Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Sunderland (Sun Aug 16)


                              AS Roma  |  Sunderland
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-1-2 P
                         Graham Brown  |  John Gemmell
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK T_McGill
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF B_Weinman
                           Roberto DF  |  DF A_Brehme
                           A_Young DF  |  DF Boli
                          S_Vettel DF  |  DF D_Aitken
                          S_Gruber MF  |  MF J_Fleck
                             D_Ali MF  |  MF H_Kagamoti
                           A_Silva MF  |  MF D_Boerrigter
                        Ru_B_Perry MF  |  AM I_Anya
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  FW J_Maddison
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW Fandinho
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB R_Clemance
                           R_Lamie SUB |  SUB D_Jones
                         A_Kilgour SUB |  SUB S_Cooper
                         J_Afolabi SUB |  SUB D_Solga
                         S_Iversen SUB |  SUB Janssen

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 3  :(sun) J_Maddison runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But Roberto slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Eriksson has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 5  :(asr) S_Gruber is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  T_McGill makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 5  :(sun) J_Fleck is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Maddison
          ...  S_Vettel takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 12 :(sun) H_Kagamoti lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Maddison latches on to it
          ...  J_Maddison drives it towards goal !
          ...  M_Neuer just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 14 :(sun) I_Anya with a real burst of pace
          ...  I_Anya with the shot !
          ...  But M_Neuer punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kagamoti drives it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Aitken
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AS Roma fans laugh at him
Min. 16 :(asr) S_Gruber is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  D_Baggio latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Baggio flings a shot at goal !
          ...  T_McGill with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 16 :(sun) D_Boerrigter with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Fandinho gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Roberto wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 18 :(sun) H_Kagamoti is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Maddison
          ...  J_Maddison blasts it at the goal !
          ...  M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 20 :(sun) Boli watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Roberto intercepts the pass
Min. 24 :(sun) B_Weinman works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Brehme
          ...  A_Brehme tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 24 :(asr) D_Ali barges B_Weinman off the ball
          ...  J_Fleck fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  J_Eriksson lectures him
Min. 29 :(asr) S_Gruber backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Ali latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Ali breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round T_McGill
          ...  He nutmegs T_McGill
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 29 :(sun) Fandinho nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Fandinho looks to see where M_Neuer is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 32 :(sun) Fandinho gains control of the loose ball
          ...  Fandinho fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 40 :(asr) E_Dzeko nutmegs B_Weinman
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 41 :(asr) D_Baggio jumps over A_Brehme's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Baggio with the punt towards goal!
          ...  T_McGill gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 41 :(sun) Fandinho takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  S_Gruber is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 41 :(sun) Boli hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Maddison collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_Maddison hits a crisp volley!
          ...  M_Neuer watches it sail wide!
Min. 41 :(asr) D_Baggio looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  B_Weinman with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him for a talk
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(sun) Fandinho is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  The cross hits Fandinho on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  M_Neuer pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kagamoti chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Brehme with the header
          ...  But M_Neuer parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 44 :(sun) J_Fleck with the nod to Fandinho
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Roberto looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 46 :(asr) D_Ali with a reverse pass to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio tries to beat T_McGill from outside the area!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  T_McGill plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 46 :(sun) J_Fleck 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!
          ...  J_Maddison receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Baggio fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  B_Weinman knocks it forward
          ...  J_Maddison gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Maddison gets his head to the ball !
          ...  M_Neuer with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 46 :(sun) Fandinho sidesteps S_Vettel
          ...  Fandinho looks to see where M_Neuer is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  M_Neuer falls over
          ...  But M_Neuer is relieved to watch it go out of play!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-0 Sunderland

Min. 50 :(sun) B_Weinman runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Matip
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Matip does well to get the tackle in
Min. 55 :(asr) a big roar from the crowd as J_Afolabi comes on for Ru_B_Perry to play MF
Min. 57 :(sun) I_Anya spots J_Maddison who is in acres of space
          ...  J_Afolabi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 58 :(sun) D_Boerrigter is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Fandinho
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Young hits it out for a throw
Min. 59 :(sun) I_Anya sprints past the defender
          ...  S_Vettel fouls badly
          ...  J_Eriksson shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 60 :(asr) Up goes the substitution board - S_Iversen on for D_Baggio as a FW
Min. 60 :(sun) D_Solga is being prepared to come on
          ...  I_Anya is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 62 :(sun) Boli swings at D_Ali
          ...  J_Eriksson has seen it!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 63 :(asr) S_Vettel with a short pass to find S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen hits a great drive!
          ...  But T_McGill palms it behind
          ...  J_Eriksson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 64 :(asr) E_Dzeko steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Brehme
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  B_Weinman is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  J_Eriksson shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 69 :(asr) S_Iversen kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Ali gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Boli
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Iversen lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_McGill comes out and claims it!
Min. 70 :(sun) Up goes the substitution board - S_Cooper on for Boli as a DF
Min. 70 :(sun) Up goes the substitution board - Janssen on for Fandinho as a FW
Min. 70 :(sun) H_Kagamoti reads the run of Janssen
          ...  Janssen sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  M_Neuer gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Solga hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_Boerrigter loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 71 :(asr) S_Gruber volleys it forward. He finds S_Iversen
          ...  But B_Weinman with the fine tackle
Min. 72 :(sun) Janssen breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer!
          ...  Roberto brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 72 :(sun) D_Solga with a first time pass
          ...  Janssen runs onto it!
          ...  A powerful header from Janssen !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 77 :(asr) A_Silva whips the ball across to D_Ali
          ...  But B_Weinman wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Afolabi curls it into the box!
          ...  E_Dzeko with the header
          ...  But T_McGill punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 79 :(sun) The ball runs loose!
          ...  D_Boerrigter seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Roberto takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 79 :(asr) S_Iversen takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  D_Aitken is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  S_Gruber with the thundering drive
          ...  T_McGill gathers it easily
Min. 80 :(asr) R_Lamie is coming on for S_Vettel and playing DF
Min. 80 :(asr) S_Iversen controls the ball with ease
          ...  But A_Brehme wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 82 :(sun) Janssen lobs it over A_Young
          ...  J_Matip reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Kagamoti curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Aitken
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But M_Neuer makes an easy save
Min. 84 :(asr) E_Dzeko runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs D_Aitken
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  J_Maddison with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the AS Roma players
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him for a talk
Min. 85 :(sun) A_Brehme with a smart turn
          ...  But S_Gruber wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Eriksson has none of it.
Min. 87 :(asr) S_Gruber holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Iversen
          ...  S_Iversen hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  T_McGill gathers it comfortably
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asr) J_Matip is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Iversen
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Iversen !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  T_McGill looks relieved there!

*************  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          : Roberto (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Gruber (41), S_Vettel (59), Roberto (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : T_McGill
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Boli (62), B_Weinman (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             AS Roma      |   Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       16
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       16
Key Tackles          :          11        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       12
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 0 Sunderland
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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   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Roberto        DF   3  29   9   9  40 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  -2  -2
A_Young        DF   3  25   8   8  41 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Vettel       DF   1  24   8   7  42 |  83   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  28   8  21 |  96   0   1   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  48   8
D_Ali          MF   3   9  26  15  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  26   7  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  25  18  21 |  58   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  28  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  63   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  30
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Lamie        DF   3  25   7  10  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  15  27   6  32 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |  33   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  20

Player Statistics - Sunderland
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_McGill       GK  31   2   3   1  31 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
B_Weinman      DF   2  30   8  11  30 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
A_Brehme       DF   1  28   7   8  35 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  20
Boli           DF   2  26  12   7  32 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
D_Aitken       DF   1  26   9   6  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  28   7  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
H_Kagamoti     MF   2   7  26  13  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Boerrigter   MF   2   9  26  12  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Anya         AM   3   9  25  13  11 |  63   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   8  26  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Fandinho       FW   1   6   7  26  10 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
R_Clemance     GK  15   3   3   1  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Jones        DF   3  25  10   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Cooper       DF   3  25   8   9  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Solga        MF   2  10  25  10  19 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Janssen        FW   2   7   6  25  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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