Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. AS Roma (Sun May 03)


                           Schalke 04  |  AS Roma
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-5-1 C
                       Scott Phillips  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK J_Reina
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                       B_Hangeland DF  |  DF R_Delap
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DF M_Keown
                          S_Marlet MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                          G_Driver MF  |  MF Ridoutska
                          A_Cejudo MF  |  MF J_Jurado
                           V_Jones MF  |  MF Jese
                        K_Dalglish MF  |  MF J_Butland
                           G_Hurst FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                                       |
                        R_Edgehill SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                           D_O_Dea SUB |  SUB J_Okore
                      A_Birindelli SUB |  SUB Rivaldo
                          G_Cooper SUB |  SUB M_Woods
                           L_Massu SUB |  SUB M_Bangura

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(shk) G_Hurst holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Dalglish
          ...  K_Dalglish with a stunning strike !
          ...  The shot slips through J_Reina's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 3  :(asr) J_Jurado is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Puciato
          ...  B_Hangeland with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 5  :(shk) V_Jones sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Kerzhakov
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 7  :(shk) G_Hurst finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  M_Keown pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Alexander has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Alexander!
          ...  N_Alexander called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Marlet passes to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AS Roma fans laugh at him
Min. 8  :(shk) V_Jones has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Jese
          ...  He puts in K_Dalglish!
          ...  K_Dalglish hits a curling shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 9  :(shk) K_Dalglish finds G_Hurst in the box
          ...  G_Hurst beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  J_Reina comes towards him
          ...  He rounds J_Reina
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov rushes back to get to it
Min. 10 :(shk) J_Ekstrand with a well-controlled run
          ...  G_Puciato cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 15 :(asr) AS Roma will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 15 :(shk) G_Driver sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  G_Hurst runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Hurst rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  J_Reina blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 16 :(asr) R_Delap finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  R_Delap attempts a lob!
          ...  But F_Foster punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 18 :(shk) V_Jones drives it across the face of the goal G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  J_Reina can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  J_Reina has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 19 :(shk) A_Cejudo whips the ball across to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But J_Reina comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 19 :(asr) T_Huddlestone looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 21 :(shk) S_Marlet looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Hurst
          ...  G_Hurst has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Reina moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Reina catches it with style!
Min. 23 :(shk) V_Jones flicks the ball through
          ...  G_Hurst runs onto it!
          ...  G_Hurst curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  J_Reina just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 25 :(shk) G_Hurst steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Kerzhakov
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  G_Hurst with the chance !
          ...  J_Reina with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 26 :(asr) R_Delap races into the box
          ...  He sees J_Jurado lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  J_Jurado tries to beat F_Foster!
          ...  F_Foster gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jese chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  F_Foster catches it!
Min. 28 :(shk) A_Ranocchia skips the challenge from J_Butland
          ...  A_Ranocchia with a little chip!
          ...  J_Reina has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Reina is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 31 :(shk) B_Hangeland floats the ball in to find V_Jones
          ...  V_Jones looks to see where J_Reina is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  J_Reina with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 31 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov loses B_Hangeland
          ...  A_Kerzhakov goes for the top corner !
          ...  But F_Foster parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 34 :(asr) J_Butland takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  That's put AS Roma ahead!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 35 :(shk) Schalke 04's manager orders his side to play N
Min. 35 :(asr) J_Jurado seems to have switched to a DM role
Min. 35 :(asr) Ridoutska is changing his role to a DM
Min. 36 :(asr) A_McLeish flicks the ball through
          ...  G_Puciato runs onto it!
          ...  S_Marlet with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 37 :(shk) V_Jones takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Marlet
          ...  M_Keown reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 39 :(shk) A_Cejudo pass splits open the defence and finds K_Dalglish
          ...  K_Dalglish with the goal bound shot!
          ...  J_Reina makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 40 :(shk) S_Marlet with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to K_Dalglish
          ...  K_Dalglish keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 42 :(shk) A_Cejudo off the woodwork.
          ...  B_Hangeland picks up the deflection
          ...  B_Hangeland with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Dalglish!
          ...  It comes to J_Ekstrand
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(asr) M_Keown is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 44 :(shk) G_Hurst flicks it past J_Butland
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  G_Hurst has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 44 :(shk) K_Dalglish punches T_Huddlestone off the ball
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-1 AS Roma

Min. 46 :(shk) G_Hurst knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  G_Hurst tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  J_Reina never had a chance!
Min. 47 :(asr) T_Huddlestone curls the ball out wide to M_Keown
          ...  M_Keown hits the ball first time!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 50 :(asr) M_Keown backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Puciato latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Smalling had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  N_Alexander refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 51 :(shk) A_Ranocchia is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to G_Hurst
          ...  Blocked by A_McLeish
Min. 51 :(asr) T_Huddlestone runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off V_Jones back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  T_Huddlestone attempts the shot!
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 56 :(shk) G_Hurst sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Keown intercepts the pass
Min. 57 :(asr) Ridoutska flicks it over G_Driver's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A_Ranocchia fouls badly
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 59 :(asr) R_Delap slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 59 :(asr) Up goes the substitution board - J_Okore on for R_Delap as a DF
Min. 60 :(shk) L_Massu is coming on for G_Hurst and will play FW
Min. 63 :(shk) G_Driver finds V_Jones in the box
          ...  V_Jones tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  J_Reina just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 65 :(shk) D_O_Dea is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Marlet is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(asr) J_Jurado sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  J_Jurado with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  F_Foster goes down well to save
Min. 65 :(shk) A_Ranocchia with the cross-field pass to K_Dalglish
          ...  A_Kerzhakov goes in studs first
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  A_Ranocchia plays it short to L_Massu
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Massu !
          ...  J_Reina makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 69 :(asr) M_Bangura will come on for G_Puciato and play FW
Min. 70 :(asr) M_Bangura lashes out at L_Massu
          ...  That was disgraceful!
          ...  N_Alexander ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Chris Ridout looks relieved
Min. 73 :(shk) A_Cejudo moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Hangeland
          ...  A delicate header from B_Hangeland !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  J_Reina saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Smalling floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Reina catches it!
Min. 75 :(shk) G_Cooper is coming on and K_Dalglish is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 75 :(shk) L_Massu is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_O_Dea
          ...  M_Keown dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 78 :(shk) G_Cooper pushes it past J_Jurado
          ...  A_McLeish slices it
          ...  J_Reina moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Jones chips the ball into the area!
          ...  L_Massu gets his head on it
          ...  The shot slips through J_Reina's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 83 :(shk) B_Hangeland gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Okore!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Hangeland drives the shot in!
          ...  Saved by J_Reina
Min. 86 :(shk) G_Driver finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Jurado
          ...  J_Jurado moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(shk) L_Massu gains control of the loose ball
          ...  L_Massu leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But J_Reina tips it over
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 89 :(shk) G_Driver controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Ridoutska
          ...  He puts in G_Cooper!
          ...  Ridoutska fouls badly
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  N_Alexander will just give him a speaking to

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 59,501
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hurst (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Marlet (36), K_Dalglish (44), A_Ranocchia (57)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : J_Reina
Scorers              : G_Puciato (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : R_Delap (59)
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       8
Off target           :          12        |       2
On target            :          12        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       15
Key Tackles          :           1        |       8
Key Passes           :          18        |       7
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 1 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster       GK  33   2   4   4  16 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  25   8   5  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  24  10   9  30 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
B_Hangeland    DF   2  24  10   8  32 |  92   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0 -10  -9
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  23  10   6  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  26   8  22 |  66   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22  -2 -22
G_Driver       MF   1  10  25   5  25 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   8  24   8  10 |  92   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
V_Jones        MF   3  15  23   6  48 |  92   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
K_Dalglish     MF   3   6  23  12  18 |  76   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2   8   6
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  26  35 |  61   0   0   1   0  10   0   0   0   0   0  10  30
R_Edgehill     GK  26   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  26  12   8  41 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Birindelli   DF   2  26   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  25  13  27 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Massu        FW   1   6  10  25  13 |  31   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11

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  29   2   3   1  18 |  92  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  24  10   7  42 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
R_Delap        DF   2  24   8   9  34 |  60   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Keown        DF   3  23  11   7  21 |  92   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  25  10  19 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Ridoutska      DM   2  15  24   7  34 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  24   7  28 |  92   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  30  30
Jese           MF   2   4  24   7  41 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  23  10  41 |  92   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  70   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  21
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  23   5   6  22 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  25   8  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Woods        MF   2  15  23   9  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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