Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Manchester Utd (Sun Aug 30)


                              AS Roma  |  Manchester Utd
                            4-2-2-2 P  |  4-4-2 E
                         Graham Brown  |  Care Taker Pom
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK Lev_Yashin
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF K_Gunter
                           Roberto DF  |  DF G_Johnson
                           R_Lamie DF  |  DF M_Pearson
                         A_Kilgour DF  |  DF Varane
                         J_Afolabi DM  |  MF J_Maria
                         A_Zabarte DM  |  MF K_Magennis
                             D_Ali MF  |  MF L_Figo
                        Ru_B_Perry MF  |  MF Bradley_Dack
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW B_McClair
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW Arnautovic
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB Tim_Lavaku
                           A_Young SUB |  SUB D_McDonald
                         J_S_Veron SUB |  SUB D_Ginola
                        A_Martinez SUB |  SUB S_Mazzola
                         S_Iversen SUB |  SUB M_Greenwood

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 2  :(asr) D_Ali is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to E_Dzeko
          ...  Varane seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 3  :(mnu) B_McClair takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Bradley_Dack
          ...  Bradley_Dack tries to beat M_Neuer!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 5  :(mnu) B_McClair jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Neuer with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him for a talk
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  L_Figo swings it in
          ...  B_McClair takes control of it!
          ...  J_Afolabi with the tackle
Min. 6  :(asr) E_Dzeko flicks it past G_Johnson
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  M_Pearson gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 10 :(asr) J_Afolabi lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Baggio latches on to it
          ...  D_Baggio tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But Lev_Yashin parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 12 :(mnu) K_Magennis sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  J_Afolabi scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  J_Eriksson warned him
Min. 13 :(mnu) B_McClair with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  B_McClair with the side footed shot!
          ...  M_Neuer blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 17 :(asr) Roberto looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 20 :(mnu) M_Pearson turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But D_Ali spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 21 :(asr) D_Ali with the towering header to A_Zabarte
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Varane
Min. 23 :(mnu) B_McClair with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  B_McClair looks to see where M_Neuer is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  M_Neuer makes a fine save
Min. 24 :(asr) J_Afolabi with a measured ball to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio attempts to nutmeg Lev_Yashin!
          ...  But Lev_Yashin makes an easy save
Min. 25 :(asr) J_Afolabi drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko
          ...  Varane pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  J_Eriksson has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by J_Eriksson!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 28 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Kilgour
          ...  He knocks it to B_McClair!
          ...  R_Lamie goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 32 :(asr) J_Afolabi with a penetrating pass to D_Baggio
          ...  But K_Gunter wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ru_B_Perry drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Baggio gets something on it!
          ...  Lev_Yashin with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 32 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Zabarte latches onto it!
          ...  B_McClair leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  J_Eriksson warned him
Min. 35 :(mnu) Manchester Utd will now play P
Min. 35 :(mnu) M_Pearson with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past J_Matip
          ...  Ru_B_Perry is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him for a talk
Min. 35 :(mnu) K_Magennis crosses to M_Pearson
          ...  M_Pearson drives the shot in!
          ...  M_Neuer won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 37 :(mnu) K_Magennis with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Roberto behind
          ...  R_Lamie takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Eriksson warns him
Min. 38 :(mnu) K_Magennis boots it towards B_McClair
          ...  A glorious effort by B_McClair !
          ...  M_Neuer makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 40 :(mnu) G_Johnson skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to B_McClair
          ...  B_McClair tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asr) R_Lamie with the towering header to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with a blistering shot !
          ...  But Lev_Yashin palms it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 45 :(mnu) J_Maria with the nod to Varane
          ...  R_Lamie with an awful challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 45 :(asr) AS Roma switch to playing C
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  L_Figo plays it short to Arnautovic
          ...  D_Ali robs him of the ball

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

Min. 48 :(asr) E_Dzeko makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  E_Dzeko has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 48 :(mnu) L_Figo finds Arnautovic in the box
          ...  Arnautovic beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at M_Neuer
          ...  He rounds M_Neuer
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 49 :(mnu) L_Figo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Matip
          ...  He puts in Arnautovic!
          ...  Arnautovic flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But M_Neuer gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bradley_Dack hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Roberto belts it clear
Min. 50 :(mnu) Arnautovic with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Arnautovic with his head down lets it go !
          ...  M_Neuer collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 51 :(asr) J_Afolabi jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Varane
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 51 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into B_McClair
          ...  B_McClair drives the shot in!
          ...  Brilliant save from M_Neuer
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 53 :(asr) J_Matip beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Lev_Yashin is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Lev_Yashin looks very relieved!
Min. 55 :(asr) A_Martinez is going to be brought on
          ...  Ru_B_Perry is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 55 :(mnu) D_McDonald replaces an unhappy G_Johnson and will play as a DF
Min. 59 :(mnu) D_McDonald takes advantage of a mistake by A_Zabarte
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  J_Matip fouls badly
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
          ...  J_Eriksson ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Graham Brown looks relieved
Min. 59 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack with a glorious 60-yard pass to B_McClair
          ...  B_McClair pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 60 :(asr) S_Iversen replaces D_Baggio and will play FW
Min. 60 :(mnu) M_Greenwood will replace Arnautovic and play FW
Min. 62 :(asr) E_Dzeko with a glorious long pass to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen with a stunning strike !
          ...  Lev_Yashin blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 65 :(mnu) S_Mazzola comes on for J_Maria and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 65 :(mnu) Manchester Utd will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 68 :(mnu) L_Figo volleys it forward. He finds B_McClair
          ...  B_McClair hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And M_Neuer recovers to save!!
Min. 70 :(mnu) B_McClair takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past A_Kilgour
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  B_McClair looks to see where M_Neuer is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  M_Neuer makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 72 :(asr) S_Iversen jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_McDonald
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 74 :(asr) J_Afolabi with a probing through ball J_Matip
          ...  Varane gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Afolabi plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_McDonald gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 76 :(mnu) B_McClair takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  B_McClair with the overhead !
          ...  M_Neuer gathers it easily
Min. 77 :(mnu) K_Gunter beats Roberto
          ...  Roberto does well to get the tackle in
Min. 78 :(asr) A_Martinez knocks it past D_McDonald and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A_Martinez has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 79 :(asr) S_Iversen runs with pace at the defence
          ...  S_Iversen sees Lev_Yashin off his line !
          ...  Lev_Yashin gets up well to catch that one
Min. 80 :(asr) A_Young will come on for A_Kilgour and play DF
Min. 81 :(mnu) D_McDonald sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Figo
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Ali
Min. 82 :(mnu) Bradley_Dack slides the ball across to M_Greenwood
          ...  But A_Young wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Eriksson has none of it.
Min. 84 :(asr) S_Iversen barges K_Gunter off the ball
          ...  S_Iversen hits a great drive!
          ...  Lev_Yashin narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 87 :(asr) J_Afolabi unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen from 20 yards !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) AS Roma will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 88 :(mnu) S_Mazzola nutmegs J_Matip, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Afolabi gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 89 :(asr) S_Iversen takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Pearson

*************  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_Afolabi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Iversen (87)
Sent Off             : R_Lamie (45)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : B_McClair
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Varane (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       13
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 0 Manchester Utd
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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   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  30   8   8  10 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Roberto        DF   3  29   9   9  40 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
R_Lamie        DF   3  25   7  10  31 |  45   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  50   0 -10
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Afolabi      DM   2  15  27   6  32 |  96   0   2   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  85   0
A_Zabarte      DM   1  15  25   8  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ali          MF   3   9  27  15  33 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  25  18  21 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  28  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  63   0   0   0   0   4   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_Young        DF   3  25   8   8  41 |  13   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   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_Martinez     MF   1   6  25  16  32 |  38   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |  33   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  65

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Lev_Yashin     GK  30   1   3   2  32 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
K_Gunter       DF   2  27   7  10  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Johnson      DF   1  26   8   7  18 |  58   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Pearson      DF   2  25  10  10  42 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Varane         DF   2  25   9   6  10 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
J_Maria        MF   3   8  27   9  32 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Magennis     MF   3   4  27   6  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  26  10  40 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Bradley_Dack   MF   2   9  26   9  21 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -20
B_McClair      FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  96   0   0   1   0   9   0   0   0   0   0  10  70
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  27  11 |  63   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Tim_Lavaku     GK  29   3   1   1  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McDonald     DF   1  27   8   8  21 |  38   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  27   8  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  27   7  33 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Greenwood    FW   2   8   8  27  22 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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