Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, AS Roma vs. Rangers FC (Wed Dec 09)


                              AS Roma  |  Rangers FC
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          David Blair  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                     Paulo_Argenti GK  |  GK A_Peruzzi
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF J_Pedro
                           Roberto DF  |  DF G_Grant
                      Monte_Albino DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                           R_Lamie DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                         J_Afolabi DM  |  MF B_Hemoth
                          E_Spence MF  |  MF R_Jack
                             D_Ali MF  |  MF J_Marshman
                           A_Silva MF  |  MF S_Byrne
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW H_Rodellega
                                       |
                           M_Neuer SUB |  SUB P_Lattuada
                     Danny_Collina SUB |  SUB L_Olsen
                           A_Young SUB |  SUB F_Ricksen
                         J_S_Veron SUB |  SUB Ianis_Hagi
                         S_Iversen SUB |  SUB Steve_Brown

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 6  :(rfc) J_Marshman 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 G_Grant
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  E_Spence belts it clear
Min. 17 :(asr) E_Spence moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Baggio
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf gets to the ball first
Min. 18 :(rfc) B_Hemoth kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Pedro gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Afolabi fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 18 :(rfc) S_Byrne runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 19 :(rfc) R_Jack beats his marker
          ...  R_Lamie clears with a diving header
Min. 20 :(asr) D_Ali kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Silva gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Silva rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  A_Peruzzi palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Spence lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to R_Lamie
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  A_Peruzzi won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 20 :(rfc) B_Hemoth looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti looks relieved there!
Min. 24 :(rfc) R_Jack swings at J_Afolabi
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  J_Underhill sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 24 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace H_Rodellega
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 25 :(asr) D_Ali with a short pass to find R_Lamie
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Lamie !
          ...  A_Peruzzi goes down well to save
Min. 29 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti smothers the ball.
Min. 30 :(asr) E_Spence slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 32 :(asr) R_Lamie takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  B_Hemoth with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 38 :(rfc) S_Byrne runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 39 :(asr) J_Afolabi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  A_Silva gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Grant with the tackle
Min. 39 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with a slide rule pass to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato hits a great drive!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 40 :(asr) J_Afolabi with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to E_Spence
          ...  A cracking drive from E_Spence !
          ...  A_Peruzzi makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 41 :(asr) D_Ali dribbles it into the box
          ...  D_Ali has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(asr) D_Baggio finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  D_Baggio drives it low !
          ...  A_Peruzzi is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  A_Peruzzi looks very relieved!
Min. 48 :(asr) Roberto rushes through the defence
          ...  A powerful shot by Roberto !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Afolabi swings it in!
          ...  A_Peruzzi comes out and claims it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-0 Rangers FC

Min. 46 :(asr) A_Silva is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 47 :(rfc) G_Puciato gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Roberto!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Puciato attempts a low drive!
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 47 :(asr) Roberto flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  G_Puciato with an awful challenge
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 49 :(asr) A_Silva plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Ali keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Ali must beat A_Peruzzi!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 50 :(asr) D_Baggio runs at F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  J_Pedro makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 51 :(asr) E_Dzeko knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Puciato
          ...  E_Dzeko aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  A_Peruzzi narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 53 :(asr) Roberto looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Afolabi
          ...  J_Afolabi has a dig at goal!
          ...  A_Peruzzi makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 56 :(rfc) G_Puciato beats J_Afolabi
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  J_Matip cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 60 :(asr) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems AS Roma will now be playing D
Min. 61 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds G_Puciato
          ...  J_Matip steals the ball of off him
Min. 63 :(asr) E_Dzeko finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  E_Dzeko attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  A_Peruzzi pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Ali drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Pedro wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 65 :(rfc) G_Puciato beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Fine tackle by Monte_Albino
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 70 :(asr) E_Dzeko runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Pedro with a reckless challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 71 :(rfc) G_Grant is clutching his leg!
          ...  He gets to his feet
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 72 :(asr) J_Matip picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 73 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf beats R_Lamie
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti was beaten there!
Min. 74 :(asr) Roberto finds the run of D_Ali
          ...  G_Grant clears with a diving header
Min. 80 :(asr) E_Dzeko moves forward
          ...  E_Dzeko belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But A_Peruzzi reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on A_Peruzzi anyway
Min. 81 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi boots it towards J_Marshman
          ...  Cleared by R_Lamie
Min. 84 :(asr) E_Dzeko runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  E_Dzeko hits a great drive!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 84 :(rfc) J_Marshman with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_Marshman attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But Paulo_Argenti dives to his left
          ...  I think Paulo_Argenti just got a hand on that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi knocks it past E_Dzeko and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  J_Afolabi gets to the ball first
Min. 89 :(rfc) S_Byrne turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Saved by Paulo_Argenti
Min. 91 :(asr) Monte_Albino takes advantage of a mistake by K_Rekik
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Monte_Albino could have let it bounce!
          ...  But A_Peruzzi parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 91 :(asr) E_Spence spits at J_Marshman
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 85,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : R_Lamie
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : A_Peruzzi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : R_Jack (24), J_Pedro (70)
Booked               : B_Hemoth (32), G_Puciato (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AS Roma      |  Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       8
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 0 Rangers FC
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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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Paulo_Argenti  GK  34   4   5   1  29 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  30   9   8  10 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  29   9   9  40 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Monte_Albino   DF   1  28   1   3  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
R_Lamie        DF   3  25   7  10  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
J_Afolabi      DM   2  15  27   6  32 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
E_Spence       MF   2  10  29  10  40 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
D_Ali          MF   3   9  27  15  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  26   7  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  29  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Neuer        GK  30   2   5   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danny_Collina  DF   1  28   1   1  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Young        DF   3  25   9   8  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_S_Veron      AM   1   7  25  18  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Peruzzi      GK  39   2   7   3  22 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  34   8   9  33 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
G_Grant        DF   3  34   7   9  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  33  11   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
K_Rekik        DF   1  31   7   2  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  33   6  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
R_Jack         MF   3   7  31  12  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Marshman     MF   3   8  31   7  33 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  30   7  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Puciato      FW   2  10  10  30  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   9  29  13 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Olsen        DF   3  30   8   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  29   8   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ianis_Hagi     MF   1   9  29   7  12 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Steve_Brown    FW   1  16  22  27  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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