Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     LiverpoolLiverpool
Mark BerryMark Berry Peter Heslop Peter Heslop
Alfredo CalvoA. Calvo69
G
1
G
81Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema72
D
2
D
78Richard HamiltonR. Hamilton
Pietro De LiguoriP. De Liguori71
D
3
D
86Adrian Lua-LuaA. Lua-Lua
Edmundo MendezE. Mendez70
D
4
D
84Bojan IsakssonB. Isaksson
Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau73
D
5
D
75Nicky MoffatN. Moffat
Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro82
M
6
M
80David QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Gavin BradyG. Brady67
M
7captain
M
84Neil SeamanN. Seaman
Nuno AlvesN. Alves75
M
8
M
79Paul MikeP. Mike
Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo72
A
9
A
85Pedro LimaP. Lima
Nuno CalderonN. Calderon72
A
10
A
88Marcos BravoM. Bravo
David RegoD. Rego70
A
captain11
A
80Cor Van Den BerghC. Van Den Bergh
 
Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo69
M
12
D
77Mike TaylorM. Taylor
Alejandro BonfantiA. Bonfanti70
M
13
D
74Richard DaviesR. Davies
Harris TaksH. Taks70
M
14
A
80Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 19,418 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Nottingham Forest and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by George Granville.


0.00
The first half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
4.52
David Quaresma surges forward with the ball. David Quaresma knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edmundo Mendez.
10.32
With vision, David Quaresma laces a weighted ball forward to Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima knocks in a cross ball towards Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.16
Richard Hamilton catches David Rego on the ankles. The referee calls over Richard Hamilton and shows him a yellow card! David Rego stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.29
Bojan Isaksson threads the ball through to Paul Mike. Paul Mike flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Lima who brings the ball under control. Pedro Lima knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Cor Van Den Bergh is offside!
21.44
David Rego runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Rego shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
24.01
Pietro De Liguori makes a probing pass to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady shoots from distance but is denied by Fabricio Pereyra. Excellent save.
30.58
Nicky Moffat threads a neat ball through to David Quaresma. Showing composure, David Quaresma picks a pass forward to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Pedro Lima is offside!
33.42
Neil Seaman surges forward with the ball. Neil Seaman lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima heads the ball goalwards but is denied by Alfredo Calvo. Excellent save.
40.09
Jeroen Venema deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabricio Pereyra who gathers it comfortably.
42.38
Nicky Moffat takes the throw-in. Adrian Lua-Lua hits a low pass to Paul Mike. Paul Mike passes the ball forward to Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pietro De Liguori.
45.00
Samuel Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves flicks the ball with his head but Fabricio Pereyra reads it well. He makes it look easy!
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. Liverpool also appear unchanged since the first half. The Nottingham Forest players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
49.55
Johan Deloumeau decides to run forward with the ball. Johan Deloumeau flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Izquierdo collects the pass. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon heads the ball goalwards but it is deflected wide by Bojan Isaksson.
51.49
Samuel Ribeiro takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. David Quaresma gets to the ball and clears it up field.
53.49
Nuno Calderon kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Brady. Gavin Brady knocks in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Fabricio Pereyra. What a great pair of hands!
59.37
Paul Mike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Lima. Pedro Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh jumps high and flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
61.37
Liverpool have made 3 substitutions with Mike Taylor replacing Bojan Isaksson, Richard Davies replacing Adrian Lua-Lua and Paolo Lisbie replacing Pedro Lima .
65.13
Paul Mike chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman makes a simple pass to Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Cor Van Den Bergh through on goal. Cor Van Den Bergh muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
73.07
Edmundo Mendez takes a long throw-in. Pietro De Liguori chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Fabricio Pereyra is on top of his game. Great keeping!
78.41
With great vision, Gavin Brady plays the ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
79.48
Richard Davies makes a probing pass to Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Cor Van Den Bergh controls it well on his chest. Cor Van Den Bergh whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
85.18
David Quaresma passes the ball forward to Cor Van Den Bergh. Cor Van Den Bergh knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alfredo Calvo who gathers it comfortably.
89.44
Gavin Brady surges forward with the ball. Gavin Brady knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabricio Pereyra who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Liverpool
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39%
61%
Play Area
27.3%
41.6%
31.2%

Scorers
Cor Van Den Bergh 59
Paolo Lisbie 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cor Van Den Bergh of Liverpool

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

1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
8
2.Richard Hamilton (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Adrian Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
4.Bojan Isaksson (DEF)
7
5.Nicky Moffat (DEF)
7
6.David Quaresma (MID)
8
7.Neil Seaman (MID)
7
8.Paul Mike (MID)
7
9.Pedro Lima (ATT)
8
10.Marcos Bravo (ATT)
6
11.Cor Van Den Bergh (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Mike Taylor (DEF)
6
13.Richard Davies (DEF)
6
14.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)goal scored
8