FFO EFL1, Roma vs. Borussia Dortmund (Fri Mar 08)


                                 Roma  |  Borussia Dortmund
                            5-0-1-4 P  |  5-1-0-3-1 C
                         Derek Hughes  |  Niall Grimes
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK G_Kobel
                         A_Rudiger DF  |  DF F_Tomori
                        B_Chilwell DF  |  DF E_NDicka
                           F_Mendy DF  |  DM B_Soumare
                      L_Spinazzola DF  |  DF Gabriel
                        Jordi_Alba DF  |  DF Fran_Garcia
                       K_De_Bruyne FW  |  AM Reinier
                      L_Pellegrini FW  |  AM G_Rutter
                        L_Goretzka AM  |  AM L_Barry
                         R_Firmino FW  |  FW R_Lukaku
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  DF T_Kalas
                                       |
                          Y_Sommer SUB |  SUB D_Gil
                      W_Ben_Yedder SUB |  SUB R_Atkinson
                            Cubero SUB |  SUB D_Lenihan
                         K_Karaman SUB |  SUB R_Jimenez
                     V_E_Hedenstad SUB |  SUB Y_Gerhardt




Min. 5  :(dor) E_NDicka is spitting at R_Firmino 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 6  :(dor) G_Rutter takes advantage of a mistake by L_Spinazzola 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  G_Rutter uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 8  :(dor) B_Soumare with the diagonal pass to R_Lukaku 
          ...  R_Lukaku has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  T_Courtois plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 10 :(dor) Gabriel can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to R_Lukaku 
          ...  F_Mendy tackles cleanly 
Min. 11 :(rom) L_Goretzka takes advantage of a mistake by Gabriel 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  L_Goretzka hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  G_Kobel makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 14 :(rom) F_Mendy with a slide rule pass to K_Mbappe 
          ...  K_Mbappe beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  G_Kobel comes towards him 
          ...  He dinks it over G_Kobel 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 18 :(dor) Reinier makes himself available 
          ...  Reinier has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 19 :(rom) F_Mendy gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Jordi_Alba 
          ...  A skilful effort from Jordi_Alba! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 19 :(dor) G_Rutter with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  L_Goretzka fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 20 :(dor) R_Lukaku knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  But L_Goretzka puts the ball out of play 
Min. 21 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne cuts inside Gabriel 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Fran_Garcia slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 22 :(dor) Curled in dangerously from Fran_Garcia to E_NDicka 
          ...  E_NDicka flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  It flew past T_Courtois and the Stadio Olimpico comes alive! 
          ...  Borussia Dortmund have taken the lead! 
          ...  Roma 0-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 23 :(rom) Tactical Change by Roma 
          ...  Roma have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 23 :(rom) Jordi_Alba with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past E_NDicka 
          ...  E_NDicka reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 25 :(dor) L_Barry finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  L_Barry rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  T_Courtois acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Rutter swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Jordi_Alba gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 26 :(rom) Jordi_Alba is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  L_Spinazzola latches onto the ball 
          ...  L_Spinazzola tries to beat G_Kobel! 
          ...  Brilliant save from G_Kobel 
Min. 27 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  T_Kalas hits it out for a throw 
Min. 28 :(dor) L_Barry finds his way through 
          ...  B_Chilwell with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 29 :(rom) R_Firmino beats B_Soumare 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  But Reinier spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 33 :(dor) T_Kalas sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Reinier 
          ...  Reinier rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 34 :(rom) L_Pellegrini holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Mendy 
          ...  F_Mendy hits a great shot! 
          ...  G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 36 :(rom) F_Mendy spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds A_Rudiger with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Gabriel forces him off the ball 
Min. 38 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne with a burst of pace 
          ...  Gabriel with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 39 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Rudiger 
          ...  A_Rudiger blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 41 :(rom) K_Mbappe steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs E_NDicka 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A vicious shot by K_Mbappe! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Roma fans!! 
          ...  He's scored his 20th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Roma 1-1 Borussia Dortmund ...
Min. 41 :(dor) G_Rutter jinks past L_Spinazzola 
          ...  A_Rudiger is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(rom) K_De_Bruyne runs into space 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne looks to see where G_Kobel is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 49 :(dor) F_Tomori plays in B_Soumare with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A delicate header from B_Soumare! 
          ...  T_Courtois with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Roma 1-1 Borussia Dortmund

Min. 48 :(rom) A_Rudiger is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to F_Mendy 
          ...  F_Mendy with the side footed shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  G_Kobel never had a chance! 
Min. 49 :(rom) L_Goretzka flicks it past E_NDicka 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  L_Goretzka attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Kobel's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 53 :(rom) L_Pellegrini makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  Gabriel hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Jordi_Alba flights it in! 
          ...  T_Kalas belts it clear 
Min. 54 :(rom) L_Goretzka beats T_Kalas 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  L_Goretzka with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 55 :(rom) Jordi_Alba with the dribble 
          ...  B_Soumare is easily beaten 
          ...  Jordi_Alba aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 57 :(rom) Jordi_Alba dribbles past T_Kalas 
          ...  But E_NDicka sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 58 :(rom) R_Firmino retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Rudiger latches onto the end of it 
          ...  F_Tomori tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 60 :(rom) L_Pellegrini is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  R_Firmino latches onto the ball 
          ...  Cleared by B_Soumare 
Min. 62 :(rom) L_Goretzka takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  L_Goretzka with the crafty shot! 
          ...  G_Kobel is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 62 :(dor) Reinier takes advantage of a mistake by A_Rudiger 
          ...  He knocks the ball to R_Lukaku! 
          ...  B_Chilwell robs him of the ball 
Min. 65 :(dor) R_Lukaku controls the ball with ease 
          ...  B_Chilwell with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 66 :(rom) L_Goretzka controls the ball with ease 
          ...  Gabriel wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Firmino rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But G_Kobel reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 66 :(dor) The ball is passed in from B_Soumare, he finds L_Barry 
          ...  L_Barry flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 68 :(rom) L_Pellegrini hits a hard pass to K_De_Bruyne 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Kobel with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 72 :(rom) L_Goretzka finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  Reinier rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 73 :(rom) A_Rudiger jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jordi_Alba 
          ...  E_NDicka gets to the ball first 
Min. 74 :(dor) T_Kalas finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  L_Spinazzola tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 74 :(dor) T_Kalas with a slick pass to G_Rutter 
          ...  The ball hits A_Rudiger in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 75 :(dor) Reinier skips the challenge from A_Rudiger 
          ...  Reinier with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 81 :(dor) T_Kalas beats R_Firmino 
          ...  T_Kalas hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 82 :(rom) L_Pellegrini turns past Fran_Garcia 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  L_Pellegrini curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  G_Kobel with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 82 :(dor) R_Lukaku kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  R_Lukaku throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  T_Courtois gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 84 :(rom) A_Rudiger changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Chilwell 
          ...  B_Chilwell aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 84 :(dor) Reinier looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Barry 
          ...  L_Spinazzola reads the play well 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(dor) F_Tomori chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Lukaku 
          ...  L_Goretzka with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Niall Grimes looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 92 :(dor) Reinier takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  F_Mendy with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 94 :(rom) B_Chilwell volleys it forward. He finds K_De_Bruyne 
          ...  K_De_Bruyne plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  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_Mbappe
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Goretzka (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Borussia Dortmund Match Info
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Best player          : E_NDicka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_NDicka (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                    Roma  |    Borussia Dortmund
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          11        |       7
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Roma 1 - 1 Borussia Dortmund
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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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T_Courtois     GK  25   1   1   1  15 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
A_Rudiger      DF   1  22  17  14  21 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  33  12
B_Chilwell     DF   1  22  18  15  24 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  10  11
F_Mendy        DF   1  22  17  15  22 |  98   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  14  33  20
L_Spinazzola   DF   1  21  18  15  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  11
Jordi_Alba     DF   1  20  18  12  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  10  26
K_De_Bruyne    FW   1  13  22  21  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   6  11
L_Pellegrini   FW   1   8  22  19  26 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   7
L_Goretzka     AM   1  16  22  16  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  15  -5  31
R_Firmino      FW   1   5  19  22  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   4
K_Mbappe       FW   1   4  19  23  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  11
Y_Sommer       GK  23   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Ben_Yedder   FW   1   4  18  23  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cubero         DF   1  14  11   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Karaman      MF   1   3  16  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_E_Hedenstad  MF   1  11  13   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Borussia Dortmund
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Kobel        GK  24   1   1   1  24 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
F_Tomori       DF   1  21  17   2  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
E_NDicka       DF   1  22  16   8  28 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  42   0  40
B_Soumare      DM   1  14  19   4  26 |  98   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  18  22
Gabriel        DF   1  21  18   4  27 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  10   0
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  20  17   4  25 |  98   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  24   0
Reinier        AM   1   4  18  17  27 |  98   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  32  20  23
G_Rutter       AM   1   6  18  16  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
L_Barry        AM   1   2  18  14  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
R_Lukaku       FW   1   2  16  22  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
T_Kalas        DF   1  19  13  11  29 |  98   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  30  13
D_Gil          GK  20   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Atkinson     DF   1  14  14   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lenihan      DF   1  12   8   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Jimenez      MF   1   2  15  21  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Gerhardt     FW   1   6  14  14  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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