Elite FA Cup Groups, Chelsea vs. AS Roma (Wed Jun 13)


                              Chelsea  |  AS Roma
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-4-1-1 C
                        James Houston  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                           J_Reina GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                          S_Pearce DF  |  DF M_Demichelis
                           Kommper DF  |  DF J_Matip
                        G_Burdisso DF  |  DF C_Metzelder
                            M_Madl DF  |  DF S_Vettel
                            Juarez MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                           Drexler MF  |  MF Muniesa
                              Park MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  MF R_Lukaku
                       Ivica_Strok FW  |  AM M_Muniesa
                         M_Vucinic FW  |  FW Amauri
                                       |
                            J_Bond SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                              Ajer SUB |  SUB G_V_D_Wiel
                           C_Baker SUB |  SUB Robinho
                          Mo_Diame SUB |  SUB D_Baggio
                           Houston SUB |  SUB M_Rashford

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 5  :(asr) Muniesa takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Muniesa
          ...  M_Muniesa tries to chip the ball over J_Reina!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 6  :(asr) J_Matip has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Kommper
          ...  He puts in M_Muniesa!
          ...  M_Muniesa with a terrific drive !
          ...  J_Reina collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 8  :(chs) Kommper looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic with the cheeky shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Pagliuca reacts well to save!!!
Min. 9  :(chs) Ivica_Strok runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But J_Matip wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Underhill has none of it.
Min. 9  :(asr) Muniesa with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  Muniesa has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But J_Reina with the difficult save
Min. 10 :(asr) Muniesa knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from J_Underhill
Min. 10 :(asr) K_El_Ahmadi has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Pearce
          ...  He puts in M_Muniesa!
          ...  S_Pearce does well to get the tackle in
Min. 11 :(chs) M_Madl finds Park in the box
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Demichelis
Min. 13 :(asr) Amauri barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Amauri keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 14 :(asr) M_Muniesa lobs it over G_Burdisso
          ...  But S_Pearce comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 16 :(asr) K_El_Ahmadi with a penetrating pass to Amauri
          ...  M_Madl with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 18 :(asr) K_Porborsky with the diagonal pass M_Muniesa
          ...  M_Muniesa with the side footed shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 20 :(asr) Muniesa plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Demichelis decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Demichelis tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  J_Reina saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Muniesa curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Madl wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 22 :(chs) Park with a smart pass to Kommper
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Matip picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 22 :(chs) Ivica_Strok takes on J_Matip
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  Ivica_Strok bends it round the wall
          ...  G_Pagliuca goes down well to save
Min. 24 :(asr) Amauri picks out Muniesa with the cross
          ...  Muniesa has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 25 :(chs) Drexler with an incisive pass to M_Vucinic
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Demichelis
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 28 :(asr) S_Vettel with the first time pass to Muniesa
          ...  G_Burdisso brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 31 :(asr) Muniesa heads the ball back to M_Muniesa
          ...  S_Pearce wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 33 :(chs) D_Trezeguet with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  But C_Metzelder slides in
Min. 36 :(chs) M_Madl finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  But K_El_Ahmadi wins the tackle
Min. 36 :(chs) M_Vucinic beats J_Matip
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  C_Metzelder is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 42 :(asr) Amauri with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows Kommper a clean set of heals
          ...  Amauri has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  J_Reina with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(chs) Drexler breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Pagliuca!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi brings him down in the area!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Ivica_Strok will take it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That puts Chelsea ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Chelsea 1-0 AS Roma...
Min. 44 :(asr) It seems AS Roma are making a tactical change to A
Min. 45 :(asr) M_Muniesa finds Amauri on the edge of the box
          ...  Amauri drives it low !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 48 :(asr) J_Matip is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Amauri
          ...  But S_Pearce sweeps up the threat
Min. 49 :(asr) K_El_Ahmadi drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to J_Matip
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from M_Madl
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Muniesa hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Pearce reads it well and clears the danger

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

Min. 46 :(chs) Juarez has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Metzelder
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Vucinic!
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Vucinic !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca smothers the ball.
Min. 50 :(asr) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi is through!
          ...  G_Burdisso reads the play well
Min. 53 :(asr) K_El_Ahmadi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Muniesa decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  M_Muniesa is clean through!
          ...  He tries to take it round J_Reina
          ...  He rounds J_Reina
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits post!!
          ...  Kommper clears the danger!!
Min. 54 :(chs) Juarez has it now
          ...  He takes on S_Vettel
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Vucinic!
          ...  M_Vucinic fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Pagliuca dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had G_Pagliuca beaten!
Min. 57 :(chs) D_Trezeguet has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Vucinic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Vucinic !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 58 :(asr) K_El_Ahmadi hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  K_Porborsky latches onto it!
          ...  K_Porborsky belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 59 :(chs) D_Trezeguet looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Juarez
          ...  Juarez hits a crisp volley!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 59 :(asr) M_Muniesa unselfishly heads the ball back to Amauri
          ...  Amauri hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  J_Reina won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 63 :(chs) D_Trezeguet is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  M_Vucinic latches onto the end of it
          ...  M_Vucinic fires the shot in!
          ...  It floats over G_Pagliuca
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Chelsea 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 64 :(chs) Chelsea will now play C
Min. 64 :(chs) M_Vucinic with an intelligent ball to Kommper
          ...  C_Metzelder plays it back
          ...  G_Pagliuca slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Park hits it into the box!
          ...  Kommper swings a leg at it!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca looks relieved there!
Min. 64 :(asr) Muniesa holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Amauri in space!
          ...  But Ivica_Strok sweeps up the threat
Min. 66 :(chs) Ivica_Strok plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Vucinic decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  M_Vucinic has a go!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  G_Pagliuca grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 67 :(asr) G_V_D_Wiel is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Demichelis is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 69 :(asr) D_Baggio is being brought on
          ...  R_Lukaku is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 70 :(chs) D_Trezeguet kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  D_Trezeguet could have let it bounce!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 71 :(asr) M_Rashford will come on for Amauri and play FW
Min. 75 :(chs) Ivica_Strok picks up the pass
          ...  S_Vettel leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Chris Ridout looks relieved
          ...  James Houston is far from happy with that decision
Min. 79 :(asr) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  D_Baggio seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Drexler seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 80 :(chs) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Ajer will come on for G_Burdisso and play DF
Min. 80 :(chs) C_Baker will come on for Juarez and play MF
Min. 80 :(chs) Houston comes on for Ivica_Strok and takes up a FW role
Min. 80 :(chs) Houston plays it forward to M_Vucinic
          ...  M_Vucinic tries to beat G_Pagliuca from outside the area!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 82 :(asr) K_Porborsky skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Rashford
          ...  M_Rashford fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 83 :(chs) D_Trezeguet with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  J_Matip goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 84 :(chs) Houston bursts forward
          ...  Houston drives it low !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 87 :(chs) S_Pearce has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Trezeguet collects the loose ball!
          ...  C_Metzelder tackles cleanly
Min. 87 :(asr) M_Rashford takes advantage of a mistake by Ajer
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Pearce wins the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(chs) Park crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Vucinic in the box
          ...  The cross hits M_Vucinic on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stamford Bridge
Attendance           : 89,969
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : M_Vucinic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ivica_Strok (43 pen), M_Vucinic (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Madl (16)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : K_El_Ahmadi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_El_Ahmadi (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Chelsea     |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       13
Off target           :           8        |       7
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       17
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Final Score          : Chelsea 2 - 0 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Chelsea
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  33   2   3   1  18 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
S_Pearce       DF   1  25   7  10  18 |  95   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  10   0
Kommper        DF   1  25   9   8  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
G_Burdisso     DF   2  25   5   9  39 |  84   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
M_Madl         DF   3  25   8   6  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  78   8  -2
Juarez         MF   3   7  29   7  21 |  84   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Drexler        MF   3   8  28   9  12 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Park           MF   1   6  28   9  23 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  27  21 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  70  21
Ivica_Strok    FW   3   8   7  26  32 |  84   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  45
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  26  14 |  95   0   0   1   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  10  69
J_Bond         GK  27   3   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ajer           DF   1  24   7   7  22 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Baker        MF   2   5  27   6  13 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mo_Diame       MF   2  13  25   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Houston        FW   1   5   7  25  21 |  11   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1

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_Pagliuca     GK  33   5   5   2  23 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  27   8   7  18 |  71   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
J_Matip        DF   3  26   8   7  10 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  26   8   8  30 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Vettel       DF   1  20   7   6  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  27   7  15 |  95   0   1   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  48  -2
Muniesa        MF   1   7  26   8  20 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  11
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  26   8  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
R_Lukaku       MF   2   7  20  17  11 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Muniesa      AM   2   7   8  24  17 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  22
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  28  29 |  75   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  22
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  27  11   5  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Robinho        MF   1   7  26   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       AM   2   7   9  25  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Rashford     FW   2   7   8  24  23 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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