Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Rangers FC (Sun May 06)


                              AS Roma  |  Rangers FC
                              4-5-1 N  |  5-3-2 E
                         Chris Ridout  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                        G_Pagliuca GK  |  GK Belushi
                             Fazio DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                        N_Burdisso DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF K_Ramsteijn
                       C_Metzelder DF  |  DF G_Grant
                         J_Butland MF  |  DF Doria
                       K_El_Ahmadi MF  |  MF L_Thomas
                           Muniesa MF  |  MF A_Gunnarsson
                       K_Porborsky MF  |  MF B_Hemoth
                           Robinho MF  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW H_Rodellega
                                       |
                           P_Kenny SUB |  SUB H_Schumacher
                      M_Demichelis SUB |  SUB S_Bassong
                        G_V_D_Wiel SUB |  SUB F_Ravanelli
                          E_Cavani SUB |  SUB R_Jack
                         M_Muniesa SUB |  SUB N_Kanu

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(asr) D_Baggio pushes it past K_Ramsteijn
          ...  D_Baggio shoots towards goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 7  :(asr) D_Baggio hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  C_Metzelder collects the loose ball!
          ...  C_Metzelder hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 10 :(rfc) L_Thomas with a 40-yard pass to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  G_Pagliuca with a pull on the shirt
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  Appeals for a penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  Rangers FC players are furious!
          ...  R_Acquafresca is the man who takes it
          ...  He's put it over!
Min. 12 :(asr) Muniesa with a glorious long pass to D_Baggio
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by G_Grant
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Porborsky lofts the ball in!
          ...  Belushi catches it!
Min. 16 :(asr) J_Butland slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Butland gets up high for the header !
          ...  Belushi makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 18 :(asr) D_Baggio knocks the ball past the lunge of G_Grant
          ...  D_Baggio tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But Belushi tips it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 19 :(asr) J_Matip plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Baggio decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  D_Baggio curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 20 :(asr) Robinho finds K_El_Ahmadi with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Rangers FC fans laugh at him
Min. 21 :(asr) K_El_Ahmadi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Baggio
          ...  K_Ramsteijn reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 22 :(rfc) L_Thomas runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  C_Metzelder pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  J_Underhill has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by J_Underhill!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 24 :(asr) D_Baggio beats R_Giovinco
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Doria rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Underhill going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 27 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Acquafresca decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Muniesa with a nasty foul
Min. 28 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Butland gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 29 :(asr) N_Burdisso slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  But G_Grant will cut out the threat
Min. 37 :(asr) Muniesa drives it forward to D_Baggio
          ...  G_Grant with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 39 :(rfc) H_Rodellega comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  C_Metzelder reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 42 :(asr) Muniesa runs into space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Ramsteijn
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asr) K_El_Ahmadi miskicks!
          ...  He finds D_Baggio though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But R_Acquafresca with the fine tackle
Min. 47 :(asr) D_Baggio jumps over G_Grant's challenge
          ...  G_Grant recovers to win the ball back

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-0 Rangers FC

Min. 46 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson beats C_Metzelder
          ...  A_Gunnarsson drives the shot in!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 48 :(asr) K_Porborsky brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Baggio gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Cleared by R_Giovinco
Min. 49 :(asr) J_Butland plays the early ball across the box to find D_Baggio in space
          ...  D_Baggio beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  Belushi comes towards him
          ...  He nutmegs Belushi
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  Belushi recovers to save it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Porborsky lofts the ball in!
          ...  Belushi easily catches it!
Min. 49 :(rfc) L_Thomas races into the box
          ...  He sees A_Gunnarsson lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A_Gunnarsson hits the ball first time!
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 51 :(asr) J_Matip runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with a blistering shot !
          ...  But Belushi punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 51 :(rfc) B_Hemoth pulls it back to R_Giovinco
          ...  From long range R_Giovinco bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 52 :(asr) Muniesa with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves R_Giovinco behind
          ...  A vicious shot by Muniesa !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Belushi moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 52 :(rfc) L_Thomas drives it forward to R_Acquafresca
          ...  Fazio with the tackle
Min. 58 :(rfc) L_Thomas crosses into the box, finding H_Rodellega
          ...  C_Metzelder takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 60 :(rfc) S_Bassong is ready to come on to replace K_Ramsteijn
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 61 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca loses N_Burdisso
          ...  N_Burdisso with an ugly foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  L_Thomas with the thundering drive
          ...  G_Pagliuca fists it away
Min. 61 :(rfc) S_Bassong spits at K_Porborsky
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 62 :(asr) K_Porborsky moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Butland
          ...  J_Butland with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 62 :(rfc) Doria hoofs it up field to find B_Hemoth
          ...  B_Hemoth has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 66 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Giovinco
          ...  Fazio bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 67 :(asr) M_Demichelis is being brought on
          ...  Fazio is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 67 :(asr) N_Burdisso spits at Doria
          ...  He is warned by J_Underhill
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 68 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Rodellega gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Robinho
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Thomas chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  J_Matip clears the danger
Min. 69 :(asr) J_Matip times his run well
          ...  J_Matip with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 70 :(rfc) Up goes the substitution board - F_Ravanelli on for L_Thomas as a MF
Min. 70 :(asr) D_Baggio nutmegs the defender
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_Grant
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 71 :(asr) E_Cavani is being brought on
          ...  D_Baggio is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  R_Acquafresca with the drive!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca stops that one easily
Min. 72 :(asr) E_Cavani comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  But D_McGrain spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 74 :(asr) J_Butland takes advantage of a mistake by Doria
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by G_Grant !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 75 :(asr) M_Muniesa is coming on and J_Butland is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 75 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_McGrain
          ...  N_Burdisso slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 80 :(rfc) Up goes the substitution board - N_Kanu on for R_Acquafresca as a FW
Min. 80 :(rfc) Doria plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Bassong keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  What a shot from S_Bassong !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Giovinco chips the ball into the area!
          ...  G_Pagliuca jumps well to claim it!
Min. 85 :(asr) K_Porborsky off the woodwork.
          ...  E_Cavani picks up the deflection
          ...  E_Cavani with a thundering shot!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 87 :(asr) M_Muniesa runs at G_Grant
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  M_Muniesa with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  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          : J_Matip
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Pagliuca (10), C_Metzelder (22), N_Burdisso (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : G_Grant (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Bassong (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              AS Roma     |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       7
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       12
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : AS Roma 0 - 0 Rangers FC
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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 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  58   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  28   8  10  41 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  28   8   7  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Matip        DF   3  26   8   7  10 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
C_Metzelder    DF   2  26   8   8  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -1
J_Butland      MF   2   9  27  11  41 |  79   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   6
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  27   7  15 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
Muniesa        MF   1   7  26   8  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  26   8  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Robinho        MF   1   7  25   8  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   7   9  25  21 |  75   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  17
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   8   7  18 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  26  11   5  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Cavani       FW   2  10  11  28  26 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Muniesa      FW   2   7   8  24  17 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Belushi        GK  39   8   8   5  11 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  30  13  10  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_McGrain      DF   1  30  13   7  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  30  11  10  42 |  64   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
G_Grant        DF   3  30   6   8  13 |  95   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
Doria          DF   3  27   7   5  32 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  32   7  18 |  74   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  30  18  34 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  29   6  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   7   9  30  36 |  84   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  27  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Schumacher   GK  32   4   7   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  30  12   7  30 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  10  30   8  21 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Jack         MF   3   7  29  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  29  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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