Division Two League Match, Atletico Madrid vs. AS Roma (Sun Dec 02)


                      Atletico Madrid  |  AS Roma
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                          Gary Kevany  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK Rafael
                            D_Luiz DF  |  DF A_Ramsey
                       A_Romagnoli DF  |  DF F_Fazio
                         O_Bolzoni DF  |  DF Roberto
                           J_Ayden DF  |  DF A_Arrondel
                         A_Zabarte DM  |  MF J_Shaddix
                     A_Kanchelskis MF  |  MF S_Byrne
                         Ridoutska MF  |  MF J_Butland
                     Pichu_Atienza MF  |  MF K_Commons
                           M_McKay FW  |  FW Geminiho
                            M_Owen FW  |  FW Valdano
                                       |
                        Tiribocchi SUB |  SUB G_Banks
                          M_Bossis SUB |  SUB R_Zdravkov
                            D_Hart SUB |  SUB E_Baily
                      C_Battocchio SUB |  SUB L_Figo
                          H_Crespo SUB |  SUB R_M_Perry

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 3  :(amd) A_Zabarte volleys it forward. He finds M_Owen
          ...  A_Ramsey rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's N_Rizzoli going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 3  :(asr) S_Byrne runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Valdano latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Valdano has a go!
          ...  The shot slips through T_Courtois's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Gary Kevany looks gutted
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  The fans are hurling abuse at the officials
Min. 6  :(amd) A_Zabarte sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Romagnoli
          ...  A_Romagnoli with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But Rafael tips it over
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 10 :(amd) Pichu_Atienza brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Valdano
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Ayden!
          ...  J_Ayden hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 11 :(amd) Pichu_Atienza sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Owen
          ...  J_Shaddix wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ridoutska curls it into the box!
          ...  M_McKay gets a shot in
          ...  Rafael makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 12 :(asr) K_Commons unselfishly heads the ball back to Valdano
          ...  A_Romagnoli with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 13 :(asr) K_Commons gets to the by line and finds Valdano with a beautiful cross
          ...  J_Ayden reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 18 :(asr) Valdano runs towards the goal
          ...  Valdano fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  T_Courtois with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Butland curls it into the box!
          ...  F_Fazio swings a leg at it!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 30 :(asr) J_Shaddix kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Geminiho gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_Luiz picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 34 :(amd) M_McKay with a real burst of pace
          ...  M_McKay keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 38 :(asr) K_Commons is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Byrne
          ...  S_Byrne with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Courtois was beaten there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 0-0 AS Roma

Min. 46 :(asr) F_Fazio holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  AS Roma go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-1 AS Roma ...
Min. 47 :(asr) It seems AS Roma are making a tactical change to D
Min. 47 :(asr) Geminiho runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  O_Bolzoni goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 51 :(asr) S_Byrne makes himself available
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Byrne !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 0-2 AS Roma ...
Min. 52 :(asr) K_Commons curls the ball out wide to A_Arrondel
          ...  A_Arrondel has a dig at goal!
          ...  T_Courtois is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 53 :(amd) D_Luiz with a simple pass to M_Owen
          ...  M_Owen rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The shot slips through Rafael's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 53 :(asr) J_Shaddix holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Valdano
          ...  A cheeky lob from Valdano !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 54 :(amd) O_Bolzoni looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Cleaned up by F_Fazio
Min. 56 :(amd) M_Owen barges A_Arrondel off the ball
          ...  M_Owen with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Rafael dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Rafael beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Zabarte chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  F_Fazio belts it clear
Min. 58 :(amd) O_Bolzoni looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_McKay
          ...  A_Arrondel plays the back pass
          ...  Rafael can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Kanchelskis curls it into the box!
          ...  Roberto gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 59 :(amd) A_Zabarte controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Ramsey
          ...  He puts in M_McKay!
          ...  S_Byrne with an over the top challenge
Min. 60 :(asr) L_Figo is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Commons is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_M_Perry will come on for Valdano and play FW
Min. 65 :(amd) M_Owen lobs it over Roberto
          ...  M_Owen gets up high for the header !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 65 :(amd) A_Kanchelskis is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 65 :(asr) L_Figo pushes it past M_Owen
          ...  A cracking drive from L_Figo !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Courtois moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_Courtois catches it with style!
Min. 70 :(asr) AS Roma restructured their strategy to A
Min. 70 :(asr) J_Shaddix comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  J_Ayden reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Byrne crosses it in!
          ...  O_Bolzoni gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 71 :(amd) M_McKay sidesteps A_Ramsey
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_McKay sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  Atletico Madrid 1-2 AS Roma ...
Min. 71 :(asr) AS Roma switch to playing D
Min. 71 :(amd) M_Owen is unmarked!
          ...  L_Figo with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
Min. 72 :(amd) O_Bolzoni plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  O_Bolzoni launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 73 :(amd) A_Zabarte retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Romagnoli latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Romagnoli tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 75 :(asr) R_Zdravkov is coming on for A_Arrondel and playing DF
Min. 78 :(amd) J_Ayden with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Pichu_Atienza gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A cheeky lob from Pichu_Atienza !
          ...  Rafael with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 79 :(asr) L_Figo with a neat pass into Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho drives it towards goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 82 :(amd) A_Romagnoli sprints forward with the ball
          ...  L_Figo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
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                : Wanda Metropolitano Stadium
Attendance           : 49,961
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Atletico Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : M_McKay (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_McKay (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : S_Byrne
Scorers              : Geminiho (46), S_Byrne (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Atletico Madrid  |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           5        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       9
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Final Score          : Atletico Madrid 1 - 2 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
D_Luiz         DF   1  27   8   5  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Romagnoli    DF   1  27   5   8  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  26   7  10  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
J_Ayden        DF   1  25  10   6  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
A_Zabarte      DM   1  14  23   7  21 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Kanchelskis  MF   2   7  28   6  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ridoutska      MF   2  17  27   7  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Pichu_Atienza  MF   1  15  25   6  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
M_McKay        FW   3   7  10  27  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
M_Owen         FW   1   7   8  27  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Tiribocchi     GK  27   3   3   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bossis       DF   1  25   9   6  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Hart         MF   2   8  25   8  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Battocchio   MF   1   9  23   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Crespo       FW   1  11   8  26  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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Rafael         GK  30   2   2   2  20 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  28   9   6  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  28   8   5  30 |  94   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  60  45  21
Roberto        DF   3  27   8   8  40 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  27   4   7  12 |  76   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
J_Shaddix      MF   3  11  28  17  31 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   7  28   7  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  31
J_Butland      MF   2   9  27  11  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   7  26  10  32 |  61   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  26  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
Valdano        FW   2   8  12  25  42 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
G_Banks        GK  29   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  23   5   9  20 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Baily        DF   3  23   7   8  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  25  10  40 |  33   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  30  25
R_M_Perry      FW   1   8  11  25  30 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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