Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Valencia (Thu Apr 30)


                              AS Roma  |  Valencia
                            4-1-4-1 P  |  5-2-3 A
                         Chris Ridout  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF P_Hunter
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF A_Carlos
                           P_Jones DF  |  DF Henrique
                        A_Cissokho DM  |  DF Douglas
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF Maradona
                           Rivaldo MF  |  MF P_Nedved
                         Ridoutska MF  |  FW Diaviera
                         J_Butland MF  |  FW Yeboah
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW D_Sulejmani
                                       |
                          Kindonga SUB |  SUB Pepe_Reina
                           M_Keown SUB |  SUB V_Kompany
                          J_Jurado SUB |  SUB L_Inagzij
                              Jese SUB |  SUB J_Hernandez
                         M_Bangura SUB |  SUB Z_Ibrahimovic

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 3  :(vla) D_Criscrito sidesteps A_Cissokho
          ...  D_Criscrito hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 7  :(asr) T_Huddlestone slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 11 :(vla) P_Nedved works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Criscrito
          ...  D_Criscrito with a powerful header !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 13 :(asr) T_Huddlestone is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  J_Butland latches onto the end of it
          ...  Henrique reads the play well
Min. 13 :(vla) Diaviera sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Yeboah
          ...  P_Jones with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 14 :(asr) P_Jones sprints past Henrique
          ...  P_Jones cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 19 :(vla) Maradona with the cross-field pass to A_Carlos
          ...  A_McLeish reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 29 :(vla) Diaviera takes advantage of a mistake by A_Cissokho
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Puciato
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 30 :(asr) R_Delap sidesteps P_Hunter
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Delap tries to beat L_Mulen from outside the area!
          ...  But L_Mulen punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 35 :(asr) R_Delap gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside D_Criscrito!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Delap sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But L_Mulen palms it behind
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 35 :(vla) A_Carlos with a neat pass into P_Nedved
          ...  But Ridoutska clears the danger
Min. 36 :(asr) Rivaldo with a probing pass to T_Huddlestone
          ...  A_Carlos steals the ball of off him
Min. 37 :(vla) A_Carlos takes advantage of a mistake by R_Delap
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A_McLeish reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 37 :(asr) Ridoutska sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Maradona with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 38 :(asr) A_McLeish runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Puciato
          ...  Douglas hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutska plays it towards the near post!
          ...  L_Mulen catches it!
Min. 40 :(asr) Ridoutska with a probing through ball T_Huddlestone
          ...  T_Huddlestone rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  L_Mulen acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_McLeish chips the ball into the area!
          ...  L_Mulen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 47 :(asr) G_Puciato takes advantage of a mistake by D_Criscrito
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  D_Criscrito does well to get the tackle in
Min. 48 :(vla) Maradona runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  J_Reina narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 49 :(vla) Maradona has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_McLeish
          ...  He puts in Yeboah!
          ...  Yeboah fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  J_Reina won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 49 :(asr) A_McLeish uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  P_Nedved with a bad challenge
          ...  F_Brych refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 51 :(asr) T_Huddlestone feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  G_Puciato runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Criscrito
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutska hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Mulen comes out and claims it!
Min. 52 :(asr) G_Puciato knocks it past D_Criscrito and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  From long range G_Puciato bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 52 :(vla) A_Carlos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Diaviera gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_McLeish with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  F_Brych calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 54 :(asr) A_Cissokho takes advantage of a mistake by Henrique
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A_Cissokho aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But L_Mulen smothers the ball.
Min. 54 :(vla) D_Criscrito takes advantage of a mistake by A_Kerzhakov
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  But P_Jones reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 55 :(vla) Z_Ibrahimovic is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Sulejmani is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 59 :(asr) J_Butland cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But P_Nedved sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 60 :(vla) J_Hernandez will replace P_Nedved and play MF
Min. 63 :(vla) Diaviera with a simple pass to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah drives the ball low !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maradona lofts the ball in!
          ...  Yeboah with the shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 64 :(vla) Yeboah runs towards the goal
          ...  But G_Puciato puts the ball out of play
Min. 65 :(vla) V_Kompany replaces an unhappy P_Hunter and will play as a DF
Min. 66 :(vla) Maradona looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Diaviera
          ...  G_Puciato with a bad challenge
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
Min. 67 :(vla) Diaviera with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  T_Huddlestone clears with a diving header
Min. 69 :(asr) M_Bangura will replace the useless G_Puciato and will play FW
Min. 69 :(vla) Diaviera passes the ball to J_Hernandez
          ...  J_Hernandez is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  J_Reina tries to close down the angle
          ...  He nutmegs J_Reina
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Valencia ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 70 :(asr) M_Keown is coming on for A_McLeish and playing DF
Min. 70 :(asr) J_Jurado takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Ridoutska
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(vla) It looks as though Valencia is now playing L
Min. 71 :(vla) Yeboah knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Kerzhakov
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  R_Delap hits it out for a throw
Min. 72 :(asr) T_Huddlestone sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Delap
          ...  R_Delap with a thundering volley!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 76 :(vla) D_Criscrito looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Hernandez
          ...  M_Bangura takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  F_Brych calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Chris Ridout looks relieved
Min. 76 :(vla) D_Criscrito hoists the ball across to Z_Ibrahimovic
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Cissokho
Min. 76 :(asr) M_Bangura with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Carlos with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  F_Brych refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 84 :(vla) Maradona with the dribble
          ...  A_Kerzhakov is easily beaten
          ...  Maradona smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(asr) R_Delap kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Kerzhakov with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  L_Mulen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 54,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : T_Huddlestone
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : D_Criscrito (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Hernandez (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :           7        |       12
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 1 Valencia
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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  29   2   3   1  18 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  72   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  24  10   7  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
R_Delap        DF   2  24   8   9  34 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  11
P_Jones        DF   2  23  11   6  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
A_Cissokho     DM   2  23  10   6  12 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  25  10  19 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  25   8  37 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Ridoutska      MF   2  15  24   7  34 |  72   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  23  10  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  71   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  23  11   7  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jurado       MF   1  14  24   7  28 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jese           MF   2   4  24   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Mulen        GK  38   4   6   3   1 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  26  10   7  27 |  94   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20   2
P_Hunter       DF   1  25  11   8  32 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carlos       DF   1  25  11   8  42 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  40  20
Henrique       DF   1  24  10   8  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Douglas        DF   2  24   9   8  18 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Maradona       MF   1  10  25  16  18 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  23  22  17 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
Diaviera       FW   1   8  10  27  21 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  26  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
D_Sulejmani    FW   1   2  16  24  36 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pepe_Reina     GK  27   2   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  25  10   8  33 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Inagzij      DF   1  23  10   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hernandez    MF   1   7  23  18  26 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   4   4  26  35 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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