Euro Premiership, Roma vs. Benfica (Sun Sep 20) Roma | Benfica 4-3-1-2 C | 5-3-2 C Nick Clarke | Steve McLeod | J_Pullin GK | GK J_Moreira N_Pamarot DF | DF Alcides S_Walsh DF | DF Luisão M_Salo DF | DF Sidnei F_Tavano DF | DF W_Barrett M_Uchida MF | DF M_Pereira_x09 E_Carter MF | MF Beto M_Ballack MF | MF J_Coimbra D_DeRossiex13 AM | MF Pamires_x13 A_Wisse FW | FW Mantorras J_Lester FW | FW Karagounis | Nick_Andrews SUB | SUB J_Blanchard C_Turner SUB | SUB D_Bush A_Aquilani SUB | SUB P_Nedved M_Vucinic SUB | SUB Dju_Dju K_Zarineh SUB | SUB Derlei Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary) Min. 1 :(rom) M_Salo knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Fine tackle by Karagounis ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 7 :(rom) N_Pamarot beats Sidnei ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves J_Hunye ... N_Pamarot sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 15 :(rom) D_DeRossiex13 with a real burst of pace ... Alcides knobbles the attacking player. ... J_Hunye blows up for a foul ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 16 :(ben) J_Coimbra moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to Karagounis ... M_Salo with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 18 :(rom) A_Wisse runs at M_Pereira_x09 ... He takes it past him ... A_Wisse tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... J_Moreira with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 21 :(ben) Pamires_x13 with a 50-yard pass to W_Barrett ... W_Barrett pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But J_Pullin dives to his left ... I think J_Pullin just got a hand on that one ... J_Hunye has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 33 :(ben) Pamires_x13 looks up ... He swings the ball right towards Mantorras ... Mantorras with the attempt at goal! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 35 :(ben) J_Coimbra sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... But F_Tavano barges him off the ball Min. 37 :(rom) M_Ballack lays the ball back to J_Lester ... Mantorras tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Ballack hits it towards the far post! ... It is cleared by Luisão Min. 39 :(ben) J_Coimbra crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Pereira_x09 in the box ... M_Pereira_x09 pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But J_Pullin punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(rom) S_Walsh with a reverse pass to M_Salo ... Mantorras with an over the top challenge Min. 45 :(rom) M_Ballack is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Uchida ... Fine tackle by Luisão ... But he can't prevent the corner ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Roma 0-0 Benfica Min. 49 :(ben) Alcides jumps over N_Pamarot's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Brilliantly taken away by M_Salo !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 50 :(rom) J_Lester cuts inside Sidnei ... He worked that well ... W_Barrett with the block Min. 56 :(rom) A_Wisse runs at M_Pereira_x09 ... He takes it past him ... Good sliding challenge from W_Barrett and it had to be Min. 59 :(rom) D_DeRossiex13 jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... D_DeRossiex13 hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 62 :(ben) Beto controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... Karagounis gets onto the end of the pass! ... But F_Tavano wins the tackle cleanly Min. 64 :(rom) D_DeRossiex13 knocks the ball past W_Barrett ... The cross hits D_DeRossiex13 on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL !! ... But it's been ruled out! ... He was caught offside Min. 66 :(rom) N_Pamarot is on the ground motionless! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 66 :(rom) C_Turner is going to be brought on ... N_Pamarot is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(ben) Karagounis sidesteps S_Walsh ... M_Salo is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort Min. 77 :(rom) C_Turner loses Sidnei ... C_Turner looks to see where J_Moreira is! ... He shoots! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 81 :(rom) C_Turner comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!!! ... Superb play ... C_Turner drives it towards goal ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 85 :(rom) A_Wisse sprints past Sidnei ... Pamires_x13 stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... J_Hunye calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 86 :(ben) W_Barrett lobs the ball over the defence ... Mantorras latches on to it ... Mantorras launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Pamires_x13 hits it into the box! ... J_Pullin jumps well to claim it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(ben) Sidnei turns well with ball ... He has some space now ... F_Tavano rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Olimpico Attendance : 55,494 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roma Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Salo Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Tavano (92) Injured : N_Pamarot (66) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Barrett (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Alcides (15), Pamires_x13 (85) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roma | Benfica Attempts on Goal : 6 | 4 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 2 | 2 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 12 | 4 Key Tackles : 4 | 5 Key Passes : 2 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Roma 0 - 0 Benfica ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Roma Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pullin GK 28 1 1 1 10 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 0 0 N_Pamarot DF 1 24 7 5 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 S_Walsh DF 1 22 13 6 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 M_Salo DF 1 22 10 12 39 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 F_Tavano DF 1 21 9 7 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 -4 -4 M_Uchida MF 1 4 25 10 19 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Carter MF 1 10 22 8 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ballack MF 1 4 22 6 36 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 D_DeRossiex13 AM 1 9 15 9 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 A_Wisse FW 1 12 12 23 15 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 J_Lester FW 1 10 8 20 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nick_Andrews GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Turner DF 1 20 8 9 28 | 27 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Aquilani MF 1 10 16 9 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Vucinic MF 1 3 16 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Zarineh FW 1 8 8 19 15 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Moreira GK 24 1 1 1 13 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 Alcides DF 1 22 11 8 39 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 Luisão DF 1 22 9 9 33 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Sidnei DF 1 22 9 6 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 W_Barrett DF 1 21 13 9 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 30 8 M_Pereira_x09 DF 1 14 11 7 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Beto MF 1 10 21 10 35 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 J_Coimbra MF 1 4 20 12 16 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 Pamires_x13 MF 1 9 15 10 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 52 -4 Mantorras FW 1 9 9 24 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 4 Karagounis FW 1 9 9 22 16 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Blanchard GK 12 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bush DF 1 21 8 7 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Nedved MF 1 6 22 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dju_Dju MF 1 3 21 3 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Derlei FW 1 7 7 19 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1253478812 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35