Elite Intercontinental Cup 1st Round 1st Leg Match, AS Roma vs. Valencia (Tue Apr 09)


                              AS Roma  |  Valencia
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-2-1-2-1 E
                          David Hanna  |  Steve Talbot
                                       |
                        David_Raya GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                          D_Rugani DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                         H_Odoffin DF  |  DF Mehmet_Aydin
                         M_Yoshida DF  |  DF J_Ngakia
                         B_Mayoral DF  |  DF Carlos_Jnr
                            L_Cook MF  |  DM R_Montlaur
                          T_Partey MF  |  DM M_Harrington
                          K_Zeroli MF  |  MF F_De_Jong
                        S_Berghuis AM  |  AM E_Smith_Rowe
                           P_Jesus FW  |  AM C_Sparkes
                        Luigi_Sosa FW  |  FW C_Balotelli
                                       |
                           Y_Rossi SUB |  SUB N_Martin
                        A_Carabali SUB |  SUB Malick_Thiaw
                         J_S_Veron SUB |  SUB Max_Puissance
                         A_Zabarte SUB |  SUB P_DelVecchio
                          L_Suraez SUB |  SUB Alan_Smith

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 5  :(vla) Carlos_Jnr holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to C_Sparkes
          ...  C_Sparkes must beat David_Raya!
          ...  David_Raya makes a good save
Min. 7  :(vla) C_Sparkes knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Yoshida
          ...  But H_Odoffin wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 9  :(asr) L_Cook has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Luigi_Sosa gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Luigi_Sosa looks to see where E_Thorstvedt is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 12 :(asr) T_Partey with a slide rule pass to S_Berghuis
          ...  F_Cannavaro slices it
          ...  E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Partey lofts the ball in!
          ...  Luigi_Sosa gets a shot in
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 14 :(asr) S_Berghuis sprints past Mehmet_Aydin
          ...  But J_Ngakia clears the ball to safety
Min. 18 :(asr) P_Jesus with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But Mehmet_Aydin clears the danger
Min. 21 :(asr) M_Yoshida takes advantage of a mistake by Mehmet_Aydin
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Yoshida unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Cook plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Harrington reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 22 :(asr) A defence splitting pass from L_Cook to H_Odoffin
          ...  F_Cannavaro read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 22 :(vla) M_Harrington with a pinpoint pass to Carlos_Jnr
          ...  Carlos_Jnr hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Saved by David_Raya
Min. 23 :(asr) P_Jesus sidesteps J_Ngakia
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Harrington
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Cook lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to S_Berghuis
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt was well beaten there!
          ...  AS Roma go ahead in this match now!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 26 :(asr) L_Cook with a pinpoint pass to K_Zeroli
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Harrington
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 27 :(vla) E_Smith_Rowe gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Rugani!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Harrington chips the ball into the area!
          ...  David_Raya jumps well to claim it!
Min. 30 :(asr) T_Partey holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Yoshida
          ...  Carlos_Jnr takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 33 :(asr) H_Odoffin crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Jesus in the box
          ...  P_Jesus must beat E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  AS Roma 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 33 :(vla) E_Smith_Rowe brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  C_Balotelli makes himself available
          ...  But H_Odoffin clears the ball to safety
Min. 35 :(asr) L_Cook plays a first time ball through the defence to P_Jesus
          ...  P_Jesus aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 37 :(vla) E_Smith_Rowe runs with pace at the defence
          ...  T_Partey rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 37 :(vla) E_Smith_Rowe slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  S_Berghuis plays it back
          ...  David_Raya slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Harrington lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Sparkes makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  David_Raya goes down well to save
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) S_Berghuis with the towering header to K_Zeroli
          ...  F_Cannavaro pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 44 :(asr) S_Berghuis with the cross-field pass to P_Jesus
          ...  R_Montlaur with the foul
Min. 46 :(asr) L_Cook looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Jesus
          ...  P_Jesus hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt shouts at his defenders
          ...  AS Roma 3-0 Valencia ...
Min. 48 :(asr) Luigi_Sosa runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Montlaur back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  E_Smith_Rowe with a clumsy challenge
          ...  O_Bundy refrained from booking him but had stern words

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 3-0 Valencia

Min. 47 :(asr) T_Partey looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Luigi_Sosa
          ...  Luigi_Sosa tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Zeroli crosses it in!
          ...  H_Odoffin loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 49 :(vla) R_Montlaur with a one-touch layoff to C_Sparkes
          ...  M_Yoshida wins the ball
Min. 52 :(vla) M_Harrington plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  C_Balotelli keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  C_Balotelli with the cheeky shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 54 :(asr) T_Partey crosses to Luigi_Sosa
          ...  Luigi_Sosa gets up high for the header !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 55 :(vla) Malick_Thiaw is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Ngakia is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  P_DelVecchio will come on for R_Montlaur and play MF
Min. 55 :(vla) Max_Puissance takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace E_Smith_Rowe as MF
Min. 55 :(vla) C_Sparkes finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  T_Partey pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
Min. 58 :(asr) L_Cook finds the run of S_Berghuis
          ...  S_Berghuis tries to beat E_Thorstvedt from outside the area!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 60 :(asr) L_Suraez replaces an unhappy Luigi_Sosa and will play as a FW
Min. 60 :(asr) J_S_Veron is coming on and L_Cook is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 60 :(asr) A_Carabali will replace the useless D_Rugani and will play DF
Min. 62 :(asr) A_Carabali with the heel pass to P_Jesus
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_Jesus !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Partey crosses it in!
          ...  Malick_Thiaw gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 65 :(asr) J_S_Veron beats Mehmet_Aydin
          ...  J_S_Veron with the header !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt watches it sail wide!
Min. 67 :(vla) Alan_Smith comes on for C_Sparkes and takes up a FW role
Min. 67 :(asr) S_Berghuis miskicks!
          ...  He finds L_Suraez though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  L_Suraez with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  AS Roma 4-0 Valencia ...
Min. 67 :(vla) C_Balotelli finds a hole in the defence
          ...  C_Balotelli attempts the shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 71 :(asr) K_Zeroli runs forward
          ...  Mehmet_Aydin with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 81 :(asr) K_Zeroli with a precise pass to P_Jesus
          ...  P_Jesus is clean through, he is one on one with E_Thorstvedt
          ...  He rounds E_Thorstvedt
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Yes he does it!!
          ...  He grabs his hat trick!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!!
          ...  AS Roma 5-0 Valencia ...
Min. 83 :(asr) H_Odoffin with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  H_Odoffin pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  AS Roma 6-0 Valencia ...
Min. 85 :(vla) C_Balotelli runs at A_Carabali
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  C_Balotelli rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  David_Raya is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_DelVecchio swings it in!
          ...  Mehmet_Aydin makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) Alan_Smith takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Alan_Smith goes for the top corner !
          ...  But David_Raya punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 91 :(asr) K_Zeroli beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A delicate header from K_Zeroli !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1

*************  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          : P_Jesus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Berghuis (23), P_Jesus (33,46,81), L_Suraez (67), H_Odoffin (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : M_Harrington
Scorers              : N/A
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     :          17        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       5
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Final Score          : AS Roma 6 - 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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David_Raya     GK  30   3   3   3  40 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   2  29   1   1  39 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Odoffin      DF   2  26   7  10  12 |  95   0   2   1   1   2   1   0   0   0  40  30  30
M_Yoshida      DF   2  25  10  12  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Mayoral      DF   2  25   9   7  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Cook         MF   1   9  29  10  22 |  64   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0
T_Partey       MF   1   3  29   1  28 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
K_Zeroli       MF   1   3  28  17  29 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
S_Berghuis     AM   2   4  26  17  20 |  95   0   1   2   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  40  25
P_Jesus        FW   1   4   2  28  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0  80
Luigi_Sosa     FW   2   3   5  27  25 |  64   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Y_Rossi        GK  22   4   2   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   1  27  11   7  33 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
J_S_Veron      MF   1   7  27  19  12 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  15  27   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suraez       FW   2   6   7  25  40 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  29   3   4   2  21 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -40   0   0   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   1  26   6   1  16 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Mehmet_Aydin   DF   1  25   1   1  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Ngakia       DF   2  24   5   6  34 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Carlos_Jnr     DF   1  23   5   4  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
R_Montlaur     DM   2  18  25   7  35 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Harrington   DM   2  20  24   5  36 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
F_De_Jong      MF   1   1  25  19  44 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Smith_Rowe   AM   1   5  24  22  36 |  59   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Sparkes      AM   2   1   6  26  29 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
C_Balotelli    FW   1   2   3  27  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
N_Martin       GK  26   2   2   4  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Malick_Thiaw   DF   1  25   7   3  30 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Max_Puissance  MF   2   2  26  18  26 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_DelVecchio   MF   2   2  19  17  38 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alan_Smith     FW   2   4   1  24  27 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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