Elite FA Cup Group Match, AS Roma vs. Liverpool (Sun Apr 07)


                              AS Roma  |  Liverpool
                              5-3-2 A  |  5-4-1 C
                         Chris Ridout  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                       L_McCormick GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                           B_Smith DF  |  DF C_John
                       F_Cannavaro DF  |  DF Samba_Sow
                          T_Kaizer DF  |  DF Kuzmanovic
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF D_Majstorovic
                          M_Babbel DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                           Ludovic MF  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                        O_Bosingwa MF  |  MF J_Crujff
                         I_Tiramek MF  |  MF R_Stokes
                            Amauri FW  |  MF A_Johnson
                       D_Stanfield FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                          Kindonga SUB |  SUB F_Forster
                         A_Britton SUB |  SUB D_Bornosuzov
                         N_Kalavee SUB |  SUB I_Jesus
                         A_Anyukov SUB |  SUB S_Perrotta
                       Nathan_Dyer SUB |  SUB O_G_Solskjaer

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(lpl) R_Stokes flicks the ball through
          ...  Efe_Sodje runs onto it!
          ...  Efe_Sodje has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The AS Roma fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 4  :(asr) Curled in dangerously from B_Smith to Amauri
          ...  R_Stokes read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 8  :(asr) O_Bosingwa holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Amauri in space!
          ...  Amauri keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But T_Peterson punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 10 :(lpl) The ball is passed in from D_Majstorovic, he finds D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  L_McCormick with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 17 :(lpl) C_John with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  A_Kerzhakov with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(lpl) R_Stokes races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Trezeguet lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Trezeguet !
          ...  L_McCormick takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 25 :(lpl) D_Trezeguet runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  D_Trezeguet swings in the shot!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 26 :(asr) O_Bosingwa jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Samba_Sow reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 32 :(lpl) Efe_Sodje with a first time pass
          ...  Kuzmanovic runs onto it!
          ...  Kuzmanovic with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  L_McCormick makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 34 :(lpl) Efe_Sodje spits at F_Cannavaro
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  G_Reddy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 36 :(asr) O_Bosingwa slides the ball across to Amauri
          ...  But Efe_Sodje wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Reddy has none of it.
Min. 42 :(asr) O_Bosingwa fires over a low cross to Amauri
          ...  Amauri attempts a lob!
          ...  T_Peterson makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 42 :(lpl) R_Stokes flicks the ball through
          ...  A_Johnson runs onto it!
          ...  A_Johnson has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But L_McCormick dives to his left
          ...  I think L_McCormick just got a hand on that one
          ...  G_Reddy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Amauri
          ...  Kuzmanovic clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 43 :(lpl) D_Majstorovic plays the early ball across the box to find J_Crujff in space
          ...  J_Crujff has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with L_McCormick
          ...  He dinks it over L_McCormick
          ...  It goes over!!

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

Min. 46 :(asr) Ludovic heads the ball back to Amauri
          ...  Kuzmanovic with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 47 :(lpl) A_Johnson loses M_Babbel
          ...  A_Johnson tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But L_McCormick punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 51 :(lpl) J_Crujff plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Trezeguet decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from B_Smith
Min. 60 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Kerzhakov is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 61 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of D_Stanfield
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  But Efe_Sodje slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 62 :(asr) T_Kaizer finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  But R_Stokes sweeps up the threat
Min. 65 :(asr) A_Britton is coming on for B_Smith and playing DF
Min. 66 :(asr) D_Stanfield backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Britton gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Britton has a go!
          ...  T_Peterson manages to turn it behind
Min. 67 :(lpl) D_Bornosuzov is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Majstorovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 67 :(lpl) S_Perrotta is being brought on
          ...  J_Crujff is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 67 :(asr) D_Stanfield runs at the defence
          ...  Oscar_Serrano intercepts the pass
Min. 67 :(lpl) D_Trezeguet breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_McCormick!
          ...  O_Bosingwa brings him down!
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 70 :(asr) N_Kalavee takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace I_Tiramek
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(lpl) O_G_Solskjaer replaces D_Trezeguet to play as a FW
Min. 74 :(lpl) O_G_Solskjaer turns on a sixpence
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Johnson floats the ball in!
          ...  L_McCormick reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 76 :(lpl) R_Stokes with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Babbel
          ...  He knocks it to Kuzmanovic!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Britton belts it clear
Min. 77 :(lpl) A_Johnson plays a long ball to D_Bornosuzov
          ...  D_Bornosuzov with a thundering volley!
          ...  L_McCormick saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 79 :(lpl) C_John plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 80 :(asr) M_Babbel with a flicked pass to Amauri
          ...  Amauri with the overhead !
          ...  But T_Peterson makes a fine save
Min. 80 :(lpl) S_Perrotta holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Efe_Sodje
          ...  A powerful shot by Efe_Sodje !
          ...  L_McCormick parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 81 :(lpl) R_Stokes miskicks!
          ...  He finds S_Perrotta though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But F_Cannavaro wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Reddy has none of it.
Min. 84 :(asr) Amauri knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Amauri !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Liverpool fans taunt him!
Min. 84 :(lpl) O_G_Solskjaer with electric pace
          ...  He eases past A_Britton
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer hits a great drive!
          ...  L_McCormick with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 87 :(lpl) A_Johnson runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  F_Cannavaro anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Johnson keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Johnson !
          ...  L_McCormick with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 89 :(asr) T_Kaizer kicks C_John off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  G_Reddy has stopped play
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  G_Reddy had no choice there!!
          ...  Malky McKay appluads the decision
Min. 90 :(lpl) S_Perrotta brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by O_Bosingwa
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kuzmanovic curls it into the box!
          ...  L_McCormick easily claims the ball!
Min. 91 :(asr) Ludovic plays a first time ball through the defence to Amauri
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Oscar_Serrano
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 91 :(lpl) S_Perrotta with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Babbel
          ...  He knocks it to D_Bornosuzov!
          ...  D_Bornosuzov with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AS Roma fans laugh at him
Min. 92 :(lpl) A_Johnson with the diagonal pass O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer goes for the top corner !
          ...  But L_McCormick hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 93 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer beats Efe_Sodje
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with the cheeky shot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Peterson never had a chance!
Min. 93 :(lpl) C_John lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Oscar_Serrano latches on to it
          ...  Oscar_Serrano keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  L_McCormick dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had L_McCormick beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Johnson plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Samba_Sow gets something on it!
          ...  L_McCormick gathers it comfortably

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 96,184
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : L_McCormick (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : T_Kaizer (89)
Booked               : A_Kerzhakov (17), O_Bosingwa (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : R_Stokes
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Efe_Sodje (34), Kuzmanovic (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               AS Roma    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       18
Off target           :           2        |       8
On target            :           4        |       10
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       19
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 0 Liverpool
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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  32   2   3   2  17 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
B_Smith        DF   1  26  11   1  31 |  66   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  25   6   2  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  23   6   4  37 |  90   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  22  10   7  42 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
M_Babbel       DF   1  20   8   6  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Ludovic        MF   2   1  25   1  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  24  16  47 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  34  -2
I_Tiramek      MF   1   8  23  11  36 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  24  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
D_Stanfield    FW   2   7   5  22  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Kindonga       GK  23   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  23   8   7  15 |  28   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  55   0   8
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  22   8  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Anyukov      FW   1   8   4  23  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6   9  20  31 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1

Player Statistics - Liverpool
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Peterson     GK  32   1   2   1  10 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
C_John         DF   2  24   8   8  31 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Samba_Sow      DF   1  23  12   4  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Kuzmanovic     DF   2  23   8   5  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  -2   6
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  23   5   5  47 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  24   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  23   4   2  28 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  28  10   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  14  24  11  19 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   1
J_Crujff       MF   2   5  24   9  28 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
R_Stokes       MF   2   7  24   8  18 |  94   0   2   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  60   0
A_Johnson      MF   2   6  22  16  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  24
D_Trezeguet    FW   1   5   3  28  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
F_Forster      GK  21   5   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  23   4   8  39 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  23   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Perrotta     MF   2   8  22  17  27 |  26   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  25  26 |  23   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
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