Genoa vs AS Roma, 2021-22 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AFelix Afena-Gyan, 18, hits brace as Jose Mourinho's Roma sinks Andriy Shevchenko's Genoa
Ghanaian teenage substitute Felix Afena-Gyan's first senior goals earned Jose Mourinho's AS Roma a 2-0 victory at Genoa in Serie A on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross.
- 5': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 9': Foul by Ibañez (Roma).
- 9': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Caleb Ekuban (Genoa).
- 14': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 14': Hand ball by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
- 16': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
- 16': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 21': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Roma).
- 21': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Goran Pandev (Genoa).
- 23': Jordan Veretout (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 24': Foul by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
- 24': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Ibañez (Roma) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a cross.
- 29': Attempt missed. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy following a fast break.
- 31': Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
- 31': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa).
- 32': Gianluca Mancini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Jordan Veretout (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 35': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 37': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
- 38': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
- 40': Foul by Jordan Veretout (Roma).
- 40': Nicolò Rovella (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Jordan Veretout (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Offside, Genoa. Goran Pandev tries a through ball, but Johan Vásquez is caught offside.
- 42': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 43': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ibañez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma).
- 45': Stefano Sturaro (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Genoa 0, Roma 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Genoa 0, Roma 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 49': Foul by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
- 49': Jordan Veretout (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 51': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Genoa).
- 51': Jordan Veretout (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Eldor Shomurodov (Roma) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp with a cross.
- 51': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Davide Biraschi.
- 53': Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 54': Foul by Milan Badelj (Genoa).
- 54': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Milan Badelj (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Johan Vásquez.
- 57': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Nicolò Rovella.
- 59': Foul by Gianluca Mancini (Roma).
- 59': Goran Pandev (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Offside, Genoa. Davide Biraschi tries a through ball, but Goran Pandev is caught offside.
- 63': Substitution, Genoa. Hernani replaces Goran Pandev.
- 65': Foul by Hernani (Genoa).
- 65': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Corner, Genoa. Conceded by Rick Karsdorp.
- 68': Hand ball by Stefano Sturaro (Genoa).
- 69': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 70': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 71': Caleb Ekuban (Genoa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Roma).
- 74': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 74': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Andrea Cambiaso.
- 74': Substitution, Roma. Felix Afena-Gyan replaces Eldor Shomurodov.
- 75': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Hernani.
- 75': Attempt missed. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jordan Veretout with a cross following a corner.
- 78': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Genoa).
- 78': Ibañez (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Stefano Sabelli (Genoa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 80': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Felix Afena-Gyan.
- 81': Foul by Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma).
- 81': Johan Vásquez (Genoa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Goal! Genoa 0, Roma 1. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a fast break.
- 84': Substitution, Genoa. Paolo Ghiglione replaces Stefano Sabelli because of an injury.
- 84': Substitution, Genoa. Flavio Junior Bianchi replaces Davide Biraschi.
- 85': Foul by Nicolò Rovella (Genoa).
- 85': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Substitution, Roma. Chris Smalling replaces Marash Kumbulla because of an injury.
- 89': Foul by Johan Vásquez (Genoa).
- 89': Tammy Abraham (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Substitution, Genoa. Aleksander Buksa replaces Stefano Sturaro.
- 90': Substitution, Genoa. Pablo Galdames replaces Milan Badelj.
- 90'+3': Foul by Andrea Cambiaso (Genoa).
- 90'+3': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Roma. Edoardo Bove replaces Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 90'+4': Goal! Genoa 0, Roma 2. Felix Afena-Gyan (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Genoa 0, Roma 2.
- 0': Match ends, Genoa 0, Roma 2.
Statistics
 ROMA |
GEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 59 | Possession | 41 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 1 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 1.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 489 | Accurate Passes | 324 |
| 557 | Passes | 388 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 26 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 10 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 14,667
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 14,667
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Genoa (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Salvatore Sirigu (GK) |
| 5 | Andrea Masiello |
| 15 | Johan Vásquez |
| 14 | Davide Biraschi |
| 65 | Nicolò Rovella |
| 27 | Stefano Sturaro |
| 47 | Milan Badelj  |
| 50 | Andrea Cambiaso |
| 2 | Stefano Sabelli |
| 20 | Caleb Ekuban |
| 19 | Goran Pandev |
AS Roma (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 24 | Marash Kumbulla |
| 3 | Ibañez |
| 23 | Gianluca Mancini |
| 17 | Jordan Veretout |
| 77 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 14 | Eldor Shomurodov |
| 9 | Tammy Abraham |
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