ECFML, Manchester United vs. Roma (Thu Mar 25)


                    Manchester United  |  Roma
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 N
                          Ross Asprey  |  Maurice Rushing
                                       |
                          T_Howard GK  |  GK C_Lupatelli
                        M_Silvetre DF  |  DF C_Pannucci
                           M_Lynch DF  |  DF C_Chivu
                           W_Brown DF  |  DF J_Zebina
                          J_O'Shea DF  |  DF W_Samuel
                        O_Denilson MF  |  MF F_Totti
                         P_Scholes MF  |  MF O_Dacourt
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  MF F_Lima
                         D_Beckham MF  |  MF D_Tommasi
                      R_Nistelrooy FW  |  FW M_Delvecchio
                       D_Trezaguet FW  |  FW J_Carew
                                       |
                         R_Carroll SUB |  SUB C_Zotti
                         Q_Fortune SUB |  SUB V_Candela
                           H_Viana SUB |  SUB G_D'Agostino
                          D_Forlan SUB |  SUB D_Rossi
                         D_Bellion SUB |  SUB A_Mancini




Min. 4  :(man) D_Trezaguet with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows W_Samuel a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Trezaguet with the shot on net ! 
          ...  C_Lupatelli won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 6  :(man) C_Ronaldo is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  C_Ronaldo with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 6  :(rom) J_Zebina picks out M_Delvecchio with the cross 
          ...  M_Delvecchio with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  T_Howard watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 7  :(man) M_Silvetre hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Nistelrooy latches onto it! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Zebina picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 7  :(rom) J_Carew uses his feet well to turn on the ball 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Carew ! 
          ...  T_Howard makes a fine save 
Min. 8  :(man) P_Scholes looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  R_Nistelrooy receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  R_Nistelrooy hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  C_Lupatelli can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Lets see if Manchester United can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-0 Roma ...
Min. 9  :(rom) F_Totti runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to O_Dacourt 
          ...  An audacious effort from O_Dacourt ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 10 :(rom) F_Totti with a measured pass to M_Delvecchio 
          ...  M_Delvecchio with the shot ! 
          ...  T_Howard falls over 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 11 :(man) M_Lynch cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  M_Lynch with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 14 :(man) W_Brown with a slide rule pass to P_Scholes 
          ...  J_Zebina wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(rom) D_Tommasi takes advantage of a mistake by W_Brown 
          ...  D_Tommasi curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  But T_Howard with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Totti plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  J_Carew loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 15 :(man) D_Trezaguet beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  F_Lima cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 16 :(rom) C_Chivu knocks it past M_Silvetre and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  C_Chivu with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 17 :(rom) O_Dacourt picks out M_Delvecchio with the cross 
          ...  A great volley from M_Delvecchio ! 
          ...  T_Howard with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 18 :(man) O_Denilson knocks it past M_Delvecchio and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  O_Denilson shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  C_Lupatelli saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 24 :(rom) F_Lima is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to C_Pannucci 
          ...  C_Pannucci launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  T_Howard just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 30 :(rom) F_Totti finds M_Delvecchio with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Delvecchio with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Roma fans!! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-1 Roma ...
Min. 31 :(man) R_Nistelrooy looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_O'Shea 
          ...  D_Tommasi with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 32 :(rom) F_Totti holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees C_Pannucci in space! 
          ...  R_Nistelrooy reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 32 :(man) D_Beckham cuts inside C_Chivu 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Zebina knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 36 :(man) R_Nistelrooy with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  P_Scholes gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  P_Scholes chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 39 :(rom) J_Carew beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  J_Carew with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Manchester United fans taunt him! 
Min. 40 :(man) D_Trezaguet runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Chivu back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  C_Pannucci with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 42 :(rom) M_Delvecchio had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  M_Delvecchio fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Roma have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-2 Roma ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(man) C_Ronaldo with a 40-yard pass to R_Nistelrooy 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  R_Nistelrooy beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has C_Lupatelli to beat 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Lupatelli 
          ...  C_Lupatelli does well to save it !! 
Min. 45 :(rom) D_Tommasi has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  O_Denilson goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  Thats a poor tackle! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 46 :(man) C_Ronaldo reads the run of J_O'Shea 
          ...  From long range J_O'Shea bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But C_Lupatelli with the difficult save 
Min. 46 :(rom) O_Dacourt finds C_Pannucci with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_O'Shea read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 47 :(rom) D_Tommasi looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew with the chance ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-2 Roma

Min. 49 :(man) R_Nistelrooy with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past F_Totti 
          ...  R_Nistelrooy with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 49 :(rom) W_Samuel looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Delvecchio 
          ...  M_Delvecchio tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! 
          ...  T_Howard can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  T_Howard makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 51 :(man) C_Ronaldo kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Lynch gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  W_Samuel slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_O'Shea hits it into the box! 
          ...  W_Samuel clears the danger 
Min. 52 :(rom) C_Pannucci sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Chivu 
          ...  J_O'Shea takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 53 :(man) O_Denilson picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  J_Carew fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 54 :(rom) F_Lima runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew with a little chip! 
          ...  But T_Howard punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Howard got a touch 
Min. 56 :(rom) D_Tommasi heads the ball back to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  T_Howard gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 57 :(man) D_Trezaguet hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Nistelrooy latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Nistelrooy with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  C_Lupatelli won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 58 :(rom) C_Pannucci holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees M_Delvecchio in space! 
          ...  M_Delvecchio bears down on goal! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 59 :(rom) O_Dacourt back heels to find C_Chivu in space 
          ...  But W_Brown clears the ball to safety 
Min. 60 :(man) D_Beckham looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to C_Ronaldo 
          ...  C_Ronaldo with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  C_Lupatelli with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 63 :(rom) J_Carew beats W_Brown 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Carew tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  T_Howard gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide !! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 64 :(man) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  O_Denilson is through! 
          ...  O_Denilson hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But C_Lupatelli tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 67 :(man) C_Ronaldo can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to R_Nistelrooy 
          ...  Cleared by O_Dacourt 
Min. 69 :(rom) D_Tommasi squares it to J_Carew 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Carew ! 
          ...  But T_Howard gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by F_Totti 
          ...  C_Pannucci with the shot! 
          ...  T_Howard makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 70 :(man) D_Bellion will come on for D_Trezaguet and play FW 
Min. 70 :(man) D_Forlan is being prepared to come on 
          ...  R_Nistelrooy is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF 
Min. 70 :(man) H_Viana is coming on and D_Beckham is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 71 :(man) P_Scholes latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  But C_Chivu slides in two footed. 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 80 :(man) C_Ronaldo with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Forlan gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Zebina goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 80 :(rom) F_Totti brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  D_Tommasi makes himself available 
          ...  D_Tommasi with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Dacourt plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Carew makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 81 :(man) C_Ronaldo squares it to D_Forlan 
          ...  F_Lima clears with a diving header 
Min. 84 :(man) O_Denilson knocks the ball past O_Dacourt 
          ...  C_Pannucci with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 85 :(rom) D_Tommasi swings an elbow 
          ...  He caught J_O'Shea full in the face 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The Referee had no choice there!! 
          ...  Ross Asprey appluads the decision 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(man) D_Bellion takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Scholes 
          ...  P_Scholes hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 88 :(man) O_Denilson makes himself available 
          ...  C_Chivu with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Old trafford
Attendance           : 36,590
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : R_Nistelrooy
Scorers              : R_Nistelrooy (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Roma Match Info
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Best player          : M_Delvecchio (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Delvecchio (30,42)
Sent Off             : D_Tommasi (85)
Booked               : J_Zebina (32), C_Pannucci (40), J_Carew (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       22
Off target           :           7        |       14
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           4        |       17
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          15        |       17
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Final Score          : Manchester United 1 - 2 Roma
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Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Howard       GK  14   5   4   3  21 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
M_Silvetre     DF   1  14   8   5  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
M_Lynch        DF   1  11   6   5  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Brown        DF   1  12   6   4  17 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   3   0
J_O'Shea       DF   1  13   7   4  12 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10   3   2
O_Denilson     MF   1   5  14   5  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
P_Scholes      MF   1   6  14   9  28 |  96   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   1   6  13   9  11 |  96   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18   2
D_Beckham      MF   1   9  14   6  30 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
R_Nistelrooy   FW   1   6   8  14  10 |  72   0   1   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   5   6  14
D_Trezaguet    FW   1   6   9  14  30 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0
R_Carroll      GK  12   1   1   1  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Q_Fortune      DF   1  12   9   6  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Viana        DF   1   6  13   8  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Forlan       MF   1   3   4  12  10 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bellion      FW   1   3   9  11  13 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0

Player Statistics - Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Lupatelli    GK  13   7   6   5  30 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0
C_Pannucci     DF   1  13   7   4  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   4   0
C_Chivu        DF   1  13   6   4  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   5   0   0
J_Zebina       DF   1  13   7   6  30 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13   1  -2
W_Samuel       DF   1  13   7   8  30 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   3   0
F_Totti        MF   1   3  14   7  30 |  96   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
O_Dacourt      MF   1   4  13   4  30 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   5   9   0
F_Lima         MF   1   8  13   7  30 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   6   0
D_Tommasi      MF   1   5  13   9  30 |  87   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   1   0  -5  -1  -8
M_Delvecchio   FW   1   5   5  13  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   2   0   0   0   0   0  26
J_Carew        FW   1   6   8  13  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   9   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   4
C_Zotti        GK  12   5   7   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Candela      DF   1  11   6   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_D'Agostino   MF   1   7  12   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rossi        MF   1   5  12   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mancini      FW   1   6  12   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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