Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 1, Manchester City vs. AS Roma (Wed Mar 12)


                      Manchester City  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  David Hanna
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK David_Raya
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF C_Soares
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF D_Rugani
                           K_Clark DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                       Thiago_Luiz DF  |  DF C_Ridoutiz
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF L_Cook
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF T_Partey
                        Dan_Wilson MF  |  MF A_Zabarte
                        T_Johnsson MF  |  AM K_Zeroli
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW Luigi_Sosa
                        JJ_OConner FW  |  FW H_Abe
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB Jo_Robinson
                            Varane SUB |  SUB B_Mayoral
                        E_Woodward SUB |  SUB J_S_Veron
                     Hadrian_Black SUB |  SUB N_Berti
                            D_Best SUB |  SUB L_Suraez

Referee: D_Orsato (Italy)


Min. 1  :(asr) Luigi_Sosa sidesteps Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  T_Johnsson takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 5  :(mnc) Dan_Wilson with the diagonal pass Aparichit
          ...  S_Ramos gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 5  :(asr) K_Zeroli with an in swinging cross to Luigi_Sosa
          ...  K_Clark tackles cleanly
Min. 9  :(mnc) S_Bergwijn takes on 3 men
          ...  C_Soares plays the back pass
          ...  David_Raya can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by C_Ridoutiz
Min. 10 :(asr) C_Ridoutiz with a glorious long pass to H_Abe
          ...  H_Abe hits a curling shot!
          ...  But A_Zaratta parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 12 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Soares
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Bergwijn!
          ...  A_Zabarte wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 16 :(asr) C_Ridoutiz reads the run of H_Abe
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 22 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn could get a shot on goal here
          ...  S_Bergwijn tries to chip the ball over David_Raya!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 25 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from Leda_Cygnus to JJ_OConner
          ...  JJ_OConner tries to beat David_Raya!
          ...  David_Raya saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 25 :(asr) H_Abe takes on K_Clark
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  A powerful header from H_Abe !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 29 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke with the towering header to JJ_OConner
          ...  C_Ridoutiz with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 30 :(asr) AS Roma will now play P after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 34 :(mnc) S_Bergwijn has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Ridoutiz
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Leda_Cygnus!
          ...  A glorious effort by Leda_Cygnus !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  Manchester City go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 35 :(mnc) Manchester City switch to playing D
Min. 35 :(asr) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems AS Roma will now be playing A
Min. 41 :(mnc) JJ_OConner beats S_Ramos
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Rugani
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus curls it into the box!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki tries to place the shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 42 :(asr) H_Abe feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Luigi_Sosa runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Luigi_Sosa hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(asr) C_Ridoutiz with a simple pass to Luigi_Sosa
          ...  Blocked by Aoyama_Hideki
Min. 45 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Bergwijn
          ...  D_Rugani plays it back
          ...  David_Raya slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki floats the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of David_Raya

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

Min. 52 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  S_Bergwijn latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  But C_Ridoutiz barges him off the ball
Min. 55 :(asr) K_Zeroli puts in H_Abe
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki hits it out for a throw
Min. 58 :(mnc) K_Clark plays it forward to JJ_OConner
          ...  S_Ramos slices it
          ...  David_Raya moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Johnsson chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Rugani wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 59 :(mnc) Aparichit jumps over S_Ramos's challenge
          ...  Luigi_Sosa with an over the top challenge
Min. 65 :(asr) L_Suraez is being brought on
          ...  Luigi_Sosa is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 65 :(asr) a big roar from the crowd as N_Berti comes on for T_Partey to play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) B_Mayoral takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Soares as DF
Min. 69 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  JJ_OConner gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Mayoral
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is cleared by B_Mayoral
Min. 70 :(mnc) Varane is going to be brought on
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as E_Woodward comes on for Dan_Wilson to play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Hadrian_Black is coming on and Aparichit is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 70 :(asr) J_S_Veron takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace K_Zeroli
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(asr) N_Berti brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  L_Suraez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A delicate chip from L_Suraez !
          ...  But A_Zaratta just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  D_Orsato has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 73 :(asr) D_Rugani kicks T_Johnsson off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  D_Orsato signals that it is indirect
          ...  Hadrian_Black shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to JJ_OConner instead
          ...  JJ_OConner with the shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 75 :(mnc) D_Best is being prepared to come on
          ...  JJ_OConner is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 78 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus back heels to find S_Bergwijn in space
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Bergwijn !
          ...  The shot slips through David_Raya's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 79 :(mnc) Hadrian_Black plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  H_Abe with a nasty foul
Min. 81 :(mnc) T_Johnsson curls the ball out wide to D_Best
          ...  D_Best from 20 yards !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 82 :(mnc) K_Clark finds D_Best with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from A_Zabarte
Min. 82 :(asr) C_Ridoutiz picks up a loose ball
          ...  K_Clark robs him of the ball
Min. 86 :(mnc) E_Woodward cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn shapes up for a shot!
          ...  David_Raya saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 87 :(asr) C_Ridoutiz runs towards the goal
          ...  C_Ridoutiz aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But A_Zaratta with the difficult save
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 135,380
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Leda_Cygnus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Leda_Cygnus (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : C_Ridoutiz
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_Rugani (73)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           5        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           2        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 0 AS Roma
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Zaratta      GK  38   3   3   1  21 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  39  12   6  31 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  45   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  38   7   9  20 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
K_Clark        DF   2  32   7   4  15 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
Thiago_Luiz    DF   2  30   1   1  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1  10  34  20  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  60  25
Aparichit      MF   3   5  34  19  12 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dan_Wilson     MF   1   8  30  16  18 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
T_Johnsson     MF   1  14  30  10  18 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  50  20
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  36  10 |  94   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
JJ_OConner     FW   2   1   1  32  27 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Yates        GK  30   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Varane         DF   2  31  10   7  10 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Woodward     MF   1  18  35   7  28 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Hadrian_Black  MF   1  10  29  16  37 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Best         FW   2   5   1  27  27 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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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David_Raya     GK  31   3   3   3  40 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  31   7  11  28 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
D_Rugani       DF   2  31   1   1  39 |  76   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  65 -10 -10
S_Ramos        DF   2  29   2   1  46 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
C_Ridoutiz     DF   2  28  11  10  42 |  94   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  45   5
L_Cook         MF   1   9  31  10  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Partey       MF   1   3  30   1  28 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Zabarte      MF   1  16  29   8  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30 -20 -20
K_Zeroli       AM   1   3  29  18  29 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
Luigi_Sosa     FW   2   3   5  28  25 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Abe          FW   2   5   1  27  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
Jo_Robinson    GK  22   2   4   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Mayoral      DF   2  26   9   7  33 |  26   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
J_S_Veron      MF   1   7  27  19  12 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Berti        MF   1   5  26   9  23 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Suraez       FW   2   7   7  25  40 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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