Match Report


RomaRoma     Verona HellasVerona Hellas
Gary ShaplandGary Shapland Computer Player Computer Player
Vinicio E. ManciniV. Mancini74
G
1
G
74Karim VosK. Vos
Sjaak Van Den BergS. Van Den Berg65
D
2
D
74Eusebio SturbaE. Sturba
Cataldo PensalfiniC. Pensalfini53
D
3captain
D
74Oleg PearsonO. Pearson
Ensio RosengrenE. Rosengren75
D
4
D
69Manuele GrandoniM. Grandoni
Tomas FonsecaT. Fonseca74
D
5
M
71Cosimo ZilianiC. Ziliani
Nuno BarrosN. Barros75
M
6
M
68Antonino AmbrosettiA. Ambrosetti
Jerome RipollJ. Ripoll71
M
captain7
M
66Craig RaeC. Rae
Guerino BotticellaG. Botticella69
M
8
M
58Moreno CirilloM. Cirillo
Filippo ScarpaF. Scarpa43
M
9
A
73Zerbini SalvatoriZ. Salvatori
Gary WhelanG. Whelan69
A
10
A
67Carlo PellizzaroC. Pellizzaro
Marco EranioM. Eranio56
A
11
A
65Giampiero BravoG. Bravo
 
Leonardo DeganoL. Degano42
D
12
D
65Quim VianaQ. Viana
Armin BirkwaldA. Birkwald71
M
13
A
64Marco TentoniM. Tentoni
Roberto SimoneR. Simone67
A
14
D
63Ciro BelliniC. Bellini

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to Verona Hellas. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Roma are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Verona Hellas appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo  Romero.


0.00
Verona Hellas kick off the first half!
3.43
Moreno Cirillo flicks a high pass forward. Carlo Pellizzaro collects the pass. Carlo Pellizzaro cuts inside the box! Carlo Pellizzaro cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Verona Hellas!
24.10
Seeing a gap ahead, Ensio Rosengren plays the ball forward to Filippo Scarpa. Filippo Scarpa flicks a high pass forward. Marco Eranio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marco Eranio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
27.56
Eusebio Sturba threads a neat ball through to Moreno Cirillo. Moreno Cirillo flicks a high pass forward. Zerbini Salvatori collects the pass. Zerbini Salvatori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.58
Craig Rae threads the ball through to Giampiero Bravo. Giampiero Bravo knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Carlo Pellizzaro is offside!
33.33
Jerome Ripoll flicks a high pass forward. Gary Whelan controls it well on his chest. Gary Whelan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuele Grandoni.
34.03
Cosimo Ziliani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Zerbini Salvatori. Zerbini Salvatori puts a great ball through. Giampiero Bravo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
42.41
Eusebio Sturba hacks Marco Eranio from behind! The referee brings Eusebio Sturba to one side and gives him a warning! Marco Eranio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.13
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
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. Verona Hellas also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Roma kick off the second half!
51.29
Cosimo Ziliani advances with the ball. Cosimo Ziliani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Fonseca.
53.38
Oleg Pearson flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Rae. Craig Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Zerbini Salvatori. Zerbini Salvatori plays a quick one-two with Giampiero Bravo and rushes in on goal... Zerbini Salvatori shoots from just inside the box but is denied by Vinicio E. Mancini. Excellent save.
54.48
Oleg Pearson lofts the ball long. Giampiero Bravo tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.35
Cosimo Ziliani sees space and advances. Cosimo Ziliani edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Cosimo Ziliani provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball strikes Cataldo Pensalfini's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
58.09
Moreno Cirillo takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Craig Rae cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but somehow Cataldo Pensalfini happens to be in the right place to block it.
60.12
Verona Hellas have made a substitution with Quim Viana replacing Carlo Pellizzaro .
65.38
Moreno Cirillo sees a break and surges forward. Moreno Cirillo makes a probing pass between the defence to Zerbini Salvatori. Zerbini Salvatori takes a shot at goal but Vinicio E. Mancini is on top of it.
67.33
Manuele Grandoni makes a simple pass to Cosimo Ziliani. Cosimo Ziliani knocks the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Bravo. Giampiero Bravo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sjaak Van Den Berg.
69.42
Nuno Barros flicks a high pass forward to Marco Eranio who brings the ball under control. Marco Eranio finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Karim Vos. Excellent save.
77.03
Roma have made 3 substitutions with Leonardo Degano replacing Sjaak Van Den Berg, Armin Birkwald replacing Guerino Botticella and Roberto Simone replacing Marco Eranio .
83.36
Leonardo Degano sees a break and surges forward. Leonardo Degano flicks a high ball forward to Gary Whelan who takes it down. Gary Whelan skips past Oleg Pearson! Gary Whelan shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Karim Vos manages to gather it.
84.05
Zerbini Salvatori barges into Ensio Rosengren. The referee calls over Zerbini Salvatori and shows him a yellow card! Ensio Rosengren gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.57
Roberto Simone hacks Manuele Grandoni from behind! Roberto Simone is warned by the referee! Manuele Grandoni carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Roma

Verona Hellas
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
31.6%
44.7%
23.7%

Scorers
Carlo Pellizzaro 3

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carlo Pellizzaro of Verona Hellas

Match Ratings
1.Vinicio E. Mancini (GK)
7
2.Sjaak Van Den Berg (DEF)
6
3.Cataldo Pensalfini (DEF)
7
4.Ensio Rosengren (DEF)
6
5.Tomas Fonseca (DEF)
6
6.Nuno Barros (MID)
6
7.Jerome Ripoll (MID)
6
8.Guerino Botticella (MID)
6
9.Filippo Scarpa (MID)
6
10.Gary Whelan (ATT)
6
11.Marco Eranio (ATT)
6
 
12.Leonardo Degano (DEF)
6
13.Armin Birkwald (MID)
6
14.Roberto Simone (ATT)
5

1.Karim Vos (GK)
7
2.Eusebio Sturba (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Pearson (DEF)
7
4.Manuele Grandoni (DEF)
6
5.Cosimo Ziliani (MID)
8
6.Antonino Ambrosetti (MID)
6
7.Craig Rae (MID)
7
8.Moreno Cirillo (MID)
8
9.Zerbini Salvatori (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Carlo Pellizzaro (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Giampiero Bravo (ATT)
6
 
12.Quim Viana (DEF)
6
13.Marco Tentoni (ATT)
0
14.Ciro Bellini (DEF)
0