Match Report


RomaRoma     CagliariCagliari
David OgDavid Og Paul Mc cain Paul Mc cain
Colin BurleyC. Burley69
G
captain1
G
65Mauro GhirardelloM. Ghirardello
Frederico RodriguezF. Rodriguez53
D
2
D
68Moreno BenarrivoM. Benarrivo
Jan-Willem HeijeJ. Heije71
D
3
D
57Brian GoldbergB. Goldberg
Ernesto MunozE. Munoz60
D
4
D
62Guido RobbiatiG. Robbiati
David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn62
D
5
D
57Achille AlbonettiA. Albonetti
Paolo ParlatoP. Parlato58
M
6
M
64Oberdan MazzoleniO. Mazzoleni
David Van WanrooyD. Van Wanrooy73
M
7captain
M
72Christian IannuzziC. Iannuzzi
Bertrand GardieB. Gardie64
M
8
A
45Marco ZilicM. Zilic
Zerbini SantarelliZ. Santarelli57
A
9
A
57Jorge CastroJ. Castro
Alessandro SartorA. Sartor59
A
10
A
59Nabil VeurinkN. Veurink
Maurizio SbagliaM. Sbaglia59
A
11
A
78Duccio VenturinD. Venturin
 
Francisco VieiraF. Vieira59
D
12
M
59Martino MazzoccoM. Mazzocco
Martin BarulM. Barul55
A
13
M
68Garry JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Lamberto PeruzziL. Peruzzi53
A
14
A
65Paul GoughP. Gough

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Stadio Olimpico where Roma play host to Cagliari. A crowd of 16,780 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Roma are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cagliari appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Mattia Grossi.


0.00
Cagliari start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.55
Christian Iannuzzi knocks the ball forward to Marco Zilic. Marco Zilic knocks in a cross ball towards Nabil Veurink. Jan-Willem Heije barges into Nabil Veurink. Nabil Veurink appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
15.37
Frederico Rodriguez flicks a high pass forward to David Van Wanrooy who brings the ball under control. David Van Wanrooy knocks the ball forward to Zerbini Santarelli. Zerbini Santarelli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
18.25
Oberdan Mazzoleni passes the ball forward to Christian Iannuzzi. Christian Iannuzzi shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
22.57
Christian Iannuzzi comes in with a late challenge on Paolo Parlato. The referee brings Christian Iannuzzi to one side and gives him a warning! Paolo Parlato runs off the knock.
26.51
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
28.15
Frederico Rodriguez kicks a strong pass forward to Bertrand Gardie. Bertrand Gardie brings the ball forward. Bertrand Gardie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.49
Oberdan Mazzoleni plays the ball forward to Duccio Venturin. Duccio Venturin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Colin Burley easily smothers it!
34.27
Jan-Willem Heije makes a probing pass to Frederico Rodriguez. Frederico Rodriguez threads a neat ball through to Bertrand Gardie. Bertrand Gardie whips in a cross ball towards Zerbini Santarelli. Brian Goldberg catches Zerbini Santarelli on the ankles. Zerbini Santarelli appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
36.38
Seeing Oberdan Mazzoleni's attacking run, Christian Iannuzzi quickly throws the ball into his path. Oberdan Mazzoleni passes the ball forward to Duccio Venturin. Duccio Venturin lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Zilic. Marco Zilic directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
44.16
Christian Iannuzzi catches Paolo Parlato on the ankles. Christian Iannuzzi is given another warning by the referee! Paolo Parlato hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Roma start the second half!
48.31
Christian Iannuzzi hits a low pass to Oberdan Mazzoleni. Oberdan Mazzoleni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jan-Willem Heije.
49.11
Bertrand Gardie sees Zerbini Santarelli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Zerbini Santarelli knocks in a cross ball towards Maurizio Sbaglia. Maurizio Sbaglia makes a deft header but it flies well off target!
51.04
Brian Goldberg knocks the ball forward to Christian Iannuzzi. Christian Iannuzzi chips the ball to his team mate, Oberdan Mazzoleni. Oberdan Mazzoleni whips in a cross ball towards Christian Iannuzzi. Christian Iannuzzi finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.42
Oberdan Mazzoleni flicks a high pass forward. Nabil Veurink collects the pass. Nabil Veurink lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro flicks the ball with his head. Colin Burley manages to gather it comfortably.
57.24
Christian Iannuzzi flicks a high ball forward to Marco Zilic who takes it down. Marco Zilic plays a scrappy one-two with Oberdan Mazzoleni and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Marco Zilic provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
61.19
Christian Iannuzzi chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Zilic. Marco Zilic directs the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
63.13
David Van Wanrooy flicks a high pass forward to Bertrand Gardie who brings the ball under control. Bertrand Gardie knocks in a cross ball towards Maurizio Sbaglia. Maurizio Sbaglia connects with a diving header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
71.55
Bertrand Gardie flicks a high pass forward to Paolo Parlato who brings the ball under control. Paolo Parlato threads a neat ball through to Alessandro Sartor. Alessandro Sartor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brian Goldberg.
72.51
Brian Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Christian Iannuzzi controls it well on his chest. Christian Iannuzzi hits a low pass to Nabil Veurink. Nabil Veurink finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.43
Roma have made 2 substitutions with Martin Barul replacing Maurizio Sbaglia and Lamberto Peruzzi replacing Zerbini Santarelli .
78.52
Seeing a gap ahead, Oberdan Mazzoleni laces a weighted ball forward to Jorge Castro. Jorge Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Duccio Venturin. Duccio Venturin shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
79.00
Oberdan Mazzoleni flicks a high pass forward. Marco Zilic collects the pass. Marco Zilic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.22
Paolo Parlato brings the ball forward. Paolo Parlato lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Barul. Martin Barul shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
85.42
Christian Iannuzzi clumsily knocks into Bertrand Gardie. Christian Iannuzzi is given yet another warning by the referee! Bertrand Gardie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.49
Christian Iannuzzi hits a low pass to Duccio Venturin. Duccio Venturin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Colin Burley effortlessly smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Roma

Cagliari
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
5
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
34.2%
45.2%
20.5%

Scorers
Christian Iannuzzi 51
Marco Zilic 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Christian Iannuzzi of Cagliari

Match Ratings