Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Aston VillaAston Villa
Will SullyWill Sully Luke Kerr Luke Kerr
Mustapha CourtoisM. Courtois76
G
1
G
85Carl LinekerC. Lineker
Thomas KienastT. Kienast80
D
2
D
89Miguel PonceM. Ponce
Gregorio HernandezG. Hernandez77
D
3
D
86Eduardo NavarroE. Navarro
Santos B.J. RivelinoS. Rivelino78
D
captain4
D
91Scott GalliS. Galli
Carlos AlonsoC. Alonso81
M
5
D
84Dietmar KuzorraD. Kuzorra
Ivan PirriI. Pirri81
M
6
M
109Alan UnsworthA. Unsworth
Felipe SanchezF. Sanchez79
M
7captain
M
98Felipe AzevedoF. Azevedo
Trevor HallT. Hall79
M
8
A
83Alun TaylorA. Taylor
Giovanni BaldiG. Baldi77
A
9
A
90Ronald MatthijsR. Matthijs
Max BoumaM. Bouma77
A
10
A
90Thanassis KamarasT. Kamaras
Frederico FonsecaF. Fonseca79
A
11
A
86Hayder GamezH. Gamez
 
Darius DefoeD. Defoe75
D
12
M
89Chritophe GravelaineC. Gravelaine
Wes JoachimW. Joachim78
M
13
D
89Gianmarco CimarelliG. Cimarelli
Nicky OliverN. Oliver75
A
14
M
86Danny WalshD. Walsh

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Aston Villa. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Gascoigne.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the first half underway!
2.44
Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Alun Taylor collects the pass. Alun Taylor finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.05
Felipe Sanchez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi knocks in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma makes a convincing header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Max Bouma!
6.20
Scott Galli threads a neat ball through to Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Ronald Matthijs collects the pass. Ronald Matthijs tries a spectacular long range effort but Mustapha Courtois is on top of it.
10.22
Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Alun Taylor controls it well on his chest. Alun Taylor shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
14.57
Thomas Kienast makes a beautiful solo run. Thomas Kienast knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Lineker who gathers it comfortably.
15.25
Alan Unsworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo makes a pass forward but Ronald Matthijs makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
16.11
Eduardo Navarro clumsily knocks into Trevor Hall. Eduardo Navarro is shown the yellow card! Trevor Hall stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.42
Felipe Azevedo hits a low pass to Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth deftly passes the ball to Ronald Matthijs, releasing him through on goal. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ronald Matthijs provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Mustapha Courtois. Excellent save.
21.18
Alan Unsworth decides to run forward with the ball. Alan Unsworth shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
22.13
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
30.04
Santos B.J. Rivelino passes the ball forward to Max Bouma. Max Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Felipe Sanchez!
33.32
Felipe Azevedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ronald Matthijs. Ronald Matthijs shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
34.33
Felipe Azevedo flicks a high pass forward. Alan Unsworth collects the pass. Alan Unsworth plays a one-two with Felipe Azevedo and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alan Unsworth provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Superb reactions from Mustapha Courtois. What a save!
36.55
Felipe Azevedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronald Matthijs. Ronald Matthijs controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
39.47
Miguel Ponce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth sees Felipe Azevedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Felipe Azevedo whips in a cross ball towards Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Wonderful reactions from Mustapha Courtois keeps it out!
40.57
Gregorio Hernandez makes a probing pass to Ivan Pirri. What vision.Ivan Pirri sees a break and surges forward. Ivan Pirri whips in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Carl Lineker gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
42.46
Eduardo Navarro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth sees Ronald Matthijs in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ronald Matthijs puts a great ball through but Alun Taylor is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
45.00
Gregorio Hernandez barges into Alan Unsworth. Gregorio Hernandez is warned by the referee! Alan Unsworth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Free kick to Aston Villa just outside the area...
45.00
Felipe Azevedo steps up and curls the ball around the wall but the keeper has read it well and catches it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off the second half!
48.03
Carlos Alonso comes in with a late challenge on Alan Unsworth. Carlos Alonso is shown the yellow card! Alan Unsworth carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.49
Felipe Azevedo kicks a strong pass forward to Ronald Matthijs. Ronald Matthijs whips in a cross ball towards Thanassis Kamaras. Thanassis Kamaras jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mustapha Courtois with no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
53.30
Ivan Pirri makes a simple pass to Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi edges inside the box! Giovanni Baldi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.14
Alun Taylor sees Ronald Matthijs in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ronald Matthijs skips past Thomas Kienast! Ronald Matthijs comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Mustapha Courtois easily gets down and covers it.
65.36
Eduardo Navarro passes the ball forward to Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo makes a probing pass to Alan Unsworth. Alan Unsworth runs straight at the defence! Alan Unsworth looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
66.44
Thomas Kienast makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez flicks a high ball forward to Frederico Fonseca who takes it down. Frederico Fonseca lofts in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.33
Felipe Azevedo flicks a high ball forward to Thanassis Kamaras who takes it down. Thanassis Kamaras knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Hayder Gamez is offside!
75.14
Dietmar Kuzorra knocks the ball to his team mate, Felipe Azevedo. Felipe Azevedo passes the ball forward to Alun Taylor. Alun Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Unsworth but he's offside!
77.28
Nottingham Forest have made 3 substitutions with Darius Defoe replacing Gregorio Hernandez, Wes Joachim replacing Trevor Hall and Nicky Oliver replacing Frederico Fonseca .
79.47
Scott Galli clumsily knocks into Nicky Oliver. Scott Galli is warned by the referee! Nicky Oliver gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.26
Ivan Pirri threads a neat ball through to Max Bouma. Max Bouma knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Pirri. Ivan Pirri makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
28.9%
44.7%
26.3%

Scorers
Max Bouma 3, 66
Felipe Sanchez 30
Giovanni Baldi 53
Thanassis Kamaras 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Max Bouma of Nottingham Forest

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

1.Carl Lineker (GK)
6
2.Miguel Ponce (DEF)
6
3.Eduardo Navarro (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Scott Galli (DEF)
6
5.Dietmar Kuzorra (DEF)
6
6.Alan Unsworth (MID)
7
7.Felipe Azevedo (MID)
7
8.Alun Taylor (ATT)
6
9.Ronald Matthijs (ATT)
7
10.Thanassis Kamaras (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Hayder Gamez (ATT)
6
 
12.Chritophe Gravelaine (MID)
0
13.Gianmarco Cimarelli (DEF)
0
14.Danny Walsh (MID)
0