Match Report


WatfordWatford     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Stuart LongworthStuart Longworth Noel Henry Noel Henry
Ali ChippoA. Chippo83
G
captain1
G
73Marvin LumsdonM. Lumsdon
Elena DelgadoE. Delgado74
D
2
D
72Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema
Tony BakkerT. Bakker79
D
3
D
70Ronnie DoddR. Dodd
Salvatore StanicS. Stanic86
D
4
D
72Eddie TilerE. Tiler
Neil HughesN. Hughes76
M
5
D
75Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau
Graham JoachimG. Joachim86
M
6
M
76Greg KingG. King
Titus ColeT. Cole86
M
7
M
75Nuno AlvesN. Alves
Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho83
M
8
M
82Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro
João Pedro JulinhoJ. Julinho85
A
9
A
74Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo
Romero P. ZamoraR. Zamora89
A
10
A
73Nuno CalderonN. Calderon
Hugo José MariH. José Mari76
A
11captain
A
71David RegoD. Rego
 
Tim GalliT. Galli69
D
12
M
75Salvador EribertoS. Eriberto
Jerome CobosJ. Cobos73
M
13
D
72Darl De VetD. De Vet
Martin InceM. Ince71
A
14
M
71Darren MikeD. Mike

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


0.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the match underway!
2.55
Tony Bakker sees space and advances. Tony Bakker flicks a high ball forward to Graham Joachim who takes it down. Graham Joachim shoots from 20 yards. Wonderful reactions from Marvin Lumsdon keeps it out!
9.14
Greg King chips the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves makes a looping header on goal. Ali Chippo gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
12.26
Eugenio Izquierdo passes the ball forward to David Rego. David Rego knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.40
Salvatore Stanic makes a simple pass to Titus Cole. Titus Cole makes an attacking run forward. Titus Cole shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
16.22
Neil Hughes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari makes a looping header on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.11
Graham Joachim makes a simple pass to João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho shoots from distance. Good keeping from Marvin Lumsdon as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
19.42
Graham Joachim takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari flicks the ball across the goal. Eugenio Izquierdo reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
20.38
João Pedro Julinho hacks Jeroen Venema from behind! The referee calls over João Pedro Julinho and shows him a yellow card! Jeroen Venema stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.19
Graham Joachim flicks a high pass forward. Romero P. Zamora holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romero P. Zamora kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo José Mari but the referee indicates it's offside!
27.53
Hugo José Mari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romero P. Zamora. Romero P. Zamora threads the ball through to Hugo José Mari but he's offside!
28.31
Eddie Tiler takes it forward alone. Eddie Tiler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo makes a deft header. Solid save from Ali Chippo. What a great pair of hands!
32.24
Johan Deloumeau knocks the ball forward to Greg King. Showing composure, Greg King plays the ball forward to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Elena Delgado.
34.19
Samuel Ribeiro comes in with a late challenge on Neil Hughes. Samuel Ribeiro is shown the yellow card! Neil Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.48
Titus Cole threads a neat ball through to Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Watford kick off and get the second half underway!
47.48
Titus Cole threads a neat ball through to Neil Hughes. Neil Hughes hits a low pass to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.40
With some swift thinking, Titus Cole plays the ball forward to Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim plays a scrappy one-two with Hugo José Mari and stumbles forward towards the goal... Graham Joachim shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Marvin Lumsdon. What a great pair of hands!
53.28
Elena Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Titus Cole controls it well on his chest. Titus Cole sees Romero P. Zamora just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Romero P. Zamora cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Marvin Lumsdon is on top of it.
57.18
Seeing a gap ahead, David Rego laces a weighted ball forward to Greg King. Greg King knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.36
Watford have made a substitution with Jerome Cobos replacing Neil Hughes .
63.33
Titus Cole barges into Nuno Alves. The referee warns Titus Cole to calm down! Nuno Alves gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.45
Pedro Moutinho barges into Greg King. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Greg King stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.26
Greg King deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego makes a deft header but it's well over the bar!
75.39
Jerome Cobos advances with the ball. Jerome Cobos knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo José Mari. Hugo José Mari directs the ball goalwards with his head. Marvin Lumsdon is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
83.55
Ronnie Dodd threads a neat ball through to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Nuno Calderon. Nuno Calderon makes a probing pass to Samuel Ribeiro but he's offside!
85.57
Hugo José Mari hacks Ronnie Dodd from behind! The referee calls over Hugo José Mari and shows him a yellow card! Ronnie Dodd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.04
Pedro Moutinho knocks the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho knocks the ball forward to Hugo José Mari but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
89.40
Elena Delgado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Joachim. Graham Joachim knocks the ball to his team mate, João Pedro Julinho. João Pedro Julinho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jeroen Venema.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Watford

Nottingham Forest
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
20.3%
45.9%
33.8%

Scorers
Graham Joachim 47
Hugo José Mari 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graham Joachim of Watford

Match Ratings
1.Ali Chippo (GK)
6
2.Elena Delgado (DEF)
6
3.Tony Bakker (DEF)
6
4.Salvatore Stanic (DEF)
6
5.Neil Hughes (MID)
7
6.Graham Joachim (MID)goal scored
9
7.Titus Cole (MID)
7
8.Pedro Moutinho (MID)yellow card
5
9.João Pedro Julinho (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Romero P. Zamora (ATT)
6
11.Hugo José Mari (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Tim Galli (DEF)
0
13.Jerome Cobos (MID)
7
14.Martin Ince (ATT)
0

1.Marvin Lumsdon (GK)
7
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Ronnie Dodd (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Tiler (DEF)
7
5.Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
6
6.Greg King (MID)
6
7.Nuno Alves (MID)
7
8.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)yellow card
5
9.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
7
10.Nuno Calderon (ATT)
6
11.David Rego (ATT)
6
 
12.Salvador Eriberto (MID)
0
13.Darl De Vet (DEF)
0
14.Darren Mike (MID)
0