Division Two League Match, Manchester City vs. AS Roma (Sun Nov 01)


                      Manchester City  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  David Blair
                                       |
                              Vorm GK  |  GK Paulo_Argenti
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF J_Matip
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF Roberto
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF Monte_Albino
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF A_Young
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  DM J_Afolabi
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF E_Spence
                        Sam_Totman MF  |  MF B_Yaga
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF S_Gruber
                         F_Inzaghi FW  |  FW E_Dzeko
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW D_Baggio
                                       |
                             Chalk SUB |  SUB M_Neuer
                     Mikio_Fujioka SUB |  SUB Danny_Collina
                      R_Nainggolan SUB |  SUB A_Zabarte
                          Thiago_C SUB |  SUB J_S_Veron
                            J_Cruz SUB |  SUB S_Iversen

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 2  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Inzaghi
          ...  Driven towards goal by F_Inzaghi !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 4  :(mnc) Thanatos gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Thanatos could have let it bounce!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti comes out and claims it!
Min. 4  :(mnc) Aparichit spots Thanatos who is in acres of space
          ...  E_Dzeko with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 5  :(asr) E_Dzeko finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  F_Inzaghi with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  N_Rizzoli called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 6  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Inzaghi
          ...  S_Gruber dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 8  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og plays a first time ball through the defence to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 8  :(asr) S_Gruber races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Baggio lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Sam_Totman cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 10 :(asr) B_Yaga miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Baggio though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Sam_Totman tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 11 :(mnc) Thanatos runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Monte_Albino back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Monte_Albino with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Tony McCleary looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 13 :(mnc) Aparichit drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Inzaghi
          ...  F_Inzaghi looks to see where Paulo_Argenti is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 15 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki takes advantage of a mistake by Monte_Albino
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  A cracking drive from Aoyama_Hideki !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti gets up well to catch that one
Min. 17 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Afolabi
          ...  Roberto clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 17 :(asr) E_Spence moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Matip
          ...  J_Matip with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But Vorm punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 19 :(asr) E_Spence is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Gallagher slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 20 :(asr) J_Afolabi with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  J_Afolabi sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  Vorm catches the ball
Min. 24 :(asr) E_Dzeko with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  E_Dzeko with the drive!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 27 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past A_Young
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki hits the ball first time!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The AS Roma fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 29 :(asr) A_Young is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to E_Dzeko
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 31 :(asr) D_Baggio takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Fuchs
          ...  D_Baggio hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But Vorm makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 34 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki is through!
          ...  A_Young steals the ball of off him
Min. 34 :(asr) D_Baggio takes advantage of a mistake by D_Gallagher
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 35 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Roberto
          ...  He knocks it to F_Inzaghi!
          ...  A thundering drive by F_Inzaghi !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 36 :(mnc) Thanatos can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to F_Inzaghi
          ...  A glorious effort by F_Inzaghi !
          ...  Paulo_Argenti just watches float over the bar!
Min. 39 :(asr) D_Baggio stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  F_Inzaghi with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  N_Rizzoli tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 39 :(asr) B_Yaga runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  AS Roma have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 42 :(mnc) C_Fuchs holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  A_Young wins the ball
Min. 42 :(asr) E_Spence holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Roberto
          ...  Roberto from 20 yards !
          ...  Vorm with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(mnc) C_Fuchs finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  But J_Matip will cut out the threat
Min. 47 :(mnc) Thanatos with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  Thanatos with a thundering shot!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one

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

Min. 46 :(asr) S_Gruber controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He puts in D_Baggio!
          ...  D_Baggio tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 47 :(asr) E_Spence with a precise ball to B_Yaga
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Yaga !
          ...  But Vorm punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Vorm got a touch
Min. 48 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit with a little chip!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Paulo_Argenti has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 51 :(asr) B_Yaga gets to the by line and finds J_Matip with a beautiful cross
          ...  But Aoyama_Hideki wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 53 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  B_Yaga read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 59 :(mnc) F_Inzaghi chips the ball over the defence and finds Thanatos
          ...  Roberto gathers up the loose ball
Min. 60 :(asr) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems AS Roma will now be playing D
Min. 60 :(asr) E_Spence bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio looks to see where Vorm is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  Vorm makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 69 :(mnc) R_Neves 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!
          ...  Roberto wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 69 :(asr) Roberto picks up the pass
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 70 :(asr) A_Zabarte is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Baggio is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DM
Min. 75 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka replaces Bohte_Daisuke and will play DF
Min. 75 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Nainggolan will come on for Caoimhin_Og and play MF
Min. 77 :(mnc) Thanatos finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  An audacious effort from Thanatos !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 82 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka turns past A_Young
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  E_Dzeko stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli wants a quiet word
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka with the nod to Thanatos
          ...  But J_Matip puts the ball out of play

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 106,531
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Caoimhin_Og
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Sam_Totman (10)
Booked               : F_Inzaghi (39)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : B_Yaga (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Baggio (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Dzeko (4), Monte_Albino (11)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 1 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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Vorm           GK  35   3   7   1  22 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  31   9  10  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  31   8   9  43 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   8  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  28   9   5  31 |  78   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  32   8  32 |  78   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  31   4  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Sam_Totman     MF   1  22  30   5  28 |  10   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
Aparichit      MF   3   4  25  15  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   6  31  43 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  30  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  30   7  10  41 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  31   6  23 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  27   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |   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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Paulo_Argenti  GK  34   4   5   1  29 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Matip        DF   3  30   9   8  10 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Roberto        DF   3  29   9   9  40 |  95   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
Monte_Albino   DF   1  28   1   3  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Young        DF   3  25   8   8  41 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Afolabi      DM   2  15  27   6  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Spence       MF   2  10  29  10  40 |  95   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  29   8  35 |  95   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45   5
S_Gruber       MF   3   8  28   8  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
E_Dzeko        FW   2   8   9  29  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  28  21 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  55
M_Neuer        GK  30   2   5   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danny_Collina  DF   1  27   1   1  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      DM   1  15  25   8  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_S_Veron      AM   1   7  25  18  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Iversen      FW   2   7   8  25  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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