Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Young | F. Young |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Alberto Maini | A. Maini | |||||||||
| Edoardo Cerbone | E. Cerbone | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Danny Andrews | D. Andrews | |||||||||
| Johnny Scharrenburg | J. Scharrenburg |  | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Oberdan Caruso | O. Caruso | |||||||||
| Jose Marin | J. Marin |  | 53 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 68 | | John Shearer | J. Shearer | ||||||||
| Peter Ward | P. Ward | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Thierry Venus | T. Venus | |||||||||
| Steve Howey | S. Howey | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Oleg Bolton | O. Bolton | |||||||||
| Alberto Lowe | A. Lowe | | 62 | M | | 7 | | | M | 60 | | Graham Vassell | G. Vassell | ||||||||
| Albert Wood | A. Wood |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | A | 60 | | Alfred Lampard | A. Lampard | |||||||||
| Billy James | B. James |  | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Tommy Hibbs | T. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Matt Barrett | M. Barrett | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 |  | Vitor Faria | V. Faria | |||||||||
| Gary Bremner | G. Bremner | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Darren Greaves | D. Greaves | |||||||||
| Simon Bischoff | S. Bischoff |  | 59 | M | | 12 | | A | 55 | | Juan Ruiz | J. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Joe Lockley | J. Lockley | | 58 | M | | 13 | | M | 53 | | Francis Pearce | F. Pearce | |||||||||
| Bernd Böhme | B. Böhme |  | 58 | M | | 14 | | M | 51 | | Martin Vickers | M. Vickers | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 9,555 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Griffin.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Griffin.
0.00
0-0Ipswich Town kick off and get the match underway!
3.52
0-0With imagination, Graham Vassell plays the ball forward to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria skips past Jose Marin! Vitor Faria muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Frank Young!
8.37
0-0Oleg Bolton brings the ball forward. Oleg Bolton runs straight at the defence! Oleg Bolton looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
12.20
John Shearer makes a probing pass to Oleg Bolton. Without breaking stride, Oleg Bolton plays the ball forward to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Darren Greaves through on goal. Darren Greaves shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.02
Johnny Scharrenburg flicks a high pass forward. Albert Wood holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albert Wood flicks a high pass forward. Matt Barrett collects the pass. Matt Barrett shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.02
0-0Johnny Scharrenburg chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Howey. Steve Howey knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy James. Billy James passes the ball forward to Matt Barrett. John Shearer hacks Matt Barrett from behind! Penalty not given!!
30.06
Johnny Scharrenburg flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Howey. Steve Howey decides to run forward with the ball. Steve Howey lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
33.53
Alberto Lowe takes it forward alone. Alberto Lowe sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alberto Maini!
36.50
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
0-0Oleg Bolton chips the ball to his team mate, Alfred Lampard. Alfred Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Young who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Nottingham Forest players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off!
48.17
0-1Oleg Bolton plays the ball forward to Alfred Lampard. Alfred Lampard whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.19
Oleg Bolton threads a neat ball through to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.07
Graham Vassell flicks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
54.57
Oleg Bolton flicks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.52
0-1Jose Marin catches Alfred Lampard on the ankles. Jose Marin is given a warning by the referee! Alfred Lampard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.30
0-1Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Joe Lockley replacing Albert Wood and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
75.01
0-1Graham Vassell brings the ball forward. Graham Vassell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Hibbs but the linesman indicates offside!
77.53
Nottingham Forest have made 2 substitutions with Simon Bischoff replacing Steve Howey and Bernd Böhme replacing Jose Marin .
79.52
Joe Lockley kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Barrett. Matt Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance. Alberto Maini gets down and covers it.
84.13
0-1Gary Bremner barges into Danny Andrews. The referee calls over Gary Bremner and shows him a yellow card! Danny Andrews hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.09
Simon Bischoff flicks a high pass forward. Gary Bremner controls it well on his chest. Gary Bremner shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
87.07
Graham Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Darren Greaves comfortably collects the pass. Darren Greaves makes a simple pass, allowing Tommy Hibbs to run into the box. Some good footwork from Tommy Hibbs provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Joe Lockley kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Barrett. Matt Barrett makes a great pass forward. Billy James runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
32.1%
44.9%
23.1%
Scorers
| Vitor Faria 48 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Oleg Bolton of Ipswich Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Frank Young (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Edoardo Cerbone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Johnny Scharrenburg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jose Marin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Peter Ward (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Steve Howey (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alberto Lowe (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Albert Wood (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Billy James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matt Barrett (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Bremner (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | Simon Bischoff (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Joe Lockley (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Bernd Böhme (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Alberto Maini (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Danny Andrews (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Oberdan Caruso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | John Shearer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Thierry Venus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oleg Bolton (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Graham Vassell (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alfred Lampard (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Tommy Hibbs (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Vitor Faria (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Darren Greaves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Juan Ruiz (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Francis Pearce (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Martin Vickers (MID) | 0 | |