Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Newcastle (Sun Aug 04)


                              AS Roma  |  Newcastle
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-4-1 A
                           Care Taker  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                         S_T_Perry GK  |  GK T_Conner
                             Bauer DF  |  DF D_A_Cole
                            Aldair DF  |  DF B_Benson
                        A_Arrondel DF  |  DF A_Hanson
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF M_Salah
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  DF L_Inagzij
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF J_M_Jurado
                           A_Pirlo MF  |  MF W_Zaha
                          S_Gruber MF  |  MF D_Ginola
                           G_Botti FW  |  MF E_Huws
                          Geminiho FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                                       |
                           G_Banks SUB |  SUB W_Hunt
                           Roberto SUB |  SUB R_Bobby
                            L_Figo SUB |  SUB M_Manz
                           D_Solga SUB |  SUB F_Moussa
                     O_Lindenbergh SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 7  :(nwt) J_M_Jurado with a flashy move
          ...  J_M_Jurado with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 7  :(asr) G_Karagounis slides it through the middle to A_Pirlo
          ...  D_A_Cole rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  J_Eriksson called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 10 :(asr) Geminiho with an incisive pass to A_Pirlo
          ...  A_Pirlo tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 12 :(asr) A defence splitting pass from A_Pirlo to S_Gruber
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Gruber !
          ...  T_Conner makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 13 :(asr) G_Botti finds S_Gruber with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  S_Gruber carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 13 :(nwt) D_Ginola skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Inagzij
          ...  L_Inagzij attempts a low drive!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 15 :(asr) A_Arrondel loses his marker!
          ...  B_Benson with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 19 :(asr) Geminiho nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Geminiho swings in the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi lofts the ball in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by M_Salah
Min. 20 :(nwt) A_Hanson with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  S_T_Perry guesses right
Min. 25 :(asr) G_Karagounis races into the box
          ...  He sees G_Botti lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But B_Benson with the fine tackle
Min. 26 :(nwt) W_Zaha hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_Bentley latches onto it!
          ...  R_Bentley leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But S_T_Perry punches it away
Min. 30 :(nwt) W_Zaha plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Bentley keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  G_Karagounis with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 32 :(asr) G_Botti plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  G_Botti goes for the top corner !
          ...  T_Conner gets up well to catch that one
Min. 33 :(nwt) E_Huws has it now
          ...  He takes on Aldair
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Zaha!
          ...  A wicked drive by W_Zaha !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 34 :(asr) A_Pirlo has it now
          ...  He takes on B_Benson
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Gruber!
          ...  S_Gruber rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Conner jumps well to claim it!
Min. 34 :(nwt) D_Ginola runs towards the goal
          ...  C_Makiadi with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  J_Eriksson tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 35 :(asr) G_Botti sidesteps M_Salah
          ...  A_Hanson steals the ball of off him
Min. 35 :(nwt) W_Zaha reads the run of M_Salah
          ...  M_Salah throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  S_T_Perry was beaten there!
Min. 36 :(asr) G_Karagounis takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Pirlo
          ...  B_Benson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Conner comes out and claims it!
Min. 38 :(nwt) W_Zaha hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_M_Jurado latches onto it!
          ...  Aldair wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by W_Zaha
          ...  It comes to J_M_Jurado
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  S_T_Perry makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 39 :(nwt) D_A_Cole holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to B_Benson
          ...  Bauer cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 40 :(nwt) E_Huws steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Bauer
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  E_Huws with the punt towards goal!
          ...  S_T_Perry makes a fine save
Min. 41 :(asr) A_Pirlo moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Geminiho
          ...  B_Benson read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Matip
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 44 :(asr) S_Gruber holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti attempts a low drive!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 45 :(nwt) E_Huws is unmarked!
          ...  Aldair slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Huws plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Matip reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 45 :(asr) A_Pirlo barges the defender off the ball
          ...  T_Conner with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  There can only be one outcome!
          ...  J_Eriksson consults his assistant !!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  G_Botti is the man who takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma go ahead in this match now!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Newcastle...

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

Min. 46 :(asr) G_Karagounis brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  S_Gruber makes himself available
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Gruber !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 47 :(nwt) R_Bentley jumps over Bauer's challenge
          ...  But A_Pirlo reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 49 :(nwt) D_A_Cole moves forward
          ...  D_A_Cole shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 54 :(nwt) E_Huws with a smart turn
          ...  E_Huws rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  S_T_Perry dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had S_T_Perry beaten!
Min. 58 :(nwt) R_Bentley takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  R_Bentley shapes up for a shot!
          ...  S_T_Perry tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_M_Jurado swings it in!
          ...  It comes to L_Inagzij
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  S_T_Perry gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Ginola hits it into the box!
          ...  W_Zaha swings a leg at it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 60 :(asr) S_Gruber changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Botti
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Salah
Min. 61 :(nwt) W_Zaha is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  R_Bentley latches onto the end of it
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  R_Bentley is all alone
          ...  S_T_Perry comes towards him
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_T_Perry
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 63 :(asr) A_Arrondel leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Geminiho
          ...  D_Ginola wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 64 :(asr) C_Makiadi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Gruber
          ...  S_Gruber hits a great shot !
          ...  T_Conner tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 65 :(nwt) F_Moussa replaces an unhappy J_M_Jurado and will play as a MF
Min. 70 :(asr) Roberto will replace Bauer and play DF
Min. 70 :(nwt) R_Bobby is being brought on
          ...  D_A_Cole is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 71 :(nwt) F_Moussa finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  F_Moussa tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But S_T_Perry punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 74 :(asr) A_Pirlo moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti hits a curling shot!
          ...  T_Conner tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gruber chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to Aldair
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi plays it into the danger area!
          ...  G_Botti with the shot!
          ...  But T_Conner comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 80 :(asr) Up goes the substitution board - L_Figo on for C_Makiadi as a MF
Min. 80 :(nwt) A_Carroll comes on for R_Bentley and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(asr) A_Pirlo plays a first time ball through the defence to G_Botti
          ...  G_Botti curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  T_Conner manages to turn it behind
Min. 81 :(nwt) A_Carroll volleys it forward. He finds D_Ginola
          ...  G_Botti forces him off the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(nwt) A_Carroll runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Arrondel with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 89 :(nwt) W_Zaha drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to F_Moussa
          ...  F_Moussa drives the shot in!
          ...  But S_T_Perry makes a superb stop down low.

*************  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          : G_Botti (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Botti (45 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : W_Zaha
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Conner (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           5        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 0 Newcastle
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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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S_T_Perry      GK  32   2   2   2  22 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  28   9   5  32 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Aldair         DF   2  28   8   4  11 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
A_Arrondel     DF   2  28   4   7  12 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
J_Matip        DF   3  27   8   7  10 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  28   4  10 |  83   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  27   9  33 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  13  26   7  11 |  95   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   1
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  26   8  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  40  33
G_Botti        FW   1   9   9  30  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   5   1   0   0   0  20  10  51
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  27  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
G_Banks        GK  29   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  27   8   8  40 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  26  10  40 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Solga        MF   2  10  25  10  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Lindenbergh  MF   1   8  25   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Conner       GK  34   3   3   2  32 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  28   0   0   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  29   9  11  29 |  73   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
B_Benson       DF   1  29   8   7  12 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  28   9  10  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Salah        DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
L_Inagzij      DF   1  27  11   6  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_M_Jurado     MF   2   7  27  17  18 |  68   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  26  19  12 |  95   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  60   2
D_Ginola       MF   1  10  26   8  20 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Huws         MF   2   7  25  18  38 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -14
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  27  21 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bobby        DF   1  25   7   5  20 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Manz         DF   2  25   7   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moussa       MF   1   6  26  18  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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