Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Aston VillaAston Villa
Noel HenryNoel Henry Computer Player Computer Player
Marvin LumsdonM. Lumsdon73
G
1
G
36Franceco GuanaF. Guana
Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema72
D
2
D
68Frederico JardimF. Jardim
Rafael HernandezR. Hernandez70
D
3
D
63Morgan SussiM. Sussi
Ronnie DoddR. Dodd70
D
4
D
62Youl ZeitounY. Zeitoun
Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau74
D
5
M
76Marvin BrittonM. Britton
Salvador EribertoS. Eriberto75
M
6
M
74Martin MoralesM. Morales
Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro82
M
7
M
68Christian FranchiC. Franchi
Greg KingG. King75
M
8
M
65Federico PastineF. Pastine
Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo73
A
9
A
76Dean DaviesD. Davies
Nuno CalderonN. Calderon73
A
10captain
A
72Markus KistnerM. Kistner
David RegoD. Rego71
A
captain11
A
71Cristiano BentoC. Bento
 
Mauricio CarcedoM. Carcedo71
M
12
A
70Carl BallC. Ball
Nuno AlvesN. Alves75
M
13
M
64Kevin HollmerK. Hollmer
Darren MikeD. Mike71
M
14
A
42Fabian N. CinettoF. Cinetto

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 18,273 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Davis.


0.00
Nottingham Forest kick off!
2.03
Ronnie Dodd threads a neat ball through to Greg King. Greg King decides to run forward with the ball. Greg King finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Franceco Guana.
3.04
Corner kick to Nottingham Forest. Salvador Eriberto plays it short to Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Nuno Calderon scores for Nottingham Forest!!
6.49
Frederico Jardim knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Kistner. Rafael Hernandez barges into Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
8.23
Christian Franchi sees Dean Davies in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dean Davies whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Marvin Lumsdon.
9.12
Greg King barges into Morgan Sussi. Greg King is shown the yellow card! Morgan Sussi stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.10
Salvador Eriberto threads a neat ball through to Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.40
Rafael Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. David Rego collects the pass. David Rego plays the ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.40
Rafael Hernandez flicks a high pass forward to Salvador Eriberto who brings the ball under control. Salvador Eriberto flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Izquierdo controls it well on his chest. Eugenio Izquierdo shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Franceco Guana smothers it!
20.08
Seeing Youl Zeitoun's run, Federico Pastine quickly throws the ball into his path. Youl Zeitoun flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Bento controls it well on his chest. Cristiano Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner makes a convincing header. Marvin Lumsdon gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
21.52
Markus Kistner brings the ball forward. Markus Kistner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Dodd.
27.35
Johan Deloumeau chips the ball to his team mate, Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto flicks a high ball forward to Nuno Calderon who takes it down. Nuno Calderon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.50
Eugenio Izquierdo hacks Christian Franchi from behind! Eugenio Izquierdo is shown the yellow card! Christian Franchi stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.05
Christian Franchi brings the ball forward. Christian Franchi whips in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Dean Davies jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.19
Youl Zeitoun clumsily knocks into David Rego. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Rego gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.42
Johan Deloumeau kicks a strong pass forward to Greg King. Greg King passes the ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. With a superhuman jump, David Rego connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Franceco Guana had no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
44.02
Ronnie Dodd decides to run forward with the ball. Ronnie Dodd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon runs straight at the defence! Nuno Calderon shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half. The Aston Villa players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Aston Villa kick off the second half!
48.40
Samuel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. David Rego controls it well on his chest. David Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franceco Guana who gathers it comfortably.
49.12
Ronnie Dodd threads a neat ball through to Greg King. Greg King knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Jardim.
54.58
Christian Franchi makes a simple pass to Martin Morales. Martin Morales whips in a cross ball towards Dean Davies. Ronnie Dodd hacks Dean Davies from behind! Dean Davies appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
55.47
Johan Deloumeau flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Venema. Jeroen Venema threads a neat ball through to Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franceco Guana who gathers it comfortably.
57.02
Samuel Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Greg King. Greg King makes a simple pass to David Rego. David Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon makes a convincing header but Franceco Guana reads it well. Good keeping!
59.42
Rafael Hernandez makes a probing pass to Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto passes the ball forward to David Rego. David Rego whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
60.26
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Carl Ball replacing Morgan Sussi .
66.47
Youl Zeitoun hits a low pass to Christian Franchi. Christian Franchi kicks a strong pass forward to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Dodd.
67.37
Carl Ball flicks a high ball forward to Christian Franchi who takes it down. Showing great composure, Christian Franchi laces a weighted ball forward to Markus Kistner. Markus Kistner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johan Deloumeau.
72.41
Rafael Hernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Johan Deloumeau. Johan Deloumeau deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Franceco Guana reads it well. He makes it look easy!
77.51
Aston Villa have made a substitution with Fabian N. Cinetto replacing Markus Kistner .
84.55
Christian Franchi barges into Jeroen Venema. The referee brings Christian Franchi to one side and gives him a warning! Jeroen Venema carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.39
Ronnie Dodd makes a probing pass to Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto hits a low pass to Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.25
Greg King hits a low pass to Salvador Eriberto. Salvador Eriberto lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!! That's his third!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
10
2
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
26.7%
41.1%
32.2%

Scorers
Nuno Calderon 3, 44, 89
David Rego 40
Eugenio Izquierdo 85

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

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

1.Franceco Guana (GK)
7
2.Frederico Jardim (DEF)
6
3.Morgan Sussi (DEF)
6
4.Youl Zeitoun (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Marvin Britton (MID)
6
6.Martin Morales (MID)
6
7.Christian Franchi (MID)
6
8.Federico Pastine (MID)
6
9.Dean Davies (ATT)
6
10.Markus Kistner (ATT)
6
11.Cristiano Bento (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Ball (ATT)
6
13.Kevin Hollmer (MID)
0
14.Fabian N. Cinetto (ATT)
6