UEFA Champions League

Viktoria Plzen vs AS Roma, 2018-19 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Viktoria Plzen
  • 62': Jan Kovarík
  • 72': Tomás Chorý
FT
2 - 1
AS Roma
  • 67': Cengiz Ünder
  • Red Card 90'+2': Luca Pellegrini

Viktoria Plzen's win over Roma clinches Europa League spot

Viktoria Plzen beat struggling Roma 2-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday to earn a Europa League spot.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Roma. Patrik Schick tries a through ball, but Cengiz Ünder is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Milan Havel (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 3': Justin Kluivert (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Ales Cermák (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Davide Santon (Roma).
  • 5': Delay in match Ales Cermák (Viktoria Plzen) because of an injury.
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Roman Hubnik (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Patrik Hrosovsky with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 6': Foul by Javier Pastore (Roma).
  • 6': Lukas Hejda (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Foul by Cengiz Ünder (Roma).
  • 12': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Roma).
  • 12': Patrik Hrosovsky (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Ales Cermák (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 13': Steven Nzonzi (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
  • 15': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Roman Hubnik tries a through ball, but Jan Kovarik is caught offside.
  • 17': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 17': Foul by Jan Kopic (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
  • 18': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Lukas Hejda.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Javier Pastore (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 20': Foul by Roman Prochazka (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 20': Patrik Schick (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Foul by Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 22': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Foul by David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 22': David Limbersky (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Justin Kluivert (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Nzonzi.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Milan Havel (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ales Cermák.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Jan Kovarik (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 27': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
  • 27': Patrik Hrosovsky (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Iván Marcano (Roma).
  • 29': Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Offside, Roma. Patrik Schick tries a through ball, but Justin Kluivert is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Milan Havel (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 31': Justin Kluivert (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Kopic with a cross.
  • 37': Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 37': Foul by Milan Havel (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Javier Pastore (Roma) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Patrik Schick (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Cristante.
  • 38': Foul by Davide Santon (Roma).
  • 38': Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Lukas Hejda (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 42': Patrik Schick (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Jan Kopic (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 44': Justin Kluivert (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Ales Cermák tries a through ball, but Jan Kopic is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Viktoria Plzen 0, Roma 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Viktoria Plzen 0, Roma 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Nzonzi with a cross.
  • 46': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Milan Havel.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Steven Nzonzi (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cengiz Ünder with a cross.
  • 47': Foul by Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 47': Kostas Manolas (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Delay in match Kostas Manolas (Roma) because of an injury.
  • 48': Delay in match Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen) because of an injury.
  • 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Milan Havel with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Bryan Cristante.
  • 52': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Roman Hubnik.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Roman Prochazka (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Patrik Hrosovsky.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Javier Pastore (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Ales Cermák (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jan Kovarik.
  • 58': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Jan Kovarik tries a through ball, but Tomas Chory is caught offside.
  • 59': Substitution, Roma. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Javier Pastore.
  • 61': Hand ball by Justin Kluivert (Roma).
  • 62': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 1, Roma 0. Jan Kovarik (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Kopic.
  • 64': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Roma).
  • 64': Patrik Hrosovsky (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Davide Santon.
  • 66': Delay in match Roman Hubnik (Viktoria Plzen) because of an injury.
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 1, Roma 1. Cengiz Ünder (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Davide Santon.
  • 68': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Roma).
  • 68': Lukas Hejda (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Roma).
  • 71': Patrik Hrosovsky (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Milan Petrzela replaces Jan Kopic.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Jan Kovarik (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Patrik Hrosovsky.
  • 72': Goal! Viktoria Plzen 2, Roma 1. Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
  • 74': Bryan Cristante (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Milan Petrzela (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Patrik Hrosovsky with a through ball.
  • 75': Substitution, Roma. Alessandro Florenzi replaces Davide Santon.
  • 77': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Roman Hubnik (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ales Cermák with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Justin Kluivert (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Ales Cermák (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Bryan Cristante (Roma).
  • 80': Substitution, Roma. Luca Pellegrini replaces Steven Nzonzi.
  • 82': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Tomas Horava replaces Ales Cermák.
  • 82': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Roma).
  • 82': Tomas Horava (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Cengiz Ünder (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Tomas Chory (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 84': Attempt missed. Bryan Cristante (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
  • 86': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 86': Milan Petrzela (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Jakub Reznicek replaces Tomas Chory.
  • 87': Foul by Kostas Manolas (Roma).
  • 87': Jakub Reznicek (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Alessandro Florenzi.
  • 89': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 89': Milan Petrzela (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Luca Pellegrini (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Milan Petrzela (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tomas Horava.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Luca Pellegrini (Roma).
  • 90'+2': Milan Havel (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Second yellow card to Luca Pellegrini (Roma) for a bad foul.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jakub Reznicek (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 90'+3': Iván Marcano (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Viktoria Plzen 2, Roma 1.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Viktoria Plzen 2, Roma 1.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 3
62.3 Possession 37.7
12 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
469 Accurate Passes 236
537 Passes 318
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 5
21 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 54
29 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
4 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 16
16 Effective Clearances 26
16 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Doosan Arena
Location: Plzen, Czechia
Attendance: 11,217

Line-Ups

PLZ Viktoria Plzen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Ales Hruska (GK)
4 Roman Hubník
2 Lukás Hejda
8 David Limbersky Yellow Card
24 Milan Havel
25 Ales Cermak
17 Patrik Hrosovský
6 Roman Prochazka
18 Tomás Chorý
19 Jan Kovarík
10 Jan Kopic
Viktoria Plzen Substitutes:
Ubong Ekpai, Jakub Reznicek, Milan Petrzela, Tomás Horava, Matús Kozácik, Pavel Bucha, Ludek Pernica.

ROMA AS Roma (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
83 Antonio Mirante (GK)
15 Iván Marcano
44 Kostas Manolas
11 Aleksandar Kolarov
18 Davide Santon
27 Javier Pastore
42 Steven N'Zonzi
4 Bryan Cristante
14 Patrik Schick
34 Justin Kluivert Yellow Card
17 Cengiz Ünder
AS Roma Substitutes:
Federico Fazio, Rick Karsdorp, Nicolò Zaniolo, Juan Jesus, Alessandro Florenzi, Luca Pellegrini, Robin Olsen.

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