Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Manchester City (Mon Feb 03)


                              AS Roma  |  Manchester City
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 C
                           Care Taker  |  Tony McCleary
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                           G_Banks GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                             Bauer DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                        A_Arrondel DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF W_Reid
                         A_Kilgour DF  |  DF Jumbalia
                              Zico MF  |  MF Caoimhin_Og
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  MF Bebeto
                          S_Gruber MF  |  MF Thiago_C
                             D_Ali AM  |  AM Boriska
                           Emerson FW  |  FW L_Griffiths
                          Geminiho FW  |  FW Sobhi
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB Cloisten
                            Aldair SUB |  SUB K_Traore
                           Roberto SUB |  SUB Brodie_D
                      G_Karagounis SUB |  SUB A_Zabarte
                            N_Kanu SUB |  SUB M_Hami

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 2  :(asr) D_Ali plays in Geminiho with a beautiful ball
          ...  Geminiho could have let it bounce!
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris with the difficult save
Min. 7  :(mnc) Sobhi runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Griffiths
          ...  Bauer beats him to the ball
Min. 9  :(asr) Zico plays it forward to D_Ali
          ...  A left-footer by D_Ali !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 9  :(mnc) W_Reid with an intelligent ball to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  G_Banks just watches float over the bar!
Min. 13 :(asr) J_Matip watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  But Sobhi wins the tackle
Min. 14 :(asr) C_Makiadi is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Emerson
          ...  Bebeto plays the back pass
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Geminiho chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris catches it!
Min. 16 :(asr) Zico runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has Hugo_Lloris to beat!
          ...  He lobs it over Hugo_Lloris
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 19 :(asr) Bauer heads the ball back to S_Gruber
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Caoimhin_Og
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Matip crosses it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Hugo_Lloris
Min. 19 :(mnc) Bebeto passes the ball to D_Gallagher
          ...  Geminiho gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bebeto hits it into the box!
          ...  Jumbalia with the header
          ...  G_Banks has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Banks is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 24 :(mnc) Sobhi takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past A_Kilgour
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Sobhi with the goal bound shot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 25 :(mnc) D_Gallagher beats J_Matip
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Matip does well to get the tackle in
Min. 31 :(asr) J_Matip with the Cruyff turn
          ...  C_Fuchs gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 36 :(asr) Zico kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Ali gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 37 :(asr) Geminiho gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside C_Fuchs!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Geminiho blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 38 :(asr) Emerson with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  Emerson has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 39 :(asr) A_Kilgour sidesteps C_Fuchs
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  W_Reid with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 41 :(mnc) Bebeto finds Sobhi with a ball over the defence
          ...  J_Matip reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asr) D_Ali turns past D_Gallagher
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Ali with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 45 :(mnc) C_Fuchs nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Fuchs !
          ...  But G_Banks tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bebeto drives it into the box!
          ...  Sobhi gets to it!
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Banks's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  G_Banks looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!

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

Min. 47 :(mnc) Bebeto hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  L_Griffiths latches onto it!
          ...  L_Griffiths attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 48 :(asr) Emerson runs at Thiago_C
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Emerson from 20 yards !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris tips it behind
          ...  H_Webb has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 50 :(mnc) Thiago_C bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Griffiths
          ...  L_Griffiths with the overhead !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 57 :(mnc) Thiago_C leaves Bauer standing
          ...  Bauer recovers to win the ball back
Min. 61 :(mnc) Sobhi jumps over A_Kilgour's challenge
          ...  Sobhi keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  G_Banks saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 68 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Arrondel makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 70 :(asr) Roberto replaces an unhappy Bauer and will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(asr) Aldair will come on for A_Arrondel and play DF
Min. 75 :(asr) G_Karagounis will replace Zico and play MF
Min. 75 :(mnc) Bebeto is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Boriska
          ...  Emerson gets to the ball first
Min. 76 :(mnc) C_Fuchs times his run well
          ...  S_Gruber with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(asr) D_Ali turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Geminiho
          ...  W_Reid takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 81 :(asr) Geminiho takes advantage of a mistake by D_Gallagher
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Geminiho tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Matip tries to place the shot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Manchester City fans laugh at him
Min. 82 :(mnc) K_Traore takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_Gallagher as DF
Min. 82 :(mnc) A_Zabarte comes on for Caoimhin_Og and takes up a MF role
Min. 82 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Hami will come on for L_Griffiths and play FW
Min. 85 :(asr) D_Ali lays the ball back to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho with a terrific drive !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

*************  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          : J_Matip (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Gruber (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Bebeto
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Reid (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AS Roma      | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       8
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           3        |       2
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       7
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 0 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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G_Banks        GK  29   3   1   3  12 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  29   9   5  32 |  72   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  29   4   7  12 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  28   8   8  10 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   1
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zico           MF   3   8  29   8  30 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  29   4  10 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  27   8  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Ali          AM   3   9  26  15  33 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
Emerson        FW   3  11   7  29  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  27  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  13
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aldair         DF   2  29   8   4  11 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  28   9   9  40 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  28   9  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  30  21 |   0   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  34   3   2   3  13 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  30   8  10  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
D_Gallagher    DF   1  30   8   9  43 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Reid         DF   2  29   7   9  41 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
Jumbalia       DF   2  25   8  10  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  30   8  32 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  28   7  30 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  26   9  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Boriska        AM   1   8  24  17  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Griffiths    FW   2   9   4  26  31 |  84   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Sobhi          FW   2   7   7  25  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10   7
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Traore       DF   1  24  13   7  23 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Brodie_D       DF   2  21  10   6  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  25   7  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hami         FW   2   7   9  25  32 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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