Division One League Match, Marseille vs. AS Roma (Mon Feb 10)


                            Marseille  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-4-1 A
                             Lee Shaw  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK L_McCormick
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF B_Smith
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF A_Britton
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                          L_Thomas MF  |  DF L_Inagzij
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF Ludovic
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF O_Bosingwa
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF F_J_Torres
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  MF I_Muniain
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB P_Gulacsi
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB Roberto_Carlo
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB B_Bannan
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB N_Gomes
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB A_Bagsy

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 4  :(msl) Douglas_Costa 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!
          ...  Z_Zidane receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Britton hits it out for a throw
Min. 5  :(asr) I_Muniain looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer attempts a chip!
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 10 :(asr) A_Britton is first to the ball
          ...  A_Britton curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  R_Higuita is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 16 :(asr) I_Muniain plays the early ball across the box to find Nathan_Dyer in space
          ...  But G_Halford wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 18 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov finds the run of Nathan_Dyer
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  Nathan_Dyer takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just R_Higuita is between him and the goal
          ...  He lobs it over R_Higuita
          ...  Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 20 :(msl) A_Marcos beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed could have let it bounce!
          ...  But L_McCormick makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 23 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Z_Zidane gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Z_Zidane drives it towards goal !
          ...  L_McCormick is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  That puts Marseille ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 24 :(msl) Marseille restructured their strategy to D
Min. 24 :(msl) G_Halford flicks the ball through
          ...  J_Digweed runs onto it!
          ...  I_Muniain scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
          ...  C_Richmond refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 25 :(msl) Douglas_Costa unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  Marseille 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 26 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a clumsy challenge
          ...  C_Richmond calls him over
          ...  C_Richmond is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 29 :(msl) A_Marcos breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on L_McCormick!
          ...  B_Smith brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 29 :(asr) Roberto_Carlo is going to be brought on
          ...  F_J_Torres is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 30 :(msl) G_Halford takes advantage of a mistake by F_Cannavaro
          ...  I_Muniain tackles cleanly
Min. 37 :(asr) I_Muniain plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  T_Taiwo with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 40 :(asr) Ludovic with the towering header to O_Bosingwa
          ...  O_Bosingwa unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 41 :(msl) Douglas_Costa loses A_Britton
          ...  Roberto_Carlo slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 41 :(asr) O_Bosingwa with a flashy move
          ...  O_Bosingwa looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But R_Higuita comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 42 :(msl) A_Marcos looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Y_Sankhare
          ...  F_Cannavaro brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer with a precise pass to I_Muniain
          ...  I_Muniain with a terrific drive !
          ...  R_Higuita is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  R_Higuita looks very relieved!

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

Min. 48 :(asr) Ludovic with a 40-yard pass to Roberto_Carlo
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a nasty foul
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  O_Bosingwa knocks it forward
          ...  Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of it
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Digweed !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 50 :(msl) T_Taiwo runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Kerzhakov back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  F_Cannavaro beats him to the ball
Min. 55 :(msl) Douglas_Costa picks out J_Digweed with the cross
          ...  J_Digweed curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  L_McCormick makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Thomas
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Marcos
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into L_McCormick's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 58 :(msl) L_Thomas has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Britton
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Marcos!
          ...  A_Marcos drives it low !
          ...  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. 58 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled G_Halford
          ...  L_Thomas pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Richmond tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 63 :(asr) I_Muniain with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  I_Muniain tries to chip the ball over R_Higuita!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ludovic chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 64 :(asr) O_Bosingwa spits at Z_Zidane
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_Richmond reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 66 :(asr) Nathan_Dyer runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Bosingwa
          ...  Cleared by T_Taiwo
Min. 68 :(msl) J_Digweed controls the ball with ease
          ...  But Roberto_Carlo will cut out the threat
Min. 70 :(asr) N_Gomes replaces Nathan_Dyer to play as a FW
Min. 71 :(asr) Up goes the substitution board - B_Bannan on for Ludovic as a MF
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Halford is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 72 :(msl) Douglas_Costa picks out J_Digweed with the cross
          ...  But Roberto_Carlo clears the danger
Min. 72 :(asr) I_Muniain with a reverse pass to L_Inagzij
          ...  A_Marcos takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 73 :(msl) A_Marcos takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  A_Marcos fires a shot at goal !
          ...  L_McCormick with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 75 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as D_Obua comes on for Douglas_Costa to play MF
Min. 75 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Britton
          ...  A_Britton goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah is being brought on
          ...  Z_Zidane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 81 :(msl) Yeboah flicks it over F_Cannavaro and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Gomes takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 82 :(msl) A_Marcos jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A_Marcos goes for goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  L_McCormick never had a chance!
Min. 82 :(asr) Roberto_Carlo takes advantage of a mistake by L_Shawry
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  L_Thomas takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Richmond shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  O_Bosingwa hits it hard
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 84 :(msl) L_Thomas back heels to find J_Digweed in space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from I_Muniain
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Obua floats the ball in!
          ...  L_McCormick comes out and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(asr) O_Bosingwa has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past L_Koscielny
          ...  He knocks it to A_Kerzhakov!
          ...  L_Koscielny moves quickly to get the tackle in this time

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 145,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Douglas_Costa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Zidane (23), J_Digweed (25)
Sent Off             : Y_Sankhare (48)
Booked               : T_Taiwo (37), L_Thomas (82)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : I_Muniain
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : B_Smith (29)
Booked               : O_Bosingwa (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Marseille   |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       8
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 0 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  38   2   2   2  34 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
L_Shawry       DF   2  26   8   7  15 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25  10   7  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  27   6  18 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  26  11  36 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  95   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  15  24  11
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  76   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  15   0  44
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  14   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  33   2   3   2  17 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Smith        DF   1  26  11   1  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  26   6   2  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  23   8   7  15 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   1
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  22  10   7  42 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Inagzij      DF   1  22  10   6  11 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ludovic        MF   2   1  26   1  25 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  25  16  47 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  10  15
F_J_Torres     MF   3   8  24  11  23 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1   9  24   7  24 |  95   0   2   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  36   2
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  23  31 |  71   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -11
P_Gulacsi      GK  23   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto_Carlo  DF   1  20  11   5  30 |  66   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Gomes        FW   1   4   3  26  37 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  25  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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