Euro Div 3, Roma vs. Benfica (Sun Mar 09)


                                 Roma  |  Benfica
                          3-1-3-1-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                          Nick Clarke  |  Steve McLeod
                                       |
                          J_Pullin GK  |  GK J_Moreira
                         N_Pamarot DF  |  DF Alcides
                          C_Turner DF  |  DF Luisão
                            S_Juan DF  |  DF D_Bush
                     P_VandeHeyden DM  |  DF W_Barrett
                          J_Koumas MF  |  MF P_Nedved
                         M_Ballack MF  |  MF Manu
                       L_Greco_x14 MF  |  DM Beto
                       M_Zonneveld AM  |  AM J_Coimbra
                            A_More FW  |  FW Mantorras
                          J_Lester FW  |  FW Karagounis
                                       |
                      Nick_Andrews SUB |  SUB J_Blanchard
                           M_Frost SUB |  SUB P_Fyssas
                          P_Pipolo SUB |  SUB P_Luccin
                         M_Vucinic SUB |  SUB Manduca
                         A_Russell SUB |  SUB Derlei

Referee: K_Vassaras (Greece)


Min. 1  :(rom) M_Ballack threads the through ball to J_Koumas 
          ...  J_Koumas with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Zonneveld hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Lester gets his head on it 
          ...  J_Moreira with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 1  :(rom) P_VandeHeyden is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 1  :(rom) P_Pipolo is going to be brought on 
          ...  P_VandeHeyden is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM 
Min. 1  :(ben) Beto with a smart pass to Karagounis 
          ...  C_Turner steals the ball of off him 
Min. 3  :(ben) Mantorras runs at N_Pamarot 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  M_Ballack with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 6  :(rom) M_Zonneveld controls the ball with ease 
          ...  M_Zonneveld with the side footed shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  J_Moreira got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  And Roma are leading in the game now 
          ...  Roma 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 6  :(ben) P_Nedved pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Manu is clean through! 
          ...  The cross hits Manu on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  But J_Pullin stops that one easily 
Min. 7  :(ben) Beto looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Alcides 
          ...  Alcides with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  J_Pullin makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 10 :(ben) J_Coimbra kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Alcides gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Alcides has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  J_Pullin blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 12 :(ben) Mantorras with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  Mantorras heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Pullin falls over 
          ...  But J_Pullin is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 14 :(rom) M_Ballack looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Zonneveld 
          ...  J_Coimbra reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 15 :(rom) S_Juan hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_More latches onto it! 
          ...  A_More with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Moreira parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 18 :(ben) Luisão with the towering header to Mantorras 
          ...  Mantorras beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at J_Pullin 
          ...  He dinks it over J_Pullin 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 20 :(rom) A_More runs at Luisão 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_More with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  J_Moreira goes down well to save 
Min. 26 :(rom) J_Lester takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Lester with the shot on net ! 
          ...  J_Moreira watches it sail wide! 
Min. 27 :(rom) J_Koumas reads the run of A_More 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_More ! 
          ...  J_Moreira parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 30 :(rom) P_Pipolo catches J_Coimbra with an elbow! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  K_Vassaras calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 31 :(rom) J_Koumas kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Lester gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  W_Barrett forces him off the ball 
Min. 33 :(ben) W_Barrett has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Nedved gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  P_Nedved hits the ball first time! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 35 :(rom) P_Pipolo turns on a sixpence 
          ...  But P_Nedved barges him off the ball 
Min. 38 :(ben) P_Nedved holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Coimbra 
          ...  J_Coimbra has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 39 :(rom) S_Juan with the first time flick to J_Koumas 
          ...  J_Koumas fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  J_Moreira parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Moreira recovers to save!! 
Min. 40 :(ben) W_Barrett had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  The ball hits S_Juan in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 41 :(rom) J_Koumas gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside W_Barrett! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Koumas tries the shot ! 
          ...  But J_Moreira makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 41 :(ben) J_Coimbra hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Nedved latches onto it! 
          ...  P_Nedved has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ben) J_Coimbra takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past C_Turner 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Coimbra ! 
          ...  J_Pullin has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  J_Pullin reacts well to save!!! 
Min. 44 :(ben) W_Barrett with a slick pass to Karagounis 
          ...  Karagounis hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  J_Pullin with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 45 :(ben) J_Coimbra skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Mantorras 
          ...  The cross hits Mantorras on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Pullin parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Roma 1-0 Benfica

Min. 49 :(ben) Beto with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Karagounis gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Karagounis goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  J_Pullin was lucky there 
Min. 50 :(ben) J_Coimbra gets to the bye line 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Mantorras 
          ...  But S_Juan with the fine tackle 
Min. 52 :(ben) D_Bush with a one-touch layoff to J_Coimbra 
          ...  J_Coimbra tries to beat J_Pullin! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 53 :(ben) J_Coimbra flicks it over S_Juan and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Coimbra sees J_Pullin off his line ! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  J_Pullin tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Pullin makes the catch! 
Min. 56 :(ben) Karagounis with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Karagounis with the chance ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Roma fans laugh at him 
Min. 58 :(rom) M_Zonneveld floats the ball in to find A_More 
          ...  A_More sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  J_Moreira guesses right 
Min. 60 :(ben) Alcides takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Luisão 
          ...  Luisão sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 61 :(rom) A_More beats Luisão 
          ...  But D_Bush wins the tackle 
Min. 62 :(ben) Beto takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into Mantorras 
          ...  A delicate chip from Mantorras ! 
          ...  J_Pullin makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 64 :(ben) Manu is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  Mantorras latches onto the ball 
          ...  Mantorras tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But J_Pullin tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Manu drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Coimbra 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  J_Pullin with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 65 :(ben) D_Bush kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Mantorras gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  N_Pamarot reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 69 :(rom) P_Pipolo finds J_Lester with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Beto clears with a diving header 
Min. 69 :(ben) Karagounis plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  Karagounis with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 70 :(ben) Karagounis takes on 3 men 
          ...  P_Pipolo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 72 :(rom) M_Ballack miskicks! 
          ...  He finds M_Zonneveld though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  Beto gets to the ball first 
Min. 72 :(ben) Mantorras loses his marker! 
          ...  A_More with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  K_Vassaras shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  Surely a Penalty! 
          ...  The ref consults his assistant !! 
          ...  PENALTY !! 
          ...  Mantorras is the man who takes it 
          ...  J_Pullin dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  Benfica are back level! 
          ...  Roma 1-1 Benfica...
Min. 72 :(ben) Karagounis beats S_Juan 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Karagounis has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  J_Pullin parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Pullin recovers to save!! 
Min. 74 :(ben) Karagounis finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Juan 
          ...  Karagounis hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Roma fans laugh at him 
Min. 75 :(ben) P_Nedved is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to W_Barrett 
          ...  W_Barrett is clean through, he is one on one with J_Pullin 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Pullin 
          ...  J_Pullin does well to save it !! 
Min. 75 :(rom) J_Koumas kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_More gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Mantorras with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Nick Clarke looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 79 :(ben) Karagounis finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  Karagounis tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  J_Pullin with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 80 :(rom) A_More takes advantage of a mistake by W_Barrett 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  Cleared by D_Bush 
Min. 84 :(ben) Beto sidesteps C_Turner 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Beto ! 
          ...  J_Pullin makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Beto chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  D_Bush gets a shot in 
          ...  J_Pullin gathers it easily 
Min. 85 :(ben) Manu looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Bush 
          ...  D_Bush curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 87 :(rom) P_Pipolo finds A_More with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Alcides with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  K_Vassaras called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(ben) Karagounis flicks it over S_Juan's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Karagounis bears down on goal! 
          ...  J_Pullin gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Karagounis 
          ...  J_Pullin reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 89 :(ben) J_Coimbra runs at N_Pamarot 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  J_Coimbra goes for goal ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide !! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Coimbra lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Pullin fists it away! 
Min. 92 :(ben) Karagounis brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  L_Greco_x14 body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That’s a careless challenge!! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Olimpico
Attendance           : 58,153
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Roma Match Info
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Best player          : J_Pullin
Scorers              : M_Zonneveld (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Ballack (3), P_Pipolo (30), A_More (72), L_Greco_x14 (92)
Injured              : P_VandeHeyden (1)
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Mantorras (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Mantorras (72 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Roma  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       30
Off target           :           2        |       11
On target            :           8        |       19
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       19
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Final Score          : Roma 1 - 1 Benfica
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Player Statistics - 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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J_Pullin       GK  26   1   1   1   7 |  96  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 179   0   0   0
N_Pamarot      DF   1  23   6   5  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0
C_Turner       DF   1  19   8   9  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
S_Juan         DF   1  19  12   7  24 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  30   0
P_VandeHeyden  DM   1  20  16  12  13 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Koumas       MF   1   9  22   9  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  45  12
M_Ballack      MF   1   4  20   6  39 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  41  -4
L_Greco_x14    MF   1   8  11   9  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  -4
M_Zonneveld    AM   1   7  19  10  15 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  40
A_More         FW   1   9  10  23  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  16
J_Lester       FW   1   9   8  19  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
Nick_Andrews   GK  21   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Frost        DF   1  17   8   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Pipolo       DM   1   5  17   8  45 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  26  -4
M_Vucinic      MF   1   3  15  11  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Russell      FW   1   6   8  16  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Moreira      GK  22   1   1   1  15 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  81   0   0   0
Alcides        DF   1  21  10   7  44 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  10
Luisão         DF   1  21   8   9  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   2
D_Bush         DF   1  20   7   6  25 |  96   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  30   7
W_Barrett      DF   1  19  11   9  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  30   5
P_Nedved       MF   1   6  20  10  28 |  96   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  29  45   4
Manu           MF   1   6  18   9  16 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Beto           DM   1   9  19   9  38 |  96   0   2   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  52  60   5
J_Coimbra      AM   1   3  18  11  18 |  96   0   1   4   0   6   0   0   0   0  32  60  21
Mantorras      FW   1   8   8  22  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
Karagounis     FW   1   8   8  19  19 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
J_Blanchard    GK  15   1   1   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Fyssas       DF   1  19  11   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Luccin       MF   1  12  16   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Manduca        MF   1  10  16   5  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Derlei         FW   1   6   6  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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