Division One League Match, Hearts vs. AS Roma (Thu Aug 31)


                               Hearts  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-1-4-2 E
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                       N_Cambiasso GK  |  GK J_Reina
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF M_Schmelzer
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                         R_Mancini DF  |  DM J_Height
                          E_Manson MF  |  MF M_Valbuena
                         E_Cantona MF  |  MF S_Parker
                           A_Addey MF  |  MF Muniesa
                           L_Cubas MF  |  MF D_Beckham
                            Amauri FW  |  FW F_Totti
                         D_Bunting FW  |  FW Arnautovic
                                       |
                       L_McCormick SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                            P_Evra SUB |  SUB L_Jones
                         E_Plummer SUB |  SUB M_Reiziger
                        J_Riquelme SUB |  SUB C_Ridout
                            Puskas SUB |  SUB J_Maddison

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 1  :(hts) Hearts made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 2  :(hts) L_Cubas plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  L_Cubas sees J_Reina off his line !
          ...  It floats over J_Reina
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  That's given Hearts the lead!
          ...  Hearts 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 3  :(hts) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Hearts will now play D
Min. 4  :(hts) S_Van_Doorn throws a punch
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel slumps to the ground
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Atkinson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 5  :(hts) E_Cantona 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!
          ...  Amauri receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Intercepted by J_Height
Min. 6  :(hts) E_Manson is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Amauri
          ...  J_Height with the tackle
Min. 11 :(hts) Amauri slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  J_Height wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 11 :(hts) L_Cubas with a penetrating pass to Amauri
          ...  J_Height with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 13 :(asr) D_Beckham is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  F_Totti latches onto the ball
          ...  F_Totti hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  N_Cambiasso blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 15 :(hts) N_Cambiasso spits at J_A_Riise
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 17 :(asr) J_A_Riise takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  J_A_Riise with the overhead !
          ...  N_Cambiasso tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Beckham curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Parker tries to place the shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 18 :(asr) J_Height threads the through ball to J_A_Riise
          ...  A delicate header from J_A_Riise !
          ...  N_Cambiasso gathers it comfortably
Min. 23 :(asr) F_Totti boots it towards Arnautovic
          ...  E_Manson hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Parker drives it into the box!
          ...  S_Van_Doorn gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 24 :(hts) E_Manson knocks the ball past the lunge of Arnautovic
          ...  E_Manson drives it towards goal !
          ...  J_Reina just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 25 :(hts) E_Manson works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Cubas
          ...  L_Cubas has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 29 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  M_Schmelzer forces him off the ball
Min. 32 :(asr) Arnautovic takes advantage of a mistake by H_Almeida
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  S_Van_Doorn with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 33 :(hts) E_Manson is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Amauri
          ...  S_Parker with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  M_Atkinson will just give him a speaking to
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  Amauri fires it towards the goal
          ...  J_Reina is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 34 :(asr) Arnautovic takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_Van_Buuren intercepts the pass
Min. 40 :(asr) M_Valbuena with a measured ball to F_Totti
          ...  A_Addey slices it
          ...  N_Cambiasso moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Valbuena crosses it in!
          ...  L_Cubas clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 47 :(hts) Amauri takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_Atkinson waves play on!!!
Min. 49 :(asr) S_Parker with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A left-footer by S_Parker !
          ...  N_Cambiasso is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Hearts 1-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 50 :(hts) E_Plummer will replace the useless E_Cantona and will play MF
Min. 53 :(hts) A_Addey with the diagonal pass D_Bunting
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Bunting !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past J_Reina
          ...  Hearts have snatched the lead!
          ...  Hearts 2-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 53 :(asr) J_Height works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Valbuena
          ...  R_Mancini with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the AS Roma players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 55 :(asr) S_Parker nutmegs A_Van_Buuren
          ...  E_Manson bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 56 :(hts) P_Evra is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Van_Doorn is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 56 :(hts) Amauri gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside G_V_D_Wiel!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But M_Schmelzer slides in two footed.
          ...  M_Atkinson has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 57 :(asr) J_A_Riise plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A_Van_Buuren forces him off the ball
Min. 59 :(hts) E_Plummer looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Cubas
          ...  L_Cubas with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But J_Reina with the difficult save
Min. 60 :(hts) Puskas takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Amauri as FW
Min. 60 :(hts) L_Cubas with a slide rule pass to A_Addey
          ...  J_Height fouls badly
          ...  That's his second booking !
          ...  He's sent off!
Min. 61 :(hts) A defence splitting pass from A_Addey to Puskas
          ...  F_Totti stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  M_Atkinson refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 62 :(hts) E_Plummer has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Puskas gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But Arnautovic sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 63 :(hts) E_Manson with a neat pass into D_Bunting
          ...  But J_A_Riise puts the ball out of play
Min. 66 :(hts) E_Plummer holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Puskas
          ...  Puskas has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  J_Reina takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 74 :(hts) L_Cubas knocks it past G_V_D_Wiel and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Cubas aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 75 :(hts) A_Van_Buuren leaves M_Schmelzer standing
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 76 :(asr) F_Totti spits at R_Mancini
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him over
          ...  M_Atkinson tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 77 :(hts) L_Cubas reads the run of A_Addey
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Addey !
          ...  J_Reina with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 77 :(asr) Curled in dangerously from Muniesa to F_Totti
          ...  F_Totti has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  N_Cambiasso blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 80 :(hts) A_Addey hoofs it up field to find E_Plummer
          ...  J_A_Riise wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 85 :(asr) F_Totti bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Beckham
          ...  D_Beckham tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 86 :(hts) A_Addey unselfishly heads the ball back to P_Evra
          ...  P_Evra with a blistering shot !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(hts) E_Manson looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Evra
          ...  P_Evra with a blistering shot !
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hearts 3-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 90 :(hts) D_Bunting gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past S_Parker!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Bunting flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  J_Reina parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And J_Reina recovers to save!!
Min. 90 :(hts) Puskas takes on J_A_Riise
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  D_Beckham with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  M_Atkinson refrained from booking him but had words

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 75,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : L_Cubas (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Cubas (2), D_Bunting (53), P_Evra (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Van_Doorn (4), R_Mancini (53), E_Manson (55)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : S_Parker
Scorers              : S_Parker (49)
Sent Off             : J_Height (60)
Booked               : F_Totti (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Hearts      |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       7
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Final Score          : Hearts 3 - 1 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Cambiasso    GK  31   4   1   2  22 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  30  13   5  26 |  57   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
H_Almeida      DF   2  29  12  10  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  29  12   8  25 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  21
R_Mancini      DF   3  25  10   8  35 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
E_Manson       MF   1  10  27   9  24 |  93   0   1   5   1   1   0   1   0   0  18  63  -1
E_Cantona      MF   2   7  26  15  41 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  24  10  32 |  93   0   1   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  55   5
L_Cubas        MF   3   8  24   8  11 |  93   0   1   3   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  30  27
Amauri         FW   2   7   8  27  29 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  26  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
L_McCormick    GK  39   2   3   2  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  26  11  10  21 |  36   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
E_Plummer      MF   1  23  11  11  22 |  42   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
J_Riquelme     MF   2   5  26   6  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Puskas         FW   2   7   6  24  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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  32   2   3   1  18 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
M_Schmelzer    DF   2  27   4   1  27 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  26  11   5  20 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  26   7   9  32 |  93   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -10
J_Height       DM   3  14  23   7  22 |  61   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  50  10 -10
M_Valbuena     MF   2  12  29  10  45 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Parker       MF   1  10  28  12  30 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
Muniesa        MF   1   7  25   8  20 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Beckham      MF   3   8  23   7  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
F_Totti        FW   2   6  11  27  42 |  93   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  18   8
Arnautovic     FW   1   7   5  25  11 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  25   7   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reiziger     DF   2  23   6   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ridout       MF   3   8  27   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Maddison     FW   2   7   8  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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