Match Report


RomaRoma     FiorentinaFiorentina
Dave WrightDave Wright Computer Player Computer Player
Tadashi NakataT. Nakata80
G
1
G
70Gabriele LucchiniG. Lucchini
Alfonso AlbonettiA. Albonetti78
D
2
D
70Les CutlerL. Cutler
Alioune CastroA. Castro73
D
3
D
69Alassandro MazzantiniA. Mazzantini
Leandro MontanoL. Montano74
D
4
D
68Jyri YrjonpoikaJ. Yrjonpoika
Garry NaysmithG. Naysmith73
D
5
D
67Bruno PegoloB. Pegolo
Gunther TangheG. Tanghe90
M
captain6
D
66Gianluigi DoniG. Doni
Liam JosephL. Joseph83
M
7
M
71Rodolfo SantoniR. Santoni
Nicolás HernándezN. Hernández77
A
8captain
M
70Ciro TommasiC. Tommasi
Sandro PassoniS. Passoni81
A
9
A
72Marcello ScarponiM. Scarponi
Alessandro PaneA. Pane79
A
10
A
65Fabian N. ConticchioF. Conticchio
Eduardo PintoE. Pinto76
A
11
A
26Mervin GreeningM. Greening
 
Diaw MartinelliD. Martinelli67
M
12
M
62Aaron GrimandiA. Grimandi
Davy DouglasD. Douglas77
M
13
M
29Guillermo SanchezG. Sanchez
Hermanni MoisioH. Moisio71
A
14
D
26Bogdan HoekstraB. Hoekstra

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to Fiorentina. A crowd of 19,053 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 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Di Vicino.


0.00
Fiorentina start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.38
Ciro Tommasi barges into Liam Joseph. The referee calls over Ciro Tommasi and warns him to calm down! Liam Joseph hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.27
Gianluigi Doni passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Santoni. Rodolfo Santoni knocks the ball forward to Fabian N. Conticchio. Fabian N. Conticchio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Tadashi Nakata easily smothers it!
10.22
Gunther Tanghe makes an attacking run forward. Gunther Tanghe knocks in a cross ball towards Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane makes a deft header but is denied by Gabriele Lucchini. Excellent save.
18.55
Liam Joseph catches Ciro Tommasi on the ankles. Liam Joseph is shown the yellow card! Ciro Tommasi runs off the knock.
21.49
Liam Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Nicolás Hernández collects the pass. Nicolás Hernández shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.19
Leandro Montano knocks the ball forward to Gunther Tanghe. Gunther Tanghe kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriele Lucchini who gathers it comfortably.
32.11
Mervin Greening comes in with a late challenge on Alfonso Albonetti. The referee calls over Mervin Greening and warns him to calm down! Alfonso Albonetti stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.50
Liam Joseph chips the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolás Hernández. Nicolás Hernández rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
36.32
Liam Joseph threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto lofts in a cross ball towards Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.54
Gunther Tanghe chips the ball to his team mate, Sandro Passoni. Sandro Passoni shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.55
Gunther Tanghe chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolás Hernández. With a superhuman jump, Nicolás Hernández connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Gabriele Lucchini!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Roma appear unchanged since the first half. Fiorentina also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fiorentina players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Roma kick off the second half!
47.01
With imagination, Liam Joseph plays the ball forward to Sandro Passoni. Sandro Passoni skips past Les Cutler! Sandro Passoni shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gabriele Lucchini comfortably gets down and covers it.
48.43
Bruno Pegolo hits a low pass to Ciro Tommasi. Ciro Tommasi sees a break and surges forward. Ciro Tommasi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
53.14
Ciro Tommasi makes a simple pass to Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi shoots from distance but somehow Tadashi Nakata manages to keep it out.
54.32
Leandro Montano flicks a high pass forward to Liam Joseph who brings the ball under control. Liam Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Pinto controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriele Lucchini who gathers it comfortably.
55.28
Gunther Tanghe flicks a high pass forward to Alessandro Pane who brings the ball under control. Alessandro Pane shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
57.44
Rodolfo Santoni threads a neat ball through to Marcello Scarponi. Marcello Scarponi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tadashi Nakata who gathers it comfortably.
59.32
Ciro Tommasi brings the ball forward. Ciro Tommasi shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
60.56
Roma have made a substitution with Hermanni Moisio replacing Sandro Passoni .Fiorentina have made a substitution with Bogdan Hoekstra replacing Marcello Scarponi .
69.43
Liam Joseph flicks a high pass forward to Alessandro Pane who brings the ball under control. Alessandro Pane shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
71.56
Gunther Tanghe decides to run forward with the ball. Gunther Tanghe shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Gabriele Lucchini!
72.49
Gunther Tanghe barges into Rodolfo Santoni. Gunther Tanghe is warned by the referee! Rodolfo Santoni hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.35
Liam Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Nicolás Hernández controls it well on his chest. Nicolás Hernández hits a low pass to Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
79.35
Roma have made a substitution with Diaw Martinelli replacing Gunther Tanghe .
81.13
Liam Joseph kicks a strong pass forward to Alessandro Pane. Alessandro Pane whips in a cross ball towards Hermanni Moisio. Hermanni Moisio beats his man to it with a header but it whistles just wide of the post!
84.05
Garry Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Diaw Martinelli. Diaw Martinelli flicks a high pass forward. Nicolás Hernández controls it well on his chest. Nicolás Hernández knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.49
Leandro Montano flicks the ball to his team mate, Diaw Martinelli. Diaw Martinelli makes a probing pass to Hermanni Moisio. Hermanni Moisio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gabriele Lucchini who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Roma

Fiorentina
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
19.5%
48.1%
32.5%

Scorers
Alessandro Pane 36, 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alessandro Pane of Roma

Match Ratings