Division One League Match, Juventus vs. AS Roma (Sun Apr 28)


                             Juventus  |  AS Roma
                              3-4-3 E  |  4-3-3 P
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK L_McCormick
                        G_Pessotto DF  |  DF B_Smith
                         L_Wallace DF  |  DF L_Amoruso
                        B_Raspudic DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                             Diego MF  |  DF A_Britton
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  MF Ludovic
                         A_Andanov MF  |  MF O_Bosingwa
                              Jese MF  |  MF I_Tiramek
                           N_Gomes FW  |  FW Sansao
                          L_Modric FW  |  FW A_Anyukov
                           D_Flood FW  |  FW D_Stanfield
                                       |
                      M_De_Sanctis SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                       D_Criscrito SUB |  SUB T_Kaizer
                           B_Krkic SUB |  SUB R_Rivelino
                          B_Krejic SUB |  SUB T_Woods
                            M_Owen SUB |  SUB N_Kalavee

Referee: I_Williamson (England)


Min. 1  :(jvt) Diego has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Amoruso
          ...  He puts in L_Modric!
          ...  L_Modric with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  L_McCormick parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And L_McCormick recovers to save!!
Min. 3  :(asr) D_Stanfield jumps over G_Pessotto's challenge
          ...  D_Stanfield keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But G_Buffon dives to his left
          ...  I think G_Buffon just got a hand on that one
          ...  I_Williamson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 6  :(jvt) Diego with a first time pass
          ...  L_Modric runs onto it!
          ...  Cleared by F_Cannavaro
Min. 6  :(asr) Ludovic with a probing pass to O_Bosingwa
          ...  Jese with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 6  :(asr) O_Bosingwa knocks it past G_Pessotto and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  O_Bosingwa hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  G_Buffon saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 7  :(jvt) Diego with a neat pass into L_Wallace
          ...  L_Wallace sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  L_McCormick claws it off the line
          ...  I_Williamson consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Juventus the advantage!
          ...  Juventus 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 7  :(asr) B_Smith cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sansao
          ...  Sansao shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 9  :(jvt) D_Damjanovic curls the ball out wide to N_Gomes
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_Cannavaro belts it clear
Min. 11 :(jvt) D_Flood runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Sansao back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  D_Flood with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Juventus 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 11 :(asr) A_Anyukov takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A_Anyukov with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But G_Buffon pulls out a save of the game
Min. 13 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic pulls it back to G_Pessotto
          ...  G_Pessotto with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 14 :(asr) O_Bosingwa looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Anyukov
          ...  L_Wallace gathers up the loose ball
Min. 16 :(jvt) Diego sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Gomes
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Britton !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 19 :(asr) Sansao with the dribble
          ...  L_Wallace is easily beaten
          ...  Jese with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  I_Tiramek bends it round the wall
          ...  G_Buffon gets up well to catch that one
Min. 20 :(asr) O_Bosingwa threads the through ball to D_Stanfield
          ...  D_Damjanovic with a nasty foul
          ...  I_Williamson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(asr) A_Anyukov with the dribble
          ...  B_Raspudic is easily beaten
          ...  A_Anyukov sees G_Buffon off his line !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 26 :(asr) O_Bosingwa has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Pessotto
          ...  He puts in D_Stanfield!
          ...  D_Stanfield attempts a chip!
          ...  G_Buffon heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 27 :(jvt) Jese with the header on
          ...  He finds N_Gomes in space
          ...  L_Amoruso makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 30 :(asr) N_Kalavee is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ludovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 34 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to N_Gomes
          ...  But F_Cannavaro spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 35 :(jvt) D_Flood takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Sansao
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Britton
Min. 36 :(jvt) Diego is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Jese latches onto the ball
          ...  But L_Amoruso wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 36 :(asr) N_Kalavee heads the ball back to A_Anyukov
          ...  But L_Wallace wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 37 :(asr) O_Bosingwa with a slick pass to Sansao
          ...  Jese body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  I_Williamson called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(jvt) L_Modric beats A_Britton
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Modric drives the shot in!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 43 :(asr) A_Anyukov takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  L_Wallace slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 44 :(asr) F_Cannavaro has it now
          ...  He takes on G_Pessotto
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Stanfield!
          ...  D_Stanfield tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Brilliant save from G_Buffon
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 45 :(asr) AS Roma made the switch to a N strategy
Min. 47 :(jvt) Jese has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Damjanovic collects the loose ball!
          ...  D_Damjanovic belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  L_McCormick saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Juventus 2-0 AS Roma

Min. 49 :(jvt) A_Andanov with an intelligent ball to L_Wallace
          ...  F_Cannavaro gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 51 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  O_Bosingwa plays the back pass
          ...  L_McCormick can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic curls it into the box!
          ...  L_McCormick easily catches it!
Min. 51 :(asr) A_Britton drives it forward to Sansao
          ...  G_Pessotto rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(jvt) N_Gomes finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  But B_Smith spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 53 :(asr) Sansao turns on a sixpence
          ...  Sansao with a powerful header !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 55 :(asr) Sansao slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  G_Pessotto forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sansao chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Buffon jumps well to claim it!
Min. 63 :(jvt) A_Andanov runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  N_Gomes latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  The cross hits N_Gomes on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 63 :(asr) D_Stanfield has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past B_Raspudic
          ...  He knocks it to Sansao!
          ...  What a shot from Sansao !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 65 :(asr) a big roar from the crowd as T_Kaizer comes on for B_Smith to play DF
Min. 68 :(jvt) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  D_Flood is through!
          ...  D_Flood hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  L_McCormick with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 70 :(asr) R_Rivelino is coming on for O_Bosingwa and playing MF
Min. 71 :(asr) N_Kalavee has it now
          ...  He takes on L_Wallace
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Anyukov!
          ...  A_Anyukov has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But G_Buffon with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Stanfield plays it towards the near post!
          ...  G_Buffon easily claims the ball!
Min. 74 :(asr) I_Tiramek hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Stanfield latches onto it!
          ...  G_Pessotto reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 77 :(asr) R_Rivelino kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Anyukov gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Anyukov with the shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 78 :(jvt) There's going to be a change
          ...  D_Criscrito will come on for L_Modric and play DF
Min. 78 :(asr) D_Stanfield with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  D_Flood with a superb challenge
          ...  I_Williamson has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 84 :(jvt) Jese back heels to find D_Flood in space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Cannavaro
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 86 :(asr) I_Tiramek knocks it past B_Raspudic and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  But D_Criscrito comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 87 :(jvt) D_Damjanovic looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards N_Gomes
          ...  N_Gomes is clean through!
          ...  He rounds L_McCormick
          ...  He tries to slide it past L_McCormick
          ...  L_McCormick smothers the ball !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asr) Sansao takes advantage of a mistake by D_Criscrito
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  What a shot from Sansao !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 90 :(jvt) D_Flood flicks it over A_Anyukov and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  D_Flood with a thundering shot!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Damjanovic chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It is cleared by N_Kalavee
Min. 92 :(jvt) D_Flood gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Britton!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But L_Amoruso wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Juventus Arena
Attendance           : 89,898
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : L_Wallace (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Wallace (7), D_Flood (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Damjanovic (20), G_Pessotto (51), D_Flood (78)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : O_Bosingwa
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Juventus    |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       13
Off target           :           4        |       5
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       12
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Juventus 2 - 0 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Juventus
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_Buffon       GK  32   3   4   2  10 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
G_Pessotto     DF   1  26   6   6  35 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  68  -2  -1
L_Wallace      DF   1  25   5   6  37 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  65  20  48
B_Raspudic     DF   2  25   5   6  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego          MF   1   6  26   6  27 |  95   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  20 100  20
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   7  25   9  42 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  46   6
A_Andanov      MF   2   6  24   7  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Jese           MF   2   4  21   6  41 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
N_Gomes        FW   1   4   3  26  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
L_Modric       FW   1   6   2  25  31 |  80   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
D_Flood        FW   2   8  10  22  15 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  35
M_De_Sanctis   GK  25   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  24   9   7  27 |  15   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
B_Krkic        MF   1   9  24   2  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Krejic       MF   1   4  22   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Owen         FW   1   4   4  22  35 |   0   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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L_McCormick    GK  32   2   3   2  17 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
B_Smith        DF   1  26  11   1  31 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  25  10   7  42 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  25   6   2  21 |  95   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
A_Britton      DF   2  23   8   8  15 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
Ludovic        MF   2   1  25   1  25 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  24  16  47 |  72   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  48   8
I_Tiramek      MF   1   8  23  11  36 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  24  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
A_Anyukov      FW   1   8   4  23  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -2
D_Stanfield    FW   2   7   5  22  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  24
Kindonga       GK  23   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  23   6   4  37 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Rivelino     MF   3  12  23   7  34 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Woods        MF   1   9  23   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  22   8  22 |  65   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
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