
AS Roma vs Viktoria Plzen, 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions League
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5 - 0
5 - 0
Edin Dzeko's triple destroys Viktoria Plzen as Roma cruise to victory
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AS Roma's Edin Dzeko was again the tormentor for Viktoria Plzen as he scored a hat trick in a 5-0 Champions League Group G win.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Radim Reznik tries a through ball, but Michal Krmencik is caught offside.
- 3': Goal! Roma 1, Viktoria Plzen 0. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
- 5': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 5': Martin Zeman (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Corner, Roma. Conceded by David Limbersky.
- 8': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi following a corner.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Michal Krmencik (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Foul by Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma).
- 9': Radim Reznik (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Edin Dzeko (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Nzonzi with a through ball.
- 10': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Roman Hubnik.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Attempt missed. Michal Krmencik (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Kovarik.
- 13': Foul by Patrik Hrosovsky (Viktoria Plzen).
- 13': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Roman Prochazka (Viktoria Plzen).
- 15': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
- 16': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Roman Hubnik.
- 17': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Patrik Hrosovsky.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 18': Tomas Horava (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. Radim Reznik (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tomas Horava with a cross.
- 22': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Matús Kozácik tries a through ball, but Michal Krmencik is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 25': Lukas Hejda (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Juan Jesus (Roma).
- 26': Michal Krmencik (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Lukas Hejda (Viktoria Plzen).
- 27': Justin Kluivert (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov.
- 30': Offside, Roma. Lorenzo Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Cengiz Ünder is caught offside.
- 31': David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
- 35': Hand ball by Justin Kluivert (Roma).
- 36': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
- 40': Goal! Roma 2, Viktoria Plzen 0. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
- 43': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen).
- 44': Attempt saved. Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
- 44': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Matús Kozácik.
- 45': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Roman Hubnik.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Roma 2, Viktoria Plzen 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 2, Viktoria Plzen 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Roman Prochazka (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Zeman.
- 47': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Radim Reznik tries a through ball, but Jan Kovarik is caught offside.
- 49': Foul by Federico Fazio (Roma).
- 49': Michal Krmencik (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Steven Nzonzi.
- 50': Attempt blocked. David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt blocked. David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Lukas Hejda (Viktoria Plzen).
- 51': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Lukas Hejda (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksandar Kolarov with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
- 55': Tomas Horava (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 58': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 58': Lukas Hejda (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt saved. Roman Prochazka (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Zeman.
- 62': Offside, Roma. Aleksandar Kolarov tries a through ball, but Edin Dzeko is caught offside.
- 64': Goal! Roma 3, Viktoria Plzen 0. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
- 64': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Daniel Kolár replaces Tomas Horava.
- 67': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Roman Prochazka (Viktoria Plzen).
- 68': Attempt saved. Federico Fazio (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
- 69': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lukas Hejda.
- 70': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 70': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Matús Kozácik.
- 71': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Ubong Ekpai replaces Martin Zeman.
- 71': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Michal Krmencik.
- 72': Attempt missed. Federico Fazio (Roma) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Edin Dzeko with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Roman Hubnik.
- 72': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Attempt saved. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
- 73': Goal! Roma 4, Viktoria Plzen 0. Justin Kluivert (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 74': Substitution, Roma. Patrik Schick replaces Cengiz Ünder.
- 74': Substitution, Roma. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 74': Substitution, Roma. Luca Pellegrini replaces Aleksandar Kolarov.
- 78': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Jakub Reznicek replaces Michal Krmencik.
- 80': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Roma).
- 80': Ubong Ekpai (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Jan Kovarik (Viktoria Plzen).
- 83': Patrik Schick (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Offside, Roma. Alessandro Florenzi tries a through ball, but Federico Fazio is caught offside.
- 85': Attempt saved. Edin Dzeko (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi.
- 88': Foul by Patrik Schick (Roma).
- 88': Roman Hubnik (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Patrik Schick (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Roman Hubnik.
- 90'+2': Goal! Roma 5, Viktoria Plzen 0. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessandro Florenzi with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Roma 5, Viktoria Plzen 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Roma 5, Viktoria Plzen 0.
Statistics
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ROMA![]() |
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7 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 4 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
8 | Saves | 1 |
34.7 | Possession | 65.3 |
7 | SHOTS | 22 |
1 | ON GOAL | 13 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
293 | Accurate Passes | 634 |
378 | Passes | 710 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
10 | Crosses | 27 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
64 | Long Balls | 42 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
17 | Tackles | 14 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
20 | Interceptions | 9 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
14 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 41,243
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 41,243
Line-Ups
AS Roma (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Robin Olsen (GK) |
5 | Juan Jesus |
20 | Federico Fazio |
11 | Aleksandar Kolarov |
24 | Alessandro Florenzi |
7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
42 | Steven N'Zonzi |
4 | Bryan Cristante |
9 | Edin Dzeko |
34 | Justin Kluivert |
17 | Cengiz Ünder |
Viktoria Plzen (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Matús Kozácik (GK) |
4 | Roman Hubník |
2 | Lukás Hejda ![]() |
8 | David Limbersky |
14 | Radim Rezník |
7 | Tomás Horava |
17 | Patrik Hrosovský |
6 | Roman Prochazka |
15 | Michael Krmencík |
19 | Jan Kovarík |
9 | Martin Zeman |
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