Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     LiverpoolLiverpool
Will SullyWill Sully Tom Bingham Tom Bingham
Mustapha CourtoisM. Courtois76
G
1
G
76David VargasD. Vargas
Yurtcan TürkyilmazY. Türkyilmaz78
D
2
D
32Alex GallacherA. Gallacher
Santos B.J. RivelinoS. Rivelino78
D
captain3
D
32Edmundo VidalE. Vidal
Gregorio HernandezG. Hernandez77
D
4
D
72Nicolas MonteroN. Montero
Carlos AlonsoC. Alonso80
M
5
D
74Riad GhaziR. Ghazi
Wes JoachimW. Joachim77
M
6
M
75Carlton BarmbyC. Barmby
Trevor HallT. Hall77
M
7
M
83Igor OnopkoI. Onopko
Antonio VelascoA. Velasco81
M
8captain
A
86Torsten WinklerT. Winkler
Nicky OliverN. Oliver72
A
9
A
77Joao MoreiraJ. Moreira
Max BoumaM. Bouma77
A
10
A
88Pascal WüthrichP. Wüthrich
Frederico FonsecaF. Fonseca78
A
11
A
34Andre PintoA. Pinto
 
Thomas KienastT. Kienast78
D
12
D
81Manfred StraussM. Strauss
Felipe SanchezF. Sanchez77
M
13
M
83Ed DijkstraE. Dijkstra
Fredrik LoweF. Lowe72
A
14
A
82Jonatan JohanssonJ. Johansson

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Liverpool. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Marc Peters.


0.00
Liverpool start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.24
Nicolas Montero surges forward with the ball. Nicolas Montero sees Joao Moreira just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Joao Moreira side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Mustapha Courtois is on top of it.
6.53
Trevor Hall catches Carlton Barmby on the ankles. The referee calls over Trevor Hall and warns him to calm down! Carlton Barmby runs off the knock.
15.07
Nicky Oliver flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Solid save from David Vargas. What a great pair of hands!
16.38
Trevor Hall flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver plays a perfect one-two with Trevor Hall and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Nicky Oliver provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
20.38
Edmundo Vidal flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Barmby holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlton Barmby passes the ball forward to Igor Onopko. Igor Onopko lofts in a cross ball towards Pascal Wüthrich. Pascal Wüthrich flicks the ball with his head. Mustapha Courtois didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
21.30
Gregorio Hernandez threads a neat ball through to Santos B.J. Rivelino. Santos B.J. Rivelino flicks a high pass forward. Max Bouma collects the pass. Max Bouma shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
26.38
Wes Joachim threads a neat ball through to Max Bouma. Max Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but David Vargas reads it well. Great keeping!
27.23
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Velasco. Antonio Velasco threads a neat ball through to Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! David Vargas has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.12
Igor Onopko barges into Frederico Fonseca. Igor Onopko is given a warning by the referee! Frederico Fonseca runs off the knock.
39.45
Alex Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to Igor Onopko. Igor Onopko chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Winkler. Torsten Winkler knocks in a cross ball towards Igor Onopko. Igor Onopko directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
42.51
Nicky Oliver knocks the ball forward to Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Vargas who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest have changed their lineup with Thomas Kienast replacing Santos B.J. Rivelino. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off the second half!
47.43
Trevor Hall chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
48.14
Igor Onopko sees Joao Moreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joao Moreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Mustapha Courtois gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
49.52
Nicolas Montero threads a neat ball through to Igor Onopko. Igor Onopko threads the ball through to Carlton Barmby. Carlton Barmby knocks in a cross ball towards Igor Onopko. Igor Onopko makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
53.32
Nicolas Montero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Igor Onopko. Igor Onopko sees space and advances. Igor Onopko plays a scrappy one-two with Andre Pinto and advances towards the goal... Igor Onopko looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
59.30
Edmundo Vidal clumsily knocks into Trevor Hall. Edmundo Vidal is given a warning by the referee! Trevor Hall stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.24
Trevor Hall passes the ball forward to Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.42
Thomas Kienast hacks Igor Onopko from behind! The referee calls over Thomas Kienast and shows him a yellow card! Igor Onopko stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.12
Alex Gallacher decides to run forward with the ball. Alex Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Wüthrich. Pascal Wüthrich knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mustapha Courtois who gathers it comfortably.
69.29
Thomas Kienast deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Bouma. Max Bouma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
71.17
Wes Joachim catches Carlton Barmby on the ankles. The referee calls over Wes Joachim and shows him a yellow card! Carlton Barmby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.38
Frederico Fonseca clumsily knocks into Nicolas Montero. Frederico Fonseca is given a warning by the referee! Nicolas Montero runs off the knock.
75.03
Wes Joachim threads a neat ball through to Max Bouma. Max Bouma rushes past Riad Ghazi! Max Bouma strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.51
Trevor Hall threads a neat ball through to Wes Joachim. Wes Joachim whips in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. With a superhuman jump, Max Bouma connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is tipped over by David Vargas.
80.09
Antonio Velasco takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Gregorio Hernandez. Gregorio Hernandez deftly flicks the ball on. Wes Joachim rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
87.56
Carlton Barmby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Igor Onopko. Igor Onopko knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Wüthrich. Pascal Wüthrich is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Mustapha Courtois comfortably picks it out of the air!
90.00
Antonio Velasco comes in with a high challenge, catching Carlton Barmby with his studs. The referee motions to Antonio Velasco to come over. It's a red card!! Carlton Barmby gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Liverpool
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
16.2%
47.1%
36.8%

Scorers
Nicky Oliver 27
Max Bouma 75
Igor Onopko 50

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Igor Onopko of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Mustapha Courtois (GK)
7
2.Yurtcan Türkyilmaz (DEF)
6
3.Santos B.J. Rivelino (DEF)
6
4.Gregorio Hernandez (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Alonso (MID)
6
6.Wes Joachim (MID)yellow card
6
7.Trevor Hall (MID)
6
8.Antonio Velasco (MID)red card
3
9.Nicky Oliver (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Max Bouma (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Frederico Fonseca (ATT)
6
 
12.Thomas Kienast (DEF)yellow card
5
13.Felipe Sanchez (MID)
0
14.Fredrik Lowe (ATT)
0

1.David Vargas (GK)
7
2.Alex Gallacher (DEF)
6
3.Edmundo Vidal (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Montero (DEF)
6
5.Riad Ghazi (DEF)
6
6.Carlton Barmby (MID)
6
7.Igor Onopko (MID)goal scored
8
8.Torsten Winkler (ATT)
6
9.Joao Moreira (ATT)
6
10.Pascal Wüthrich (ATT)
6
11.Andre Pinto (ATT)
6
 
12.Manfred Strauss (DEF)
0
13.Ed Dijkstra (MID)
0
14.Jonatan Johansson (ATT)
0