Match Report


RomaRoma     PescaraPescara
Se RiSe Ri Computer Player Computer Player
Massimiliano De VezzeM. De Vezze61
G
1
G
59Valentino ManettiV. Manetti
Adolfo GarciaA. Garcia66
D
2captain
D
77Jose E. PasqualinJ. Pasqualin
Pier G. MaccaroneP. Maccarone65
D
3
D
70Valerio ZenoniV. Zenoni
Duccio PellizzoliD. Pellizzoli59
D
4
D
62Rosario FoglioR. Foglio
Kewullay DilisoK. Diliso57
D
5
D
59Mirco La MarcaM. La Marca
Davide ContehD. Conteh67
M
6
M
64Andres NunezA. Nunez
Clive LawrenceC. Lawrence67
M
7
M
63Pieter Van Den BromP. Van Den Brom
Martin GhirardelloM. Ghirardello68
M
8
M
54Guerino PaganiG. Pagani
Rocco R. VialiR. Viali64
A
9
A
77Gian Luca VendrameG. Vendrame
Martin CalvoM. Calvo69
A
captain10
A
64Riccardo GrittiR. Gritti
Mariano OliveM. Olive67
A
11
A
60Alessandro BallarinA. Ballarin
 
Valentino CorsiV. Corsi42
D
12
D
58Luca CristalliniL. Cristallini
Sven GerlachS. Gerlach74
M
13
D
53Roberto MirriR. Mirri
Vittorio FestaV. Festa57
A
14
M
51Ljubisa PieriL. Pieri

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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 Pescara. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Roma and Pescara are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ezio Migliorini.


0.00
Pescara kick off and get the match underway!
2.21
Valerio Zenoni barges into Mariano Olive. Valerio Zenoni is warned by the referee! Mariano Olive hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
2.21
Free kick to Roma just outside the area...
3.27
Clive Lawrence slowly runs up but it's too wide. Goal kick.
4.44
Martin Ghirardello brings the ball forward. Martin Ghirardello knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Valerio Zenoni laces a through ball forward to Guerino Pagani. Guerino Pagani threads the ball through to Gian Luca Vendrame. Gian Luca Vendrame lofts in a cross ball towards Alessandro Ballarin. Alessandro Ballarin beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
8.04
Davide Conteh hacks Guerino Pagani from behind! The referee calls over Davide Conteh and shows him a yellow card! Guerino Pagani stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.58
Martin Ghirardello threads a neat ball through to Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali knocks in a cross ball towards Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive connects with a diving header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
20.49
Davide Conteh threads the ball through to Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive plays a one-two with Rocco R. Viali and rushes in on goal... Mariano Olive cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Valentino Manetti. Excellent save.
21.16
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
22.19
Andres Nunez makes a simple pass to Gian Luca Vendrame. Gian Luca Vendrame hits a low pass to Riccardo Gritti. Some silky footwork from Riccardo Gritti provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Massimiliano De Vezze.
23.04
Guerino Pagani takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Pieter Van Den Brom looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.48
Clive Lawrence clumsily knocks into Pieter Van Den Brom. The referee brings Clive Lawrence to one side and gives him a warning! Pieter Van Den Brom runs off the knock.
28.17
Riccardo Gritti barges into Pier G. Maccarone. The referee warns Riccardo Gritti to calm down! Pier G. Maccarone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.55
Clive Lawrence hits a low pass to Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive plays a scrappy one-two with Rocco R. Viali and advances towards the goal... Mariano Olive muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Roma!
42.28
Valerio Zenoni chips the ball to his team mate, Andres Nunez. Andres Nunez threads the ball through to Alessandro Ballarin. Alessandro Ballarin skips past Pier G. Maccarone! Some good footwork from Alessandro Ballarin provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
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. Pescara also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Roma kick off and get the second half underway!
48.12
Pieter Van Den Brom hits a low pass to Riccardo Gritti. Riccardo Gritti rushes past Pier G. Maccarone! Riccardo Gritti looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.27
Jose E. Pasqualin flicks a high pass forward to Andres Nunez who brings the ball under control. Andres Nunez flicks a high pass forward. Gian Luca Vendrame collects the pass. Gian Luca Vendrame rushes past Adolfo Garcia! Gian Luca Vendrame tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.33
Pieter Van Den Brom threads a neat ball through to Riccardo Gritti. Riccardo Gritti makes a defence splitting pass to Alessandro Ballarin. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alessandro Ballarin provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Massimiliano De Vezze is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.49
Davide Conteh decides to run forward with the ball. Davide Conteh knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mirco La Marca.
60.36
Roma have made 2 substitutions with Valentino Corsi replacing Adolfo Garcia and Sven Gerlach replacing Davide Conteh .
63.41
Clive Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive shoots from outside the area. Valentino Manetti gets down and covers it.
67.30
Duccio Pellizzoli makes a simple pass to Sven Gerlach. Sven Gerlach threads the ball through to Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.13
Guerino Pagani flicks a high ball forward to Gian Luca Vendrame who takes it down. Gian Luca Vendrame knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Valentino Corsi.
73.10
Andres Nunez makes a simple pass to Alessandro Ballarin. Alessandro Ballarin plays a scrappy one-two with Gian Luca Vendrame and advances towards the goal... Alessandro Ballarin tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
75.04
Andres Nunez flicks the ball to his team mate, Alessandro Ballarin. Alessandro Ballarin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.46
Rosario Foglio threads a neat ball through to Andres Nunez. Andres Nunez flicks a high pass forward. Riccardo Gritti controls it well on his chest. Riccardo Gritti whips in a cross ball towards Gian Luca Vendrame. Gian Luca Vendrame makes a looping header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Duccio Pellizzoli. That should have been a goal!
78.05
Pieter Van Den Brom threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Ballarin. Alessandro Ballarin edges inside the box! Valentino Corsi catches Alessandro Ballarin on the ankles. Alessandro Ballarin appeals for a penalty! Given!!
78.05
The referee points to the spot..
79.53
Gian Luca Vendrame takes a slow run up. It's in!! Massimiliano De Vezze had no chance!!
81.05
Valentino Corsi brings the ball forward. Valentino Corsi makes an attacking run forward. Valentino Corsi lofts in a cross ball towards Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive beats his man to it with a header. The ball comes off Rosario Foglio and the loose ball is cleared up field.
84.23
Duccio Pellizzoli flicks a high ball forward to Sven Gerlach who takes it down. Sven Gerlach plays the ball forward to Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Viali but the linesman indicates offside!
85.37
Pier G. Maccarone sees space and advances. Pier G. Maccarone hits a low pass to Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali whips in a cross ball towards Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Clive Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valentino Manetti who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Roma

Pescara
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
28.9%
45.8%
25.3%

Scorers
Mariano Olive 33, 85
Gian Luca Vendrame 51, 80 (p)
Alessandro Ballarin 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mariano Olive of Roma

Match Ratings