Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Jan 29)


                              AS Roma  |  Werder Bremen
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-3-1-2 C
                           Care Taker  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                           G_Banks GK  |  GK J_Pavlenka
                             Bauer DF  |  DF J_Neeskens
                            Aldair DF  |  DF J_Zanetti
                        A_Arrondel DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                           Roberto DF  |  DF F_Beijmo
                              Zico MF  |  MF T_Muller
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  MF P_Bargfrede
                      G_Karagounis MF  |  MF M_Canete
                           A_Pirlo MF  |  AM J_Ledley
                            N_Kanu FW  |  FW M_Kruse
                           Emerson FW  |  FW E_Bergkamp
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                           J_Matip SUB |  SUB E_Henderson
                         A_Kilgour SUB |  SUB Mo_Diame
                          S_Gruber SUB |  SUB Josh_Millwate
                          Geminiho SUB |  SUB Del_Vecchio

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 6  :(wbn) T_Muller has it now
          ...  He takes on Roberto
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Canete!
          ...  M_Canete rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It floats over G_Banks
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 10 :(wbn) J_Neeskens tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 12 :(asr) A_Arrondel cuts inside J_Neeskens
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  A_Arrondel lobs J_Pavlenka!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 17 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp rushes through the defence
          ...  N_Kanu is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  C_Tango tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 17 :(wbn) J_Ledley lobs it over the defender
          ...  A_Arrondel anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 19 :(wbn) M_Kruse with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Aldair
          ...  G_Karagounis pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  C_Tango has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by C_Tango!
          ...  C_Tango gave him a strong warning
Min. 20 :(asr) A_Pirlo with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Neeskens
          ...  He knocks it to Emerson!
          ...  Emerson curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  J_Pavlenka with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 21 :(wbn) J_Ledley plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Emerson with a well timed tackle
          ...  C_Tango didn't like it though
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  E_Bergkamp drives it in
          ...  G_Banks narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 23 :(wbn) J_Neeskens with a neat pass into M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  G_Banks can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  G_Banks has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 24 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Roberto fouls badly
          ...  C_Tango will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 25 :(wbn) J_Ledley takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Beijmo
          ...  F_Beijmo aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 32 :(asr) A_Arrondel beats J_Neeskens
          ...  T_Muller reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 32 :(wbn) T_Muller sidesteps Roberto
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A_Arrondel anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 35 :(wbn) J_Ledley controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Emerson
          ...  He puts in M_Kruse!
          ...  M_Kruse swings in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  That's got Werder Bremen back level!
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 37 :(asr) C_Makiadi looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Emerson
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_McLeish belts it clear
Min. 41 :(asr) Zico 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!
          ...  G_Karagounis receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  F_Beijmo cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(asr) G_Karagounis chips the ball over the defence and finds Emerson
          ...  Emerson with the shot on net !
          ...  J_Pavlenka makes a difficult save
Min. 48 :(wbn) T_Muller has it now
          ...  He takes on Roberto
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Ledley!
          ...  J_Ledley with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But G_Banks makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 1-1 Werder Bremen

Min. 48 :(asr) Zico chips the ball over the defence and finds C_Makiadi
          ...  A_McLeish with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Care Taker looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 51 :(asr) N_Kanu flicks it over F_Beijmo's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  N_Kanu hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  That's given AS Roma the advantage!
          ...  AS Roma 2-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 56 :(asr) C_Makiadi knocks it forward
          ...  A_McLeish slips
          ...  Emerson gets to it!
          ...  J_Neeskens with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 60 :(wbn) Del_Vecchio is being brought on
          ...  J_Ledley is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 60 :(wbn) J_Zanetti threads the through ball to F_Beijmo
          ...  F_Beijmo unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  G_Banks parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 61 :(wbn) M_Canete with a flicked pass to J_Zanetti
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Emerson belts it clear
Min. 63 :(asr) A_Pirlo is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 63 :(asr) S_Gruber is being brought on
          ...  A_Pirlo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 66 :(asr) G_Karagounis 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Zanetti and it had to be
Min. 70 :(wbn) Werder Bremen changed their strategy to play A
Min. 70 :(wbn) M_Kruse plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  T_Muller decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Muller sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Bargfrede hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Bergkamp gets his head on it
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 70 :(wbn) A_McLeish lashes out at C_Makiadi
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  C_Tango sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 70 :(wbn) E_Henderson is coming on and M_Canete is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  G_Karagounis swings it in
          ...  N_Kanu gets on the end of it
          ...  N_Kanu rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Pavlenka's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makiadi curls it into the box!
          ...  Roberto with the shot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 73 :(asr) Emerson with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Del_Vecchio is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  C_Tango tries to calm him down
Min. 75 :(wbn) Josh_Millwate is coming on for T_Muller and playing MF
Min. 78 :(asr) Zico flicks the ball through
          ...  Emerson runs onto it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Neeskens belts it clear
Min. 80 :(asr) S_Gruber looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Roberto
          ...  J_Zanetti brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But C_Tango waves play on!!!
Min. 80 :(wbn) J_Neeskens works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Del_Vecchio
          ...  But A_Arrondel spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 82 :(asr) Emerson has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Emerson heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 86 :(asr) G_Karagounis plays it forward to Zico
          ...  F_Beijmo with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 94 :(asr) Emerson controls it with ease
          ...  J_Zanetti fouls badly
          ...  C_Tango will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  S_Gruber swings it in
          ...  N_Kanu gets on the end of it
          ...  N_Kanu with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  J_Pavlenka parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gruber hits it into the box!
          ...  Emerson makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!

*************  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          : N_Kanu
Scorers              : J_Neeskens (10 og), N_Kanu (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Roberto (24)
Injured              : A_Pirlo (63)
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Ledley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Kruse (35)
Sent Off             : A_McLeish (70)
Booked               : J_Zanetti (94)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     | Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       9
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : AS Roma 2 - 1 Werder Bremen
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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_Banks        GK  29   3   1   3  12 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Bauer          DF   2  29   9   5  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aldair         DF   2  29   8   4  11 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  29   4   7  12 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
Roberto        DF   3  28   9   9  40 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Zico           MF   3   8  29   8  30 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  29   4  10 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  28   9  33 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
A_Pirlo        MF   1  13  27   7  11 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  30  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
Emerson        FW   3  11   7  29  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40  20  32
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  28   8   8  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  27   8  21 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  27  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Pavlenka     GK  31   3   1   2  21 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
J_Neeskens     DF   1  31  10   7  29 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  30  12  10  41 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
A_McLeish      DF   1  30  12   6  26 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
F_Beijmo       DF   3  28  12   8  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   6
T_Muller       MF   3  10  30  10  32 |  78   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
P_Bargfrede    MF   3   6  30   7  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Canete       MF   2   5  29   5  19 |  73   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_Ledley       AM   1   6  27  16  30 |  63   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  30  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  31
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  10   5  28  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  26   8   7  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Diame       MF   2  14  25   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Josh_Millwate  MF   1   8  25   9  23 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   7  25  20 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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