Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     ChelseaChelsea
Will SullyWill Sully Joe Summers Joe Summers
Mustapha CourtoisM. Courtois76
G
1
G
69Jose Fortes MolinaJ. Molina
Thomas KienastT. Kienast80
D
2
D
75Thierry EtheringtonT. Etherington
Gregorio HernandezG. Hernandez77
D
3
D
74Matthew GyanM. Gyan
Santos B.J. RivelinoS. Rivelino78
D
captain4captain
D
70Rui VieiraR. Vieira
Carlos AlonsoC. Alonso80
M
5
M
81Emile BarrettE. Barrett
Ivan PirriI. Pirri81
M
6
M
83Xavier MillerX. Miller
Wes JoachimW. Joachim78
M
7
M
74Hákon BjarnasonH. Bjarnason
Felipe SanchezF. Sanchez79
M
8
M
86Lionel DevineauL. Devineau
Giovanni BaldiG. Baldi77
A
9
A
74Yuri YashinY. Yashin
Max BoumaM. Bouma77
A
10
A
74Eduardo DominguezE. Dominguez
Frederico FonsecaF. Fonseca79
A
11
A
75Ivan HendrieI. Hendrie
 
Darius DefoeD. Defoe75
D
12
D
76Andreas DahlinA. Dahlin
Trevor HallT. Hall79
M
13
M
67Graeme Le TissierG. Le Tissier
Nicky OliverN. Oliver75
A
14
A
72Abel CastroA. Castro

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 20,526 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Nottingham Forest and Chelsea are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Warren Impey.


0.00
Chelsea kick off and get the match underway!
3.41
Ivan Pirri passes the ball forward to Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.01
Ivan Pirri plays the ball forward to Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Giovanni Baldi provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
12.52
Matthew Gyan makes a simple pass to Ivan Hendrie. Ivan Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Hákon Bjarnason controls it well on his chest. Hákon Bjarnason plays a one-two with Yuri Yashin and advances towards the goal... Hákon Bjarnason tries a spectacular strike. Fantastic reaction save from Mustapha Courtois!
14.36
Gregorio Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Pirri controls it well on his chest. Ivan Pirri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Joachim. Wes Joachim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
15.03
Hákon Bjarnason passes the ball forward to Eduardo Dominguez. Eduardo Dominguez whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Yashin. Yuri Yashin makes a convincing header. Mustapha Courtois manages to gather it effortlessly.
16.43
Felipe Sanchez comes in with a late challenge on Emile Barrett. Felipe Sanchez is warned by the referee! Emile Barrett stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.13
Frederico Fonseca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Pirri. Ivan Pirri deftly passes the ball to Frederico Fonseca, releasing him through on goal. Frederico Fonseca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Frederico Fonseca scores for Nottingham Forest!!
22.24
Ivan Pirri hits a low pass to Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi lofts in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Jose Fortes Molina easily picks it out of the air!
24.38
Gregorio Hernandez flicks a high ball forward to Max Bouma who takes it down. Max Bouma knocks in a cross ball towards Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez beats his man to it with a header but Jose Fortes Molina is on top of it.
26.03
Giovanni Baldi makes a probing pass to Max Bouma. Max Bouma plays a one-two with Giovanni Baldi and advances towards the goal... Max Bouma cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Max Bouma scores for Nottingham Forest!!
30.57
Ivan Pirri decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Pirri puts a great ball through. Max Bouma runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
36.31
Carlos Alonso threads the ball through to Max Bouma. Max Bouma shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
39.23
Rui Vieira threads the ball through to Hákon Bjarnason. Hákon Bjarnason threads a neat ball through to Yuri Yashin. Yuri Yashin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mustapha Courtois who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Carlos Alonso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes Joachim. Wes Joachim tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jose Fortes Molina with no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Chelsea have changed their lineup with Abel Castro replacing Yuri Yashin.

45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the second half underway!
47.32
Felipe Sanchez clumsily knocks into Emile Barrett. Felipe Sanchez is given another warning by the referee! Emile Barrett hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.19
Wes Joachim clumsily knocks into Emile Barrett. Wes Joachim is given a warning by the referee! Emile Barrett stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.13
Eduardo Dominguez flicks a high pass forward. Abel Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Abel Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.47
Emile Barrett clumsily knocks into Frederico Fonseca. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frederico Fonseca stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.35
Hákon Bjarnason passes the ball forward to Eduardo Dominguez. Eduardo Dominguez shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
59.22
Hákon Bjarnason knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Hendrie. Ivan Hendrie cuts inside the box! Ivan Hendrie strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Magnificent save by Mustapha Courtois!
60.01
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Nicky Oliver replacing Max Bouma .Chelsea have made 2 substitutions with Andreas Dahlin replacing Thierry Etherington and Graeme Le Tissier replacing Xavier Miller .
63.52
Seeing a gap ahead, Graeme Le Tissier plays the ball forward to Ivan Hendrie. Ivan Hendrie shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ivan Hendrie!
67.09
With imagination, Ivan Pirri picks a pass forward to Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Fortes Molina who gathers it comfortably.
69.47
Thomas Kienast passes the ball forward to Ivan Pirri. Ivan Pirri runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ivan Pirri shoots from long range. Fantastic reaction save from Jose Fortes Molina!
77.30
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Darius Defoe replacing Santos B.J. Rivelino .
78.38
Carlos Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Fonseca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frederico Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.54
With some swift thinking, Ivan Pirri plays the ball forward to Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Jose Fortes Molina.
83.47
Thomas Kienast barges into Hákon Bjarnason. Thomas Kienast is shown the yellow card! Hákon Bjarnason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.55
Ivan Pirri sees Carlos Alonso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Alonso whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jose Fortes Molina with no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest! That's his third!
89.56
Ivan Hendrie barges into Gregorio Hernandez. Ivan Hendrie is warned by the referee! Gregorio Hernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Thomas Kienast decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Kienast makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nicky Oliver through on goal. Nicky Oliver shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Chelsea
Goals
6
1
Shots on Target
12
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.8%
36.2%
Play Area
21.7%
44.9%
33.3%

Scorers
Frederico Fonseca 3, 18, 86
Max Bouma 26
Wes Joachim 45
Giovanni Baldi 78
Ivan Hendrie 64

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Fonseca of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Mustapha Courtois (GK)
6
2.Thomas Kienast (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Gregorio Hernandez (DEF)
6
4.Santos B.J. Rivelino (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Alonso (MID)
6
6.Ivan Pirri (MID)
8
7.Wes Joachim (MID)goal scored
6
8.Felipe Sanchez (MID)
5
9.Giovanni Baldi (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Max Bouma (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Frederico Fonseca (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Darius Defoe (DEF)
6
13.Trevor Hall (MID)
0
14.Nicky Oliver (ATT)
6

1.Jose Fortes Molina (GK)
7
2.Thierry Etherington (DEF)
6
3.Matthew Gyan (DEF)
6
4.Rui Vieira (DEF)
6
5.Emile Barrett (MID)yellow card
5
6.Xavier Miller (MID)
6
7.Hákon Bjarnason (MID)
6
8.Lionel Devineau (MID)
6
9.Yuri Yashin (ATT)
6
10.Eduardo Dominguez (ATT)
6
11.Ivan Hendrie (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Andreas Dahlin (DEF)
6
13.Graeme Le Tissier (MID)
6
14.Abel Castro (ATT)
6