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Roma
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4
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Till
(2), Simon D (2)
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Hamburg
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0
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This game's frenetic opening set the tone for the
day, with both teams flying into the tackles and concentrating
on defensive duties. The breakthrough came in the
7th minute as Simon beat two Hamburg defenders on
the left before squaring the ball for substitute Till,
who made no mistake from close range with his first
touch of the game!!!
The
closely-fought first half gave no indication of what
was to follow as Roma turned on the style and picked
off their opponents on the counter attack, adding
three more goals without reply. Glenn did his best
with a flying save from Till's free-kick, but from
Kevin's corner Alex K was unfortunate as his terrific
block fell kindly for Simon D to finish. Almost immediately
it was 3 as Till found some space 20 metres out and
hit a powerful low drive into the far corner.
Hamburg
pushed forward in desperation but were picked off
by the goal of the day as Fabrizio's clearance found
Till on the right and his first time through ball
with the outside of his boot was sublime. Simon took
the ball in his stride, held off the attention of
Jelle and calmly lifted the ball over the advancing
Glenn and into the net.
A
great win for the Reds but Hamburg left with a lot
to think about before their next game...
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Dundee
United
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2
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Bernardo
(2)
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Roma
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1
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Simon
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The Tangerines made a brighter start, with Bernardo
pulling his shot wide from Christian's through ball,
but Roma took the lead as Simon tapped in after
Barnard had pulled off a great double save from
Till and Rein. Alex H responded with a good dribble
and shot which crept just wide. The equaliser was
coming and it arrived as Christian chased down a
lost cause, putting pressure on Thorben and Ricardo
forcing a mistake which Bernardo pounced on and
finished into the open goal.
Level
at half-time, but from the restart United were in
front. Max N's clearance found Bernardo, who flicked
the ball over Fabrizio for the onrushing Mark. A
great touch took him past a reckless lunge from
Alex K, who sent him tumbling. The ref duly pointed
to the spot and although Bernardo was made to retake
his initial effort for encroachment, he kept his
cool and despatched the ball into the bottom corner.
Roma
pushed for the equaliser and the best chance fell
to Rein from Till's cross but he just failed to
connect. Dundee Utd held on for a deserved victory
and left Roma on 3 points from their opening two
games.
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Hamburg
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3
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Lars,
Jelle, Ben
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Dundee
United
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2
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Adrian,
Harry
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Going to form this should have been an easy victory
for Dundee Utd. However it turned into the best
game of the day, which will be hard to top for entertainment
value!
Hamburg
took the lead as Marcell played the ball up to Lars'
feet, and he took the ball brilliantly past Max
N and hit a powerful shot towards goal. Unfortunately
for Barnard the ball took two deflections off defenders
before finding the net. At the other end Adrian
shot just over the bar after good build-up play.
Jelle then took the ball out of defence and found
himself on the left wing. On his weaker left foot
he whipped in a great cross from the sideline which
caught in the breeze and nestled in the far top
corner to put Hamburg two nil up!
The
second half was four minutes old before Dundee Utd
could muster a chance. A great team move saw Alex
H switch the ball from right to left, finding Sam
V. Sam found Bernardo's feet, who in turn fed Adrian,
who took one touch before hammering the ball into
the roof of the net! The pressure was mounting as
the Blues went in search of a second and eventually
with just a minute to go Harry bundled the ball
home after a goalmouth scramble when Glenn parried
Sam V's cross shot.
There
was one more twist left in this thriller, however,
as Jessica attacked down the left, finding Marcell,
who in turn fed Ben. The Tangerines' defence was
all at sea as Ben cut inside and placed the ball
past Barnard and into the corner to send the Hamburg
team wild with virtually the last kick!
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