Elite League Cup Groups Match 2, Manchester City vs. AS Roma (Wed Nov 21)


                      Manchester City  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 C  |  5-3-2 D
                        Tony McCleary  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK Rafael
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF A_Arrondel
                            W_Reid DF  |  DF Roberto
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF R_Zdravkov
                            M_Rojo DF  |  DF L_Rongifo
                           L_Diame MF  |  DF E_Baily
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF J_Butland
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                        S_Nakamoto MF  |  MF K_Commons
                           G_Botti FW  |  FW Valdano
                           M_Skiba FW  |  FW R_M_Perry
                                       |
                          J_A_Hart SUB |  SUB G_Banks
                      La_Huntellio SUB |  SUB A_Ramsey
                          D_Boyata SUB |  SUB F_Fazio
                           Eduardo SUB |  SUB S_Byrne
                            JobLot SUB |  SUB A_Douglas

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 3  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og sidesteps E_Baily
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But A_Arrondel wins the tackle
Min. 4  :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  S_Nakamoto gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But Roberto barges him off the ball
Min. 12 :(asr) K_Porborsky hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  L_Rongifo latches onto it!
          ...  M_Skiba with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 13 :(mnc) M_Rojo holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Botti
          ...  A_Arrondel plays it back
          ...  Rafael slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Botti floats the ball in!
          ...  Rafael easily catches it!
Min. 17 :(asr) E_Baily turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to R_M_Perry
          ...  R_M_Perry with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 18 :(asr) K_Commons with the cross-field pass to J_Butland
          ...  W_Reid makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 28 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  C_Fuchs is through!
          ...  C_Fuchs belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 31 :(mnc) M_Rojo with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Skiba
          ...  E_Baily gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 36 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Botti
          ...  But Roberto sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 38 :(mnc) C_Fuchs boots it towards M_Scholl
          ...  M_Scholl beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat Rafael
          ...  He tries to slide it past Rafael
          ...  Rafael dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 40 :(asr) Roberto is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  E_Baily latches onto the ball
          ...  E_Baily tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  N_Winneke gathers it easily
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) M_Scholl with a glorious long pass to M_Skiba
          ...  M_Skiba with the chance !
          ...  But Rafael reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 46 :(mnc) Caoimhin_Og controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  G_Botti gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Butland with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 49 :(asr) Valdano finds the space intelligently
          ...  M_Rojo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Commons hits it into the box!
          ...  M_A_Nastasic wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger

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

Min. 50 :(mnc) M_Skiba with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  A_Arrondel wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 58 :(asr) J_Butland back heels to find R_M_Perry in space
          ...  S_Nakamoto with a well timed tackle
          ...  F_Brych didn't like it though
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 60 :(asr) A_Douglas is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_M_Perry is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 64 :(mnc) M_Rojo pushes it past L_Rongifo
          ...  But Roberto spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 65 :(asr) K_Commons with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Fuchs
          ...  M_A_Nastasic makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Porborsky!
          ...  W_Reid reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 69 :(asr) J_Butland knocks the ball past W_Reid
          ...  J_Butland must beat N_Winneke!
          ...  It floats over N_Winneke
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 70 :(mnc) a big roar from the crowd as La_Huntellio comes on for C_Fuchs to play DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Eduardo replaces S_Nakamoto to play as a MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) JobLot is coming on and G_Botti is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 70 :(asr) K_Porborsky is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to K_Commons
          ...  M_Skiba takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 72 :(asr) S_Byrne is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Commons is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 73 :(mnc) La_Huntellio jumps over E_Baily's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  La_Huntellio looks to see where Rafael is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  And Manchester City are leading in the game now
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 75 :(asr) A_Ramsey is coming on for Roberto and playing DF
Min. 78 :(mnc) M_Scholl looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  They have no substitutions left.
          ...  Will play a man down
Min. 79 :(mnc) M_Skiba leaves A_Arrondel standing
          ...  M_Skiba has a dig at goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 83 :(mnc) Eduardo runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  JobLot latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  R_Zdravkov with a superb challenge
          ...  F_Brych has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 84 :(mnc) Eduardo uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  R_Zdravkov hits it out for a throw
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) W_Reid spits at L_Rongifo
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 90 :(asr) A_Ramsey beats W_Reid
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  JobLot takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 91 :(asr) S_Byrne takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Butland
          ...  M_A_Nastasic slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 92 :(asr) J_Butland loses M_Rojo
          ...  W_Reid with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now
Min. 92 :(asr) AS Roma switch to playing A

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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 109,115
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manchester City Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : M_Skiba (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : La_Huntellio (73), M_Skiba (79)
Sent Off             : W_Reid (92)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Scholl (78)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AS Roma Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : J_Butland
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          Manchester City |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       3
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           4        |       1
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :           7        |       7
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 0 AS Roma
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
N_Winneke      GK  32   2   2   3  20 |  98   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  28   8   9  32 |  74   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
W_Reid         DF   2  27   7   9  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  70 -10 -10
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  27   2   2  45 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Rojo         DF   1  26   6   8  20 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Diame        MF   1  10  31   5  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  10  29  10  22 |  82   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  29   8  32 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Botti        FW   1   8   9  29  32 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skiba        FW   1   8   8  24  32 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  40   0  45
J_A_Hart       GK  21   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
La_Huntellio   DF   2  26   7   9  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
D_Boyata       DF   2  24   6  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
JobLot         FW   3   5  11  26  30 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0

Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rafael         GK  30   2   2   2  20 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Arrondel     DF   2  27   4   7  12 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Roberto        DF   3  26   8   8  40 |  79   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  23   5   9  20 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Rongifo      DF   2  23   9   5  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
E_Baily        DF   3  23   7   8  41 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
J_Butland      MF   2   9  27  11  41 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
K_Porborsky    MF   2   6  27   8  21 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
K_Commons      MF   1   7  26  10  32 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Valdano        FW   2   8  12  25  42 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_M_Perry      FW   1   8  11  25  30 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Banks        GK  29   3   1   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  28   9   6  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  28   8   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   7  28   7  21 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Douglas      FW   2   4   5  25  11 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
1542841678 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35