Division Two League Match, Aston Villa vs. AS Roma (Sun Aug 23)


                          Aston Villa  |  AS Roma
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                    Pierre Van Rossum  |  Graham Brown
                                       |
                            R_Ceni GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                      D_Kuzmanovic DF  |  DF J_Matip
                     P_Livingstone DF  |  DF Roberto
                        A_Cissokho DF  |  DF R_Lamie
                          R_Varane DF  |  DF A_Kilgour
                           M_Woods DM  |  MF S_Gruber
                      A_Ben_Hatira MF  |  MF J_Afolabi
                      R_Nainggolan MF  |  MF D_Ali
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF Ru_B_Perry
                           Stefano FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW D_Baggio
                                       |
                       D_Gentenaar SUB |  SUB A_Hugo
                             Ayala SUB |  SUB A_Young
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB A_Nesta
                            M_Isco SUB |  SUB A_Silva
                           R_Sharp SUB |  SUB S_Iversen

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(asr) Ru_B_Perry finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  Ru_B_Perry drives it low !
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 5  :(asv) D_Kuzmanovic whips the ball across to Stefano
          ...  A powerful shot by Stefano !
          ...  M_Neuer tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Ben_Hatira!
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Kuzmanovic
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 9  :(asv) E_Barreto holds the ball up
          ...  He sees S_Bergwijn in space!
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Bergwijn !
          ...  But M_Neuer just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 11 :(asr) D_Ali works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Matip
          ...  P_Livingstone cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 13 :(asr) J_Afolabi falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 13 :(asr) A_Silva is being brought on
          ...  J_Afolabi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 15 :(asr) D_Ali is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Dzeko
          ...  P_Livingstone forces him off the ball
Min. 17 :(asv) S_Bergwijn is injured. He's unable to continue
Min. 17 :(asv) R_Sharp takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace S_Bergwijn as FW
Min. 19 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Ali
          ...  D_Ali has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But R_Ceni makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 21 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to D_Baggio
          ...  But P_Livingstone clears the ball to safety
Min. 26 :(asv) M_Woods heads the ball back to E_Barreto
          ...  But Roberto wins the ball
Min. 29 :(asv) R_Sharp finds his way through
          ...  R_Sharp has a go!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Aston Villa fans chant his name!
          ...  Aston Villa have snatched the lead!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 32 :(asv) P_Livingstone with the first time flick to A_Ben_Hatira
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira tries to chip the ball over M_Neuer!
          ...  M_Neuer won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 33 :(asr) E_Dzeko can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  P_Livingstone scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  J_Underhill refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 35 :(asr) D_Ali with a slick pass to A_Kilgour
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Cissokho hits it out for a throw
Min. 38 :(asr) D_Baggio can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  R_Varane brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Underhill waves play on!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asr) Roberto with the first time pass to D_Baggio
          ...  R_Varane goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 46 :(asr) R_Lamie is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Silva
          ...  But D_Kuzmanovic slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be

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

Min. 49 :(asv) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  R_Sharp seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Roberto with an ugly foul
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 53 :(asv) R_Sharp finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  A_Silva is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
Min. 55 :(asr) The ball is passed in from Ru_B_Perry, he finds D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio hits the ball first time!
          ...  R_Ceni with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 56 :(asr) A_Silva kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  E_Dzeko gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  E_Dzeko flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 58 :(asr) A_Silva holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Baggio
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Cissokho belts it clear
Min. 59 :(asr) D_Ali turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Baggio
          ...  M_Woods had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 60 :(asr) S_Iversen is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Baggio is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 62 :(asv) M_Woods controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Stefano gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Stefano carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But M_Neuer makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 64 :(asv) E_Barreto sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Gruber
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 65 :(asv) R_Nainggolan brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Sharp gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Sharp with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But M_Neuer makes a fine save
Min. 67 :(asr) D_Ali finds E_Dzeko with a ball over the defence
          ...  E_Dzeko chases it through, he must score !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Ceni looks dejected
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 72 :(asv) R_Nainggolan knocks it forward
          ...  A_Kilgour slips
          ...  R_Varane gets to it!
          ...  A_Kilgour with an over the top challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Stefano drives it in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Fine finish !
          ...  That's put Aston Villa in front!
          ...  Aston Villa 2-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 73 :(asv) A_Ben_Hatira runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Sharp
          ...  R_Sharp looks to see where M_Neuer is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 75 :(asv) Ayala is coming on for D_Kuzmanovic and will play DF
Min. 75 :(asv) J_Butland is being brought on
          ...  A_Ben_Hatira is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 79 :(asr) Roberto brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  R_Lamie gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Ayala wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 80 :(asv) Aston Villa altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 80 :(asr) A_Young will replace A_Kilgour and play DF
Min. 80 :(asv) J_Butland with a reverse pass to Stefano
          ...  J_Matip clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 83 :(asv) M_Woods looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Stefano
          ...  A_Silva forces him off the ball
Min. 84 :(asr) A_Silva kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Gruber gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Gruber attempts to nutmeg R_Ceni!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 85 :(asv) R_Sharp pushes it past A_Young
          ...  But Roberto wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asv) E_Barreto runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Butland
          ...  R_Lamie takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 89 :(asr) S_Iversen steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Cissokho
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But M_Woods slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 115,014
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Stefano
Scorers              : R_Sharp (29), Stefano (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : S_Bergwijn (17)
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ali (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Dzeko (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Roberto (49), A_Kilgour (72)
Injured              : J_Afolabi (13)
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 2 - 1 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Ceni         GK  37   2   2   7  30 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  38   9   7  40 |  76   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  32  11   8  31 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  30  20
A_Cissokho     DF   2  30  11   7  12 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
R_Varane       DF   1  29   9   4  11 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Woods        DM   2  18  28   9  18 |  92   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
A_Ben_Hatira   MF   2   6  32   9  40 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  31   6  23 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Barreto      MF   1   9  29   9  33 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Stefano        FW   2  10   8  33  39 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  55
S_Bergwijn     FW   3   9   7  25  10 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Gentenaar    GK  31   3   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ayala          DF   2  30  12   5  11 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  29  11  41 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Isco         MF   2   9  24  21  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  27  22 |  75   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  45

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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M_Neuer        GK  30   2   5   5  31 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  30   8   8  10 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  29   9   9  40 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  -2
R_Lamie        DF   3  25   7  10  31 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Kilgour      DF   3  25   6  10  32 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  28   8  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  15  27   6  32 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Ali          MF   3   9  26  15  33 |  92   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55  10
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  25  18  21 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  28  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Young        DF   3  25   8   8  41 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nesta        DF   3  18   6   9  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  26   7  20 |  79   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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