Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Schalke 04 (Sun Jul 12)


                              AS Roma  |  Schalke 04
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 C
                         Graham Brown  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK Ini_Kamoze
                             Bauer DF  |  DF Hugo
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF J_Richards
                           Roberto DF  |  DF M_Madl
                           R_Lamie DF  |  DF J_Okore
                          S_Gruber MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                             D_Ali MF  |  MF Paas_De_Boll
                           A_Silva MF  |  MF J_Hastie
                        Ru_B_Perry MF  |  MF I_Spy
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW Tito_Santana
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW O_Ighalo
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB J_Hunter
                         A_Kilgour SUB |  SUB P_Thompson
                         J_S_Veron SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                         A_Zabarte SUB |  SUB Thiago_C
                         S_Iversen SUB |  SUB R_Bentley

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(shk) J_Hastie holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Paas_De_Boll
          ...  R_Lamie with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 2  :(shk) J_Gandolfini finds Tito_Santana with a ball over the defence
          ...  Cleared by J_Matip
Min. 3  :(shk) I_Spy looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Richards
          ...  J_Richards with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 7  :(asr) D_Baggio 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 Ru_B_Perry
          ...  O_Ighalo gathers up the loose ball
Min. 9  :(shk) J_Hastie slides the ball across to Tito_Santana
          ...  J_Matip forces him off the ball
Min. 13 :(shk) Paas_De_Boll with a pinpoint pass to Tito_Santana
          ...  Tito_Santana tries the shot !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 14 :(asr) A_Silva plays in D_Ali with a beautiful ball
          ...  D_Ali with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 17 :(shk) O_Ighalo breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He rounds M_Neuer!
          ...  M_Neuer brings him down in the area!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  A_Barken looks across to his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Tito_Santana takes it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Schalke 04 have snatched the lead!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Schalke 04...
Min. 17 :(shk) I_Spy looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 18 :(shk) Paas_De_Boll uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Paas_De_Boll with a thundering drive!
          ...  But M_Neuer comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 20 :(shk) Tito_Santana runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Bauer
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Tito_Santana hits a great drive!
          ...  But M_Neuer tips it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 25 :(shk) Paas_De_Boll holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Hugo
          ...  Hugo shoots towards goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 26 :(shk) M_Madl threads the through ball to O_Ighalo
          ...  O_Ighalo controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  M_Neuer tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 29 :(asr) D_Ali with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Okore
Min. 30 :(shk) M_Madl pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Madl aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  M_Neuer just watches float over the bar!
Min. 31 :(shk) Paas_De_Boll cuts the ball back to I_Spy
          ...  I_Spy has a go!
          ...  But M_Neuer tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Spy plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Roberto wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 32 :(asr) Bauer with a penetrating pass to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gruber chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Okore gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 35 :(asr) D_Ali puts in D_Baggio
          ...  Intercepted by M_Madl
Min. 36 :(shk) O_Ighalo is unmarked!
          ...  O_Ighalo with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  M_Neuer makes a difficult save
Min. 37 :(asr) J_Matip hoists the ball across to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko has a dig at goal!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 38 :(asr) A_Silva drives it across the face of the goal S_Gruber
          ...  J_Gandolfini read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) D_Ali sprints past Hugo
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Ali !
          ...  Ini_Kamoze makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 45 :(asr) E_Dzeko plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  E_Dzeko with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Looks like it should be Ini_Kamoze's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 46 :(asr) E_Dzeko takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Baggio
          ...  J_Richards reads the play well

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-1 Schalke 04

Min. 47 :(asr) A_Silva unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Dzeko
          ...  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 :(asr) D_Ali takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  A powerful header from Ru_B_Perry !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 48 :(shk) Paas_De_Boll runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of O_Ighalo
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  S_Gruber with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 50 :(shk) J_Gandolfini hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Tito_Santana collects the loose ball!
          ...  R_Lamie with a pull on the shirt
          ...  A_Barken ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Graham Brown looks relieved
Min. 50 :(shk) Tito_Santana sidesteps R_Lamie
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Bauer reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 51 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Baggio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Baggio with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze tips it over
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 52 :(asr) A_Silva picks out D_Ali with the cross
          ...  Hugo pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 55 :(asr) A_Zabarte takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Ru_B_Perry
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 59 :(shk) I_Spy finds O_Ighalo with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  O_Ighalo aims for the top right corner !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 60 :(asr) S_Iversen comes on for D_Baggio and takes up a FW role
Min. 60 :(asr) A_Zabarte with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Ali
          ...  D_Ali hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Ini_Kamoze makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 61 :(asr) A_Zabarte sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to E_Dzeko
          ...  Blocked by J_Richards
Min. 63 :(asr) A_Zabarte plays the early ball across the box to find D_Ali in space
          ...  D_Ali rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze with the difficult save
Min. 64 :(asr) A_Zabarte lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  E_Dzeko latches on to it
          ...  O_Ighalo anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 66 :(asr) The ball goes loose!
          ...  A_Zabarte seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Zabarte cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Ini_Kamoze's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 68 :(asr) S_Gruber wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Dzeko
          ...  But M_Madl wins the tackle
Min. 70 :(shk) J_Gandolfini runs at Roberto
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  J_Gandolfini fires a shot at goal !
          ...  M_Neuer blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 73 :(asr) S_Iversen moves forward
          ...  J_Richards wins the ball with ease
          ...  A_Barken saw something no-one else did
          ...  A_Barken calls him for a talk
Min. 74 :(asr) E_Dzeko sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  E_Dzeko chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 74 :(shk) Hugo with the header on
          ...  He finds Tito_Santana in space
          ...  A glorious effort by Tito_Santana !
          ...  M_Neuer catches the ball
Min. 75 :(shk) J_Hastie with a slick pass to Hugo
          ...  R_Lamie gathers up the loose ball
Min. 77 :(shk) O_Ighalo gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Bauer!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  O_Ighalo with a thundering volley!
          ...  M_Neuer collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 78 :(shk) O_Ighalo loses his marker!
          ...  A powerful shot by O_Ighalo !
          ...  But M_Neuer with the difficult save
Min. 79 :(asr) A_Zabarte with a flicked pass to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko drives it low !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  A_Barken talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The AS Roma fans celebrate though!
          ...  Amazing comeback!!
          ...  AS Roma are all square and not long to go
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 Schalke 04 ...
Min. 79 :(shk) Tito_Santana gains control of the loose ball
          ...  Roberto with the tackle
Min. 80 :(asr) A_Kilgour is ready to come on to replace R_Lamie
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 80 :(asr) S_Iversen finds himself in acres of space
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Madl takes possession
Min. 81 :(shk) P_Thompson is coming on for Hugo and playing DF
Min. 81 :(shk) R_Bentley is going to be brought on
          ...  Tito_Santana is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(shk) Thiago_C is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Gandolfini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 83 :(shk) I_Spy retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Paas_De_Boll latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Kilgour reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 84 :(asr) D_Ali with a slick pass to A_Kilgour
          ...  A_Kilgour with the chance !
          ...  But Ini_Kamoze tips it over
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(shk) J_Hastie holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Bentley
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Bauer
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 90 :(shk) J_Richards is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to R_Bentley
          ...  S_Gruber knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  A_Barken blows up for a foul
Min. 94 :(shk) Paas_De_Boll moves forward
          ...  Paas_De_Boll with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  AS Roma 1-2 Schalke 04 ...

*************  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          : A_Zabarte
Scorers              : E_Dzeko (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Lamie (1), M_Neuer (17), S_Gruber (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : Paas_De_Boll (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Tito_Santana (17 pen), Paas_De_Boll (94)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AS Roma      |    Schalke 04
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           7        |       11
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       16
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 2 Schalke 04
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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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  23   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  30  10   5  32 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Matip        DF   3  29   8   8  10 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Roberto        DF   3  28   9   9  40 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Lamie        DF   3  25   7  10  31 |  81   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  27   8  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
D_Ali          MF   3   9  26  15  33 |  95   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  30
A_Silva        MF   1   6  26   7  20 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  25  18  21 |  56   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  28  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0 -20 -10  15
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |  14   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
J_S_Veron      MF   1   7  25  18  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  25   8  21 |  39   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0 -20  45 -20
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ini_Kamoze     GK  35   4   3   1  30 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  29  13   9  42 |  82   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Richards     DF   1  28   6   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  27   9   6  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
J_Okore        DF   3  27   5   6  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   9  28  21  12 |  82   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
Paas_De_Boll   MF   2  10  28   9  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  40  45
J_Hastie       MF   3  10  26   7  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
I_Spy          MF   2   8  26   5  12 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
Tito_Santana   FW   3   8   8  28  20 |  82   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
O_Ighalo       FW   1   9   8  26  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  60  20  60
J_Hunter       GK  29   4   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  28  13   6  30 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  29   9  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  27   9  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  28  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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