PSG beat Roma on shoot-out in pre-season encounter
Ligue 1 giants seal victory with 5-3 score on penalties after the game finished 1-1
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LOS ANGELES:
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) edged Roma 5-3 on penalties on Wednesday after they played to a 1-1 draw in a friendly football match in Detroit, Michigan.
Brazilian defender Marquinhos gave the Ligue 1 giants the lead in the 36th minute, but Roma responded with a strong second-half performance that saw Sadiq Umar nab the equalizer in the 60th minute.
Under the rules of the International Champions Cup friendly tournament the match was then settled by a shootout.
Only Roma's Gerson failed to convert, and Marquinhos capped his night with the decisive penalty.
Brazil international Dani Alves made his debut for PSG, starting at right back a week after he signed with the French club in a deal worth a reported £14 million.
Alves played 69 minutes and was perhaps lucky not to concede a penalty in the 57th, when his slide tackle caught Diego Perotti in the area.
Paris had seized the lead nine minutes before halftime. A neat combination between Thiago Motta and Jese saw the ball fall to Marquinhos, who fired home a right-footed shot from the center of the area.
The French club continued to push, with Lucas Moura firing straight at Roma keeper Alisson, but the lead remained at 1-0 at halftime.
With six changes for Roma and two for PSG, both clubs struggled to find a rhythm to open in the second half.
But Roma gradually increased the pressure and were rewarded on the hour mark a pass from Gerson saw the speedy Sadiq put in behind and the 20-year-old Nigerian put the ball through Alphonse Areola's legs.
Blaise Matuidi had three late chances for PSG, including blazing over from close range in the 85th minute and an injury-time effort.
In the shoot-out, the first five penalties were converted before Gerson, the third penalty-taker for Roma, missed.
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) edged Roma 5-3 on penalties on Wednesday after they played to a 1-1 draw in a friendly football match in Detroit, Michigan.
Brazilian defender Marquinhos gave the Ligue 1 giants the lead in the 36th minute, but Roma responded with a strong second-half performance that saw Sadiq Umar nab the equalizer in the 60th minute.
Under the rules of the International Champions Cup friendly tournament the match was then settled by a shootout.
Only Roma's Gerson failed to convert, and Marquinhos capped his night with the decisive penalty.
Brazil international Dani Alves made his debut for PSG, starting at right back a week after he signed with the French club in a deal worth a reported £14 million.
Alves played 69 minutes and was perhaps lucky not to concede a penalty in the 57th, when his slide tackle caught Diego Perotti in the area.
Paris had seized the lead nine minutes before halftime. A neat combination between Thiago Motta and Jese saw the ball fall to Marquinhos, who fired home a right-footed shot from the center of the area.
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The French club continued to push, with Lucas Moura firing straight at Roma keeper Alisson, but the lead remained at 1-0 at halftime.
With six changes for Roma and two for PSG, both clubs struggled to find a rhythm to open in the second half.
But Roma gradually increased the pressure and were rewarded on the hour mark a pass from Gerson saw the speedy Sadiq put in behind and the 20-year-old Nigerian put the ball through Alphonse Areola's legs.
Blaise Matuidi had three late chances for PSG, including blazing over from close range in the 85th minute and an injury-time effort.
In the shoot-out, the first five penalties were converted before Gerson, the third penalty-taker for Roma, missed.