Match Report


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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to AC Milan. A crowd of 9,570 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Roma are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while AC Milan appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Emanuele Inzaghi.


0.00
Roma start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.59
Pier G. Maccarone knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Ghirardello. Martin Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward. Martin Calvo easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Calvo plays a scrappy one-two with Mariano Olive and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Martin Calvo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
4.30
Mariano Olive barges into Abassi Dedebant. Mariano Olive is warned by the referee! Abassi Dedebant grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
9.30
Ray Gamberini hacks Martin Ghirardello from behind! The referee calls over Ray Gamberini and shows him a yellow card! Martin Ghirardello hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.42
Martin Ghirardello darts forward. Martin Ghirardello passes the ball forward to Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.16
Duccio Pellizzoli flicks a high ball forward to Davide Conteh who takes it down. Davide Conteh threads a neat ball through to Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Bertani.
15.08
Danny Prior flicks the ball to his team mate, Rosario Filippini. Rosario Filippini knocks the ball forward, putting Marco Donati through on goal. Marco Donati shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Marco Donati scores for AC Milan!!
18.35
Ray Gamberini threads a neat ball through to Marco Donati. Marco Donati knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Graziano Berti who gathers it comfortably.
22.49
Duccio Pellizzoli flicks a high pass forward. Martin Ghirardello holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Ghirardello knocks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Bertani.
26.14
Clive Lawrence makes a simple pass to Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive edges inside the box! Mariano Olive shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.30
Davide Conteh makes a probing pass to Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Bertani.
32.00
Martin Ghirardello sees Mariano Olive in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mariano Olive skips past Eusebio Ciullo! Mariano Olive shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.53
Fabiano Grava comes in with a late challenge on Mariano Olive. The referee calls over Fabiano Grava and warns him to calm down! Mariano Olive runs off the knock.
44.28
Rosario Filippini catches Pier G. Maccarone on the ankles. The referee calls over Rosario Filippini and shows him a yellow card! Pier G. Maccarone stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and AC Milan get the second half underway!
47.28
Clive Lawrence plays the ball forward to Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
48.22
Davide Conteh threads a neat ball through to Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rocco R. Viali but he's offside!
49.25
Davide Conteh flicks a high pass forward. Martin Calvo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Calvo puts a great ball through. Rocco R. Viali runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
57.25
Martin Ghirardello controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Viali but the linesman indicates offside!
60.04
Roma have made 3 substitutions with Massimiliano De Vezze replacing Duccio Pellizzoli, Kewullay Diliso replacing Martin Ghirardello and Vittorio Festa replacing Mariano Olive .AC Milan have made 2 substitutions with Max Valoti replacing Abassi Dedebant and Benito Ongarato replacing David Bruggink .
69.17
With a delightful solo run, Davide Conteh stretches the opposition's defence. Davide Conteh kicks a strong pass forward to Rocco R. Viali but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.38
Kewullay Diliso threads the ball through to Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo plays the ball forward to Rocco R. Viali who has made a great run into the box. Rocco R. Viali strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Stefan Simone comfortably gets down and covers it.
73.05
Massimiliano De Vezze barges into Rosario Filippini. Massimiliano De Vezze is shown the yellow card! Rosario Filippini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.10
AC Milan have made a substitution with Michel Kooistra replacing Rosario Filippini .
78.18
Pier G. Maccarone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Clive Lawrence. Clive Lawrence makes a simple pass to Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali lofts in a cross ball towards Vittorio Festa. Vittorio Festa whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
83.21
Rocco R. Viali hacks Antonio Bertani from behind! The referee calls over Rocco R. Viali and warns him to calm down! Antonio Bertani stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.39
With great vision, Kewullay Diliso plays the ball forward to Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali whips in a cross ball towards Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.53
Davide Conteh flicks the ball to his team mate, Vittorio Festa. Vittorio Festa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
7
0
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.9%
31.1%
Play Area
16.2%
44.6%
39.2%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marco Donati of AC Milan

Match Ratings