Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     EvertonEverton
Noel HenryNoel Henry Aleksandar Nikolov Aleksandar Nikolov
Marvin LumsdonM. Lumsdon73
G
1
G
78Lefteris KipourosL. Kipouros
Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema72
D
2
D
72Alan ThomsonA. Thomson
Pietro De LiguoriP. De Liguori71
D
3
D
71Jakob BirkwaldJ. Birkwald
Ronnie DoddR. Dodd70
D
4
D
73Callum GoughC. Gough
Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau74
D
5
M
82Jacob JessJ. Jess
Salvador EribertoS. Eriberto75
M
6
M
76Dale DrakeD. Drake
Nuno AlvesN. Alves75
M
7
M
79Wladimiro ScarpiW. Scarpi
Greg KingG. King75
M
8captain
M
76John CaldwellJ. Caldwell
David RegoD. Rego70
A
9
A
77Romero P. VegaR. Vega
Nuno CalderonN. Calderon73
A
10
A
75Eoin RowettE. Rowett
Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo73
A
captain11
A
76Richard ThomsonR. Thomson
 
Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo71
M
12
D
70Ian DuberryI. Duberry
Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro82
M
13
M
78Gary SounessG. Souness
Enzo PeruzziE. Peruzzi67
A
14
A
73Jody BenjaminJ. Benjamin

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


0.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
2.08
Pietro De Liguori flicks a high pass forward to Greg King who brings the ball under control. Greg King deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Lefteris Kipouros smothers it!
3.16
Nuno Calderon flicks a high pass forward. David Rego controls it well on his chest. David Rego knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. With a superhuman jump, Nuno Calderon connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.27
Alan Thomson clumsily knocks into Greg King. The referee calls over Alan Thomson and warns him to calm down! Greg King runs off the knock.
16.43
Jakob Birkwald kicks a strong pass forward to Dale Drake. Dale Drake threads the ball through to Eoin Rowett. Eoin Rowett plays a perfect one-two with Richard Thomson and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Eoin Rowett provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.18
Pietro De Liguori flicks a high ball forward to Greg King who takes it down. Greg King threads the ball through to Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto flicks a high pass forward. David Rego controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Callum Gough comes in with a late challenge on David Rego. David Rego appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
21.54
Wladimiro Scarpi sees Richard Thomson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Thomson plays a one-two with Eoin Rowett and rushes in on goal... Richard Thomson rockets a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
22.41
Jacob Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Dale Drake. Dale Drake plays a one-two with Eoin Rowett and rushes in on goal... Dale Drake looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper, Marvin Lumsdon, sees it late!! Goal for Everton!
30.58
Jakob Birkwald passes the ball forward to Romero P. Vega. Seeing a gap ahead, Romero P. Vega picks a pass forward to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Richard Thomson through on goal. Richard Thomson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Marvin Lumsdon gets down and covers it.
33.58
Nuno Alves takes the throw-in. Greg King changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Greg King lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo whips the ball goalwards with his head. Lefteris Kipouros effortlessly picks it out of the air!
34.47
Salvador Eriberto runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Salvador Eriberto shoots from 20 yards but Lefteris Kipouros is on top of it.
42.02
David Rego comes in with a late challenge on Alan Thomson. The referee calls over David Rego and shows him a yellow card! Alan Thomson runs off the knock.
45.00
Wladimiro Scarpi chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Thomson. Richard Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Everton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Everton players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Everton kicking off!
48.40
Ronnie Dodd knocks the ball forward to Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto flicks a high pass forward to Eugenio Izquierdo who brings the ball under control. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Callum Gough barges into Nuno Calderon. Penalty for Nottingham Forest!!
48.40
The referee points to the spot..
49.08
David Rego slowly runs up but it's wide!
53.14
Nuno Alves takes a quick throw-in. Pietro De Liguori makes an attacking run forward. Pietro De Liguori knocks the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is tipped over by Lefteris Kipouros.
54.43
It's a corner kick. Salvador Eriberto loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Jakob Birkwald steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
55.37
Salvador Eriberto makes a probing pass to Greg King. Greg King kicks a strong pass forward to David Rego. David Rego finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Lefteris Kipouros as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
56.09
Corner kick to Nottingham Forest. Salvador Eriberto plays it short to Pietro De Liguori. Pietro De Liguori side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Lefteris Kipouros. What a great pair of hands!
59.52
Wladimiro Scarpi knocks the ball forward to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess whips in a cross ball towards Richard Thomson. Richard Thomson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Ronnie Dodd clears it off the line with his head!
60.19
Everton have made 3 substitutions with Ian Duberry replacing Callum Gough, Gary Souness replacing Dale Drake and Jody Benjamin replacing Romero P. Vega .
63.16
Wladimiro Scarpi kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Thomson. Richard Thomson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
71.36
Ronnie Dodd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves darts forward. Nuno Alves plays a scrappy one-two with David Rego and advances towards the goal... Nuno Alves muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
72.37
Ronnie Dodd catches Eoin Rowett on the ankles. The referee brings Ronnie Dodd to one side and gives him a warning! Eoin Rowett grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.19
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
79.59
Greg King controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
84.44
Salvador Eriberto sees Eugenio Izquierdo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugenio Izquierdo whips in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego flicks the ball with his head but somehow Jakob Birkwald happens to be in the right place to block it.
87.15
Wladimiro Scarpi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Wladimiro Scarpi plays a one-two with Jody Benjamin and rushes in on goal... Wladimiro Scarpi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Johan Deloumeau happens to be in the right place to block it.
89.47
Alan Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Gary Souness who brings the ball under control. Gary Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards Jody Benjamin. Jody Benjamin connects with a diving header. Marvin Lumsdon effortlessly picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Everton
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
27.5%
46.4%
26.1%

Scorers
Nuno Calderon 3
Eoin Rowett 16
Dale Drake 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eoin Rowett of Everton

Match Ratings
1.Marvin Lumsdon (GK)
6
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Pietro De Liguori (DEF)
7
4.Ronnie Dodd (DEF)
6
5.Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
6
6.Salvador Eriberto (MID)
7
7.Nuno Alves (MID)
6
8.Greg King (MID)
7
9.David Rego (ATT)yellow card
7
10.Nuno Calderon (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
6
 
12.Mauricio Carcedo (MID)
0
13.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)
0
14.Enzo Peruzzi (ATT)
0

1.Lefteris Kipouros (GK)
9
2.Alan Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Jakob Birkwald (DEF)
7
4.Callum Gough (DEF)
6
5.Jacob Jess (MID)
7
6.Dale Drake (MID)goal scored
8
7.Wladimiro Scarpi (MID)
8
8.John Caldwell (MID)
6
9.Romero P. Vega (ATT)
6
10.Eoin Rowett (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Richard Thomson (ATT)
7
 
12.Ian Duberry (DEF)
6
13.Gary Souness (MID)
6
14.Jody Benjamin (ATT)
6