Match Report


RomaRoma     FiorentinaFiorentina
Noel HenryNoel Henry Computer Player Computer Player
Valentino NodariV. Nodari73
G
1
G
70Nenad LagetN. Laget
Ruben CostaR. Costa73
D
2captain
D
73Ivan MonteroI. Montero
Shota DassenS. Dassen72
D
3
D
69Bakary OuindiB. Ouindi
Andre NestaA. Nesta70
D
captain4
D
65Louis TimmerL. Timmer
Ron LatuheruR. Latuheru72
D
5
M
75Ledley PattersonL. Patterson
Paolo MatteazziP. Matteazzi64
M
6
M
70Stefan RummeniggeS. Rummenigge
Tiziano CaverzanT. Caverzan70
M
7
M
69Nuno AlvesN. Alves
Benito DionigiB. Dionigi71
A
8
M
68Rui AntunesR. Antunes
Andres VazquezA. Vazquez68
A
9
A
71Jonas SchneiderJ. Schneider
Marino MandelliM. Mandelli67
A
10
A
70Wilco SchultzW. Schultz
Renzo TricaricoR. Tricarico76
A
11
A
69Sylvain FernandezS. Fernandez
 
Mauro ChiesaM. Chiesa66
G
12
A
69Luis BarbosaL. Barbosa
Ricardo NascimentoR. Nascimento64
D
13
G
65Cleto BrambillaC. Brambilla
Nick TaylorN. Taylor59
M
14
A
64Jose Javier SantosJ. Santos

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 16,727 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Roma are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Fiorentina appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alessandro Mutarelli.


0.00
Roma get the match underway!
4.28
Sylvain Fernandez passes the ball forward to Jonas Schneider. Jonas Schneider knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valentino Nodari who gathers it comfortably.
8.44
Ivan Montero kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Rummenigge. Stefan Rummenigge flicks a high pass forward to Sylvain Fernandez who brings the ball under control. Sylvain Fernandez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.18
Bakary Ouindi flicks a high ball forward to Louis Timmer who takes it down. Louis Timmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sylvain Fernandez. Sylvain Fernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
16.42
Stefan Rummenigge plays the ball forward to Rui Antunes. Rui Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wilco Schultz. Wilco Schultz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ron Latuheru.
18.39
Ivan Montero threads a neat ball through to Stefan Rummenigge. Stefan Rummenigge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
26.55
Ruben Costa hits a low pass to Paolo Matteazzi. Paolo Matteazzi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paolo Matteazzi whips in a cross ball towards Tiziano Caverzan. Tiziano Caverzan beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.11
Rui Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Sylvain Fernandez controls it well on his chest. Sylvain Fernandez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.03
Paolo Matteazzi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez lofts in a cross ball towards Tiziano Caverzan. Tiziano Caverzan flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
34.29
With imagination, Ivan Montero laces a through ball forward to Ledley Patterson. Ledley Patterson shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
36.12
Shota Dassen punts the ball hopefully upfield. Tiziano Caverzan knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Matteazzi. Paolo Matteazzi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.45
Bakary Ouindi darts forward. Bakary Ouindi lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves makes a convincing header but it's drastically wayward!
45.00
Tiziano Caverzan flicks a high ball forward to Renzo Tricarico who takes it down. Renzo Tricarico plays a scrappy one-two with Marino Mandelli and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bakary Ouindi comes in with a late challenge on Renzo Tricarico. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Fiorentina kick off!
48.44
Shota Dassen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiziano Caverzan. Tiziano Caverzan threads a neat ball through to Paolo Matteazzi. Paolo Matteazzi shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
53.36
Tiziano Caverzan hacks Rui Antunes from behind! The referee brings Tiziano Caverzan to one side and gives him a warning! Rui Antunes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.17
Shota Dassen hits a low pass to Tiziano Caverzan. Tiziano Caverzan threads the ball through to Paolo Matteazzi. Paolo Matteazzi plays a quick one-two with Benito Dionigi and rushes in on goal... Paolo Matteazzi looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Nenad Laget gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
59.06
Andre Nesta hits a low pass to Tiziano Caverzan. Tiziano Caverzan knocks the ball forward to Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Louis Timmer.
60.21
Rui Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ledley Patterson. Ledley Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Antunes. Rui Antunes flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
67.22
Paolo Matteazzi threads a neat ball through to Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico lofts in a cross ball towards Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.11
Renzo Tricarico kicks a strong pass forward to Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.21
Marino Mandelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andres Vazquez. Andres Vazquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
72.12
Louis Timmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Schneider. Jonas Schneider sees a break and surges forward. Jonas Schneider whips in a cross ball towards Wilco Schultz. Shota Dassen catches Wilco Schultz on the ankles. Wilco Schultz appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
75.25
Tiziano Caverzan passes the ball forward to Paolo Matteazzi. Paolo Matteazzi flicks a high ball forward to Renzo Tricarico who takes it down. Renzo Tricarico knocks in a cross ball towards Tiziano Caverzan. Tiziano Caverzan flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
77.32
Stefan Rummenigge threads the ball through to Wilco Schultz. Wilco Schultz knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valentino Nodari who gathers it comfortably.
79.54
Andre Nesta threads a neat ball through to Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi makes a probing pass to Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
81.36
Marino Mandelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Renzo Tricarico. Renzo Tricarico knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Matteazzi. Louis Timmer hacks Paolo Matteazzi from behind! Paolo Matteazzi appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
84.21
Tiziano Caverzan flicks a high ball forward to Paolo Matteazzi who takes it down. Paolo Matteazzi knocks in a cross ball towards Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
85.46
Rui Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Fernandez. Sylvain Fernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Rummenigge. Stefan Rummenigge connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Valentino Nodari punches it away to safety.
89.40
Stefan Rummenigge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wilco Schultz. Wilco Schultz plays a one-two with Jonas Schneider and advances towards the goal... Wilco Schultz shoots from just inside the box. Valentino Nodari gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Roma

Fiorentina
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
31%
42.9%
26.2%

Scorers
Tiziano Caverzan 27
Paolo Matteazzi 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Matteazzi of Roma

Match Ratings
1.Valentino Nodari (GK)
6
2.Ruben Costa (DEF)
6
3.Shota Dassen (DEF)
6
4.Andre Nesta (DEF)
6
5.Ron Latuheru (DEF)
6
6.Paolo Matteazzi (MID)goal scored
9
7.Tiziano Caverzan (MID)goal scored
9
8.Benito Dionigi (ATT)
6
9.Andres Vazquez (ATT)
6
10.Marino Mandelli (ATT)
6
11.Renzo Tricarico (ATT)
6
 
12.Mauro Chiesa (GK)
0
13.Ricardo Nascimento (DEF)
0
14.Nick Taylor (MID)
0

1.Nenad Laget (GK)
6
2.Ivan Montero (DEF)
6
3.Bakary Ouindi (DEF)
7
4.Louis Timmer (DEF)
6
5.Ledley Patterson (MID)
6
6.Stefan Rummenigge (MID)
6
7.Nuno Alves (MID)
6
8.Rui Antunes (MID)
6
9.Jonas Schneider (ATT)
6
10.Wilco Schultz (ATT)
6
11.Sylvain Fernandez (ATT)
6
 
12.Luis Barbosa (ATT)
0
13.Cleto Brambilla (GK)
0
14.Jose Javier Santos (ATT)
0