Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Marseille (Sun Jul 29)


                              AS Roma  |  Marseille
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                         Chris Ridout  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                       S_Van_Doorn DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF S_Byram
                        G_V_D_Wiel DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                         A_Iniesta MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                           Muniesa MF  |  MF I_Perisic
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  MF P_Viera
                           Saruman AM  |  MF C_Ridout
                          M_Murphy FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                           T_A_Flo FW  |  FW A_Di_Stefano
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB S_Given
                      M_Demichelis SUB |  SUB M_Amoros
                       C_Metzelder SUB |  SUB M_Dickinson
                         J_Butland SUB |  SUB N_Kante
                          D_Baggio SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(msl) C_Ridout unselfishly heads the ball back to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane looks to see where G_Pagliuca is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The AS Roma fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 2  :(asr) Saruman steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Y_Sankhare
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A_Di_Stefano with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 3  :(asr) A_Iniesta has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Koscielny
          ...  He puts in N_Burdisso!
          ...  But L_Shawry wins the tackle
Min. 4  :(msl) P_Viera with a 40-yard pass to L_Koscielny
          ...  S_Van_Doorn with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 5  :(msl) The ball is passed in from P_Viera, he finds A_Di_Stefano
          ...  N_Burdisso reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 6  :(msl) A_Di_Stefano is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane looks to see where G_Pagliuca is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 9  :(asr) Muniesa is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to M_Murphy
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Murphy !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 9  :(msl) I_Perisic with a glorious 60-yard pass to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  G_Pagliuca parries it
Min. 12 :(asr) Saruman is first to the ball
          ...  Saruman smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Higuita's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  R_Higuita looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Murphy drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 14 :(asr) M_Murphy brings it under control
          ...  He takes on I_Perisic
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_A_Flo!
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_A_Flo !
          ...  R_Higuita just watches float over the bar!
Min. 14 :(msl) P_Viera is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Z_Zidane latches onto the ball
          ...  Z_Zidane fires the shot in!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Sankhare floats the ball in!
          ...  It comes to Z_Zidane
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 18 :(asr) J_Paintsil runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  L_Koscielny gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 19 :(asr) N_Burdisso gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  N_Burdisso with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 21 :(asr) A_Iniesta finds M_Murphy in acres of space
          ...  L_Shawry takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 28 :(asr) Saruman with a first time pass
          ...  M_Murphy runs onto it!
          ...  M_Murphy with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away
Min. 29 :(msl) L_Shawry runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Ridout
          ...  C_Ridout with the goal bound shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 30 :(asr) G_V_D_Wiel beats S_Byram
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But L_Shawry slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 33 :(msl) L_Shawry beats J_Paintsil
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Shawry uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  G_Pagliuca collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 34 :(msl) Z_Zidane nutmegs S_Van_Doorn
          ...  Z_Zidane tries to beat G_Pagliuca!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into G_Pagliuca arms
          ...  He's spilt it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He'll want to forget about that quickly!
          ...  That's given Marseille the advantage!
          ...  AS Roma 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 35 :(asr) AS Roma will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 35 :(msl) L_Koscielny with a neat pass into A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  G_Pagliuca comes towards him
          ...  He nutmegs G_Pagliuca
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 37 :(msl) S_Byram hoofs it up field to find Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane drives it towards goal !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Shawry plays it into the danger area!
          ...  G_Pagliuca easily catches it!
Min. 38 :(asr) Saruman has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  N_Burdisso collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_Viera fouls badly
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 39 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A_Di_Stefano must beat G_Pagliuca!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 40 :(msl) L_Shawry beats S_Van_Doorn
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But G_V_D_Wiel sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 41 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano gets possession in his own half
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Di_Stefano !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca tips it over
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(msl) I_Perisic changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Shawry
          ...  L_Shawry hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 48 :(msl) S_Byram looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  G_Pagliuca watches it sail wide!

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

Min. 49 :(asr) Saruman takes advantage of a mistake by F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 52 :(msl) I_Perisic takes advantage of a mistake by S_Van_Doorn
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A powerful header from I_Perisic !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  G_Pagliuca has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Pagliuca is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 56 :(asr) J_Paintsil takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A delicate chip from J_Paintsil !
          ...  It floats over R_Higuita
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 56 :(msl) L_Shawry finds the run of A_Di_Stefano
          ...  A_Di_Stefano keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 57 :(msl) C_Ridout with a measured ball to Z_Zidane
          ...  J_Paintsil beats him to the ball
Min. 59 :(msl) I_Perisic with a slide rule pass to L_Koscielny
          ...  L_Koscielny has a dig at goal!
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 60 :(asr) J_Paintsil with the diagonal pass Saruman
          ...  L_Shawry stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 61 :(asr) T_A_Flo has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from T_A_Flo !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Van_Doorn curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Higuita
Min. 63 :(asr) A_Iniesta knocks it forward
          ...  S_Byram slips
          ...  T_A_Flo gets to it!
          ...  T_A_Flo with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Higuita dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Higuita beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman lofts the ball in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by S_Byram
Min. 63 :(asr) N_Burdisso gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside L_Koscielny!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Higuita with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the AS Roma players
          ...  N_Alexander tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  N_Alexander looks across to his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Murphy places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's put it over!
Min. 65 :(asr) Saruman plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  C_Ridout with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 67 :(msl) A_Di_Stefano with a perfectly timed run
          ...  A_Di_Stefano has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Pagliuca's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  G_Pagliuca looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Perisic floats the ball in!
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel belts it clear
Min. 68 :(asr) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  T_A_Flo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Koscielny
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 70 :(asr) D_Baggio takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace M_Murphy as FW
Min. 71 :(asr) J_Butland is going to be brought on
          ...  G_V_D_Wiel is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 72 :(asr) M_Demichelis will replace the useless J_Paintsil and will play DF
Min. 75 :(msl) M_Amoros comes on for L_Shawry and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(msl) Z_Zidane has space to run with the ball
          ...  Z_Zidane hits a great shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 78 :(msl) N_Kante takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace I_Perisic as MF
Min. 82 :(msl) A_Carroll replaces an unhappy Z_Zidane and will play as a FW
Min. 83 :(asr) K_Porborsky is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Baggio
          ...  C_Ridout with a terrible tackle
          ...  That's his second ! Sent off !
          ...  He is furious with the referee!
          ...  But his players drag him off!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(msl) L_Koscielny brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  A_Di_Stefano makes himself available
          ...  But M_Demichelis wins the tackle cleanly

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 70,000
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : G_Pagliuca
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : L_Shawry (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Z_Zidane (34)
Sent Off             : C_Ridout (83)
Booked               : P_Viera (38)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       19
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :           2        |       10
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 1 Marseille
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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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G_Pagliuca     GK  33   5   5   2  23 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  31  13   5  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  28  13   9  31 |  75   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
N_Burdisso     DF   2  28   8   7  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  27  11   5  20 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Iniesta      MF   2   6  28   7  11 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Muniesa        MF   1   7  26   8  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  26   8  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Saruman        AM   2   7  28  24  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
M_Murphy       FW   1  13  14  30  26 |  73   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -13
T_A_Flo        FW   2   9   7  26  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Demichelis   DF   2  27   9   7  18 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  27   8   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  27  11  41 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  25  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  33   9   8  15 |  78   0   4   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  80  20  10
L_Koscielny    DF   2  31  11   7  36 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  20   5
S_Byram        DF   3  31   8   6  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  30  10   7  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   9  32  12  36 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Perisic      MF   1   9  31   6  11 |  81   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  21
P_Viera        MF   3  10  29   8  41 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
C_Ridout       MF   3   8  28   4  32 |  86   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  10  -5
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  31  34 |  85   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  53
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   9  11  30  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
S_Given        GK  31   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  28   9   7  42 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  30   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kante        MF   3   7  30   7  13 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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