Match Report


JuventusJuventus     RomaRoma
Pete DowningPete Downing Fatih Gürkan Fatih Gürkan
Renato PetruzziR. Petruzzi71
G
1
G
68Tommaso DoniT. Doni
Manuele FiorettiM. Fioretti58
D
2
D
72Carmine BelleriC. Belleri
Illya YakovenkoI. Yakovenko68
D
3
D
64Raul CampolonghiR. Campolonghi
Richard WalkerR. Walker62
D
4
D
64Gianluca SirotiG. Siroti
Miguel GonzalezM. Gonzalez61
M
5
D
60Matjaz BianchiM. Bianchi
Gilles JessG. Jess71
M
6captain
M
80Jose E. PancaroJ. Pancaro
Stefan PasanenS. Pasanen77
M
captain7
M
67Thijs HupkesT. Hupkes
Gregorio MoraG. Mora35
M
8
M
65Ferdi OpschoorF. Opschoor
Roger De RomijnR. De Romijn76
A
9
A
69Amedeo LupatelliA. Lupatelli
Cesar TeixeiraC. Teixeira72
A
10
A
68Cataldo CesarettiC. Cesaretti
Liam MazziL. Mazzi73
A
11
A
67Fabian N. PonzoF. Ponzo
 
Nicolas HelgueraN. Helguera70
A
12
A
64Ellery KoningE. Koning
Franceco MacellariF. Macellari60
D
13
G
61Elvis SesiaE. Sesia
Vinicio E. GiacobboV. Giacobbo67
M
14
M
60Martino LeoneM. Leone

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play host to Roma. A crowd of 16,907 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Juventus are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Corrado Fuser.


0.00
Juventus kick off and get the match underway!
2.33
Raul Campolonghi flicks a high pass forward. Thijs Hupkes controls it well on his chest. Thijs Hupkes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cataldo Cesaretti. Cataldo Cesaretti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
6.36
Ferdi Opschoor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Ponzo. Without breaking stride, Fabian N. Ponzo plays the ball forward to Amedeo Lupatelli who has made a great run into the box. Amedeo Lupatelli cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Renato Petruzzi!
8.20
Gilles Jess threads a neat ball through to Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi plays a quick one-two with Roger De Romijn and rushes in on goal... Carmine Belleri comes in with a late challenge on Liam Mazzi. Penalty not given!!
10.22
With a delightful solo run, Stefan Pasanen stretches the opposition's defence. Stefan Pasanen threads a neat, attacking ball through to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
12.18
Gilles Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi skips past Gianluca Siroti! Liam Mazzi shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Tommaso Doni manages to gather it effortlessly.
14.20
Gilles Jess threads a neat ball through to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn threads the ball through to Liam Mazzi but he's offside!
15.48
Gilles Jess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cesar Teixeira. Cesar Teixeira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.52
Gilles Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn knocks the ball forward to Liam Mazzi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.04
Gilles Jess hacks Ferdi Opschoor from behind! Gilles Jess is shown the yellow card! Ferdi Opschoor gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
26.11
Miguel Gonzalez makes a simple pass to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn plays a one-two with Cesar Teixeira and advances towards the goal... Roger De Romijn looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Tommaso Doni smothers it!
30.26
Gregorio Mora makes a probing pass to Cesar Teixeira. Cesar Teixeira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
34.49
Fabian N. Ponzo hacks Richard Walker from behind! Fabian N. Ponzo is given a warning by the referee! Richard Walker grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
36.55
With imagination, Ferdi Opschoor laces a through ball forward to Fabian N. Ponzo. Fabian N. Ponzo lofts in a cross ball towards Amedeo Lupatelli. Amedeo Lupatelli powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
38.26
Illya Yakovenko flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Gonzalez collects the pass. Miguel Gonzalez knocks the ball forward to Cesar Teixeira. Cesar Teixeira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Mazzi but he's offside!
39.11
Gilles Jess passes the ball forward to Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi rushes past Raul Campolonghi! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Liam Mazzi provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. Tommaso Doni gets down and covers it.
42.41
Illya Yakovenko knocks the ball forward to Gilles Jess. Gilles Jess surges forward with the ball. Gilles Jess tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Tommaso Doni effortlessly smothers it!
44.31
Manuele Fioretti threads a neat ball through to Stefan Pasanen. Stefan Pasanen makes a simple pass to Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi runs straight at the defence! Liam Mazzi comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Tommaso Doni gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
45.00
Gilles Jess makes a simple pass to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Roma kick off!
47.30
Thijs Hupkes catches Gilles Jess on the ankles. The referee calls over Thijs Hupkes and shows him a yellow card! Gilles Jess stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.13
Gregorio Mora barges into Jose E. Pancaro. The referee brings Gregorio Mora to one side and gives him a warning! Jose E. Pancaro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.02
Jose E. Pancaro decides to run forward with the ball. Jose E. Pancaro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.26
Gianluca Siroti pushes up the pitch. Gianluca Siroti knocks the ball forward to Fabian N. Ponzo. Fabian N. Ponzo plays a one-two with Cataldo Cesaretti and rushes in on goal... Fabian N. Ponzo takes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
57.36
Illya Yakovenko advances with the ball. Illya Yakovenko threads the ball through to Cesar Teixeira. Cesar Teixeira plays a one-two with Roger De Romijn and rushes in on goal... Cesar Teixeira shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.30
Juventus have made a substitution with Franceco Macellari replacing Illya Yakovenko .Roma have made a substitution with Elvis Sesia replacing Thijs Hupkes .
63.17
With great vision, Gilles Jess plays the ball forward to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.33
Franceco Macellari makes a strong solo run forward. Franceco Macellari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cesar Teixeira. Cesar Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn beats his man to it with a header. Roger De Romijn scores for Juventus!!
69.27
Gilles Jess flicks a high pass forward to Cesar Teixeira who brings the ball under control. Cesar Teixeira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
71.39
Carmine Belleri flicks a high pass forward. Jose E. Pancaro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose E. Pancaro sees Fabian N. Ponzo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabian N. Ponzo deftly passes the ball to Cataldo Cesaretti, releasing him through on goal. Cataldo Cesaretti cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball cannons off Manuele Fioretti, smacking the crossbar and looping into the crowd.
73.01
Richard Walker makes a probing pass to Gilles Jess. Gilles Jess flicks the ball to his team mate, Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matjaz Bianchi.
75.15
Elvis Sesia brings the ball forward. Elvis Sesia rushes past Franceco Macellari! Elvis Sesia takes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
79.50
Ferdi Opschoor threads a neat ball through to Cataldo Cesaretti. Cataldo Cesaretti shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
81.48
Gregorio Mora sees space and advances. Gregorio Mora knocks in a cross ball towards Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.37
Manuele Fioretti flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Jess controls it well on his chest. Gilles Jess makes a simple pass to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn skips past Gianluca Siroti! Roger De Romijn side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Tommaso Doni smothers it!
84.57
Raul Campolonghi flicks a high pass forward. Elvis Sesia holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Elvis Sesia plays the ball forward to Cataldo Cesaretti. Cataldo Cesaretti shoots from 20 yards but Renato Petruzzi reads it well. Superb keeping!
89.27
Miguel Gonzalez makes a probing pass to Roger De Romijn. Roger De Romijn knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Mazzi. Liam Mazzi knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Juventus

Roma
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
11
4
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
21.5%
46.2%
32.3%

Scorers
Cesar Teixeira 57
Roger De Romijn 66
Liam Mazzi 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roger De Romijn of Juventus

Match Ratings