Division One League Match, Marseille vs. AS Roma (Sun Feb 22)


                            Marseille  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-4-1 C
                             Lee Shaw  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK J_Reina
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF M_Keown
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF M_Bossis
                           J_Fleck MF  |  DF J_Okore
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  MF Rivaldo
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF Ridoutska
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF J_Jurado
                         J_Digweed FW  |  MF J_Butland
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW Christinoa
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                          M_Amoros SUB |  SUB Fabio_DaSilva
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB B_Bannan
                            J_Cole SUB |  SUB M_Woods
                          N_Nalise SUB |  SUB A_Douglas

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 4  :(asr) Ridoutska has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Ridoutska drives it towards goal !
          ...  R_Higuita parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 7  :(asr) J_Butland controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Ridoutska gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  L_Koscielny bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 9  :(msl) Douglas_Costa has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_McLeish!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Douglas_Costa looks to see where J_Reina is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But J_Reina parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 9  :(asr) M_Bossis plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_McLeish decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  R_Higuita pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is warned by J_Underhill
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Appeals for a penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  Christinoa is the man who takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  AS Roma have snatched the lead!
          ...  Marseille 0-1 AS Roma...
Min. 10 :(asr) AS Roma altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 10 :(asr) Ridoutska has changed his position on the pitch to a DM
Min. 10 :(asr) interesting tactic change...
          ...  J_Jurado will now play as DM
Min. 11 :(msl) A_Marcos with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Okore
          ...  Rivaldo reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 19 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  T_Taiwo pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 24 :(msl) A_Marcos picks out Z_Zidane with the cross
          ...  Z_Zidane with the strike !
          ...  But J_Reina makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 25 :(msl) Z_Zidane plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  M_Keown with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Lee Shaw looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  J_Digweed drives it under the wall
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  J_Reina dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had J_Reina beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare swings it in!
          ...  M_Keown clears the corner
Min. 26 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with the heel pass to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Jurado steals the ball of off him
Min. 27 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Douglas_Costa is through!
          ...  J_Jurado with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a measured ball to Douglas_Costa
          ...  Douglas_Costa shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
Min. 34 :(msl) Douglas_Costa sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  J_Digweed runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Kerzhakov with a terrible tackle
Min. 35 :(asr) Rivaldo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Christinoa
          ...  T_Taiwo gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 36 :(msl) J_Fleck with a precise pass to J_Digweed
          ...  M_Keown brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 42 :(asr) Ridoutska finds J_Butland with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  G_Halford reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asr) Ridoutska takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Christinoa
          ...  T_Taiwo fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Chris Ridout looks bemused that it wasn't more!

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

Min. 46 :(msl) J_Fleck with a flicked pass to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed attempts a lob!
          ...  But J_Reina palms it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 50 :(asr) a big roar from the crowd as M_Woods comes on for J_Jurado to play MF
Min. 55 :(asr) B_Bannan is ready to come on to replace A_Kerzhakov
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 56 :(asr) Rivaldo is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Christinoa
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Koscielny takes possession
Min. 63 :(msl) A_Marcos pushes it past M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 63 :(msl) J_Digweed chests it down
          ...  J_Butland is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 64 :(msl) A_Marcos with a precise pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane rifles it at the goal !
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 65 :(msl) M_Amoros replaces an unhappy G_Halford and will play as a DF
Min. 65 :(asr) Fabio_DaSilva is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Bossis is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(asr) M_Woods catches Y_Sankhare with an elbow!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 69 :(asr) Ridoutska is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to J_Okore
          ...  J_Okore tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 70 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is being prepared to come on
          ...  Douglas_Costa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(msl) L_Koscielny plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  L_Koscielny with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 76 :(asr) J_Okore with an inch perfect pass to Rivaldo
          ...  M_Amoros with a bad challenge
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 77 :(asr) Ridoutska drives it across the face of the goal Christinoa
          ...  L_Koscielny gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 80 :(msl) a big roar from the crowd as N_Nalise comes on for J_Digweed to play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) Z_Zidane sidesteps his marker
          ...  Z_Zidane hits a great drive!
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Reina's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  J_Reina looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It comes to A_Marcos
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 83 :(msl) Z_Zidane can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  Z_Zidane hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Koscielny lofts the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Reina
Min. 85 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with an intelligent ball to N_Nalise
          ...  But Fabio_DaSilva with the fine tackle
Min. 85 :(asr) Fabio_DaSilva 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!
          ...  Christinoa receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Christinoa attempts a chip!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bannan floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  A_McLeish with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Marseille players
Min. 90 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa flicks it past Fabio_DaSilva
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_McLeish wins the ball with a clear tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 143,814
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Douglas_Costa
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Taiwo (45), M_Amoros (76)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : M_Keown (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Christinoa (9 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Keown (25), J_Jurado (27), J_Butland (63), M_Woods (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       4
Off target           :           5        |       2
On target            :           5        |       2
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       16
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :           7        |       10
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 1 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  39   2   2   2  34 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  29   4   3  31 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
G_Halford      DF   1  28   8   3  35 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
L_Koscielny    DF   2  27  10   7  36 |  92   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -19
L_Shawry       DF   2  27   8   7  15 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  28   9  28 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  27  11  36 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  26  15  32 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  26  10  42 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  81   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  27  34 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  24   8   7  42 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  25  11  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   7  23   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   6  23  20 |  11   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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J_Reina        GK  28   2   3   1  18 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  23  11   7  21 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  18  18
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  23  10   7  42 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bossis       DF   1  23   8   6  10 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Okore        DF   3  23   5   6  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  25   8  37 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Ridoutska      DM   2  15  24   7  34 |  92   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  60  21
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  24   7  28 |  51   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Butland      MF   2   9  23  10  41 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Christinoa     FW   3   8   6  23  42 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  21
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabio_DaSilva  DF   1  21   8   4  23 |  26   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  24   4  27 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Woods        MF   2  15  23   9  18 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Douglas      FW   2   4   5  24  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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