Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. AS Roma (Sun Apr 26)


                      Manchester City  |  AS Roma
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-5-1 E
                        Tony McCleary  |  Graham
                                       |
                       Hugo_Lloris GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF M_Britos
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF Bauer
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF Aldair
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF J_Matip
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF A_Kilgour
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF Zico
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF D_Ali
                       Leda_Cygnus AM  |  MF J_Afolabi
                         F_Inzaghi FW  |  MF S_Gruber
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                                       |
                     L_Marchegiani SUB |  SUB A_Hugo
                       D_Gallagher SUB |  SUB Roberto
                      La_Huntellio SUB |  SUB A_Silva
                            Bebeto SUB |  SUB Ru_B_Perry
                         D_Thaguif SUB |  SUB D_Baggio

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Matip gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 3  :(asr) S_Gruber hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Zico collects the loose ball!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 4  :(mnc) M_Scholl lays the ball back to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus sees M_Neuer off his line !
          ...  M_Neuer saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 5  :(asr) E_Dzeko finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  F_Inzaghi goes in studs first
Min. 8  :(mnc) M_Scholl boots it towards F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 8  :(asr) D_Ali crosses to E_Dzeko
          ...  E_Dzeko hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It's beaten Hugo_Lloris
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 11 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Leda_Cygnus with the shot !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That's given Manchester City the advantage!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 12 :(asr) AS Roma altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 15 :(mnc) Thanatos plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  J_Matip with a well timed tackle
          ...  C_Cakir didn't like it though
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 16 :(mnc) M_Scholl has it now
          ...  He takes on S_Gruber
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Leda_Cygnus!
          ...  But J_Matip wins the ball
Min. 16 :(asr) J_Afolabi takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Ali
          ...  D_Ali with a terrific drive !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris beats the ball away
Min. 19 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og boots it towards R_VD_Vaart
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  R_VD_Vaart beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has M_Neuer to beat
          ...  He lobs it over M_Neuer
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 19 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus spits at E_Dzeko
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 21 :(mnc) M_Scholl floats the ball in to find F_Inzaghi
          ...  But Bauer reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 21 :(asr) D_Ali with the header on
          ...  He finds Zico in space
          ...  Leda_Cygnus fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 22 :(asr) J_Afolabi runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Dzeko
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 24 :(mnc) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  F_Inzaghi is through!
          ...  F_Inzaghi smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 25 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  An audacious effort from Leda_Cygnus !
          ...  M_Neuer is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And M_Neuer reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Fuchs swings it in!
          ...  M_Neuer easily claims the ball!
Min. 26 :(mnc) Thanatos runs at M_Britos
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Thanatos tries to beat M_Neuer!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Neuer was left standing
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 26 :(asr) Zico kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Gruber gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Gruber with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It's beaten Hugo_Lloris
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 27 :(asr) E_Dzeko finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled C_Fuchs
          ...  R_VD_Vaart pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 28 :(asr) J_Afolabi with a slick pass to E_Dzeko
          ...  R_VD_Vaart knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Cakir just turns away!
Min. 29 :(asr) Bauer knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Bauer hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 30 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus flicks it over J_Matip and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Britos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 36 :(asr) D_Ali with a neat pass into E_Dzeko
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka sweeps up the threat
Min. 40 :(asr) A_Kilgour sidesteps Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Leda_Cygnus is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  C_Cakir tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 42 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart sidesteps Aldair
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  R_VD_Vaart with a blistering shot !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  M_Neuer never had a chance!
Min. 42 :(asr) J_Afolabi is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Britos
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Aoyama_Hideki and it had to be
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(asr) A_Kilgour threads the through ball to M_Britos
          ...  M_Britos attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 47 :(asr) D_Ali beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Aldair
          ...  A glorious effort by Aldair !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Ali chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It comes to E_Dzeko
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Ali!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 48 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Thanatos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Thanatos with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But M_Neuer palms it behind
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !

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

Min. 46 :(asr) Aldair brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Afolabi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  F_Inzaghi with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 50 :(asr) D_Ali with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past C_Fuchs
          ...  He knocks it to J_Matip!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki steals the ball of off him
Min. 51 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  M_Britos with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 51 :(asr) Zico slides the ball across to S_Gruber
          ...  Thanatos with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  J_Afolabi hits it over the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Gruber
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes the catch!
Min. 55 :(asr) Ru_B_Perry comes on for J_Afolabi and takes up a MF role
Min. 57 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 60 :(asr) D_Baggio comes on for E_Dzeko and takes up a FW role
Min. 60 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus picks up the pass
          ...  The cross hits Leda_Cygnus on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  M_Neuer heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 60 :(asr) D_Ali barges the defender off the ball
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Ali !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 62 :(mnc) R_VD_Vaart gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  C_Fuchs is unmarked
          ...  J_Matip takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 63 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus fires over a low cross to Thanatos
          ...  A_Kilgour gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 66 :(asr) D_Ali with the diagonal pass A_Kilgour
          ...  A_Kilgour attempts a chip!
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 67 :(asr) Bauer with the heel pass to A_Kilgour
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka with the fine tackle
Min. 68 :(mnc) Thanatos steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Bauer
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_Britos wins the ball
Min. 69 :(asr) Zico with the nod to Bauer
          ...  Bauer goes for the top corner !
          ...  But Hugo_Lloris dives to his left
          ...  I think Hugo_Lloris just got a hand on that one
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 70 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi loses D_Baggio
          ...  F_Inzaghi hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  M_Neuer parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 71 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og with an incisive pass to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  Aldair with an ugly foul
          ...  C_Cakir will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  Thanatos shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to R_VD_Vaart instead
          ...  From long range R_VD_Vaart bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But M_Neuer tips it behind
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 74 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka with a measured ball to Thanatos
          ...  D_Ali with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 80 :(asr) Roberto will replace J_Matip and play DF
Min. 81 :(asr) M_Britos with a smart pass to D_Baggio
          ...  A powerful header from D_Baggio !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Hugo_Lloris gets his fingertips to it
Min. 82 :(mnc) D_Gallagher is being prepared to come on
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 82 :(mnc) Bebeto replaces Leda_Cygnus to play as a MF
Min. 82 :(mnc) D_Thaguif is being prepared to come on
          ...  Thanatos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 85 :(mnc) D_Thaguif takes advantage of a mistake by M_Britos
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  D_Thaguif flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  M_Neuer manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_VD_Vaart!
          ...  Bauer clears the danger
Min. 86 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  D_Thaguif latches onto the end of it
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Bauer picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) D_Thaguif backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  F_Inzaghi gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Kilgour anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 90 :(mnc) M_Scholl looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 92 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og nutmegs Roberto
          ...  Bauer wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 106,987
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Leda_Cygnus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Leda_Cygnus (11), Thanatos (26), F_Inzaghi (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Leda_Cygnus (19), F_Inzaghi (46), Thanatos (51)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : D_Ali
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Matip (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       7
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          12        |       17
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Final Score          : Manchester City 3 - 0 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Hugo_Lloris    GK  35   3   2   3  13 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  30   8  10  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  29   7   9  41 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  29   6   8  20 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  26   9   5  31 |  86   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  11  31  10  22 |  97   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  85  20
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  31   9  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  31   8  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Leda_Cygnus    AM   1   8  26  18  22 |  86   0   0   1   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2   8  63
F_Inzaghi      FW   1   9   6  30  43 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  43
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  27  22 |  86   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  43
L_Marchegiani  GK  24   3   2   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  30   8   9  43 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  27   7   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bebeto         MF   1   9  29   7  30 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Thaguif      FW   1   5   7  26  31 |  11   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10

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  29   2   5   5  31 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Britos       DF   2  30   6   8  22 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Bauer          DF   2  29   9   5  32 |  97   0   4   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  80  10  10
Aldair         DF   2  29   8   4  11 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Matip        DF   3  29   8   8  10 |  84   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
A_Kilgour      MF   3  25   6  10  32 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
Zico           MF   3   8  30   8  30 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
D_Ali          MF   3   9  26  15  33 |  97   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
J_Afolabi      MF   2  15  27   6  32 |  59   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  27   8  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  28  20 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  28   9   9  40 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  26   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  25  18  21 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  27  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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