FFO2 EFL, Roma vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Thu Mar 02)


                                 Roma  |  Eintracht Frankfurt
                            5-1-0-4 A  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                         Derek Hughes  |  Josh Barclay-Watt
                                       |
                        W_Szczesny GK  |  GK K_Casteels
                         J_Kimmich DF  |  DF S_Reguilon
                          F_Kostic DF  |  DF F_Dimarco
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  DF J_Vallejo
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF B_Davies
                           F_Nacho DM  |  DM C_Tolisso
                      L_Pellegrini FW  |  MF T_Hazard
                           K_Coman FW  |  MF J_Henderson
                         R_Firmino FW  |  MF H_Ziyech
                         M_Muniesa DF  |  AM Juanmi
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW C_Kouame
                                       |
                           J_Omlin SUB |  SUB P_Rajkovic
                         J_Laurent SUB |  SUB P_Ng
                        M_Kaminski SUB |  SUB G_Sertic
                         M_Sissoko SUB |  SUB R_Steffen
                         A_Morales SUB |  SUB S_Gimenez




Min. 1  :(rom) L_Spinazzola chips the ball forward to Neymar_Jr 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Neymar_Jr! 
          ...  K_Casteels just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 5  :(rom) F_Nacho kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Neymar_Jr gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Neymar_Jr with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 5  :(rom) A defence splitting pass from R_Firmino to K_Coman 
          ...  S_Reguilon with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that 
Min. 7  :(frn) C_Tolisso gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to B_Davies 
          ...  B_Davies flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  W_Szczesny makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 11 :(frn) C_Kouame gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Henderson 
          ...  F_Kostic with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  C_Kouame hits it hard 
          ...  W_Szczesny with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 11 :(frn) H_Ziyech moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Reguilon 
          ...  S_Reguilon with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  W_Szczesny dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had W_Szczesny beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Ziyech with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  B_Davies gets to it! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny punches it away 
Min. 12 :(frn) J_Henderson slides the ball across to Juanmi 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Kimmich 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 13 :(rom) B_Chilwell with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past S_Reguilon 
          ...  He knocks it to Neymar_Jr! 
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Firmino hits it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to K_Coman 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  K_Casteels with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 14 :(rom) K_Coman turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Chilwell 
          ...  B_Chilwell with the strike! 
          ...  K_Casteels gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Pellegrini swings it in! 
          ...  K_Casteels comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  K_Coman gets to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Roma fans!! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  Don't ask me why, though! 
          ...  I didn't see anything wrong with that! 
Min. 15 :(rom) R_Firmino kills the ball dead 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  C_Tolisso picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 17 :(rom) L_Spinazzola with an inch perfect pass to B_Chilwell 
          ...  A cracking drive from B_Chilwell! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  K_Casteels never had a chance! 
Min. 18 :(rom) B_Chilwell is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Neymar_Jr 
          ...  Neymar_Jr flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  K_Casteels with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 21 :(rom) R_Firmino plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  F_Kostic keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  F_Kostic with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 23 :(frn) C_Kouame takes advantage of a mistake by M_Muniesa 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  M_Muniesa recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 26 :(rom) K_Coman looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  C_Kouame slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 28 :(rom) Neymar_Jr is too quick for J_Vallejo 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Henderson takes possession 
Min. 29 :(rom) K_Coman with a one-touch layoff to R_Firmino 
          ...  R_Firmino flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  That's given Roma the lead! 
          ...  Roma 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt ...
Min. 30 :(frn) T_Hazard jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  B_Chilwell wins the ball 
Min. 32 :(rom) R_Firmino gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Firmino looks to see where K_Casteels is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Casteels moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  K_Casteels catches it with style! 
Min. 34 :(rom) K_Coman with a 40-yard pass to J_Kimmich 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Kimmich! 
          ...  But K_Casteels makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 36 :(frn) Juanmi slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 37 :(rom) Neymar_Jr beats J_Vallejo 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Neymar_Jr keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  K_Casteels gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Nacho dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  S_Reguilon belts it clear 
Min. 37 :(frn) Juanmi turns on a sixpence 
          ...  But F_Nacho wins the ball 
Min. 41 :(rom) K_Coman plays it forward to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  L_Pellegrini hits a great shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 42 :(rom) F_Nacho finds Neymar_Jr with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  K_Casteels blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(rom) Neymar_Jr has plenty of time and space 
          ...  Neymar_Jr pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  K_Casteels looks relieved there! 
Min. 43 :(rom) R_Firmino saunters past B_Davies 
          ...  J_Henderson with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Roma 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

Min. 46 :(rom) L_Pellegrini dribbles past H_Ziyech 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  L_Pellegrini with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  K_Casteels gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 47 :(frn) J_Henderson finds Juanmi with a ball over the defence 
          ...  What a shot from Juanmi! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  W_Szczesny is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Juanmi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  W_Szczesny comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 48 :(rom) F_Kostic looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  F_Kostic hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 49 :(frn) C_Tolisso with a first time pass 
          ...  T_Hazard runs onto it! 
          ...  T_Hazard with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 51 :(rom) R_Firmino is through on goal 
          ...  R_Firmino blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But K_Casteels stops that one easily 
Min. 56 :(rom) K_Coman takes advantage of a mistake by B_Davies 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  K_Coman with the header! 
          ...  But K_Casteels makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 58 :(rom) F_Kostic takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vallejo 
          ...  He knocks the ball to B_Chilwell! 
          ...  B_Chilwell tries to chip the ball over K_Casteels! 
          ...  K_Casteels makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 58 :(frn) T_Hazard brushes F_Kostic aside and breaks free 
          ...  But M_Muniesa wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 59 :(rom) J_Kimmich knocks it past C_Kouame and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  J_Kimmich curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 60 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  Roma have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 63 :(rom) M_Muniesa finds L_Pellegrini in the box 
          ...  L_Pellegrini has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Ng 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Davies 
Min. 65 :(rom) R_Firmino loses his marker 
          ...  R_Firmino aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for K_Casteels 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  K_Casteels looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 66 :(rom) R_Firmino with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Vallejo 
          ...  R_Firmino tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Roma fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  Roma 2-0 Eintracht Frankfurt ...
Min. 67 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  Roma have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 67 :(frn) Juanmi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows B_Chilwell a clean set of heals 
          ...  Juanmi with the shot on net! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Vallejo drives it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to H_Ziyech 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  W_Szczesny blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 70 :(rom) L_Spinazzola with the first time flick to Neymar_Jr 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Neymar_Jr! 
          ...  K_Casteels catches the ball 
Min. 70 :(frn) J_Henderson heads the ball back to Juanmi 
          ...  B_Chilwell brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 72 :(rom) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  L_Spinazzola gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  L_Spinazzola strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  K_Casteels goes down well to save 
Min. 73 :(rom) L_Pellegrini gets to the byline and finds K_Coman with a beautiful cross 
          ...  K_Coman is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round K_Casteels 
          ...  He slips it underneath K_Casteels 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Roma 3-0 Eintracht Frankfurt ...
Min. 73 :(frn) Juanmi knocks it past B_Chilwell and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Spinazzola 
Min. 75 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Gimenez 
          ...  COMING OFF: Juanmi 
Min. 75 :(rom) Neymar_Jr finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Vallejo 
          ...  But P_Ng with the fine tackle 
Min. 78 :(rom) K_Coman with an intelligent ball to F_Kostic 
          ...  J_Henderson with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  His 2nd yellow card! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  That's an early shower for him! 
Min. 80 :(rom) K_Coman leaves P_Ng standing 
          ...  T_Hazard with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(rom) L_Pellegrini beats H_Ziyech 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  L_Pellegrini tries to chip the ball over K_Casteels! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  He scores his 10th goal of the season! 
          ...  Roma 4-0 Eintracht Frankfurt ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Olimpico
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Roma Match Info
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Best player          : K_Coman (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Firmino (29,66), K_Coman (73), L_Pellegrini (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info
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Best player          : C_Kouame
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Henderson (78)
Booked               : S_Reguilon (5)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Roma  |    Eintracht Frankfurt
Attempts on Goal     :          29        |       8
Off target           :          11        |       4
On target            :          18        |       4
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           4        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          18        |       7
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Final Score          : Roma 4 - 0 Eintracht Frankfurt
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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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W_Szczesny     GK  21   1   1   1  26 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
J_Kimmich      DF   1  19  16  11  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  21   0  30
F_Kostic       DF   1  19  15  12  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  24
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  18  16  13  27 |  93   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  44  48  15
B_Chilwell     DF   1  19  15  13  24 |  93   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  42  34  41
F_Nacho        DM   1  18  17  12  29 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  30   0
L_Pellegrini   FW   1   8  19  17  26 |  93   0   0   1   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  34  55
K_Coman        FW   1   7  19  17  29 |  93   0   0   6   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  99  63
R_Firmino      FW   1   5  17  20  23 |  93   0   0   2   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  30  68
M_Muniesa      DF   1  17  13   9  23 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  69  19   0
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   4  15  21  22 |  93   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
J_Omlin        GK  18   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Laurent      MF   1   3  17  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kaminski     DF   1  14  11   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   1  11  14   8  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morales      MF   1   9  14   5  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Eintracht Frankfurt
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Casteels     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |  93  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  77   0   0   0
S_Reguilon     DF   1  18  13   7  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  20  -2  15
F_Dimarco      DF   1  18  13  10  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Vallejo      DF   1  18  14   8  25 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Davies       DF   1  18  13   8  23 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40
C_Tolisso      DM   1   9  18   9  22 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  28   0
T_Hazard       MF   1   8  18  13  24 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  11
J_Henderson    MF   1   5  18  12  30 |  79   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   1   0  25  32 -10
H_Ziyech       MF   1   7  17  14  26 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  14
Juanmi         AM   1   3  11  18  24 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
C_Kouame       FW   1   3  12  19  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  37  20   9
P_Rajkovic     GK  16   1   1   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Ng           DF   1  16  10   6  24 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
G_Sertic       DF   1  11   6   4  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Steffen      MF   1   7  15  12  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gimenez      AM   1   4  11  16  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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