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Season 23 Archive: Elite League, Week 22

AS Roma 0 - 2 Valencia

Elite Football League Match, AS Roma vs. Valencia (Mon Mar 13)


                              AS Roma  |  Valencia
                            4-2-2-2 E  |  5-4-1 A
                         Chris Ridout  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK K_Jensen
                             Breno DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  DF P_Senderos
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF S_Logan
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                           Muniesa MF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                         T_Cairney MF  |  MF A_Andanov
                             Lucas AM  |  MF M_Valbuena
                            Sansao AM  |  MF Saruman
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                        J_Maddison FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                     Papakoli_Diop SUB |  SUB E_Johnson
                        G_V_D_Wiel SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                           Rivaldo SUB |  SUB Drexler
                         M_Muniesa SUB |  SUB B_Wolford

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(vla) Saruman uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  J_A_Riise with the block
Min. 4  :(asr) M_A_Nastasic punches N_Ben_Khalifa off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by A_Barken
          ...  A_Barken warned him
Min. 5  :(asr) Muniesa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Breno gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  W_A_Glen wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 5  :(vla) D_Criscrito takes possession
          ...  D_Criscrito with the shot on net !
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa swings it in!
          ...  K_Rekik wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 7  :(vla) J_Digweed finds a hole in the defence
          ...  J_Digweed has a dig at goal!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca smothers the ball.
Min. 8  :(asr) Fabinhioski takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Fabinhioski with the overhead !
          ...  K_Jensen gathers it comfortably
Min. 8  :(vla) J_Digweed sidesteps Breno
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Digweed drives it towards goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 9  :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play C
Min. 9  :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Digweed keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But J_A_Riise slides in two footed.
          ...  A_Barken has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 9  :(asr) J_A_Riise with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past S_Logan
          ...  He knocks it to Sansao!
          ...  P_Senderos with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 10 :(vla) N_Ben_Khalifa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  J_Digweed gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  K_Rekik takes possession
Min. 11 :(asr) T_Cairney can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to K_Rekik
          ...  K_Rekik rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  K_Jensen with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 11 :(vla) M_Valbuena with a smart pass to J_Digweed
          ...  M_A_Nastasic stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 14 :(asr) T_Cairney with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Breno gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Criscrito wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 15 :(asr) Muniesa kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Sansao gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Digweed is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  K_Jensen misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Fabinhioski drives it into the box!
          ...  K_Jensen easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(vla) A defence splitting pass from A_Andanov to J_Digweed
          ...  M_A_Nastasic is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(vla) A_Andanov with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Digweed in space
          ...  M_A_Nastasic cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 24 :(asr) Lucas finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  Lucas with a thundering drive!
          ...  But K_Jensen makes an easy save
Min. 25 :(vla) Saruman with a 50-yard pass to P_Senderos
          ...  J_A_Riise takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 26 :(asr) Lucas looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Maddison
          ...  J_Maddison goes for goal !
          ...  But K_Jensen stops that one easily
Min. 27 :(vla) Saruman holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa goes for goal !
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a difficult save
Min. 36 :(asr) T_Cairney looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Fabinhioski
          ...  W_Van_Boer rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 38 :(vla) J_Digweed finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  J_A_Riise takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 40 :(vla) Saruman barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Breno with an over the top challenge
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  A_Barken is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  J_Digweed hits it over the wall
          ...  G_Pagliuca saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asr) M_A_Nastasic is first to the loose ball
          ...  M_A_Nastasic must beat K_Jensen!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 48 :(asr) Muniesa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  J_Maddison gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Intercepted by A_Andanov

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

Min. 47 :(vla) P_Senderos barges the defender off the ball
          ...  P_Senderos with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca was well beaten there!
          ...  AS Roma 0-2 Valencia ...
Min. 52 :(vla) W_Van_Boer loses K_Rekik
          ...  W_Van_Boer with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Pagliuca's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Valbuena floats the ball in!
          ...  W_Van_Boer makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 55 :(vla) E_Johnson replaces an unhappy S_Logan and will play as a DF
Min. 57 :(vla) J_Digweed sidesteps Muniesa
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Digweed !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 59 :(vla) M_Valbuena finds J_Digweed in acres of space
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Digweed !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Breno reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 60 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme is being brought on
          ...  M_Valbuena is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Maddison rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Andanov plays it short to D_Criscrito
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Criscrito !
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Pagliuca's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 61 :(asr) Fabinhioski swings at J_R_Riquelme
          ...  A_Barken has seen it!
          ...  He received a good talking to from A_Barken
Min. 65 :(asr) It seems AS Roma are making a tactical change to N
Min. 65 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - B_Wolford on for J_Digweed as a FW
Min. 70 :(asr) Sansao with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  D_Criscrito wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 73 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  W_A_Glen is through!
          ...  An audacious effort from W_A_Glen !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Johnson hits it into the box!
          ...  G_Pagliuca catches it!
Min. 80 :(asr) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems AS Roma will now be playing A
Min. 82 :(asr) J_Maddison sprints past W_Van_Boer
          ...  D_Criscrito brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 82 :(vla) Saruman with the towering header to B_Wolford
          ...  B_Wolford is clean through, he is one on one with G_Pagliuca
          ...  He tries to slide it past G_Pagliuca
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 84 :(asr) Muniesa backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Fabinhioski gets on the end of it
          ...  Fabinhioski rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into K_Jensen's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 85 :(vla) A_Andanov drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to B_Wolford
          ...  B_Wolford rifles it to the far post !
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 86 :(asr) Fabinhioski with a flicked pass to Sansao
          ...  D_Criscrito brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But A_Barken waves play on!!!
Min. 86 :(vla) B_Wolford wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Johnson
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  K_Rekik hits it out for a throw
Min. 87 :(asr) Fabinhioski leaves his marker standing
          ...  W_Van_Boer takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 87 :(vla) B_Wolford dribbles it into the box
          ...  J_A_Riise with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(vla) B_Wolford jumps over Breno's challenge
          ...  B_Wolford smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca is equal to it
Min. 92 :(asr) Breno races into the box
          ...  He sees J_Maddison lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Saruman reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 93 :(vla) B_Wolford with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_A_Riise a clean set of heals
          ...  B_Wolford attempts to drive it home!
          ...  G_Pagliuca parries it

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 50,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : Muniesa
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_A_Nastasic (16), Breno (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : J_Digweed (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Digweed (8), P_Senderos (47)
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     :           6        |       16
Off target           :           2        |       4
On target            :           4        |       12
Possession           :          27        |       73
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 2 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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G_Pagliuca     GK  32   5   5   2  23 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
Breno          DF   2  28  10  10  16 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
J_A_Riise      DF   3  25   7   9  32 |  97   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  25   7   2  12 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  25   2   2  45 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -1
Muniesa        MF   1   7  25   8  20 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
T_Cairney      MF   2   7  23   7  21 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Lucas          AM   2   5  25  14  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
Sansao         AM   1   8   8  26  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  27  33 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   8  23  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Papakoli_Diop  DF   2  25  15   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  25  11   5  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  26   8  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Muniesa      FW   2   7   8  24  17 |   0   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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  30  12  10  27 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  21
P_Senderos     DF   1  29  12   5  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  20
S_Logan        DF   3  29  11   8  36 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  29  11   7  27 |  97   0   4   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  80   0   6
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  27   5   6  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  30   8  25 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Valbuena     MF   2  12  29  10  45 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Saruman        MF   2   7  27  24  30 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  27  11  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  29  19 |  69   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  36
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  28   8   5  31 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  26  21  34 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Drexler        MF   3   8  26   9  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  14  27  28 |  28   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  30  40
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