Match Report


UdineseUdinese     RomaRoma
Computer Player Computer Player Se Ri Se Ri
Gaetano ScarpaG. Scarpa54
G
1
G
62Graziano BertiG. Berti
Valerio De PoliV. De Poli63
D
2
D
61Ian HulmeI. Hulme
Walter FlorijancicW. Florijancic56
D
3
D
65Pier G. MaccaroneP. Maccarone
Edoardo ErraE. Erra55
D
captain4
D
57Kewullay DilisoK. Diliso
Marc-Vivien PoratoM. Porato55
D
5
D
66Adolfo GarciaA. Garcia
Bram Van De OuwelandB. Van De Ouweland63
M
6
M
67Davide ContehD. Conteh
Alessio TaddeiA. Taddei62
M
7
M
67Clive LawrenceC. Lawrence
Lars SeelerL. Seeler65
A
8
M
68Martin GhirardelloM. Ghirardello
Brian MurphyB. Murphy52
A
9
A
56Paolo MuzziP. Muzzi
Gian Matteo Di LivioG. Di Livio50
A
10captain
A
69Martin CalvoM. Calvo
Albert Del SolA. Del Sol48
A
11
A
67Mariano OliveM. Olive
 
Benito EspinalB. Espinal58
M
12
M
54Carl SeamanC. Seaman
Nicola AlbinoN. Albino55
M
13
D
42Valentino CorsiV. Corsi
Ezio BrianoE. Briano54
G
14
A
57Vittorio FestaV. Festa

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Stadio Friuli where Udinese play host to Roma. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Udinese are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Giorgio Superbi.


0.00
Udinese start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.14
Bram Van De Ouweland flicks a high pass forward. Brian Murphy collects the pass. Brian Murphy knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Graziano Berti who gathers it comfortably.
3.37
Alessio Taddei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Del Sol. Albert Del Sol makes a simple pass, allowing Lars Seeler to run into the box. Lars Seeler side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Graziano Berti!
4.53
Alessio Taddei deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Murphy. Brian Murphy whips in a cross ball towards Albert Del Sol. Albert Del Sol fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.33
Bram Van De Ouweland passes the ball forward to Lars Seeler. Lars Seeler sees Albert Del Sol just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Albert Del Sol strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it flies wide!
8.18
Alessio Taddei controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albert Del Sol. Albert Del Sol controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Graziano Berti.
10.37
Bram Van De Ouweland makes a probing pass to Gian Matteo Di Livio. Gian Matteo Di Livio finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.37
Clive Lawrence runs straight at the opposition's defence. Clive Lawrence shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
14.47
Bram Van De Ouweland threads a neat ball through to Brian Murphy. Brian Murphy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.38
Davide Conteh flicks a high pass forward. Mariano Olive controls it well on his chest. Mariano Olive knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc-Vivien Porato.
18.05
Davide Conteh threads the ball through to Paolo Muzzi. Paolo Muzzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Walter Florijancic.
20.30
Adolfo Garcia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Davide Conteh. Davide Conteh makes a beautiful solo run. Davide Conteh lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Gaetano Scarpa has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.33
Pier G. Maccarone threads the ball through to Clive Lawrence. Clive Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive runs straight at the defence! Mariano Olive tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent block by Marc-Vivien Porato!
27.45
Alessio Taddei flicks a high pass forward. Brian Murphy controls it well on his chest. Brian Murphy plays a quick one-two with Lars Seeler and rushes in on goal... Brian Murphy makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Graziano Berti had no chance!! Goal for Udinese!
30.47
Martin Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward. Mariano Olive collects the pass. Mariano Olive knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gaetano Scarpa who gathers it comfortably.
33.26
Alessio Taddei flicks the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Di Livio. Gian Matteo Di Livio lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Seeler. Lars Seeler powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
36.12
Kewullay Diliso sees Martin Ghirardello in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Ghirardello darts forward. Martin Ghirardello knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.29
Martin Ghirardello controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paolo Muzzi. Paolo Muzzi whips in a cross ball towards Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.57
Bram Van De Ouweland makes a probing pass to Brian Murphy. Brian Murphy passes the ball forward to Albert Del Sol. Albert Del Sol shoots from just inside the box but it flies just wide!
45.00
Clive Lawrence flicks a high ball forward to Martin Calvo who takes it down. Martin Calvo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Roma kick off the second half!
47.07
Davide Conteh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.10
Kewullay Diliso flicks a high pass forward. Clive Lawrence controls it well on his chest. Clive Lawrence threads a neat ball through to Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gaetano Scarpa who gathers it comfortably.
60.52
Udinese have made a substitution with Ezio Briano replacing Brian Murphy and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
63.53
Marc-Vivien Porato flicks the ball to his team mate, Alessio Taddei. Alessio Taddei takes it forward alone. Alessio Taddei knocks in a cross ball towards Gian Matteo Di Livio. Kewullay Diliso clumsily knocks into Gian Matteo Di Livio. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
65.58
Martin Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Muzzi who brings the ball under control. Paolo Muzzi finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Gaetano Scarpa as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
67.36
Martin Ghirardello takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Albert Del Sol chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
72.14
Davide Conteh flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Muzzi. Paolo Muzzi makes a deft header. Paolo Muzzi scores for Roma!!
75.25
Clive Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Martin Calvo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Calvo shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
77.53
Udinese have made a substitution with Nicola Albino replacing Bram Van De Ouweland .
78.60
Martin Ghirardello flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Muzzi. Paolo Muzzi makes a convincing header. The keeper, Gaetano Scarpa, sees it late!! Goal for Roma!
83.57
Clive Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marc-Vivien Porato.
84.13
Mariano Olive hacks Walter Florijancic from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Walter Florijancic hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.26
Clive Lawrence flicks a high ball forward to Paolo Muzzi who takes it down. Paolo Muzzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Valerio De Poli.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Udinese

Roma
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
29.1%
46.8%
24.1%

Scorers
Brian Murphy 27
Lars Seeler 33
Martin Calvo 20, 45
Mariano Olive 40
Paolo Muzzi 72, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Calvo of Roma

Match Ratings