Match Report


RomaRoma     VicenzaVicenza
Se RiSe Ri Computer Player Computer Player
Graziano BertiG. Berti62
G
1
G
67Eddy FoglioE. Foglio
Ian HulmeI. Hulme61
D
2captain
D
67Davide BertiD. Berti
Pier G. MaccaroneP. Maccarone65
D
3
D
59Domenico BosiD. Bosi
Adolfo GarciaA. Garcia66
D
4
D
59Joachim RomaJ. Roma
Sven GerlachS. Gerlach74
M
5
M
73Christian ManzoC. Manzo
Davide ContehD. Conteh67
M
6
M
69Piero FiorettiP. Fioretti
Clive LawrenceC. Lawrence67
M
7
M
68Fabian Natale CesariF. Cesari
Martin GhirardelloM. Ghirardello68
M
8
M
56Eusebio FalsiniE. Falsini
Rocco R. VialiR. Viali64
A
9
M
56Christian CruzC. Cruz
Martin CalvoM. Calvo70
A
captain10
A
77Syd MannS. Mann
Mariano OliveM. Olive67
A
11
A
71Luigi TangorraL. Tangorra
 
Carl SeamanC. Seaman54
M
12
A
69P. Gilberto BirindelliP. Birindelli
Valentino CorsiV. Corsi42
D
13
A
67Lamberto MutarelliL. Mutarelli
Vittorio FestaV. Festa57
A
14
G
64Vito GraffiediV. Graffiedi

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to Vicenza. A crowd of 9,829 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Roma are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Vicenza appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stefano Vicari.


0.00
Vicenza kick off!
9.39
Fabian Natale Cesari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luigi Tangorra. Luigi Tangorra whips in a cross ball towards Syd Mann. Syd Mann is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.10
Davide Berti barges into Martin Calvo. The referee calls over Davide Berti and warns him to calm down! Martin Calvo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
12.10
Free kick to Roma just outside the area...
13.13
Clive Lawrence takes a slow run up and whips a curling shot around the wall. The keeper stretches and manages to keep it out. So close!
14.50
Sven Gerlach flicks a high pass forward. Rocco R. Viali controls it well on his chest. Rocco R. Viali rushes past Domenico Bosi! Rocco R. Viali side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Rocco R. Viali scores for Roma!!
18.05
Pier G. Maccarone passes the ball forward to Martin Ghirardello. Martin Ghirardello makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive whips in a cross ball towards Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.46
Davide Berti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Piero Fioretti. Piero Fioretti threads a neat ball through to Luigi Tangorra. Luigi Tangorra tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
22.10
With great imagination, Pier G. Maccarone picks a pass forward to Davide Conteh. Davide Conteh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.44
Sven Gerlach chips the ball to his team mate, Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali runs straight at the defence! Rocco R. Viali strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
30.26
Martin Ghirardello controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Calvo but the referee indicates it's offside!
33.55
Joachim Roma threads a neat ball through to Christian Cruz. Christian Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Luigi Tangorra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luigi Tangorra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.34
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.52
Domenico Bosi makes a strong solo run forward. Domenico Bosi knocks the ball to his team mate, Luigi Tangorra. Luigi Tangorra knocks in a cross ball towards Syd Mann. Syd Mann rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! That brings them back into the game!
42.26
Davide Conteh decides to run forward with the ball. Davide Conteh rushes past Domenico Bosi! Davide Conteh makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Pier G. Maccarone catches Luigi Tangorra on the ankles. Pier G. Maccarone is given a warning by the referee! Luigi Tangorra carries on, but is struggling a bit.
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. Vicenza also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Roma kick off!
47.20
Martin Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward. Rocco R. Viali holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rocco R. Viali finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Eddy Foglio comfortably smothers it!
49.42
Adolfo Garcia hacks Piero Fioretti from behind! The referee warns Adolfo Garcia to calm down! Piero Fioretti runs off the knock.
53.44
Adolfo Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Sven Gerlach. Sven Gerlach flicks a high pass forward. Mariano Olive collects the pass. Mariano Olive makes a probing pass to Martin Calvo but he's offside!
57.54
Pier G. Maccarone flicks a high pass forward. Sven Gerlach collects the pass. Sven Gerlach controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddy Foglio who gathers it comfortably.
59.18
Martin Ghirardello surges forward with the ball. Martin Ghirardello knocks in a cross ball towards Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Eddy Foglio. What a great pair of hands!
60.10
Pier G. Maccarone chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Ghirardello. Martin Ghirardello kicks a strong pass forward to Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali passes the ball forward but Martin Calvo is offside!
65.31
Eusebio Falsini changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Eusebio Falsini plays a quick one-two with Luigi Tangorra and rushes in on goal... Eusebio Falsini comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Graziano Berti. Excellent save.
66.45
Seeing Piero Fioretti's attacking run, Eusebio Falsini quickly throws the ball into his path. Piero Fioretti flicks a high pass forward. Syd Mann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Syd Mann shoots from distance. Graziano Berti gets down and covers it.
69.56
Eusebio Falsini makes a beautiful solo run. Eusebio Falsini edges inside the box! Eusebio Falsini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
71.23
Adolfo Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Davide Conteh. Davide Conteh chips the ball to his team mate, Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive knocks in a cross ball towards Rocco R. Viali. Rocco R. Viali flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.36
Davide Berti flicks a high ball forward to Eusebio Falsini who takes it down. Eusebio Falsini threads a neat ball through to Syd Mann. Syd Mann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Superb reactions from Graziano Berti. What a save!
81.20
Davide Conteh kicks a strong pass forward to Mariano Olive. Mariano Olive edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Mariano Olive provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
84.42
Sven Gerlach flicks a high ball forward to Martin Calvo who takes it down. Martin Calvo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.54
Davide Berti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eusebio Falsini. Eusebio Falsini flicks a high pass forward. Syd Mann collects the pass. Syd Mann shoots from outside the area. Graziano Berti is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!! The Englishman's hattrick galvanises the team! The fans can sense a comeback!
90.00
Davide Conteh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Calvo. Martin Calvo shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Eddy Foglio had no chance!! Goal for Roma!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Roma

Vicenza
Goals
5
3
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.6%
48.4%
Play Area
27.5%
40.7%
31.9%

Scorers
Rocco R. Viali 14, 27
Davide Conteh 42
Mariano Olive 81
Martin Calvo 91
Syd Mann 9, 40, 88

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Syd Mann of Vicenza

Match Ratings
1.Graziano Berti (GK)
6
2.Ian Hulme (DEF)
6
3.Pier G. Maccarone (DEF)
6
4.Adolfo Garcia (DEF)
6
5.Sven Gerlach (MID)
7
6.Davide Conteh (MID)goal scored
9
7.Clive Lawrence (MID)
6
8.Martin Ghirardello (MID)
6
9.Rocco R. Viali (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Martin Calvo (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Mariano Olive (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Carl Seaman (MID)
0
13.Valentino Corsi (DEF)
0
14.Vittorio Festa (ATT)
0

1.Eddy Foglio (GK)
6
2.Davide Berti (DEF)
6
3.Domenico Bosi (DEF)
6
4.Joachim Roma (DEF)
6
5.Christian Manzo (MID)
6
6.Piero Fioretti (MID)
6
7.Fabian Natale Cesari (MID)
6
8.Eusebio Falsini (MID)
7
9.Christian Cruz (MID)
6
10.Syd Mann (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Luigi Tangorra (ATT)
6
 
12.P. Gilberto Birindelli (ATT)
0
13.Lamberto Mutarelli (ATT)
0
14.Vito Graffiedi (GK)
0