Division One League Match, AS Roma vs. Valencia (Mon Dec 16)


                              AS Roma  |  Valencia
                              5-4-1 C  |  5-4-1 N
                         Chris Ridout  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                       L_McCormick GK  |  GK A_Boruc
                           B_Smith DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                       F_Cannavaro DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                         A_Britton DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                         R_Tomassi DF  |  DF C_Cuellar
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF P_Hunter
                           Ludovic MF  |  MF Sektioui
                        F_J_Torres MF  |  MF E_Sno
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF M_Bidoudane
                           S_Davis MF  |  MF Y_Abdessadki
                     O_G_Solskjaer FW  |  FW H_Postiga
                                       |
                         P_Gulacsi SUB |  SUB T_Tapalovic
                          T_Kaizer SUB |  SUB C_Barr
                        O_Bosingwa SUB |  SUB S_Davies
                           N_Gomes SUB |  SUB K_Richard
                           A_Bagsy SUB |  SUB Diaviera

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 3  :(vla) C_Cuellar loses his marker
          ...  But B_Smith sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 5  :(vla) M_Bidoudane pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  H_Postiga is clean through!
          ...  H_Postiga hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  L_McCormick with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Abdessadki chips the ball into the area!
          ...  It is kicked away by B_Smith
Min. 6  :(vla) Y_Abdessadki gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Cuellar
          ...  C_Cuellar tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But L_McCormick smothers the ball.
Min. 12 :(vla) J_Conroy looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 13 :(asr) F_J_Torres skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Criscrito
Min. 15 :(asr) O_G_Solskjaer takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Y_Abdessadki
Min. 18 :(vla) Sektioui plays in P_Hunter with a beautiful ball
          ...  P_Hunter with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 19 :(asr) Ludovic finds O_G_Solskjaer in acres of space
          ...  W_A_Glen wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 20 :(vla) D_Criscrito watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov tackles from behind
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  A_Barken lectures him
Min. 22 :(vla) P_Hunter with a pinpoint pass to H_Postiga
          ...  What a shot from H_Postiga !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Bidoudane plays it towards the near post!
          ...  B_Smith wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 23 :(asr) I_Muniain holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Davis
          ...  Y_Abdessadki forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_J_Torres hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Boruc easily claims the ball!
Min. 25 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov beats W_A_Glen
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Kerzhakov aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But A_Boruc punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 26 :(vla) E_Sno turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  A_Britton seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 27 :(asr) Ludovic is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to I_Muniain
          ...  Y_Abdessadki wins the ball well
          ...  A_Barken has given a free kick
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 29 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Postiga gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  H_Postiga tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  L_McCormick saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 30 :(vla) J_Conroy had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  J_Conroy sees L_McCormick off his line !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  L_McCormick looks relieved there!
Min. 31 :(vla) E_Sno slides it through the middle to H_Postiga
          ...  R_Tomassi wins the ball
Min. 31 :(asr) O_G_Solskjaer sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Kerzhakov
          ...  E_Sno with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 33 :(asr) R_Tomassi moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer with a thundering shot!
          ...  A_Boruc with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 34 :(asr) S_Davis fires over a low cross to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  But W_A_Glen barges him off the ball
Min. 36 :(asr) Ludovic backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Kerzhakov latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Cuellar reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 38 :(asr) Ludovic with a 50-yard pass to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer drives the shot in!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 40 :(vla) J_Conroy is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  E_Sno latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Kerzhakov gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) R_Tomassi jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  R_Tomassi rifles it at the goal !
          ...  A_Boruc collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 45 :(asr) F_J_Torres with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  A_Boruc with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 45 :(vla) H_Postiga jumps over A_Kerzhakov's challenge
          ...  A_Kerzhakov with a clumsy challenge
Min. 46 :(asr) B_Smith beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  B_Smith looks to see where A_Boruc is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  A_Boruc saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 46 :(asr) S_Davis comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  D_Criscrito with an awful challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer drives it in
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: AS Roma 0-0 Valencia

Min. 50 :(asr) O_G_Solskjaer takes advantage of a mistake by D_Criscrito
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  P_Hunter takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 53 :(asr) Ludovic hoofs it up field to find A_Britton
          ...  C_Cuellar bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 55 :(vla) C_Barr replaces D_Criscrito to play as a DF
Min. 55 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 55 :(vla) E_Sno looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 56 :(vla) J_Conroy sidesteps A_Kerzhakov
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Conroy hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  L_McCormick gets up well to catch that one
Min. 56 :(vla) W_A_Glen spits at R_Tomassi
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 59 :(vla) The ball is passed in from C_Barr, he finds H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga aims for the top right corner !
          ...  L_McCormick gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 60 :(asr) N_Gomes is coming on and S_Davis is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 60 :(vla) P_Hunter plays the back pass
          ...  A_Boruc can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  AS Roma 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 60 :(asr) The AS Roma manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 60 :(vla) C_Cuellar unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Conroy
          ...  J_Conroy launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  L_McCormick never had a chance!
Min. 62 :(asr) A_Britton looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_Conroy anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 64 :(asr) O_G_Solskjaer runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Barr
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  W_A_Glen slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 65 :(asr) O_Bosingwa is being brought on
          ...  B_Smith is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(vla) S_Davies will replace E_Sno and play MF
Min. 71 :(asr) O_Bosingwa had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  O_Bosingwa tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 71 :(vla) C_Cuellar with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past A_Kerzhakov
          ...  C_Cuellar with the overhead !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 75 :(asr) T_Kaizer takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace F_Cannavaro as DF
Min. 75 :(vla) P_Hunter is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to H_Postiga
          ...  O_Bosingwa tackles cleanly
Min. 80 :(vla) Diaviera replaces an unhappy H_Postiga and will play as a FW
Min. 81 :(vla) S_Davies cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Conroy
          ...  J_Conroy with the header !
          ...  L_McCormick just watches float over the bar!
Min. 83 :(asr) O_Bosingwa with a one-touch layoff to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  But W_A_Glen will cut out the threat
Min. 84 :(asr) N_Gomes picks out O_G_Solskjaer with the cross
          ...  C_Cuellar gets to the ball first
Min. 84 :(vla) S_Davies brings it under control
          ...  He takes on T_Kaizer
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in P_Hunter!
          ...  A_Britton with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 85 :(vla) P_Hunter with a precise ball to C_Barr
          ...  O_Bosingwa reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 87 :(vla) S_Davies with a pinpoint pass to Diaviera
          ...  Diaviera lobs L_McCormick!
          ...  L_McCormick has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  L_McCormick is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(asr) O_Bosingwa is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  P_Hunter tackles cleanly
Min. 91 :(vla) P_Hunter with an inch perfect pass to M_Bidoudane
          ...  But A_Britton wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Olimpico Stadium
Attendance           : 96,087
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : R_Tomassi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Hunter (60 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : C_Cuellar
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Criscrito (46), W_A_Glen (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               AS Roma    |     Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       13
Off target           :           2        |       8
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       13
Key Passes           :          14        |       15
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Final Score          : AS Roma 1 - 0 Valencia
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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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L_McCormick    GK  33   2   3   2  17 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
B_Smith        DF   1  26  11   1  31 |  66   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  65  20  28
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  26   6   2  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  23   8   7  15 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  23   7   6  37 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  22  10   7  42 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Ludovic        MF   2   1  26   1  25 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
F_J_Torres     MF   3   8  24  11  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
I_Muniain      MF   1   9  24   7  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Davis        MF   1   3  23  11  35 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  26  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
P_Gulacsi      GK  23   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kaizer       DF   2  23   6   4  37 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  24  16  47 |  28   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  24   8
N_Gomes        FW   1   4   3  26  37 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Bagsy        FW   1   8   4  25  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Boruc        GK  34   1   1   1  11 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  25  11   9  21 |  94   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  15  24  11
W_A_Glen       DF   2  25  10   9  27 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
D_Criscrito    DF   2  25  10   7  27 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
C_Cuellar      DF   2  25   7   9  41 |  94   0   3   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  45  12   9
P_Hunter       DF   1  23  11   8  32 |  94   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  28   1
Sektioui       MF   1   1  29   5  37 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -20
E_Sno          MF   1  10  27   9  30 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Bidoudane    MF   2   8  24  13  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  24   8  29 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   4 -20
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  30  24 |  81   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
T_Tapalovic    GK  28   4   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  25  11   9  27 |  38   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Davies       MF   2   3  32   2  22 |  28   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
K_Richard      MF   1   9  25   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diaviera       FW   1   8  10  25  21 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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