Match Report


AtalantaAtalanta     RomaRoma
Tony SchofieldTony Schofield Richard Evans Richard Evans
Ryozo OkamotoR. Okamoto76
G
1
G
80Raul CésarR. César
Bruno RavanelliB. Ravanelli72
D
captain2
D
78Nuno PostigaN. Postiga
Gabriele Di LivioG. Di Livio72
D
3
D
77Cristiano LanzaroC. Lanzaro
Giuseppe CasaleG. Casale82
D
4
D
75Hamed Modibo Kroupi-ZahiH. Kroupi-Zahi
Florian GilardinoF. Gilardino74
D
5
M
82Pieter Van HintumP. Van Hintum
Morgan BianchiniM. Bianchini79
M
6
M
88Spencer GerrardS. Gerrard
Lennart BeckenbauerL. Beckenbauer83
M
7captain
M
84P. Gilberto MarangonP. Marangon
Matthias HelmerM. Helmer84
M
8
M
97Rafael MarquitosR. Marquitos
Rodolfo DogaR. Doga85
A
9
A
85Piet Van Der SarP. Van Der Sar
Vincenzo TangorraV. Tangorra80
A
10
A
86Moritz BischoffM. Bischoff
Mario LottiM. Lotti85
A
11
A
77Alejandro LazzariniA. Lazzarini
 
Vito MarconV. Marcon75
A
12
D
82Tony SchreuderT. Schreuder
Diaw CardoneD. Cardone76
M
13
M
82Ray PorroR. Porro
Alberto RegoA. Rego71
D
14
A
74Zoumana FrancoisZ. Francois

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stadio Atleti Azzurri dItalia where Atalanta play host to Roma. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Atalanta are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Roma appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Renato De Vezze.


0.00
Atalanta kick off and get the first half underway!
3.52
Rodolfo Doga flicks a high pass forward. Mario Lotti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Lotti knocks in a cross ball towards Morgan Bianchini. Morgan Bianchini outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
9.48
Without breaking stride, Cristiano Lanzaro plays the ball forward to Nuno Postiga. Nuno Postiga threads a neat ball through to Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar plays a scrappy one-two with Spencer Gerrard and advances towards the goal... Piet Van Der Sar shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
10.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Spencer Gerrard plays the ball forward to Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff plays a quick one-two with Alejandro Lazzarini and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Moritz Bischoff provides some space. He shoots at goal. Ryozo Okamoto gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
12.47
Matthias Helmer threads a neat ball through to Mario Lotti. Mario Lotti lofts in a cross ball towards Morgan Bianchini. Morgan Bianchini gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Raul César had no chance!! Goal for Atalanta!
18.03
Morgan Bianchini hits a low pass to Vincenzo Tangorra. Vincenzo Tangorra lofts in a cross ball towards Morgan Bianchini. Morgan Bianchini is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
21.15
Gabriele Di Livio makes a probing pass to Lennart Beckenbauer. Lennart Beckenbauer flicks a high pass forward. Mario Lotti comfortably collects the pass. Mario Lotti lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Doga. Rodolfo Doga beats his man to it with a header. Raul César picks it out of the air!
22.23
Lennart Beckenbauer flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Tangorra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Tangorra finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
24.14
Lennart Beckenbauer threads the ball through to Rodolfo Doga. Rodolfo Doga whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Helmer. Matthias Helmer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.13
Giuseppe Casale plays the ball forward to Morgan Bianchini. Morgan Bianchini flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Doga collects the pass. Rodolfo Doga lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Lotti. With a superhuman jump, Mario Lotti connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Solid save from Raul César.
27.32
Matthias Helmer clumsily knocks into Pieter Van Hintum. Matthias Helmer is shown the yellow card! Pieter Van Hintum stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.52
Spencer Gerrard comes in with a late challenge on Gabriele Di Livio. The referee brings Spencer Gerrard to one side and gives him a warning! Gabriele Di Livio grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
34.57
Cristiano Lanzaro flicks a high pass forward. P. Gilberto Marangon controls it well on his chest. P. Gilberto Marangon shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
38.54
Cristiano Lanzaro threads a neat ball through to Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar whips in a cross ball towards Spencer Gerrard. Spencer Gerrard gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
39.56
Rafael Marquitos threads the ball through to Spencer Gerrard. Spencer Gerrard shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Spencer Gerrard darts forward. Spencer Gerrard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piet Van Der Sar but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Atalanta appear unchanged since the first half. Roma also appear unchanged since the first half. The Roma players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Roma kick off and get the second half underway!
49.01
Hamed Modibo Kroupi-Zahi flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Postiga collects the pass. These two players are working well together. Nuno Postiga threads the ball through to Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini directs the ball goalwards with his head but Ryozo Okamoto is on top of it.
51.26
Pieter Van Hintum passes the ball forward to Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff shoots from 20 yards. Good keeping from Ryozo Okamoto as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
52.02
P. Gilberto Marangon takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Lennart Beckenbauer chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
54.52
Nuno Postiga knocks the ball forward to Spencer Gerrard. Spencer Gerrard flicks the ball to his team mate, Pieter Van Hintum. Pieter Van Hintum rushes past Florian Gilardino! Pieter Van Hintum shoots from just inside the box but somehow Ryozo Okamoto manages to keep it out.
59.26
Cristiano Lanzaro advances with the ball. Cristiano Lanzaro makes a probing pass to Piet Van Der Sar but he's offside!
60.10
Atalanta have made 3 substitutions with Vito Marcon replacing Mario Lotti, Diaw Cardone replacing Morgan Bianchini and Alberto Rego replacing Florian Gilardino .Roma have made 3 substitutions with Tony Schreuder replacing Hamed Modibo Kroupi-Zahi, Ray Porro replacing Pieter Van Hintum and Zoumana Francois replacing Spencer Gerrard .
61.10
Diaw Cardone threads a neat ball through to Matthias Helmer. Matthias Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Rodolfo Doga who takes it down. Rodolfo Doga passes the ball forward to Vito Marcon. Vito Marcon strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Raul César is on top of it.
63.36
Zoumana Francois flicks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff shoots from 20 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Ryozo Okamoto with no chance!! Goal for Roma!
66.36
Diaw Cardone sees space and advances. Diaw Cardone whips in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Doga. Rodolfo Doga makes a convincing header but somehow Raul César manages to keep it out.
67.46
Gabriele Di Livio passes the ball forward to Lennart Beckenbauer. Lennart Beckenbauer brings the ball forward. Lennart Beckenbauer shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
72.09
Matthias Helmer darts forward. Matthias Helmer flicks a high ball forward to Lennart Beckenbauer who takes it down. Lennart Beckenbauer knocks in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Tangorra. Vincenzo Tangorra makes a convincing header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.24
Ray Porro threads the ball through to Piet Van Der Sar. Piet Van Der Sar lofts in a cross ball towards Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Ryozo Okamoto reads it well. Superb keeping!
75.03
Ray Porro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff makes a great pass forward. Rafael Marquitos sprints clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside! That was very close!
77.17
Matthias Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Doga holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolfo Doga whips in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Tangorra. Vincenzo Tangorra makes a deft header but it is deflected wide by Nuno Postiga.
79.48
Moritz Bischoff hits a low pass to Alejandro Lazzarini. Alejandro Lazzarini lofts in a cross ball towards Moritz Bischoff. Moritz Bischoff connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
83.12
Cristiano Lanzaro catches Lennart Beckenbauer on the ankles. The referee calls over Cristiano Lanzaro and shows him a yellow card! Lennart Beckenbauer stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.32
Alberto Rego flicks a high ball forward to Bruno Ravanelli who takes it down. Bruno Ravanelli darts forward. Bruno Ravanelli lofts in a cross ball towards Diaw Cardone. Diaw Cardone jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Raul César!
89.13
Bruno Ravanelli catches Alejandro Lazzarini on the ankles. The referee calls over Bruno Ravanelli and shows him a yellow card! Alejandro Lazzarini grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.13
Free kick to Roma just outside the area...
90.00
Rafael Marquitos steps up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Atalanta

Roma
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
8
10
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.8%
44%
26.2%

Scorers
Morgan Bianchini 12
Moritz Bischoff 63, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Moritz Bischoff of Roma

Match Ratings