Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Manchester City (Thu Jul 09)


                              AS Roma  |  Manchester City
                            4-1-4-1 C  |  4-4-2 P
                         Graham Brown  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                             Bauer DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF Mikio_Fujioka
                           Roberto DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                           R_Lamie DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                         J_Afolabi DM  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                          S_Gruber MF  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                             D_Ali MF  |  MF Bebeto
                           A_Silva MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                        Ru_B_Perry MF  |  FW F_Inzaghi
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW Thanatos
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB Chalk
                         A_Kilgour SUB |  SUB Aoyama_Hideki
                         J_S_Veron SUB |  SUB La_Huntellio
                         A_Zabarte SUB |  SUB E_Shikari
                           E_Dzeko SUB |  SUB J_Cruz

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 2  :(asr) D_Baggio has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Baggio !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 3  :(asr) Ru_B_Perry is through on goal
          ...  D_Gallagher reads the play well
Min. 5  :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka fires over a low cross to F_Inzaghi
          ...  A well-placed shot from F_Inzaghi !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 6  :(asr) J_Afolabi with a precise ball to S_Gruber
          ...  S_Gruber fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 7  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Roberto
          ...  He knocks it to Thanatos!
          ...  Thanatos with a blistering shot !
          ...  M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And M_Neuer recovers to save!!
Min. 9  :(asr) D_Ali picks out J_Afolabi with the cross
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with the murderous challenge.
          ...  Foul
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 10 :(asr) D_Baggio sidesteps Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  D_Baggio with the overhead !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 12 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus with the nod to F_Inzaghi
          ...  J_Afolabi takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 16 :(asr) A_Silva with the through ball to D_Ali
          ...  A skilful effort from D_Ali !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 16 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi takes on R_Lamie
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  F_Inzaghi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 17 :(mnc) D_Gallagher beats Roberto
          ...  D_Gallagher flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  That's put Manchester City ahead!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 19 :(asr) A_Silva has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Baggio collects the loose ball!
          ...  D_Baggio attempts a chip!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Afolabi chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_Fuchs wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 19 :(mnc) C_Fuchs finds Leda_Cygnus in acres of space
          ...  A_Silva with a nasty foul
          ...  O_Bundy warns him
Min. 21 :(asr) A_Silva runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  The ball hits Caoimhin_Og in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 21 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Bauer back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og shoots towards goal !
          ...  But M_Neuer tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Thanatos lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Neuer easily claims the ball!
Min. 24 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Roberto
          ...  Roberto sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him
Min. 24 :(asr) D_Baggio breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke brings him down!
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  He's already on a yellow
          ...  Straight RED CARD!
Min. 25 :(asr) J_Afolabi swings at Bebeto
          ...  O_Bundy has seen it!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 26 :(asr) Bauer runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Baggio
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Baggio !
          ...  Saved by Hugo_Lloris
Min. 27 :(asr) D_Baggio knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  C_Fuchs reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Roberto plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Hugo_Lloris
Min. 28 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  D_Ali is unmarked
          ...  F_Inzaghi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's O_Bundy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 29 :(asr) R_Lamie gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside C_Fuchs!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Lamie sees Hugo_Lloris off his line !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gruber crosses it in!
          ...  R_Lamie with the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 30 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Inzaghi
          ...  From long range F_Inzaghi bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 35 :(asr) S_Gruber sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  Ru_B_Perry hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 37 :(asr) D_Baggio beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka wins the tackle
Min. 38 :(asr) D_Baggio nutmegs Caoimhin_Og
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gruber lofts the ball in!
          ...  A_Silva loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 39 :(asr) Bauer knocks the ball past the lunge of Bebeto
          ...  But C_Fuchs barges him off the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(asr) D_Ali brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Fuchs
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Baggio!
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Baggio !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 48 :(asr) D_Ali is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 48 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus knocks it forward
          ...  Bauer slips
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka gets to it!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka is clean through, he is one on one with M_Neuer
          ...  He lobs it over M_Neuer
          ...  It goes wide!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-1 Manchester City

Min. 49 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry knocks the ball past Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Ru_B_Perry attempts the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 53 :(asr) Bauer pass splits open the defence and finds D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 55 :(asr) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Zabarte will come on for A_Silva and play MF
Min. 55 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi pushes it past J_Matip
          ...  Roberto with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 60 :(asr) E_Dzeko comes on for D_Baggio and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(asr) D_Ali breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  C_Fuchs brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  O_Bundy reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 64 :(asr) D_Ali brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  E_Dzeko gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_VD_Vaart plays the back pass
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Lamie lofts the ball in!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris fists it away!
Min. 64 :(mnc) The ball runs loose!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Leda_Cygnus !
          ...  M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 65 :(asr) A_Zabarte beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Bundy
          ...  A_Zabarte with a blistering shot !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris looks relieved there!
Min. 66 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart gets to the by line and finds Thanatos with a beautiful cross
          ...  J_Matip robs him of the ball
Min. 67 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Bauer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Bauer tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 69 :(asr) A_Zabarte beats Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Bundy
          ...  A_Zabarte fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris palms it behind
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 72 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi with a burst of pace
          ...  Roberto fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  O_Bundy warned him
Min. 76 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi runs forward
          ...  R_Lamie is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  M_Neuer misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Lamie gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 77 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi controls the ball with ease
          ...  F_Inzaghi has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  M_Neuer makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 78 :(asr) E_Dzeko knocks the ball past C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 80 :(asr) A_Kilgour is being brought on
          ...  R_Lamie is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 81 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from Bebeto to Thanatos
          ...  Roberto forces him off the ball
Min. 82 :(mnc) E_Shikari is coming on for Leda_Cygnus and will play MF
Min. 82 :(mnc) J_Cruz is being prepared to come on
          ...  Thanatos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 82 :(asr) Roberto sprints past D_Gallagher
          ...  Driven towards goal by Roberto !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris was lucky there
Min. 82 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the goal bound shot!
          ...  M_Neuer gathers it easily
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) Bebeto with a probing pass to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz shoots towards goal !
          ...  But M_Neuer punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 90 :(asr) S_Gruber puts in A_Kilgour
          ...  A_Kilgour rifles it to the far post !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 91 :(asr) Roberto with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Ali
          ...  D_Ali has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 92 :(asr) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_Matip is through!
          ...  J_Matip throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!

*************  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          : D_Baggio
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Afolabi (25)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Gallagher (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Gallagher (17)
Sent Off             : Bohte_Daisuke (24)
Booked               : C_Fuchs (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AS Roma      | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       11
Off target           :          14        |       5
On target            :           8        |       6
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 1 Manchester City
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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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M_Neuer        GK  30   2   5   5  31 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  30  10   5  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Matip        DF   3  29   8   8  10 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  28   9   9  40 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
R_Lamie        DF   3  25   7  10  31 |  84   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
J_Afolabi      DM   2  15  27   6  32 |  25   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0 -10
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  27   8  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Ali          MF   3   9  26  15  33 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  26   7  20 |  59   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  25  18  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -10
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  64   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_S_Veron      MF   1   7  25  18  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  25   8  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  28  20 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Hugo_Lloris    GK  35   3   2   3  13 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  31   8  10  32 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  28  18
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  30   7  10  41 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
D_Gallagher    DF   1  30   8   9  43 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  35
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  26   9   5  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  31   9  24 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  31   8  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
Bebeto         MF   1  10  29   7  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   8  27  18  22 |  86   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  30  43 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  27  22 |  86   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  27   7   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  26   9  32 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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