Match Report


SampdoriaSampdoria     RomaRoma
Computer Player Computer Player Rik Mont Rik Mont
Giordano LamacchiG. Lamacchi64
G
1
G
74Valentino NodariV. Nodari
Richard DickovR. Dickov64
D
2
D
74Shota DassenS. Dassen
Camille AjasC. Ajas56
D
3
D
67Walter PandolfiW. Pandolfi
Alfredo SassanelliA. Sassanelli54
D
4captain
D
72Andre NestaA. Nesta
Tiziano RoccoT. Rocco70
M
5
D
68Alberto MendesA. Mendes
Ronnie McgovernR. Mcgovern70
M
captain6
M
73Gaetano FalsiniG. Falsini
Alexandre AlvesA. Alves68
M
7
M
79Mattia Dal MoroM. Dal Moro
Scott NivenS. Niven66
M
8
A
73Benito DionigiB. Dionigi
Guillermo CortesG. Cortes72
A
9
A
69Marino MandelliM. Mandelli
Yuri PassoniY. Passoni71
A
10
A
71Gregory AbbasG. Abbas
Giancarlo De FranceschiG. De Franceschi69
A
11
A
72Jose Javier PenaJ. Pena
 
Henry MercerH. Mercer66
M
12
D
66Alfonso NappiA. Nappi
Gary GoughG. Gough64
A
13
M
74Tiziano CaverzanT. Caverzan
Colin BlackC. Black63
G
14
A
69Andres VazquezA. Vazquez

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Stadio Luigi Ferraris where Sampdoria play host to Roma. A crowd of 19,071 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sampdoria are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Danilo Erra.


0.00
Roma kick off!
3.45
Alfredo Sassanelli takes it forward alone. Alfredo Sassanelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giancarlo De Franceschi. Giancarlo De Franceschi knocks in a cross ball towards Yuri Passoni. Yuri Passoni gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Valentino Nodari. Excellent save.
6.54
Mattia Dal Moro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gregory Abbas. Gregory Abbas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.03
Tiziano Rocco flicks a high pass forward to Alexandre Alves who brings the ball under control. Alexandre Alves shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Valentino Nodari effortlessly smothers it!
12.50
Ronnie Mcgovern makes a simple pass to Giancarlo De Franceschi. Giancarlo De Franceschi finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
14.21
Gregory Abbas clumsily knocks into Camille Ajas. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Camille Ajas runs off the knock.
15.34
Richard Dickov flicks a high ball forward to Alexandre Alves who takes it down. Alexandre Alves passes the ball forward to Yuri Passoni. Yuri Passoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
16.30
Alfredo Sassanelli threads a neat ball through to Tiziano Rocco. Tiziano Rocco knocks the ball forward to Guillermo Cortes. Guillermo Cortes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mattia Dal Moro.
26.44
Camille Ajas knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Mcgovern. Ronnie Mcgovern flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Cortes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Guillermo Cortes whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Passoni. Yuri Passoni beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
30.45
Mattia Dal Moro makes a simple pass to Gaetano Falsini. Gaetano Falsini passes the ball forward to Jose Javier Pena. Jose Javier Pena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.33
Mattia Dal Moro threads a neat ball through to Gregory Abbas. Gregory Abbas lofts in a cross ball towards Marino Mandelli. Marino Mandelli directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
36.18
Mattia Dal Moro darts forward. Mattia Dal Moro lofts in a cross ball towards Gregory Abbas. Gregory Abbas directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
42.41
Mattia Dal Moro passes the ball forward to Gregory Abbas. Gregory Abbas knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sampdoria appear unchanged since the first half. Roma also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sampdoria kick off!
47.18
Mattia Dal Moro makes a probing pass to Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
49.37
Tiziano Rocco makes an attacking run forward. Tiziano Rocco tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Valentino Nodari. Excellent save.
55.57
Gaetano Falsini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Pena. Jose Javier Pena shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.51
Yuri Passoni catches Walter Pandolfi on the ankles. Yuri Passoni is shown the yellow card! Walter Pandolfi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.26
Shota Dassen flicks a high pass forward. Gaetano Falsini controls it well on his chest. Gaetano Falsini knocks the ball to his team mate, Mattia Dal Moro. Mattia Dal Moro whips in a cross ball towards Gregory Abbas. Gregory Abbas gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it rises well off target!
69.38
Walter Pandolfi plays the ball forward to Andre Nesta. Andre Nesta knocks the ball to his team mate, Mattia Dal Moro. Mattia Dal Moro lofts in a cross ball towards Benito Dionigi. Benito Dionigi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Giordano Lamacchi!
71.11
Tiziano Rocco hacks Gaetano Falsini from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gaetano Falsini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.46
Walter Pandolfi flicks a high pass forward to Gaetano Falsini who brings the ball under control. Gaetano Falsini chips the ball to his team mate, Mattia Dal Moro. Mattia Dal Moro lofts in a cross ball towards Gregory Abbas. Gregory Abbas beats his man to it with a header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
79.55
With some swift thinking, Camille Ajas plays the ball forward to Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giancarlo De Franceschi. Giancarlo De Franceschi flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Passoni. Some silky footwork from Yuri Passoni provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
83.30
Camille Ajas runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Camille Ajas plays a one-two with Yuri Passoni and rushes in on goal... Camille Ajas muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.16
Shota Dassen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaetano Falsini. Gaetano Falsini flicks the ball to his team mate, Mattia Dal Moro. Mattia Dal Moro runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Mattia Dal Moro provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
89.40
Guillermo Cortes sees Giancarlo De Franceschi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giancarlo De Franceschi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Andre Nesta changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Andre Nesta makes a probing pass to Marino Mandelli but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sampdoria

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

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
28.9%
43.4%
27.6%

Scorers
Yuri Passoni 26
Marino Mandelli 32
Mattia Dal Moro 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mattia Dal Moro of Roma

Match Ratings