Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. AS Roma (Mon Aug 22)


                           Schalke 04  |  AS Roma
                          4-2-0-3-1 E  |  4-2-1-3 A
                         Ian McNamara  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK L_Mulen
                          T_Kaizer DF  |  DF C_Smalling
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF Alvaro_Rubio
                           T_Hoban DF  |  DF R_Delap
                           Ricadio DF  |  DF P_Caddis
                          G_Driver DM  |  MF I_Falque
                           V_Jones DM  |  MF J_Butland
                          T_Cruise AM  |  AM H_Kane
                           D_Pudil AM  |  FW Taliyah
                           S_Nasri AM  |  FW Juanfran
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW D_Lehman
                                       |
                          P_Bonner SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                     Fabio_DaSilva SUB |  SUB Ramos
                        K_Dalglish SUB |  SUB A_Karnak
                         S_Corchia SUB |  SUB Alexis
                        G_Strachan SUB |  SUB N_Nalise

Referee: W_Stark (Germany)


Min. 2  :(shk) Ricadio runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Ricadio shoots towards goal !
          ...  L_Mulen was lucky there
Min. 3  :(asr) H_Kane has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  But T_Kaizer spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 5  :(shk) R_Lewandowski with a one-touch layoff to T_Cruise
          ...  T_Cruise with a powerful header !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  L_Mulen pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Jones floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Mulen easily claims the ball!
Min. 7  :(asr) H_Kane slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  H_Kane curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 9  :(shk) R_Lewandowski nutmegs D_Lehman, he continues to run forward
          ...  But Alvaro_Rubio wins the tackle
Min. 11 :(shk) V_Jones off the woodwork.
          ...  R_Lewandowski picks up the deflection
          ...  P_Caddis reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 14 :(shk) J_Matip takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  J_Matip with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  L_Mulen with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 14 :(asr) D_Lehman beats T_Hoban
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Matip reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 19 :(asr) Alvaro_Rubio hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Juanfran latches onto it!
          ...  But R_Lewandowski will cut out the threat
Min. 23 :(asr) I_Falque with a measured ball to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah fires the shot in!
          ...  F_Foster with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 24 :(asr) Taliyah finds himself in acres of space
          ...  V_Jones scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
Min. 24 :(asr) J_Butland moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah tries to beat F_Foster from outside the area!
          ...  F_Foster makes a difficult save
Min. 27 :(shk) D_Pudil with the towering header to R_Lewandowski
          ...  But R_Delap wins the ball
Min. 33 :(shk) T_Kaizer takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  R_Delap beats him to the ball
Min. 35 :(asr) P_Caddis gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  F_Foster parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland curls it into the box!
          ...  F_Foster makes the catch!
Min. 36 :(shk) T_Cruise with the towering header to S_Nasri
          ...  S_Nasri with a thundering drive!
          ...  L_Mulen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 41 :(asr) H_Kane controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Driver
          ...  He puts in Taliyah!
          ...  Taliyah attempts the shot!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) Juanfran wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Kane
          ...  Ricadio stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 45 :(asr) P_Caddis plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Caddis !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  F_Foster never had a chance!
Min. 46 :(asr) J_Butland miskicks!
          ...  He finds Juanfran though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  What a shot from Juanfran !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  F_Foster makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!

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

Min. 50 :(asr) I_Falque holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Caddis
          ...  P_Caddis with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  F_Foster has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  F_Foster reacts well to save!!!
Min. 51 :(shk) V_Jones runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  V_Jones sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  L_Mulen gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Nasri chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  L_Mulen easily catches it!
Min. 53 :(asr) H_Kane nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  H_Kane curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 54 :(asr) Juanfran jumps over S_Nasri's challenge
          ...  Juanfran attempts a lob!
          ...  F_Foster makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 55 :(shk) R_Lewandowski is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 55 :(asr) I_Falque whips the ball across to C_Smalling
          ...  C_Smalling tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  F_Foster gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 58 :(asr) J_Butland takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Falque
          ...  I_Falque sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 60 :(asr) J_Butland holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to I_Falque
          ...  T_Cruise wins the ball well
          ...  W_Stark has given a free kick
          ...  W_Stark just wants to lecture him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  Taliyah plays it short to D_Lehman
          ...  The cross hits D_Lehman on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 61 :(shk) D_Pudil brings it under control
          ...  He takes on R_Delap
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Ricadio!
          ...  Ricadio with a thundering volley!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pudil chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  L_Mulen comes out and claims it!
Min. 64 :(shk) G_Driver plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Pudil keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A thundering drive by D_Pudil !
          ...  L_Mulen gathers it easily
Min. 64 :(asr) I_Falque with a slide rule pass to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran with a blistering shot !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 65 :(shk) T_Cruise drives it across the face of the goal R_Lewandowski
          ...  R_Delap dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 67 :(shk) Ricadio with an intelligent ball to V_Jones
          ...  C_Smalling with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 67 :(asr) D_Lehman is first to the loose ball
          ...  D_Lehman attempts to drive it home!
          ...  F_Foster has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  F_Foster is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 68 :(asr) J_Butland looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  F_Foster gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 69 :(asr) Taliyah sidesteps T_Kaizer
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Taliyah has a dig at goal!
          ...  F_Foster has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  F_Foster reacts well to save!!!
Min. 70 :(shk) K_Dalglish is ready to come on to replace S_Nasri
          ...  Looks like he will play as a AM
Min. 70 :(asr) N_Nalise is being brought on
          ...  D_Lehman is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(asr) A_Karnak replaces J_Butland to play as a MF
Min. 72 :(shk) K_Dalglish steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs P_Caddis
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  K_Dalglish goes for the top corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 75 :(shk) R_Lewandowski with the dribble
          ...  R_Lewandowski gets up high for the header !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 75 :(asr) Juanfran takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Driver
          ...  Juanfran with a blistering shot !
          ...  But F_Foster tips it behind
          ...  W_Stark has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 81 :(shk) T_Hoban plays the back pass
          ...  F_Foster can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 83 :(shk) T_Kaizer picks out T_Hoban with the cross
          ...  T_Hoban tries to chip the ball over L_Mulen!
          ...  L_Mulen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 83 :(asr) A_Karnak with a penetrating pass to Juanfran
          ...  T_Kaizer with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from W_Stark
Min. 86 :(asr) C_Smalling is on the ground motionless!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 86 :(asr) Ramos is being brought on
          ...  C_Smalling is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 87 :(shk) R_Lewandowski pushes it past R_Delap
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Lewandowski !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Dalglish floats the ball in!
          ...  L_Mulen reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) H_Kane knocks it past T_Cruise and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  T_Cruise fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  W_Stark calls him over
          ...  W_Stark tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 89 :(shk) R_Lewandowski takes advantage of a mistake by R_Delap
          ...  Ramos anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 91 :(shk) R_Lewandowski with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Matip
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Matip !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The AS Roma fans taunt him!
Min. 94 :(asr) Ramos with a short pass to find H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane with the shot on net !
          ...  F_Foster watches it sail safely wide!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 55,843
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : R_Lewandowski
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Cruise (88)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : L_Mulen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Hoban (81 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : C_Smalling (86)
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Match Statistics
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                            Schalke 04    |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       19
Off target           :           5        |       10
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
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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  36   2   4   4  16 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  27   6   4  37 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Matip        DF   3  24   8   7  10 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -14
T_Hoban        DF   2  23   6   8  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   5
Ricadio        DF   3  23   7   6  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
G_Driver       DM   1  11  26   5  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
V_Jones        DM   3  15  24   6  48 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Cruise       AM   2   9  26   8  39 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
D_Pudil        AM   4   5  25   9  17 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
S_Nasri        AM   2   7  25   8  26 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Lewandowski  FW   2   9   8  26  20 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   2
P_Bonner       GK  27   1   3   3  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabio_DaSilva  DF   1  23   9   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Dalglish     AM   3   7  24  12  18 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Corchia      FW   1   5   5  25  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Strachan     FW   2   5   7  24  32 |   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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L_Mulen        GK  39   4   6   3  10 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  27   8   5  29 |  88   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  26   8  10  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
R_Delap        DF   2  26   8   9  34 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  25  12   8  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
I_Falque       MF   3  14  26   9  19 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
J_Butland      MF   2   9  25  11  41 |  72   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
H_Kane         AM   1   8  10  28  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
Taliyah        FW   2   6   6  26  44 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  25  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  17
D_Lehman       FW   3   8   7  23  33 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  22
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  23   7   7  22 |   8   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Karnak       MF   3   4  23  14  31 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Alexis         MF   3   9  23  13  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nalise       FW   2   4   7  24  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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