June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match, AS Roma vs. Valencia (Wed Nov 10)


                              AS Roma  |  Valencia
                              4-3-3 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          David Hanna  |  James Burns
                                       |
                          J_Hunter GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                           Roberto DF  |  DF Bauer
                     Danny_Collina DF  |  DF J_Stam
                       Luigi_Alaba DF  |  DF A_Nouri
                         J_Afolabi MF  |  MF M_Barry
                          S_Gruber MF  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                             D_Ali MF  |  MF R_Tabatta
                           E_Dzeko FW  |  MF S_Mazzola
                         S_Iversen FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                          L_Suraez FW  |  FW D_Suker
                                       |
                        A_Capivara SUB |  SUB Coupet
                            Arthur SUB |  SUB D_E_Boyata
                            J_Cole SUB |  SUB P_Thompson
                         A_Zabarte SUB |  SUB M_Woods
                           D_Yorke SUB |  SUB W_Jose

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(vla) D_Trezeguet loses his marker
          ...  S_Iversen dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 6  :(asr) Roberto takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Dzeko
          ...  A_Nouri anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 6  :(vla) J_Stam moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Suker
          ...  But Danny_Collina slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 7  :(vla) D_Suker takes advantage of a mistake by J_Matip
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  J_Matip goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 13 :(asr) S_Gruber runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Iversen
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Nouri
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Danny_Collina plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_Pickford easily catches it!
Min. 14 :(vla) M_Barry boots it towards R_Tabatta
          ...  But Luigi_Alaba reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 14 :(vla) S_Mazzola spits at D_Ali
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from J_Underhill
Min. 15 :(vla) D_Trezeguet dribbles it into the box
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Luigi_Alaba
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 19 :(vla) D_Trezeguet lobs it over E_Dzeko
          ...  D_Trezeguet aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 21 :(vla) D_Trezeguet finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Danny_Collina
          ...  But Luigi_Alaba wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Suker plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Hunter comes out and claims it!
Min. 26 :(asr) AS Roma are switching their playing style to P
Min. 29 :(asr) S_Iversen with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves B_Ivanovic behind
          ...  S_Iversen with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Brilliant save from J_Pickford
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 29 :(vla) J_Stam with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet hits the ball first time!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 36 :(vla) D_Trezeguet finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  J_Hunter makes a difficult save
Min. 40 :(asr) S_Gruber has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Ivanovic
          ...  He knocks it to E_Dzeko!
          ...  B_Ivanovic does well to get the tackle in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(asr) J_Afolabi with a penetrating pass to L_Suraez
          ...  L_Suraez hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!

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

Min. 50 :(vla) R_Tabatta is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Suker
          ...  J_Matip fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Mazzola swings it in
          ...  R_Tabatta gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Afolabi plays the back pass
          ...  J_Hunter can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bauer chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Hunter comes out and claims it!
Min. 51 :(asr) J_Afolabi takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Gruber
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Gruber !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 51 :(vla) M_Kikuchi feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  R_Tabatta runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But J_Matip wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Underhill has none of it.
Min. 54 :(asr) E_Dzeko could get a shot on goal here
          ...  E_Dzeko rifles it at the goal !
          ...  J_Pickford was lucky there
Min. 55 :(asr) E_Dzeko knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Stam
          ...  A skilful effort from E_Dzeko !
          ...  J_Pickford gets up well to catch that one
Min. 57 :(asr) D_Ali sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  S_Iversen runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Iversen with a thundering volley!
          ...  But J_Pickford dives to his left
          ...  I think J_Pickford just got a hand on that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 63 :(asr) E_Dzeko controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  D_Ali gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Stam gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 65 :(asr) J_Cole is being brought on
          ...  S_Gruber is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) Arthur comes on for Roberto and takes up a DF role
Min. 65 :(vla) Bauer is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 66 :(vla) R_Tabatta with a 50-yard pass to D_Suker
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Suker !
          ...  But J_Hunter punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 67 :(vla) M_Kikuchi pass splits open the defence and finds J_Stam
          ...  Arthur stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 68 :(asr) S_Iversen drives it across the face of the goal L_Suraez
          ...  L_Suraez shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But J_Pickford tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Ali
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  J_Pickford tips it round the post
          ...  Well saved
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to L_Suraez
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  J_Pickford gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Suraez crosses it in!
          ...  J_Pickford jumps well to claim it!
Min. 69 :(vla) M_Kikuchi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Suker
          ...  J_Cole with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 70 :(asr) D_Yorke is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Iversen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 72 :(asr) It seems AS Roma are making a tactical change to A
Min. 73 :(vla) R_Tabatta retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Suker gets on the end of it
          ...  Arthur with the block
Min. 75 :(asr) J_Cole brings it under control
          ...  He takes on B_Ivanovic
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Dzeko!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Bauer
Min. 76 :(asr) J_Cole with a probing pass to D_Yorke
          ...  A_Nouri with an over the top challenge
Min. 79 :(vla) M_Woods is coming on and S_Mazzola is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 79 :(asr) J_Cole looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Yorke
          ...  But M_Kikuchi wins the ball
Min. 80 :(vla) W_Jose takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Suker
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 81 :(vla) D_E_Boyata is coming on for J_Stam and playing DF
Min. 81 :(vla) W_Jose with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Barry gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Barry beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  J_Hunter comes towards him
          ...  He tries to flick it past J_Hunter
          ...  He's pushed it too far
          ...  He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 83 :(vla) Bauer brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  W_Jose makes himself available
          ...  W_Jose carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 84 :(vla) D_Trezeguet sidesteps Luigi_Alaba
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Afolabi is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
Min. 84 :(vla) Bauer with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  W_Jose from 20 yards !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Hunter dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Hunter beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Woods plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to R_Tabatta
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 87 :(asr) E_Dzeko finds the space intelligently
          ...  Bauer wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 87 :(vla) D_Trezeguet jumps over Arthur's challenge
          ...  But Danny_Collina sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) D_Ali with a measured pass to D_Yorke
          ...  D_Yorke hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 88 :(vla) R_Tabatta jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Yorke bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from J_Underhill
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Underhill signals that it is indirect
          ...  M_Woods floats it forward
          ...  W_Jose latches onto the end of it
          ...  W_Jose flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 89 :(asr) E_Dzeko makes the tackle
          ...  M_Kikuchi leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  E_Dzeko with the thundering drive
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 91 :(asr) E_Dzeko nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Barry brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 92 :(vla) M_Woods runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Luigi_Alaba
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  M_Woods tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 92 :(asr) J_Cole skips the challenge from A_Nouri
          ...  B_Ivanovic is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  J_Underhill warns him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : E_Dzeko (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Dzeko (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Matip (50), Arthur (67), J_Cole (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Tabatta
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Kikuchi (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       10
Off target           :           3        |       8
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 0 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_Hunter       GK  35   4   5   4  28 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  32   9   8  10 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Roberto        DF   3  30   9   9  40 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Danny_Collina  DF   1  29   1   1  15 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
Luigi_Alaba    DF   1  28   1   3  27 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  15  29   6  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Gruber       MF   3   9  29   8  21 |  67   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Ali          MF   3  10  28  15  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  30  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  30  55
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  26  32 |  72   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
L_Suraez       FW   2   6   7  25  40 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  27  16   1  21 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Cole         MF   3   9  27   7  33 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  26   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Yorke        FW   3   6   7  24  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   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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J_Pickford     GK  39   3   3   5  31 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  32  12   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  32  10   5  32 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
J_Stam         DF   2  32   9   7  29 |  83   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  30  12   6  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
M_Barry        MF   2  18  30   7  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  16  30   9  30 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  -2
R_Tabatta      MF   2  23  28  17  21 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Mazzola      MF   2  10  28   7  33 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  29  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Suker        FW   1   6  12  28  31 |  82   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Coupet         GK  29   3   1   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  33  12   9  11 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  30  13   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Woods        MF   2  19  29   9  18 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Jose         FW   3   9   9  31  10 |  12   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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