Match Report


RomaRoma     SalernitanaSalernitana
Richard EvansRichard Evans Steven Bell Steven Bell
Rodrigo RegoR. Rego73
G
1
G
61Fernando LoureiroF. Loureiro
Juan-Carlos ZamoraJ. Zamora70
D
2
D
71Vitor ValenteV. Valente
Cristiano LanzaroC. Lanzaro69
D
3
D
51Felice SadottiF. Sadotti
Frode HolmF. Holm70
D
4
D
59Malte HamannM. Hamann
Pierre G. TarozziP. Tarozzi74
D
5
D
63Giampiero ImbrianiG. Imbriani
Del BeattieD. Beattie76
M
6
D
53Alfonso De IccoA. De Icco
Ottavio OrlandiniO. Orlandini70
M
captain7captain
M
66David CaldwellD. Caldwell
Ray PorroR. Porro71
M
8
M
76Ernesto HerreraE. Herrera
Sol LawtonS. Lawton72
A
9
A
63Oliver BehrensO. Behrens
Piet Van Der SarP. Van Der Sar79
A
10
A
62Richard BremnerR. Bremner
Alejandro LazzariniA. Lazzarini73
A
11
A
68Alessandro ArticoA. Artico
 
Tony SchreuderT. Schreuder80
D
12
M
41Giorgio MonacoG. Monaco
P. Gilberto MarangonP. Marangon77
M
13
M
56Raul CassettiR. Cassetti
Jordi de GrootJ. de Groot56
A
14
A
58Giampiero CarnascialiG. Carnasciali

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to Salernitana. A crowd of 17,249 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Roma are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Salernitana appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Yuri Monaco.


0.00
Salernitana kick off and get the first half underway!
8.49
Pierre G. Tarozzi flicks a high pass forward. Del Beattie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Del Beattie knocks the ball to his team mate, Ray Porro. Ray Porro tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Fernando Loureiro. Excellent save.
9.07
Ottavio Orlandini hits a low pass to Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.23
Giampiero Imbriani flicks a high pass forward. David Caldwell controls it well on his chest. With some swift thinking, David Caldwell plays the ball forward to Alessandro Artico. Alessandro Artico makes a probing pass to Richard Bremner but he's offside!
12.16
Ray Porro flicks a high ball forward to Piet Van Der Sar who takes it down. Piet Van Der Sar shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.55
Ray Porro passes the ball forward to Sol Lawton. Sol Lawton tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.08
Ottavio Orlandini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Lawton. Sol Lawton finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
24.49
Richard Bremner comes in with a late challenge on Cristiano Lanzaro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cristiano Lanzaro carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.31
Sol Lawton clumsily knocks into Malte Hamann. The referee calls over Sol Lawton and warns him to calm down! Malte Hamann gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
32.22
Del Beattie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ray Porro. Ray Porro passes the ball forward but Sol Lawton is offside!
33.55
Richard Bremner flicks a high ball forward to Oliver Behrens who takes it down. Oliver Behrens knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.18
Ray Porro makes a beautiful solo run. Ray Porro tries a spectacular long range effort but Fernando Loureiro is on top of it.
44.32
Ernesto Herrera hits a low pass to David Caldwell. David Caldwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Roma appear unchanged since the first half. Salernitana also appear unchanged since the first half. The Roma players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Roma kick off!
47.58
Oliver Behrens kicks a strong pass forward to David Caldwell. David Caldwell plays a quick one-two with Oliver Behrens and rushes in on goal... David Caldwell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.14
Piet Van Der Sar flicks a high pass forward to Sol Lawton who brings the ball under control. Sol Lawton knocks in a cross ball towards Del Beattie. Del Beattie makes a looping header on goal but it flies just wide!
49.40
Ray Porro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Beattie. Del Beattie shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Fernando Loureiro.
50.01
Corner kick to Roma. Sol Lawton plays it to the far post. Fernando Loureiro drops low and scoops up the ball.
51.42
Alejandro Lazzarini sees Sol Lawton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sol Lawton shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
53.19
Ernesto Herrera threads a neat ball through to Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.45
David Caldwell makes a beautiful solo run. David Caldwell finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Rodrigo Rego effortlessly smothers it!
57.09
Ray Porro threads a neat ball through to Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar whips in a cross ball towards Sol Lawton. Sol Lawton beats his man to it with a header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.27
Roma have made 2 substitutions with Tony Schreuder replacing Pierre G. Tarozzi and Jordi de Groot replacing Sol Lawton and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
61.35
Oliver Behrens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alessandro Artico. Alessandro Artico knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Bremner. Richard Bremner directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
63.47
Cristiano Lanzaro threads a neat ball through to Del Beattie. Del Beattie sees space and advances. Del Beattie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfonso De Icco.
66.23
Ottavio Orlandini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ray Porro. Ray Porro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Valente.
67.49
Cristiano Lanzaro flicks a high pass forward. Ottavio Orlandini collects the pass. Ottavio Orlandini advances with the ball. Ottavio Orlandini shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Fernando Loureiro manages to gather it.
69.39
Piet Van Der Sar hacks Vitor Valente from behind! Piet Van Der Sar is given a warning by the referee! Vitor Valente stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.39
Ottavio Orlandini flicks a high pass forward. Piet Van Der Sar collects the pass. Piet Van Der Sar shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
77.24
Roma have made a substitution with P. Gilberto Marangon replacing Ray Porro .
79.18
Cristiano Lanzaro flicks a high pass forward to Ottavio Orlandini who brings the ball neatly under control. With a delightful solo run, Ottavio Orlandini stretches the opposition's defence. Ottavio Orlandini tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
83.57
Frode Holm chips the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Orlandini. Ottavio Orlandini flicks a high ball forward to Del Beattie who takes it down. Del Beattie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alfonso De Icco.
85.24
With some swift thinking, P. Gilberto Marangon plays the ball forward to Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felice Sadotti.
87.57
Frode Holm flicks a high pass forward. P. Gilberto Marangon collects the pass. P. Gilberto Marangon threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fernando Loureiro who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Roma

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

Possession
67.5%
32.5%
Play Area
23.4%
39%
37.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Loureiro of Salernitana

Match Ratings