| Champions League: Roma stumble in Donetsk (English/Italian) |
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| Friday, 24 November 2006 | |
Cypriot Marica's 61st minute header propelled Shakhtar Donetsk to a 1-0 win over AS Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday, keeping alive the Ukrainian side's remote hopes of advancing to the next phase.
The result handed Shakhtar, under fire for mediocre play in their European campaign, a lifeline as they now have five points, two less than Roma, and could still snatch second place in the group with one game to play. With Roma initially appearing intent on settling for a draw, Shakhtar seized control of the match after a dull first half, creating a long series of scoring chances.
Romanian Marica headed home a lob from Jadson over several Roma defenders. Roma's best chance came four minutes into injury time when Vincenzo Montella, on as a substitute, took the ball after a series of passes and pushed it narrowly wide of the right post. espn In Italian: Roma spenta, lo Shakhtar la punisceI giallorossi perdono a Donetsk la possibilità di qualificarsi con un turno d'anticipo. Decide il gol di Marica al 17' del secondo tempo. Ora servirà non perdere contro il Valencia all'Olimpico. Serviva un punto alla Roma per passare il turno e forse è stata proprio questa la chiave della sconfitta di Donetsk per i giallorossi. La squadra di Spalletti ha avuto un approccio troppo molle alla partita, e ha concesso agli ucraini la possibilità di tenere aperto il discorso qualificazione grazie al gol di Marica. gazzetta |
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Cypriot Marica's 61st minute header propelled Shakhtar Donetsk to a 1-0 win over AS Roma in the Champions League on Wednesday, keeping alive the Ukrainian side's remote hopes of advancing to the next phase.
The result handed Shakhtar, under fire for mediocre play in their European campaign, a lifeline as they now have five points, two less than Roma, and could still snatch second place in the group with one game to play. 
