Match Report
| Sampdoria | Sampdoria |  |  | Roma | Roma | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Steven Spooner | Steven Spooner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rosario Petruzzi | R. Petruzzi |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Pius Wome | P. Wome | |||||||||
| Juri Scarpi | J. Scarpi | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Tino Myers | T. Myers | |||||||||
| Jose Luis Mora | J. Mora |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Pedro Huerta | P. Huerta | |||||||||
| Jaime Cox | J. Cox |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 78 |  | Egutu Babayaro | E. Babayaro | |||||||||
| Zerbini Maniero | Z. Maniero | | 64 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 |  | Matt Caldwell | M. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Salvatore Totti | S. Totti | | 59 | D | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Ross Edghill | R. Edghill | |||||||||
| Giampiero Lo Gatto | G. Lo Gatto | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 |  | Donny Zegers | D. Zegers | |||||||||
| Bernardo Piacentini | B. Piacentini | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 | | Pedro Quinones | P. Quinones | |||||||||
| Diego Moretti | D. Moretti | | 66 | M | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Alex Gemmell | A. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Alistair Vernazza | A. Vernazza | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Emmanuel Lawal | E. Lawal | |||||||||
| Piero Morrone | P. Morrone | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 |  | Alpay Özalan | A. Özalan | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Roma. A crowd of 18,284 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sampdoria are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Sampdoria are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Sampdoria kick off the first half!
4.32
0-0Diego Moretti flicks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Vernazza. Alistair Vernazza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.47
Giampiero Lo Gatto knocks the ball forward to Piero Morrone. Piero Morrone knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.20
0-0Pedro Huerta knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Edghill. Ross Edghill makes a simple pass to Alex Gemmell. Alex Gemmell shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
22.45
0-0Donny Zegers knocks the ball forward to Emmanuel Lawal. Emmanuel Lawal threads the ball through to Alex Gemmell but he's offside!
24.32
0-0Giampiero Lo Gatto chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Vernazza. Alistair Vernazza shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.19
Egutu Babayaro decides to run forward with the ball. Egutu Babayaro makes a simple pass to Emmanuel Lawal. Emmanuel Lawal shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Rosario Petruzzi.
30.04
0-0Donny Zegers catches Bernardo Piacentini on the ankles. Donny Zegers is shown the yellow card! Bernardo Piacentini grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.53
Jose Luis Mora passes the ball forward to Diego Moretti. Diego Moretti chips the ball to his team mate, Piero Morrone. Piero Morrone goes all the way! Piero Morrone makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.27
Donny Zegers knocks the ball forward to Alex Gemmell. Alex Gemmell goes all the way! Alex Gemmell rockets a shot on goal but Rosario Petruzzi is on top of it.
38.15
Pedro Huerta flicks the ball to his team mate, Donny Zegers. Donny Zegers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alpay Özalan. Alpay Özalan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Roma start the second half!
47.09
Diego Moretti chips the ball to his team mate, Piero Morrone. Piero Morrone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tino Myers.
49.49
Diego Moretti knocks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Vernazza. Alistair Vernazza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.52
Pedro Huerta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Quinones. Pedro Quinones knocks the ball forward to Emmanuel Lawal. Emmanuel Lawal goes all the way! Emmanuel Lawal cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Rosario Petruzzi manages to gather it comfortably.
59.05
0-1Ross Edghill surges forward with the ball. Ross Edghill finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.46
0-1Roma are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sampdoria's defence.
67.03
0-1Diego Moretti catches Ross Edghill on the ankles. The referee calls over Diego Moretti and warns him to calm down! Ross Edghill runs off the knock.
71.39
Diego Moretti sees space and advances. Diego Moretti knocks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Vernazza. Alistair Vernazza takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.38
Diego Moretti takes it forward alone. Diego Moretti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.55
Juri Scarpi passes the ball forward to Diego Moretti. Diego Moretti decides to run forward with the ball. Diego Moretti whips in a cross ball towards Piero Morrone. Piero Morrone heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Pius Wome!
89.14
Ross Edghill sees a break and surges forward. Ross Edghill knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Gemmell. Alex Gemmell tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
The man of the match was awarded to Ross Edghill of Roma
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
23.9%
52.1%
23.9%
Scorers