Match Report


RomaRoma     AC MilanAC Milan
Richard EvansRichard Evans Bojan Popovic Bojan Popovic
Raul CésarR. César79
G
1captain
G
72Jerome HamedJ. Hamed
Nuno PostigaN. Postiga78
D
2
D
57Franceco Di GiuliantonioF. Di Giuliantonio
Hamed Modibo Kroupi-ZahiH. Kroupi-Zahi75
D
3
D
66Pierre G. ParlourP. Parlour
Tony SchreuderT. Schreuder82
D
4
D
63Michelangelo LemmeM. Lemme
Pieter Van HintumP. Van Hintum80
M
5
M
71Guillermo MunozG. Munoz
Spencer GerrardS. Gerrard88
M
6
M
71Andres PirriA. Pirri
P. Gilberto MarangonP. Marangon83
M
captain7
M
53Gabriele De GasperiG. De Gasperi
Ray PorroR. Porro81
M
8
M
70Alberto FernandesA. Fernandes
Piet Van Der SarP. Van Der Sar85
A
9
A
71Mauricio CroceM. Croce
Simon NichollsS. Nicholls83
A
10
A
55Mirko ZanuttaM. Zanutta
Alejandro LazzariniA. Lazzarini77
A
11
A
71Doru OlteanuD. Olteanu
 
Moritz BischoffM. Bischoff84
A
12
D
74Antonino BrianoA. Briano
Rafael MarquitosR. Marquitos94
M
13
M
75Abdelkrim BezzaiA. Bezzai
Cristiano LanzaroC. Lanzaro75
D
14
A
73Mario AbbiatiM. Abbiati

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to AC Milan. A crowd of 19,934 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Roma and AC Milan are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pasquale Riccio.


0.00
The whistle blows and Roma get the match underway!
2.52
P. Gilberto Marangon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar whips in a cross ball towards Simon Nicholls. Simon Nicholls outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Jerome Hamed punches it away to safety.
4.12
Spencer Gerrard plays the ball forward to Simon Nicholls. Simon Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Spencer Gerrard. Spencer Gerrard makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Jerome Hamed.
6.50
P. Gilberto Marangon hits a low pass to Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini plays a one-two with Pieter Van Hintum and advances towards the goal... Alejandro Lazzarini looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Solid save from Jerome Hamed.
14.12
Spencer Gerrard flicks the ball to his team mate, Pieter Van Hintum. Pieter Van Hintum makes a probing pass between the defence to Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alejandro Lazzarini!
18.39
Hamed Modibo Kroupi-Zahi catches Mirko Zanutta on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mirko Zanutta carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.51
Ray Porro flicks a high pass forward. Simon Nicholls collects the pass. Simon Nicholls plays a scrappy one-two with Alejandro Lazzarini and stumbles forward towards the goal... Simon Nicholls side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
21.04
Pierre G. Parlour hacks Alejandro Lazzarini from behind! Pierre G. Parlour is warned by the referee! Alejandro Lazzarini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.25
P. Gilberto Marangon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
26.39
Tony Schreuder flicks a high pass forward to Piet Van Der Sar who brings the ball under control. Piet Van Der Sar plays a perfect one-two with Alejandro Lazzarini and rushes in on goal... Piet Van Der Sar strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.33
Andres Pirri hits a low pass to Mirko Zanutta. Mirko Zanutta shoots from long range but it is miles over!
32.32
Andres Pirri hits a low pass to Mauricio Croce. Mauricio Croce whips in a cross ball towards Mirko Zanutta. Mirko Zanutta knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
34.53
Hamed Modibo Kroupi-Zahi flicks a high pass forward. Simon Nicholls controls it well on his chest. Simon Nicholls makes a probing pass to Piet Van Der Sar but he's offside!
36.18
Gabriele De Gasperi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mirko Zanutta. Mirko Zanutta plays a scrappy one-two with Doru Olteanu and advances towards the goal... Mirko Zanutta side-steps and rifles a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
42.43
Hamed Modibo Kroupi-Zahi hits a low pass to Pieter Van Hintum. Pieter Van Hintum passes the ball forward to Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini lofts in a cross ball towards Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Piet Van Der Sar!
45.00
Nuno Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Gerrard. Spencer Gerrard flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini whips in a cross ball towards P. Gilberto Marangon. P. Gilberto Marangon flicks the ball with his head. Jerome Hamed gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Roma have changed their lineup with Moritz Bischoff replacing Piet Van Der Sar. AC Milan appear unchanged since the first half. The AC Milan players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
AC Milan start the second half!
53.55
Andres Pirri comes in with a late challenge on Ray Porro. Andres Pirri is given a warning by the referee! Ray Porro stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.24
Simon Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
55.29
P. Gilberto Marangon sees Alejandro Lazzarini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Lazzarini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jerome Hamed who gathers it comfortably.
60.14
Roma have made a substitution with Cristiano Lanzaro replacing Nuno Postiga .
61.22
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
65.43
P. Gilberto Marangon chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Nicholls. Simon Nicholls whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Bischoff. Michelangelo Lemme catches Moritz Bischoff on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
66.56
Gabriele De Gasperi knocks the ball to his team mate, Franceco Di Giuliantonio. Franceco Di Giuliantonio chips the ball to his team mate, Doru Olteanu. Doru Olteanu shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Raul César had no chance!! Goal for AC Milan!
71.34
Mauricio Croce comes in with a late challenge on Tony Schreuder. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tony Schreuder runs off the knock.
77.49
Roma have made a substitution with Rafael Marquitos replacing Pieter Van Hintum .
79.43
Hamed Modibo Kroupi-Zahi flicks a high ball forward to Spencer Gerrard who takes it down. Spencer Gerrard chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Nicholls. Simon Nicholls shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
81.09
Moritz Bischoff makes a beautiful solo run. Moritz Bischoff lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Nicholls. Simon Nicholls makes a convincing header. Jerome Hamed easily punches it away to safety.
83.02
Spencer Gerrard sees P. Gilberto Marangon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. P. Gilberto Marangon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Nicholls but he's offside!
85.04
Spencer Gerrard threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini sees Moritz Bischoff in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Moritz Bischoff shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Jerome Hamed manages to gather it.
87.56
Franceco Di Giuliantonio sees Mauricio Croce in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mauricio Croce plays a quick one-two with Doru Olteanu and rushes in on goal... Mauricio Croce makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Raul César is on top of his game. Well saved!
90.00
Tony Schreuder makes a probing pass to P. Gilberto Marangon. P. Gilberto Marangon finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Jerome Hamed had no chance!! Goal for Roma!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Roma

AC Milan
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
11
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
19.5%
46.8%
33.8%

Scorers
Alejandro Lazzarini 14, 22
Piet Van Der Sar 42
P. Gilberto Marangon 91
Doru Olteanu 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alejandro Lazzarini of Roma

Match Ratings