Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Leicester CityLeicester City
Computer Player Computer Player Clive Gamble Clive Gamble
Mike SharpeM. Sharpe48
G
1
G
63Patrick DeanP. Dean
Emile BanksE. Banks83
D
2
D
63Sebastian MoyaS. Moya
Jorge CamposJ. Campos65
D
3
D
53Carl WhiteC. White
Stuart HutchisonS. Hutchison62
D
4
D
50Gary EadieG. Eadie
Lomano MortensenL. Mortensen67
M
5
M
61Shaun TilerS. Tiler
Wayne MiddletonW. Middleton66
M
6
M
57Daniel DraperD. Draper
Gilles DuberryG. Duberry66
M
7captain
M
53Joe NevilleJ. Neville
Sylvain GascoigneS. Gascoigne64
M
8
M
51Gavin EdghillG. Edghill
Jason MarsdenJ. Marsden68
A
9
A
56Jose MarquezJ. Marquez
Ronan DomiR. Domi65
A
10
A
52Dario StorariD. Storari
Robert ThomsonR. Thomson51
A
captain11
A
50Gilles ScholesG. Scholes
 
Damien GalliD. Galli60
D
12
G
62Niccolo BlakeN. Blake
John MannJ. Mann56
D
13
M
51Nick HeskeyN. Heskey
Fredrik BrambleF. Bramble53
D
14
A
49Maurits BoussattaM. Boussatta

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Leicester City. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Nottingham Forest and Leicester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Daniel Harrison.


0.00
Nottingham Forest start the match!
3.55
Stuart Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Middleton. Wayne Middleton hits a low pass to Jason Marsden. Jason Marsden sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Patrick Dean.
4.03
Lomano Mortensen flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.12
Jorge Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sylvain Gascoigne. Sylvain Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
10.20
Without breaking stride, Wayne Middleton plays the ball forward to Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.44
Wayne Middleton catches Joe Neville on the ankles. Wayne Middleton is warned by the referee! Joe Neville runs off the knock.
14.43
Emile Banks deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Duberry. With a delightful solo run, Gilles Duberry stretches the opposition's defence. Gilles Duberry plays a quick one-two with Robert Thomson and rushes in on goal... Gilles Duberry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Nottingham Forest are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
18.59
Emile Banks threads the ball through to Lomano Mortensen. Lomano Mortensen flicks a high pass forward. Robert Thomson controls it well on his chest. Robert Thomson plays a quick one-two with Jason Marsden and rushes in on goal... Robert Thomson tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
20.26
Sylvain Gascoigne knocks the ball forward to Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi threads the ball through to Jason Marsden but he's offside!
22.53
Robert Thomson catches Gary Eadie on the ankles. Robert Thomson is warned by the referee! Gary Eadie stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.42
Wayne Middleton flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Marsden. Jason Marsden shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
28.11
With a delightful solo run, Wayne Middleton stretches the opposition's defence. Wayne Middleton knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Ronan Domi is offside!
34.47
Wayne Middleton flicks a high pass forward. Robert Thomson collects the pass. Robert Thomson shoots from 20 yards but it rises well off target!
36.27
Joe Neville hacks Gilles Duberry from behind! The referee warns Joe Neville to calm down! Gilles Duberry stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.45
Wayne Middleton runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Wayne Middleton shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
44.54
Shaun Tiler makes a simple pass to Jose Marquez. Jose Marquez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Mike Sharpe.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest have changed their lineup with John Mann replacing Wayne Middleton. Leicester City appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Leicester City kick off the second half!
48.18
Gavin Edghill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Scholes. Gilles Scholes finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Mike Sharpe manages to gather it easily.
49.51
Carl White passes the ball forward to Daniel Draper. Daniel Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dario Storari. Dario Storari shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
51.24
Emile Banks flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Duberry. Gilles Duberry flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Marsden. Jason Marsden makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
60.06
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Fredrik Bramble replacing Ronan Domi .
61.15
Emile Banks passes the ball forward to Gilles Duberry. Gilles Duberry threads the ball through to Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson rushes past Carl White! Robert Thomson rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.19
Jorge Campos decides to run forward with the ball. Jorge Campos flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Bramble collects the pass. Fredrik Bramble knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Thomson. Sebastian Moya clumsily knocks into Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
75.19
Showing composure, Daniel Draper picks a pass forward to Dario Storari. Dario Storari shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
81.32
Gary Eadie flicks the ball to his team mate, Joe Neville. With great vision, Joe Neville plays the ball forward to Gilles Scholes. Gilles Scholes shoots from 25 yards. Mike Sharpe is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
89.55
Shaun Tiler catches Sylvain Gascoigne on the ankles. The referee calls over Shaun Tiler and warns him to calm down! Sylvain Gascoigne runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Leicester City
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
23.5%
45.9%
30.6%

Scorers
Robert Thomson 61
Dario Storari 75
Gilles Scholes 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robert Thomson of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Mike Sharpe (GK)
7
2.Emile Banks (DEF)
7
3.Jorge Campos (DEF)
8
4.Stuart Hutchison (DEF)
7
5.Lomano Mortensen (MID)
6
6.Wayne Middleton (MID)
8
7.Gilles Duberry (MID)
8
8.Sylvain Gascoigne (MID)
6
9.Jason Marsden (ATT)
6
10.Ronan Domi (ATT)
6
11.Robert Thomson (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Damien Galli (DEF)
0
13.John Mann (DEF)
6
14.Fredrik Bramble (DEF)
6

1.Patrick Dean (GK)
8
2.Sebastian Moya (DEF)
6
3.Carl White (DEF)
7
4.Gary Eadie (DEF)
7
5.Shaun Tiler (MID)
6
6.Daniel Draper (MID)
7
7.Joe Neville (MID)
7
8.Gavin Edghill (MID)
6
9.Jose Marquez (ATT)
6
10.Dario Storari (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Gilles Scholes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Niccolo Blake (GK)
0
13.Nick Heskey (MID)
0
14.Maurits Boussatta (ATT)
0