IWC Group 4, Lazio vs. Boca Juniors (Sun Sep 28) Lazio | Boca Juniors 4-4-2 C | 5-3-2 P Tom Caen | Matias Finkelstein | T_Torres GK | GK Mk_Taylor J_Merriman DF | DF D_Diaz Melli DF | DF R_DeBoer R_Sambora DF | DF R_Dunne J_Greening DF | DF Herbert N_Bhuva MF | DF x05 D_Bryan MF | MF S_Battaglia C_Donnelly MF | MF Roy x06 MF | MF Luke_Sharry R_Van_Zant FW | FW I_Velasquez x18 FW | FW P_Wanchope | B_Russell SUB | SUB E_Medran W_Younger SUB | SUB J_Krupoviesa JB_Jovi SUB | SUB V_Kompany x10 SUB | SUB F_Gago S_Del_Niro SUB | SUB E_Cantona Referee: M_Merk (Belgium) Min. 3 :(boc) S_Battaglia looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to I_Velasquez ... I_Velasquez tries to beat T_Torres! ... T_Torres with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 7 :(laz) N_Bhuva breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on Mk_Taylor! ... Herbert brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... He's off!! Min. 12 :(laz) N_Bhuva back heels to find R_Van_Zant in space ... R_Van_Zant pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Boca Juniors fans taunt him! Min. 16 :(laz) Melli gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds x06 ... x06 with a screamer of a shot ! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 17 :(boc) R_DeBoer gets possession in his own half ... J_Merriman with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... M_Merk ignores the protests for a card ... Tom Caen looks relieved Min. 25 :(boc) R_Dunne is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to Roy ... C_Donnelly wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Diaz floats the ball in! ... T_Torres easily catches it! Min. 28 :(boc) Roy sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... Roy hits the ball on the bounce ! ... But T_Torres makes an easy save Min. 31 :(boc) Roy with a reverse pass to P_Wanchope ... R_Sambora tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... He deserves punishment for that! ... M_Merk calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 31 :(boc) Luke_Sharry with a pinpoint pass to P_Wanchope ... P_Wanchope blasts it at the goal ! ... He hits the side netting ... There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! Min. 33 :(boc) S_Battaglia plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... I_Velasquez decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... I_Velasquez leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... He hits the side netting Min. 35 :(boc) It seems Boca Juniors are making a tactical change to C Min. 37 :(laz) x06 takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into R_Van_Zant ... x05 forces him off the ball Min. 39 :(boc) Luke_Sharry has it now ... He takes on R_Sambora ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Diaz! ... But J_Greening wins the tackle cleanly Min. 40 :(boc) S_Battaglia holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to I_Velasquez ... J_Merriman goes in studs first ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 42 :(boc) Luke_Sharry with the nod to I_Velasquez ... I_Velasquez has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... GOAL !! ... T_Torres was left standing ... Boca Juniors go in front now with that goal! ... Lazio 0-1 Boca Juniors ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(boc) Boca Juniors altered their play to a N strategy Min. 44 :(boc) P_Wanchope nutmegs Melli, he continues to run forward ... Fine tackle by J_Merriman ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 45 :(laz) D_Bryan nutmegs the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_DeBoer ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lazio 0-1 Boca Juniors Min. 46 :(boc) R_DeBoer moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to I_Velasquez ... I_Velasquez hits a great drive! ... T_Torres tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Diaz ... T_Torres makes the catch! Min. 53 :(boc) A defence splitting pass from Luke_Sharry to I_Velasquez ... I_Velasquez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But T_Torres tips it behind ... CORNER! ... R_Dunne hits it into the box! ... T_Torres easily catches it! Min. 54 :(boc) S_Battaglia with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Wanchope gets on the end of the pass ... P_Wanchope tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 55 :(laz) J_Greening makes the tackle ... R_DeBoer forces him off the ball Min. 62 :(boc) R_DeBoer crosses into the box, finding x05 ... A powerful header from x05 ! ... It looks good ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 63 :(boc) S_Battaglia pulls it back to I_Velasquez ... I_Velasquez uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... GOAL !! ... The Boca Juniors fans go wild! ... Lazio 0-2 Boca Juniors ... Min. 70 :(laz) J_Merriman holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to C_Donnelly ... But R_DeBoer clears the danger Min. 70 :(boc) x05 nutmegs J_Merriman ... A cracking drive from x05 ! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Torres's arms ... Unlucky Min. 79 :(laz) T_Torres twists his ankle! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 79 :(laz) B_Russell is being prepared to come on ... T_Torres is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play GK Min. 80 :(laz) R_Van_Zant finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... D_Diaz with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball Min. 82 :(laz) C_Donnelly with a real burst of pace ... He shows Roy a clean set of heals ... R_DeBoer tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... M_Merk has stopped play ... Well spotted by M_Merk! Min. 85 :(laz) D_Bryan retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... R_Van_Zant latches onto the end of it ... R_Dunne makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 87 :(laz) C_Donnelly runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... C_Donnelly unleashes a pile driver ! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Olimpico Attendance : 62,845 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Donnelly Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Sambora (31), J_Merriman (40) Injured : T_Torres (79) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boca Juniors Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Velasquez (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Velasquez (42,63) Sent Off : Herbert (7) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio | Boca Juniors Attempts on Goal : 3 | 11 Off target : 3 | 5 On target : 0 | 6 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 3 | 5 Key Passes : 5 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lazio 0 - 2 Boca Juniors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lazio Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Torres GK 25 1 1 1 39 | 81 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 0 0 0 J_Merriman DF 1 20 10 9 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 8 -4 Melli DF 1 19 10 7 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 R_Sambora DF 1 17 10 7 38 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 J_Greening DF 1 10 20 9 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 -10 -10 N_Bhuva MF 1 5 19 8 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 D_Bryan MF 1 8 18 9 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 C_Donnelly MF 1 7 17 8 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 2 x06 MF 1 7 10 8 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 R_Van_Zant FW 1 10 7 20 40 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x18 FW 1 6 6 11 18 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Russell GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 W_Younger DF 1 8 13 15 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JB_Jovi MF 1 8 17 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x10 MF 1 5 10 8 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Del_Niro FW 1 5 10 18 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Boca Juniors Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mk_Taylor GK 30 1 1 1 7 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 D_Diaz DF 1 22 14 4 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 R_DeBoer DF 1 21 11 11 26 | 95 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 24 0 R_Dunne DF 1 21 9 4 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 22 10 Herbert DF 1 18 10 5 34 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 x05 DF 1 20 11 9 31 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 10 14 S_Battaglia MF 2 4 23 6 30 | 95 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 Roy MF 1 7 22 8 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 Luke_Sharry MF 1 16 18 7 36 | 95 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 I_Velasquez FW 1 11 7 25 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 102 P_Wanchope FW 1 4 4 24 33 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 E_Medran GK 20 1 1 1 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Krupoviesa DF 1 20 10 3 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 1 20 10 9 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Gago MF 1 11 20 13 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Cantona FW 1 9 10 20 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1222630194 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08