Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Mark BerryMark Berry John Diffey John Diffey
Alfredo CalvoA. Calvo69
G
1
G
76David RenardD. Renard
Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema72
D
2
D
72Jeroen LatuheruJ. Latuheru
Pietro De LiguoriP. De Liguori71
D
3
D
71Alec BoothA. Booth
Dietmar ErlerD. Erler69
D
4
D
75Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Ronnie DoddR. Dodd69
D
5
D
74Wagneau BourgoisW. Bourgois
Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro81
M
6
M
83Sylvain JeffersS. Jeffers
Gavin BradyG. Brady67
M
7captain
M
83Yoichi SatoY. Sato
Nuno AlvesN. Alves75
M
8
M
79Jurek MalkowskiJ. Malkowski
Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo72
A
9
A
74Shota HillS. Hill
Nuno CalderonN. Calderon72
A
10
A
74Hryhoriy OliynykH. Oliynyk
David RegoD. Rego70
A
captain11
A
83Ighli CucciariI. Cucciari
 
Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo69
M
12
D
71Rafael RuizR. Ruiz
Alejandro BonfantiA. Bonfanti70
M
13
M
82Frederico CostaF. Costa
Harris TaksH. Taks70
M
14
A
73Raymond TalanR. Talan

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 20,683 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonas Hoeness.


0.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the match underway!
2.34
Hryhoriy Oliynyk kicks a strong pass forward to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari skips past Jeroen Venema! Ighli Cucciari takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Ronnie Dodd's leg.
3.37
Wagneau Bourgois plays the ball forward to Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari whips in a cross ball towards Jurek Malkowski. Jurek Malkowski outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
4.21
Pietro De Liguori flicks a high ball forward to Nuno Alves who takes it down. Nuno Alves darts forward. Nuno Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.51
Nuno Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Renard who gathers it comfortably.
8.20
Hryhoriy Oliynyk hacks Nuno Alves from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nuno Alves stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.37
Yoichi Sato makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sylvain Jeffers knocks in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Alfredo Calvo. Excellent save.
14.47
Sylvain Jeffers threads the ball through to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari shoots from 20 yards. Alfredo Calvo gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
20.25
Jeroen Venema deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady threads a neat ball through to Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon knocks the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but David Renard is on top of it.
22.51
Dietmar Erler takes a long throw-in. Pietro De Liguori threads a neat ball through to Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady makes a probing pass to Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
24.15
Nuno Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
26.49
Pietro De Liguori flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Alves controls it well on his chest. Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward to Nuno Calderon who brings the ball under control. Nuno Calderon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.43
Dietmar Erler threads a neat ball through to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but David Renard smothers it!
28.54
Gavin Brady flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Izquierdo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
34.58
Pietro De Liguori hacks Jurek Malkowski from behind! Pietro De Liguori is given a warning by the referee! Jurek Malkowski stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.25
Jurek Malkowski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers plays the ball forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
38.06
Hryhoriy Oliynyk flicks a high pass forward. Ighli Cucciari controls it well on his chest. Ighli Cucciari shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Frederico Costa replacing Jurek Malkowski. The Crystal Palace players seem much more motivated whilst the Nottingham Forest players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Crystal Palace kicking off!
51.12
Yoichi Sato deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shota Hill. Shota Hill threads a neat ball through to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfredo Calvo who gathers it comfortably.
55.28
Jeroen Latuheru threads the ball through to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa makes a probing pass to Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari lofts in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.04
Nuno Alves threads a neat ball through to Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady chips the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
60.19
Frederico Costa flicks a high ball forward to Sylvain Jeffers who takes it down. Sylvain Jeffers flicks a high pass forward. Shota Hill controls it well on his chest. Shota Hill whips in a cross ball towards Ighli Cucciari. Pietro De Liguori clumsily knocks into Ighli Cucciari. Ighli Cucciari appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
63.55
Nuno Alves threads a neat ball through to David Rego. David Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.49
Alec Booth catches Nuno Calderon on the ankles. Alec Booth is shown the yellow card! Nuno Calderon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.29
Yoichi Sato kicks a strong pass forward to Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk passes the ball forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks the ball forward, putting Ighli Cucciari through on goal. Ighli Cucciari shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Alfredo Calvo.
72.11
Nuno Alves advances with the ball. Nuno Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sylvain Jeffers.
73.11
Jeroen Venema flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Brady controls it well on his chest. Gavin Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego shoots from 20 yards but somehow David Renard manages to keep it out.
75.18
Jeroen Latuheru makes a probing pass to Sylvain Jeffers. Seeing a gap ahead, Sylvain Jeffers plays the ball forward to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Shota Hill. Shota Hill heads the ball goalwards. Alfredo Calvo punches it away to safety.
77.27
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Raymond Talan replacing Shota Hill .
78.30
With a delightful solo run, Yoichi Sato stretches the opposition's defence. Yoichi Sato sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.43
Ighli Cucciari clumsily knocks into Jeroen Venema. The referee calls over Ighli Cucciari and warns him to calm down! Jeroen Venema hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.18
Roberto Quaresma makes a simple pass to Yoichi Sato. Yoichi Sato threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers whips in a cross ball towards Raymond Talan. Raymond Talan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Alfredo Calvo reads it well. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Crystal Palace
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.8%
51.2%
Play Area
29.1%
43%
27.9%

Scorers
Samuel Ribeiro 29
Nuno Alves 64
Shota Hill 55

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Alves of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Alfredo Calvo (GK)
8
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Pietro De Liguori (DEF)
6
4.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
7
5.Ronnie Dodd (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)goal scored
8
7.Gavin Brady (MID)
7
8.Nuno Alves (MID)goal scored
9
9.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
6
10.Nuno Calderon (ATT)
6
11.David Rego (ATT)
7
 
12.Mauricio Carcedo (MID)
0
13.Alejandro Bonfanti (MID)
0
14.Harris Taks (MID)
0

1.David Renard (GK)
8
2.Jeroen Latuheru (DEF)
6
3.Alec Booth (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
5.Wagneau Bourgois (DEF)
6
6.Sylvain Jeffers (MID)
7
7.Yoichi Sato (MID)
7
8.Jurek Malkowski (MID)
6
9.Shota Hill (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Ighli Cucciari (ATT)
7
 
12.Rafael Ruiz (DEF)
0
13.Frederico Costa (MID)
6
14.Raymond Talan (ATT)
6