Match Report


RomaRoma     AC MonzaAC Monza
Gary ShaplandGary Shapland Garry Lloyd Garry Lloyd
Vinicio E. ManciniV. Mancini74
G
1captain
G
74Matteo CaputoM. Caputo
Sjaak Van Den BergS. Van Den Berg65
D
2
D
68Oleg PalmerO. Palmer
Cataldo PensalfiniC. Pensalfini53
D
3
D
71Jurgen Van EijkJ. Van Eijk
Leonardo DeganoL. Degano42
D
4
D
70Ivan ZampagnaI. Zampagna
Tomas FonsecaT. Fonseca74
D
5
M
80Emile MbambaE. Mbamba
Tommy WoodgateT. Woodgate74
M
6
M
72Giampiero TramezzaniG. Tramezzani
Jerome RipollJ. Ripoll71
M
7
M
73Arthur ClemenceA. Clemence
Armin BirkwaldA. Birkwald71
M
8
M
76Modeste MettomoM. Mettomo
Nicholas MckayN. Mckay73
A
captain9
A
70Evans GazzoliE. Gazzoli
Gary WhelanG. Whelan69
A
10
A
62Fausto CarrusF. Carrus
Roberto SimoneR. Simone67
A
11
A
71Gianni PoliG. Poli
 
Marco EranioM. Eranio56
A
12
D
66Louis DavidL. David
Guerino BotticellaG. Botticella69
M
13
M
70Guerino CapezzutoG. Capezzuto
Pablo RedondoP. Redondo72
A
14
M
68Hoalid CloarecH. Cloarec

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to AC Monza. A crowd of 17,779 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Roma are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AC Monza appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alessandro Scapolo.


0.00
AC Monza get the match underway!
2.20
Arthur Clemence catches Jerome Ripoll on the ankles. The referee warns Arthur Clemence to calm down! Jerome Ripoll carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.09
Jerome Ripoll makes an attacking run forward. Jerome Ripoll plays a one-two with Nicholas Mckay and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Jerome Ripoll provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Oleg Palmer.
6.37
Armin Birkwald deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
10.54
Jerome Ripoll flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Simone collects the pass. Roberto Simone plays a one-two with Nicholas Mckay and rushes in on goal... Roberto Simone shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
12.01
Oleg Palmer chips the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Tramezzani. Giampiero Tramezzani knocks the ball forward to Gianni Poli. Gianni Poli hits a low pass to Evans Gazzoli. Evans Gazzoli makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
14.44
With vision, Giampiero Tramezzani plays the ball forward to Gianni Poli. Gianni Poli makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Fausto Carrus. Tomas Fonseca hacks Fausto Carrus from behind! Fausto Carrus appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
15.55
Tomas Fonseca flicks a high ball forward to Tommy Woodgate who takes it down. Tommy Woodgate sees Roberto Simone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Simone knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Whelan. Gary Whelan rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but Jurgen Van Eijk blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
16.48
Leonardo Degano flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Woodgate collects the pass. Tommy Woodgate flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Simone. Roberto Simone whips the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Oleg Palmer!
20.48
Oleg Palmer threads a neat ball through to Emile Mbamba. Emile Mbamba chips the ball to his team mate, Fausto Carrus. Fausto Carrus shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
21.57
Oleg Palmer arcs the ball upfield. Evans Gazzoli threads the ball through to Fausto Carrus but he's offside!
27.21
Tommy Woodgate flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.52
Arthur Clemence kicks a strong pass forward to Fausto Carrus. Fausto Carrus shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
34.31
Tommy Woodgate hits a low pass to Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matteo Caputo who gathers it comfortably.
38.30
Giampiero Tramezzani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Evans Gazzoli. Evans Gazzoli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fausto Carrus but he's offside!
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. AC Monza also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Roma kicking off!
53.58
Leonardo Degano comes in with a late challenge on Evans Gazzoli. The referee warns Leonardo Degano to calm down! Evans Gazzoli runs off the knock.
57.12
Modeste Mettomo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fausto Carrus. Fausto Carrus shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Vinicio E. Mancini.
58.52
Giampiero Tramezzani takes a quick corner, playing it short to Modeste Mettomo. Sjaak Van Den Berg comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
60.34
AC Monza have made a substitution with Hoalid Cloarec replacing Evans Gazzoli .
61.41
Leonardo Degano makes a beautiful solo run. Leonardo Degano chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Mckay. Nicholas Mckay knocks the ball forward to Roberto Simone but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
72.50
Tommy Woodgate decides to run forward with the ball. Tommy Woodgate plays a scrappy one-two with Nicholas Mckay and advances towards the goal... Tommy Woodgate tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
75.13
Armin Birkwald barges into Emile Mbamba. The referee calls over Armin Birkwald and warns him to calm down! Emile Mbamba grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.16
Roma have made 3 substitutions with Marco Eranio replacing Gary Whelan, Guerino Botticella replacing Armin Birkwald and Pablo Redondo replacing Roberto Simone .
83.42
Giampiero Tramezzani flicks a high pass forward. Hoalid Cloarec collects the pass. Hoalid Cloarec edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Hoalid Cloarec provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Roma

AC Monza
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
31.2%
45.5%
23.4%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Woodgate of Roma

Match Ratings