Match Report


UdineseUdinese     RomaRoma
Computer Player Computer Player Gary Shapland Gary Shapland
Martin ZanchettaM. Zanchetta68
G
1
G
73Vinicio E. ManciniV. Mancini
Bakary BierhoffB. Bierhoff75
D
2
D
65Sjaak Van Den BergS. Van Den Berg
Alassandro TeodoraniA. Teodorani74
D
3
D
41Leonardo DeganoL. Degano
Andy MasonA. Mason69
D
4
D
72Tomas FonsecaT. Fonseca
Simone GelsiS. Gelsi70
M
5
M
74Nuno BarrosN. Barros
Vittorio LupatelliV. Lupatelli69
M
6
M
40Paolo InceP. Ince
Ivone BellucciI. Bellucci68
M
7
M
69Guerino BotticellaG. Botticella
Mike MurphyM. Murphy64
M
8
M
41Filippo ScarpaF. Scarpa
Samuele BettariniS. Bettarini75
A
9
A
52Gianluca ZiniG. Zini
Juan CortesJ. Cortes68
A
captain10
A
54Marco EranioM. Eranio
Fabio FranciosoF. Francioso55
A
11captain
A
67Roberto SimoneR. Simone
 
Yuri BertottoY. Bertotto69
D
12
A
67Angelo ScalzoA. Scalzo
Gareth HarleyG. Harley65
D
13
A
72Martin RöslerM. Rösler
Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa65
G
14
G
65Ezio PoliE. Poli

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Roma. A crowd of 19,629 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Udinese and Roma are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Oakley.


0.00
Roma kick off the first half!
3.58
Sjaak Van Den Berg makes a probing pass to Paolo Ince. Paolo Ince deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Eranio. Marco Eranio shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.12
Paolo Ince threads the ball through to Gianluca Zini. Gianluca Zini whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone whips the ball goalwards with his head. Martin Zanchetta manages to gather it.
10.57
Filippo Scarpa threads a neat ball through to Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone cuts inside the box! Roberto Simone takes a shot at goal. Roberto Simone scores for Roma!!
18.15
Bakary Bierhoff kicks a strong pass forward to Simone Gelsi. Simone Gelsi flicks a high ball forward to Samuele Bettarini who takes it down. Samuele Bettarini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.00
Andy Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Vittorio Lupatelli. Vittorio Lupatelli chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Cortes. Juan Cortes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomas Fonseca.
22.09
Simone Gelsi flicks a high pass forward. Samuele Bettarini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuele Bettarini makes a probing pass to Juan Cortes but he's offside!
24.52
Filippo Scarpa brings the ball forward. Filippo Scarpa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Zanchetta who gathers it comfortably.
30.11
Filippo Scarpa catches Vittorio Lupatelli on the ankles. Filippo Scarpa is warned by the referee! Vittorio Lupatelli gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.21
Paolo Ince flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Simone controls it well on his chest. Roberto Simone chips the ball to his team mate, Gianluca Zini. Some silky footwork from Gianluca Zini provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Martin Zanchetta gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
36.28
Andy Mason makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vittorio Lupatelli. Vittorio Lupatelli flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Francioso comfortably collects the pass. Fabio Francioso sees Samuele Bettarini just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some good footwork from Samuele Bettarini provides some space. He shoots at goal. Samuele Bettarini scores for Udinese!!
39.15
With great vision, Tomas Fonseca plays the ball forward to Filippo Scarpa. Filippo Scarpa knocks the ball forward to Gianluca Zini. Gianluca Zini whips in a cross ball towards Marco Eranio. Marco Eranio is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
40.46
Simone Gelsi flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Francioso collects the pass. Fabio Francioso tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
42.32
Guerino Botticella flicks a high pass forward to Marco Eranio who brings the ball under control. Marco Eranio shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Udinese appear unchanged since the first half. Roma also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Udinese kick off the second half!
47.39
Mike Murphy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabio Francioso. Fabio Francioso knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuele Bettarini. Some awkward footwork from Samuele Bettarini provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but is denied by Vinicio E. Mancini. Excellent save.
48.02
Sjaak Van Den Berg flicks a high ball forward to Guerino Botticella who takes it down. Guerino Botticella chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone plays a quick one-two with Gianluca Zini and rushes in on goal... Roberto Simone comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Roberto Simone!
51.05
Leonardo Degano knocks the ball forward to Paolo Ince. Paolo Ince flicks a high pass forward to Gianluca Zini who brings the ball under control. Gianluca Zini shoots from 20 yards but somehow Martin Zanchetta manages to keep it out.
54.06
Vittorio Lupatelli threads a neat ball through to Juan Cortes. Juan Cortes knocks in a cross ball towards Samuele Bettarini. Samuele Bettarini is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.18
Vittorio Lupatelli flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan Cortes. Juan Cortes threads the ball through to Fabio Francioso but he's offside!
57.37
Sjaak Van Den Berg knocks the ball forward to Guerino Botticella. Guerino Botticella passes the ball forward to Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.09
Ivone Bellucci sees Samuele Bettarini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samuele Bettarini plays a quick one-two with Fabio Francioso and rushes in on goal... Samuele Bettarini tries a spectacular strike but somehow Vinicio E. Mancini manages to keep it out.
61.30
Fabio Francioso comes in with a late challenge on Leonardo Degano. The referee brings Fabio Francioso to one side and gives him a warning! Leonardo Degano stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.05
Ivone Bellucci sees Fabio Francioso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabio Francioso cuts inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Fabio Francioso provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's there!! Vinicio E. Mancini has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.08
Mike Murphy knocks the ball forward to Juan Cortes. Juan Cortes finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
73.38
Alassandro Teodorani threads a neat ball through to Ivone Bellucci. Ivone Bellucci knocks the ball to his team mate, Juan Cortes. Juan Cortes plays a scrappy one-two with Samuele Bettarini and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Juan Cortes provides some space. He shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.05
Udinese have made 3 substitutions with Yuri Bertotto replacing Samuele Bettarini, Gareth Harley replacing Vittorio Lupatelli and Rodrigo Barbosa replacing Mike Murphy .Roma have made 2 substitutions with Angelo Scalzo replacing Marco Eranio and Martin Rösler replacing Roberto Simone .
81.17
Ivone Bellucci knocks the ball forward to Fabio Francioso. Fabio Francioso finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
87.25
Guerino Botticella catches Ivone Bellucci on the ankles. Guerino Botticella is shown the yellow card! Ivone Bellucci hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.07
Alassandro Teodorani comes in with a late challenge on Martin Rösler. The referee calls over Alassandro Teodorani and shows him a yellow card! Martin Rösler stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Roma
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
27.5%
41.2%
31.2%

Scorers
Samuele Bettarini 36
Fabio Francioso 63
Roberto Simone 11, 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Simone of Roma

Match Ratings
1.Martin Zanchetta (GK)
7
2.Bakary Bierhoff (DEF)
6
3.Alassandro Teodorani (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Andy Mason (DEF)
6
5.Simone Gelsi (MID)
6
6.Vittorio Lupatelli (MID)
6
7.Ivone Bellucci (MID)
7
8.Mike Murphy (MID)
6
9.Samuele Bettarini (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Juan Cortes (ATT)
6
11.Fabio Francioso (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Yuri Bertotto (DEF)
6
13.Gareth Harley (DEF)
6
14.Rodrigo Barbosa (GK)
6

1.Vinicio E. Mancini (GK)
7
2.Sjaak Van Den Berg (DEF)
6
3.Leonardo Degano (DEF)
6
4.Tomas Fonseca (DEF)
6
5.Nuno Barros (MID)
6
6.Paolo Ince (MID)
6
7.Guerino Botticella (MID)yellow card
6
8.Filippo Scarpa (MID)
7
9.Gianluca Zini (ATT)
7
10.Marco Eranio (ATT)
6
11.Roberto Simone (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Angelo Scalzo (ATT)
6
13.Martin Rösler (ATT)
6
14.Ezio Poli (GK)
0