Elite FA Cup Group Match, AS Roma vs. Real Madrid (Wed May 31)


                              AS Roma  |  Real Madrid
                          5-1-2-1-1 N  |  4-4-2 P
                         Chris Ridout  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK Silvio_Proto
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  DF Nacho
                      M_Demichelis DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                        G_V_D_Wiel DF  |  DF J_Nasazzi
                           K_Rekik DF  |  MF Preety
                          J_Height DM  |  MF Nuri_Sahin
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF I_Falque
                         D_Beckham MF  |  MF Isco
                         R_M_Perry AM  |  FW D_Nelisse
                           F_Totti FW  |  FW Sheringham
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB A_Zogbo
                          S_Pearce SUB |  SUB D_Kuzmanovic
                        M_Reiziger SUB |  SUB Ronaldo
                           D_Blind SUB |  SUB M_Krohn_Dehli
                          D_Baggio SUB |  SUB C_Arrache

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 4  :(asr) J_Height boots it towards N_Burdisso
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Nacho
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 7  :(asr) C_Ronaldo looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to F_Totti
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Zanetti
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 7  :(asr) J_A_Riise punches Preety off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 7  :(rmd) I_Falque has it now
          ...  He takes on K_Rekik
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Nelisse!
          ...  K_Rekik goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 9  :(asr) J_Height is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to F_Totti
          ...  Nacho reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 12 :(rmd) Nuri_Sahin leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Sheringham
          ...  J_Reina with a terrible tackle
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Nuri_Sahin swings it in
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of it
          ...  Sheringham with a terrific drive !
          ...  But J_Reina with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Zanetti tries to place the shot!
          ...  J_Reina has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Reina is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 15 :(asr) J_A_Riise gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Nacho!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Isco with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  G_Poll tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 23 :(asr) D_Beckham hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_M_Perry collects the loose ball!
          ...  R_M_Perry hits a great drive!
          ...  Silvio_Proto won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 32 :(asr) F_Totti loses Nacho
          ...  J_Nasazzi beats him to the ball
Min. 32 :(rmd) Nuri_Sahin has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past F_Totti
          ...  He knocks it to D_Nelisse!
          ...  D_Nelisse tries to beat J_Reina from outside the area!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Real Madrid crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  That's put Real Madrid in front!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 33 :(asr) R_M_Perry takes advantage of a mistake by Nacho
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Sheringham gets to the ball first
Min. 36 :(rmd) K_Uddin with the nod to D_Nelisse
          ...  J_A_Riise fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 37 :(rmd) Isco loses his marker!
          ...  J_A_Riise slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 39 :(asr) D_Beckham looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  N_Burdisso receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Cleared by J_Zanetti
Min. 40 :(asr) C_Ronaldo has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Nasazzi
          ...  He puts in J_Height!
          ...  J_Height drives it low !
          ...  Silvio_Proto gets his fingertips to it
Min. 42 :(asr) C_Ronaldo has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Uddin
          ...  He puts in F_Totti!
          ...  Nacho knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  G_Poll blows up for a foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asr) R_M_Perry runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs K_Uddin
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Nacho hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Height plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Silvio_Proto
Min. 44 :(rmd) Nuri_Sahin beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds I_Falque
          ...  M_Demichelis clears with a diving header
Min. 44 :(asr) G_V_D_Wiel with the header on
          ...  He finds R_M_Perry in space
          ...  I_Falque rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 47 :(rmd) Sheringham takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Sheringham curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Nelisse
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

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

Min. 47 :(asr) G_V_D_Wiel hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_M_Perry latches onto it!
          ...  K_Uddin with the tackle
Min. 47 :(rmd) K_Uddin cuts the ball back to Sheringham
          ...  But M_Demichelis puts the ball out of play
Min. 51 :(rmd) Isco brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Nelisse gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A great volley from D_Nelisse !
          ...  J_Reina gets up well to catch that one
Min. 52 :(rmd) D_Nelisse with a burst of pace
          ...  D_Nelisse runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  J_Reina acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin floats the ball in!
          ...  Isco makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But J_Reina stops that one easily
Min. 63 :(asr) J_Height plays in F_Totti with a beautiful ball
          ...  Nacho wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo floats the ball in!
          ...  Silvio_Proto makes the catch!
Min. 64 :(asr) D_Beckham flicks it over J_Nasazzi and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Beckham must beat Silvio_Proto!
          ...  But Silvio_Proto makes a fine save
Min. 65 :(asr) S_Pearce is coming on and N_Burdisso is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 65 :(rmd) Isco plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_A_Riise slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 66 :(rmd) I_Falque brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Pearce
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in K_Uddin!
          ...  M_Demichelis with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 66 :(asr) R_M_Perry slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Preety scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  He received a good talking to from G_Poll
Min. 71 :(asr) D_Beckham takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into F_Totti
          ...  But J_Zanetti slides in two footed.
          ...  G_Poll has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 73 :(asr) J_Height skips the challenge from J_Nasazzi
          ...  Preety with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  R_M_Perry drives it under the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Ronaldo plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Silvio_Proto makes the catch!
Min. 74 :(asr) D_Baggio replaces R_M_Perry and will play FW
Min. 74 :(rmd) Sheringham nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  F_Totti body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 75 :(asr) D_Blind is coming on and M_Demichelis is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 75 :(rmd) Isco passes the ball to Preety
          ...  D_Baggio knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  G_Poll blows up for a foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic is coming on and K_Uddin is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 79 :(rmd) M_Krohn_Dehli takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Preety
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 81 :(rmd) C_Arrache will come on for D_Nelisse and play FW
Min. 82 :(asr) F_Totti skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  Nuri_Sahin with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  G_Poll warns him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  D_Beckham shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to S_Pearce instead
          ...  J_Nasazzi steals the ball of off him
Min. 84 :(asr) D_Beckham with the heel pass to F_Totti
          ...  C_Arrache with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  F_Totti with the thundering drive
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(asr) J_Height with a penetrating pass to S_Pearce
          ...  S_Pearce fires the shot in!
          ...  But Silvio_Proto tips it behind
          ...  G_Poll has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

*************  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_Height
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Reina (12), F_Totti (74), D_Baggio (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : D_Nelisse (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Nelisse (32)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Nacho (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |  Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 1 Real Madrid
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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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J_Reina        GK  32   2   3   1  18 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  27   8   7  31 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  26   7   9  32 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
M_Demichelis   DF   2  26   8   7  18 |  77   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -20
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  25  11   5  20 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  25   7   2  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Height       DM   3  14  23   7  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  25   8  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Beckham      MF   3   8  23   7  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
R_M_Perry      AM   1   8  11  24  30 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  27  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  24   7  10  18 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Reiziger     DF   2  22   6   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Blind        DF   2  19   7   6  20 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   6   8  22  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Silvio_Proto   GK  39   3   1   3  15 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  29  12   7  40 |  80   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Nacho          DF   3  28   7   4  32 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 138  18  18
J_Zanetti      DF   1  27  11   9  41 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  23   7   5  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Preety         MF   1  10  39   6  28 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  28   8  19 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
I_Falque       MF   3  14  27   9  19 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Isco           MF   1   7  27   7  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   6  32  42 |  83   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  51
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  28  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
A_Zogbo        GK  30   4   3   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  32   9   7  40 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ronaldo        DF   2  29  12   9  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Krohn_Dehli  MF   2  10  32  12  27 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Arrache      FW   2  10   5  35  34 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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