmeister forces him off the ball
Min. 16 :(hts) R_Ekelund beats A_McLeish
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Ekelund with the shot !
          ...  J_Reina just watches float over the bar!
Min. 17 :(hts) Amauri knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Kerzhakov
          ...  K_Rekik reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 21 :(asr) K_Rekik 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!
          ...  M_Woods receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  M_Woods sees L_McCormick off his line !
          ...  But L_McCormick punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 22 :(asr) J_Okore slides the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  L_McCormick heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 25 :(hts) Curled in dangerously from S_Hoffmeister to Amauri
          ...  A_Kerzhakov slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 25 :(asr) G_Puciato with the dribble
          ...  Raúl_Albil is easily beaten
          ...  I_Tiramek with a bad challenge
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  K_Clark gave him a strong warning
Min. 26 :(asr) Jese is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  G_Puciato latches onto the ball
          ...  G_Puciato tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  L_McCormick can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  L_McCormick has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 33 :(asr) Jese takes advantage of a bad back pass from Raúl_Albil
          ...  R_Ekelund reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 33 :(hts) J_Reina miss-kicks!
          ...  Sven_Bender is through!
          ...  Jese with a clumsy challenge
Min. 35 :(hts) Sven_Bender sidesteps A_McLeish
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 38 :(asr) Ridoutska pulls it back to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 38 :(hts) R_Castias plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Amauri decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_McLeish
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Ekelund curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Amauri
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  J_Reina can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  J_Reina makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 39 :(hts) I_Tiramek lays the ball back to L_Roy
          ...  J_Okore with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 40 :(asr) M_Woods cuts through the defence
          ...  M_Woods strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  L_McCormick with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 40 :(hts) Sven_Bender runs at K_Rekik
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Woods
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 42 :(hts) Sven_Bender hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  G_Marilungo latches onto it!
          ...  G_Marilungo aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 42 :(asr) Ridoutska with a glorious long pass to Jese
          ...  I_Tiramek with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Chris Ridout looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(hts) I_Tiramek with a glorious long pass to R_Ekelund
          ...  R_Ekelund with the crafty shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 44 :(hts) R_Castias with a smart pass to I_Tiramek
          ...  I_Tiramek drives it low !
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 45 :(asr) J_Butland brings it under control
          ...  He takes on R_Mancini
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Puciato!
          ...  G_Puciato with the overhead !
          ...  L_McCormick catches the ball
Min. 46 :(asr) Jese crosses into the box, finding K_Rekik
          ...  K_Rekik tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  L_McCormick with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-0 Hearts

Min. 46 :(hts) R_Mancini is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to I_Tiramek
          ...  I_Tiramek sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  J_Reina fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 47 :(hts) R_Mancini races into the box
          ...  He sees Amauri lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov wins the ball
Min. 48 :(hts) Amauri drives it across the face of the goal R_Mancini
          ...  R_Mancini with his head down lets it go !
          ...  J_Reina won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 51 :(hts) Amauri finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  T_Huddlestone pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  K_Clark has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by K_Clark!
          ...  K_Clark wants a quiet word
Min. 53 :(hts) Sven_Bender lobs it over A_Kerzhakov
          ...  J_Okore makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 55 :(asr) Ridoutska skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Woods swings it in!
          ...  L_McCormick makes the catch!
Min. 55 :(hts) R_Mancini runs at the defence
          ...  A_McLeish with an ugly foul
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  K_Clark refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 55 :(hts) Sven_Bender holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Ekelund
          ...  But A_McLeish wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 57 :(hts) R_Ekelund is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  G_Marilungo latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Kerzhakov cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 58 :(asr) A_McLeish rushes through the defence
          ...  A_McLeish looks to see where L_McCormick is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  L_McCormick with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 59 :(hts) G_Marilungo with a flicked pass to R_Ekelund
          ...  R_Ekelund hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 60 :(asr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  W_Zaha will come on for T_Huddlestone and play MF
Min. 60 :(hts) J_Haynes will replace the useless I_Tiramek and will play MF
Min. 61 :(hts) R_Ekelund 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  But J_Okore slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 63 :(asr) Jese races into the box
          ...  He sees Ridoutska lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But S_Hoffmeister spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 64 :(asr) M_Woods jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  M_Woods tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But L_McCormick makes an easy save
Min. 65 :(hts) S_Van_Doorn replaces Raúl_Albil and will play DF
Min. 68 :(asr) Ridoutska reads the run of Jese
          ...  Jese with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into L_McCormick's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 68 :(hts) G_Marilungo with the diagonal pass L_Roy
          ...  L_Roy attempts a low drive!
          ...  But J_Reina makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 70 :(hts) D_Bunting is going to be brought on
          ...  Amauri is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(asr) Jese squares it to M_Woods
          ...  But R_Mancini slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 72 :(asr) M_Bossis is being brought on
          ...  A_McLeish is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 75 :(asr) Christinoa comes on for G_Puciato and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 78 :(hts) R_Castias is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to D_Bunting
          ...  D_Bunting attempts the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That surely hands Hearts victory!!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Hearts ...
Min. 79 :(hts) Hearts will now play D
Min. 82 :(hts) D_Bunting with the dribble
          ...  M_Woods is easily beaten
          ...  D_Bunting cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through J_Reina's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 82 :(asr) Christinoa sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_Mancini is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  K_Clark lectures him
Min. 83 :(asr) W_Zaha gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Christinoa
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  Christinoa is all alone
          ...  L_McCormick comes towards him
          ...  He lobs it over L_McCormick
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 85 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov passes the ball to W_Zaha
          ...  W_Zaha rifles it to the far post !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 85 :(asr) Christinoa loses his marker
          ...  R_Castias with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the AS Roma players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(asr) M_Woods with electric pace
          ...  He eases past S_Van_Doorn
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Woods !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 50,434
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : M_Woods
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : R_Mancini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Bunting (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Tiramek (42), R_Castias (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |     Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       11
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :          12        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 1 Hearts
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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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J_Reina        GK  28   2   3   1  18 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  73   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  23  10   7  42 |  94   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0 -20
J_Okore        DF   3  23   5   6  22 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  22   6   2  12 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  25  10  19 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutska      MF   2  15  24   7  34 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Jese           MF   2   4  24   7  41 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   1
M_Woods        MF   2  15  23   9  18 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -4
J_Butland      MF   2   9  23  10  41 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  76   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bossis       DF   1  23   8   6  10 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Zaha         MF   2   6  22  17  12 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Christinoa     FW   3   8   6  23  42 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Freddy_Abu     FW   3   7   9  19  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Hearts
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  35   2   3   2  17 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
L_Roy          DF   3  28   7   9  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20  25
S_Hoffmeister  DF   3  26  12   9  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  26  10   6  35 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mancini      DF   3  23   9   8  35 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   1
R_Ekelund      DM   1  12  23  13  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20   3
R_Castias      MF   2   8  25   9  29 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  43  -2
I_Tiramek      MF   1   8  23  11  36 |  61   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  38  28
Sven_Bender    AM   2  10  23  11  43 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Amauri         FW   2   6   8  26  29 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
G_Marilungo    FW   2   5   8  24  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
P_Gulacsi      GK  23   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  26  12   5  26 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Haynes       MF   1  10  22  11  32 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kelvin         AM   2   6  24  12  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  25  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
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