Division One League Match, Newcastle vs. AS Roma (Sun Mar 17)


                            Newcastle  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-4-2 E
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Chris Ridout
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                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK L_McCormick
                          W_Sagnol DF  |  DF B_Smith
                           A_Lopez DF  |  DF L_Amoruso
                     D_F_Rodrigues DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF A_Britton
                          B_Aguiar MF  |  MF Ludovic
                       P_Levchenko MF  |  MF O_Bosingwa
                          L_Robert MF  |  MF R_Rivelino
                            L_Camp MF  |  MF I_Tiramek
                          M_Harnik FW  |  FW A_Anyukov
                        D_Berbatov FW  |  FW Amauri
                                       |
                        M_Landreau SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                        R_Giovinco SUB |  SUB T_Kaizer
                          A_Hinkel SUB |  SUB D_Hammertime
                         M_Platini SUB |  SUB T_Woods
                           G_Speed SUB |  SUB Salim_Kerkar

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 2  :(asr) Amauri cuts through the defence
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues wins the ball well
          ...  S_Farina has given a free kick
          ...  S_Farina reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 3  :(nwt) P_Levchenko brings it under control
          ...  He takes on F_Cannavaro
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in B_Aguiar!
          ...  B_Aguiar attempts to drive it home!
          ...  L_McCormick fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 5  :(asr) Ludovic crosses to Amauri
          ...  A_Lopez clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 9  :(nwt) B_Aguiar unselfishly heads the ball back to D_F_Rodrigues
          ...  D_F_Rodrigues fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The AS Roma fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 10 :(asr) Ludovic with the towering header to L_Amoruso
          ...  L_Amoruso hits a curling shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a difficult save
Min. 12 :(asr) A_Britton loses A_Lopez
          ...  A_Britton with his head down lets it go !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 15 :(nwt) M_Harnik beats O_Bosingwa
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  A_Britton takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 17 :(nwt) P_Levchenko 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 L_Robert
          ...  But L_Amoruso wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Aguiar floats the ball in!
          ...  It is kicked away by A_Anyukov
Min. 17 :(nwt) B_Aguiar with a glorious long pass to B_Moore
          ...  I_Tiramek wins the ball well
          ...  S_Farina has given a free kick
          ...  S_Farina calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 20 :(nwt) D_F_Rodrigues fires over a low cross to D_Berbatov
          ...  D_Berbatov drives the ball low !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The AS Roma fans taunt him!
Min. 21 :(nwt) B_Moore leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to L_Camp
          ...  I_Tiramek rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's S_Farina going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 30 :(asr) Ludovic knocks it forward
          ...  W_Sagnol slips
          ...  Amauri gets to it!
          ...  But B_Moore wins the tackle
Min. 34 :(asr) A_Anyukov runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off W_Sagnol back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  A_Anyukov has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Britton hits it towards the far post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 37 :(nwt) D_F_Rodrigues loses A_Britton
          ...  F_Cannavaro with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  S_Farina called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 39 :(asr) B_Smith with a measured ball to A_Anyukov
          ...  W_Sagnol wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Rivelino drives it into the box!
          ...  O_Bosingwa gets on the end of it
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 41 :(asr) Ludovic runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Anyukov
          ...  A_Lopez with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asr) L_Amoruso with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past W_Sagnol
          ...  He knocks it to A_Anyukov!
          ...  A_Anyukov drives it towards goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 48 :(nwt) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  B_Aguiar is through!
          ...  F_Cannavaro reacts to stop the move going any further

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle 0-0 AS Roma

Min. 46 :(asr) R_Rivelino races into the box
          ...  He sees O_Bosingwa lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by W_Sagnol
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 47 :(nwt) P_Levchenko plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  P_Levchenko with the shot on net !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 47 :(asr) Amauri 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!
          ...  Amauri goes for goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 48 :(nwt) D_Berbatov takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  D_Berbatov goes for goal !
          ...  L_McCormick makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 49 :(nwt) L_Camp finds his way through
          ...  B_Smith intercepts the pass
Min. 49 :(asr) O_Bosingwa with an inch perfect pass to Amauri
          ...  Fine tackle by W_Sagnol
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 51 :(nwt) B_Aguiar controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs F_Cannavaro
          ...  He puts in P_Levchenko!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Amoruso
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 51 :(asr) Ludovic finds the run of Amauri
          ...  Amauri drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  He rounds E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  AS Roma have snatched the lead!
          ...  Newcastle 0-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 52 :(asr) T_Kaizer is being brought on
          ...  A_Anyukov is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 52 :(asr) D_Hammertime replaces an unhappy Ludovic and will play as a DF
Min. 60 :(nwt) R_Giovinco is being brought on
          ...  D_Berbatov is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 60 :(nwt) P_Levchenko flicks it over L_Amoruso's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Hammertime had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  S_Farina wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 65 :(nwt) G_Speed comes on for M_Harnik and takes up a FW role
Min. 71 :(asr) Salim_Kerkar comes on for Amauri and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(nwt) B_Aguiar controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_Giovinco gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But B_Smith wins the ball
Min. 76 :(nwt) P_Levchenko is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to G_Speed
          ...  L_Amoruso cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 76 :(asr) I_Tiramek brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  O_Bosingwa gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Lopez is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 77 :(nwt) A_Lopez pass splits open the defence and finds G_Speed
          ...  G_Speed hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  L_McCormick parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 79 :(asr) Salim_Kerkar runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off B_Moore back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  L_Robert with a reckless challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Farina wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 83 :(nwt) B_Aguiar with the header on
          ...  He finds L_Robert in space
          ...  But L_Amoruso will cut out the threat
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 76,460
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : B_Aguiar
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_F_Rodrigues (2), A_Lopez (76)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : L_Amoruso (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Amauri (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Newcastle  |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Newcastle 0 - 1 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  31   5   5   7  14 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
W_Sagnol       DF   2  28   9   1  22 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
A_Lopez        DF   2  24  11   3  23 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  10  -2
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  23  12  11  34 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -1
B_Moore        DF   2  23  12  11  20 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
B_Aguiar       MF   1   6  23   6  20 |  97   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   8
P_Levchenko    MF   3  10  22  14  47 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
L_Robert       MF   1  11  21  10  32 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Camp         MF   3  11  21  10  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Harnik       FW   1   4   9  25  30 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  23  37 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -11
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  23  11  10  35 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Hinkel       DF   1  21  10  10  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Platini      MF   2  10  19  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Speed        FW   1  12   6  20  27 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

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 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
B_Smith        DF   1  26  11   1  31 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  25  10   7  42 |  97   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  32  28
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  25   6   2  21 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  23   8   7  15 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Ludovic        MF   2   1  25   1  25 |  56   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  24  16  47 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
R_Rivelino     MF   3  12  23   7  34 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
I_Tiramek      MF   1   8  23  11  36 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
A_Anyukov      FW   1   8   4  23  35 |  56   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0   2
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  23  29 |  75   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
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 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Hammertime   DF   1  21   4   9  19 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Woods        MF   1   9  23   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Salim_Kerkar   FW   2   4   8  23  38 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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