Division One League Match, Aston Villa vs. AS Roma (Sun Jun 28)


                          Aston Villa  |  AS Roma
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-4-1 C
                         John O Brien  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                        T_Sorensen GK  |  GK J_Reina
                         J_Esparza DF  |  DF R_Delap
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF G_Collins
                         J_Lescott DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                           D_Sloan DF  |  DF P_Jones
                          J_Crujff MF  |  DF M_Keown
                        O_Curkovic MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF Rivaldo
                         B_Wolford FW  |  MF Jese
                       D_Rommedahl FW  |  MF Ridoutska
                        P_Di_Canio FW  |  FW Yeboah
                                       |
                           M_Taibi SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                         O_Bolzoni SUB |  SUB B_McNeill
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB M_Woods
                      J_Gandolfini SUB |  SUB J_Butland
                           DJ_Hart SUB |  SUB M_Murphy

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(asv) O_Curkovic plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  O_Curkovic with the header !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 5  :(asv) J_Crujff hoofs it up field to find P_Di_Canio
          ...  Ridoutska steals the ball of off him
Min. 10 :(asr) Jese breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Sorensen!
          ...  J_Crujff brings him down!
          ...  N_Alexander wants a quiet word
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Jese hoists it forward
          ...  Rivaldo gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Esparza reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 13 :(asv) P_Di_Canio takes advantage of a mistake by G_Collins
          ...  P_Di_Canio drives it towards goal !
          ...  J_Reina falls over
          ...  But J_Reina is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 14 :(asv) O_Curkovic puts in B_Wolford
          ...  An audacious effort from B_Wolford !
          ...  But J_Reina tips it over
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 16 :(asr) Rivaldo with the first time pass to Ridoutska
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Sloan
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yeboah plays it into the danger area!
          ...  T_Sorensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 17 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  P_Di_Canio latches onto the ball
          ...  Rivaldo with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 20 :(asr) Jese holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Yeboah
          ...  A glorious effort by Yeboah !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 21 :(asv) J_Crujff runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of P_Di_Canio
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  P_Di_Canio belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  J_Reina makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 21 :(asr) T_Huddlestone moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah sees T_Sorensen off his line !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 22 :(asv) P_Di_Canio plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  R_Delap clears with a diving header
Min. 26 :(asr) Jese boots it towards Rivaldo
          ...  A skilful effort from Rivaldo !
          ...  T_Sorensen is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 30 :(asv) B_Wolford with a flicked pass to D_Rommedahl
          ...  What a shot from D_Rommedahl !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 30 :(asr) Yeboah spits at O_Curkovic
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 33 :(asr) Ridoutska races into the box
          ...  He sees Jese lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  P_Di_Canio with a well timed tackle
          ...  N_Alexander didn't like it though
Min. 36 :(asr) G_Collins makes the tackle
          ...  J_Lescott rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He is warned by N_Alexander
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 41 :(asr) Jese has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Keown gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Keown pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But T_Sorensen makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asr) T_Huddlestone finds R_Delap in the box
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Lescott
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 45 :(asr) Ridoutska gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  D_Bornosuzov dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 49 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to O_Curkovic
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Yeboah !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes

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

Min. 46 :(asv) O_Curkovic nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  O_Curkovic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 47 :(asv) O_Curkovic is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to J_Crujff
          ...  But G_Collins slides in
Min. 48 :(asv) J_Crujff looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Di_Canio
          ...  P_Di_Canio is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round J_Reina
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Reina
          ...  J_Reina gets a foot to it !!
Min. 51 :(asv) J_Crujff runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to B_Wolford
          ...  B_Wolford attempts a low drive!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 54 :(asr) Jese sidesteps J_Esparza
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Sloan
Min. 56 :(asv) Adnan_Januzaj gets to the by line and finds D_Rommedahl with a beautiful cross
          ...  D_Rommedahl tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  J_Reina parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Crujff lofts the ball in!
          ...  A_McLeish clears the danger
Min. 58 :(asr) T_Huddlestone finds R_Delap on the edge of the box
          ...  R_Delap with the header !
          ...  But T_Sorensen punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 61 :(asr) Ridoutska moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah attempts to nutmeg T_Sorensen!
          ...  T_Sorensen gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 63 :(asv) P_Di_Canio plays a long ball to D_Bornosuzov
          ...  D_Bornosuzov with the strike !
          ...  But J_Reina comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 65 :(asv) D_Obua is coming on and J_Crujff is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 65 :(asv) J_Gandolfini is being brought on
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) J_Butland is coming on for Ridoutska and will play MF
Min. 67 :(asv) D_Obua plays a first time ball through the defence to P_Di_Canio
          ...  R_Delap plays it back
          ...  J_Reina slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Obua plays it towards the near post!
          ...  G_Collins gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 70 :(asr) M_Murphy is being prepared to come on
          ...  Yeboah is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(asr) M_Murphy gains control of the loose ball
          ...  M_Murphy with a blistering shot !
          ...  T_Sorensen with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 72 :(asr) B_McNeill comes on for G_Collins and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 73 :(asr) J_Butland takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Murphy
          ...  J_Lescott rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's N_Alexander going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 75 :(asv) DJ_Hart is coming on for B_Wolford and playing FW
Min. 75 :(asr) J_Butland leaves D_Sloan standing
          ...  J_Butland has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 76 :(asv) D_Obua knocks it past R_Delap and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  A_McLeish picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 77 :(asr) Rivaldo pass splits open the defence and finds M_Murphy
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Murphy !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  Aston Villa 0-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 78 :(asv) Aston Villa altered their play to a E strategy
Min. 78 :(asr) AS Roma will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 78 :(asv) D_Rommedahl is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to O_Curkovic
          ...  A great volley from O_Curkovic !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  J_Reina was beaten there!
Min. 87 :(asv) D_Obua with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past B_McNeill
          ...  He knocks it to O_Curkovic!
          ...  O_Curkovic runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asv) DJ_Hart flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  M_Keown forces him off the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
Attendance           : 64,629
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : P_Di_Canio
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : R_Delap (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Murphy (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Aston Villa   |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       9
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 0 - 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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T_Sorensen     GK  39   4   4   1  15 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Esparza      DF   1  29   6   3  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  26   4   8  39 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
J_Lescott      DF   1  25   6   3  20 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  24  10   4  19 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  26  10  28 |  69   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
O_Curkovic     MF   1   5  25   9  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  11  24   9  23 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  26  28 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  25  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
M_Taibi        GK  16   2   2   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  22   7  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  24   8  31 |  28   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   8  23  18  12 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
DJ_Hart        FW   1   6   7  23  11 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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_Reina        GK  29   2   3   1  18 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  25   8   9  34 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
G_Collins      DF   2  25   8   6  19 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  23  11   6  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  23  11   6  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  25  10  19 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  25   8  37 |  97   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   1
Jese           MF   2   4  25   7  41 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Ridoutska      MF   2  15  24   7  34 |  69   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  26  31 |  74   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   7
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McNeill      DF   2  24  10  10  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Woods        MF   2  15  23   9  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  23  10  41 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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