Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Milton Keynes Dons. A crowd of 4,841 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Milton Keynes Dons appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Milton Keynes Dons appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
4.08
0-0Gonçalo Maldonado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
10.48
0-0Gonçalo Maldonado clumsily knocks into Neil Henderson. Gonçalo Maldonado is shown the yellow card! Neil Henderson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.57
0-0Stuart Davies kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Butt. Brendan Butt knocks the ball forward to Gabriele Lucenti. Gabriele Lucenti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Titus Riggott.
16.50
Nick Marshall knocks the ball forward to Graham Taylor. Graham Taylor flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriele Lucenti. Gabriele Lucenti shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
26.02
Titus Riggott knocks the ball forward to Michael Bravo. Michael Bravo flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.27
Nick Marshall knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Taylor. Graham Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Vernazza. Ross Vernazza shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
34.20
Neil Henderson makes a probing pass to Ross Vernazza. Ross Vernazza lofts in a cross ball towards Angelo Chimenti. Angelo Chimenti heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Milton Keynes Dons kick off!
49.44
Michael Bravo passes the ball forward to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.41
0-0Dion Lisbie clumsily knocks into John Neville. Dion Lisbie is given a warning by the referee! John Neville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.12
0-0Marcello Brioschi threads the ball through to Michael Bravo. Michael Bravo flicks the ball to his team mate, John Neville. John Neville shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Arno Brückner manages to gather it comfortably.
66.48
Graham Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ross Vernazza. Ross Vernazza goes all the way! Ross Vernazza cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
71.43
Gonçalo Maldonado kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.25
Brendan Butt knocks the ball forward to Ross Vernazza. Ross Vernazza whips in a cross ball towards Angelo Chimenti. Angelo Chimenti connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Vinicio E. Statuto is on top of it.
79.01
0-1Nick Marshall decides to run forward with the ball. Nick Marshall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ross Vernazza. Ross Vernazza goes all the way! Ross Vernazza shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
33.8%
44.6%
21.6%
Scorers