Division Two League Match, AS Roma vs. Aston Villa (Sun Feb 17)


                              AS Roma  |  Aston Villa
                              5-3-2 A  |  4-1-3-2 A
                         Chris Ridout  |  Pierre Van Rossum
                                       |
                            Romero GK  |  GK Dino_Zoff
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF P_Livingstone
                           R_Delap DF  |  DF G_V_D_Wiel
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF M_Demichelis
                           F_Fazio DF  |  DF C_Moreno
                         Ni_Na_Lee DF  |  DM M_Laudrup
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF C_Gemmell
                           S_Byrne MF  |  MF G_Driver
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF C_Makiadi
                          Geminiho FW  |  FW Ricardinho
                         R_M_Perry FW  |  FW M_Rashford
                                       |
                            Rafael SUB |  SUB F_Eggington
                           Roberto SUB |  SUB Ayala
                        A_Arrondel SUB |  SUB K_Femenia
                            L_Figo SUB |  SUB Ze_Roberto
                           J_Vardy SUB |  SUB Sobhi

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(asr) Geminiho knocks the ball past M_Demichelis
          ...  Geminiho aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 3  :(asv) C_Moreno finds Ricardinho on the edge of the box
          ...  Ricardinho with a powerful header !
          ...  Romero falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Romero looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  That's given Aston Villa the lead!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 8  :(asv) C_Makiadi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Smalling
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Rashford!
          ...  C_Smalling reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 9  :(asv) G_V_D_Wiel unselfishly heads the ball back to Ricardinho
          ...  W_Sneijder cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 10 :(asr) The ball is passed in from S_Byrne, he finds R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 10 :(asv) C_Gemmell sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Romero is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 11 :(asv) C_Gemmell swings at S_Byrne
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 12 :(asr) Geminiho pulls it back to W_Sneijder
          ...  M_Demichelis slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 13 :(asr) R_M_Perry holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Butland
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 15 :(asv) M_Laudrup gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho with the punt towards goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Laudrup chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  M_Demichelis swings a leg at it!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Romero looks relieved there!
Min. 16 :(asr) C_Smalling with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Demichelis
          ...  P_Livingstone with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 18 :(asr) S_Byrne chips the ball over the defence and finds R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry with the overhead !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 18 :(asv) Ricardinho finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Ricardinho has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 19 :(asv) Ricardinho flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Ricardinho with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 23 :(asr) J_Butland with a pinpoint pass to S_Byrne
          ...  S_Byrne flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 25 :(asr) Geminiho sidesteps M_Demichelis
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Geminiho aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  The shot slips through Dino_Zoff's hands
          ...  But Dino_Zoff recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 25 :(asv) C_Makiadi dribbles it into the box
          ...  C_Makiadi with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  That looked like a very bad decision
Min. 26 :(asr) C_Smalling feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Geminiho runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  P_Livingstone dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 27 :(asr) Geminiho sidesteps M_Demichelis
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Geminiho has a dig at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Dino_Zoff was left standing
          ...  AS Roma are back on level terms now!
          ...  AS Roma 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 30 :(asr) W_Sneijder with the diagonal pass C_Smalling
          ...  Ricardinho gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder swings it in!
          ...  Geminiho tries to place the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  AS Roma have snatched the lead!
          ...  AS Roma 2-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 32 :(asr) Marquinhos sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  R_M_Perry runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_M_Perry hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 33 :(asr) Ni_Na_Lee with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Delap gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But M_Demichelis clears the ball to safety
Min. 34 :(asv) C_Makiadi holds the ball up
          ...  He sees M_Rashford in space!
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 37 :(asr) R_M_Perry with a short pass to find Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho tries to chip the ball over Dino_Zoff!
          ...  The shot slips through Dino_Zoff's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asr) W_Sneijder with an incisive pass to Geminiho
          ...  M_Laudrup wins the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 2-1 Aston Villa

Min. 47 :(asr) S_Byrne plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  W_Sneijder keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  W_Sneijder has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with Dino_Zoff
          ...  He nutmegs Dino_Zoff
          ...  Dino_Zoff does well to save it !!
Min. 50 :(asr) Geminiho beats P_Livingstone
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  Geminiho with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets his fingertips to it
Min. 50 :(asr) Geminiho beats G_V_D_Wiel
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  C_Moreno rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 53 :(asv) G_V_D_Wiel unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Rashford
          ...  C_Smalling with the tackle
Min. 53 :(asv) Ricardinho comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 53 :(asv) Sobhi replaces Ricardinho to play as a FW
Min. 55 :(asv) Ze_Roberto replaces an unhappy G_Driver and will play as a MF
Min. 55 :(asv) M_Laudrup runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  C_Smalling wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 55 :(asr) W_Sneijder gets to the by line and finds R_M_Perry with a beautiful cross
          ...  C_Moreno with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  What's N_Rizzoli going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  That looked like it was outside the box!!
          ...  Geminiho places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He sends Dino_Zoff the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  It's his 3rd of the game!!
          ...  AS Roma 3-1 Aston Villa...
Min. 65 :(asv) Ayala is going to be brought on
          ...  C_Moreno is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 68 :(asr) F_Fazio with a reverse pass to Geminiho
          ...  Ayala dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 70 :(asr) Up goes the substitution board - J_Vardy on for R_Delap as a FW
Min. 70 :(asr) AS Roma changed their strategy to play L
Min. 73 :(asr) L_Figo is ready to come on to replace J_Butland
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 73 :(asv) Ze_Roberto beats Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  R_M_Perry tackles from behind
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  N_Rizzoli reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Sobhi hits it over the wall
          ...  Romero dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Ze_Roberto
          ...  F_Fazio gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 75 :(asr) A_Arrondel will replace the useless Marquinhos and will play DF
Min. 77 :(asr) S_Byrne backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_M_Perry gets on the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Demichelis belts it clear
Min. 80 :(asr) L_Figo is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to R_M_Perry
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Ayala belts it clear
Min. 85 :(asr) Ni_Na_Lee makes himself available
          ...  M_Demichelis with an ugly foul
          ...  N_Rizzoli will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asv) M_Rashford beats his marker
          ...  M_Rashford smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 68,529
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : Geminiho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Geminiho (27,30,55 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_M_Perry (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : Ricardinho
Scorers              : Ricardinho (3)
Sent Off             : C_Gemmell (11)
Booked               : C_Moreno (50), M_Demichelis (85)
Injured              : Ricardinho (53)
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |  Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          16        |       7
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Final Score          : AS Roma 3 - 1 Aston Villa
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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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Romero         GK  34   1   2   2  33 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  31   8   6  29 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
R_Delap        DF   2  30   9  10  34 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   2  30   7   2  18 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  29   8   5  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  28   8   7  41 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  32   9  23 |  93   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  35   5
S_Byrne        MF   1   7  28   7  21 |  93   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
J_Butland      MF   2   9  27  11  41 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  26  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   6   3   0   0   0   0  10 102
R_M_Perry      FW   1   8  11  25  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  18  13
Rafael         GK  30   2   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  27   8   8  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  27   4   7  12 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Figo         MF   1   7  25  10  40 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Vardy        FW   1   6   7  25  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Dino_Zoff      GK  33   2   2   3  30 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
P_Livingstone  DF   2  29  10   8  31 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  28  11   5  20 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  28   9   7  18 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -1
C_Moreno       DF   2  25   9   9  32 |  66   0   0   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  23  -2
M_Laudrup      DM   2  13  23   6  22 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Gemmell      MF   3   9  29  12  28 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
G_Driver       MF   1  11  29   5  25 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  27   4  10 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  27  40 |  54   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  34
M_Rashford     FW   2   7   9  25  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
F_Eggington    GK  27   3   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ayala          DF   2  27  11   5  11 |  27   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Femenia      DF   3  26   8   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ze_Roberto     MF   1  10  23  15  11 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sobhi          FW   2   6   6  23  21 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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