Match Report
| Walsall | Walsall |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| John Townsley | John Townsley | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Gardner | J. Gardner |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Vinicio E. Statuto | V. Statuto | |||||||||
| Eddie Bowyer | E. Bowyer | | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Titus Riggott | T. Riggott | |||||||||
| John Joachim | J. Joachim | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Marcello Brioschi | M. Brioschi | |||||||||
| Kieron Keegan | K. Keegan | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | J-David Martin | J. Martin | |||||||||
| Les Seaman | L. Seaman | | 60 | M | | 5 | | M | 69 |  | Emmanuel Babayaro | E. Babayaro | |||||||||
| Melvin Morales | M. Morales |  | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Gonçalo Maldonado | G. Maldonado | |||||||||
| Sol Cort | S. Cort | | 49 | D | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Michael Bravo | M. Bravo | |||||||||
| Mark Drake | M. Drake | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Muzzy Ayaz | M. Ayaz | |||||||||
| Patrick Jacobs | P. Jacobs | | 46 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 |  | Yuri Kanchelskis | Y. Kanchelskis | |||||||||
| Florian Krankl | F. Krankl |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Kieron Venus | K. Venus | |||||||||
| Gilles Myers | G. Myers | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | John Neville | J. Neville | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Vitality Stadium where Walsall play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 4,634 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Walsall and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Walsall and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Nottingham Forest kick off!
4.12
0-0Sol Cort barges into Michael Bravo. Sol Cort is warned by the referee! Michael Bravo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
4.12
0-0Walsall are easily keeping Nottingham Forest at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
8.54
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
10.21
0-1Michael Bravo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Neville. John Neville lofts in a cross ball towards Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.33
0-1Gonçalo Maldonado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Neville. John Neville controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.56
0-1Kieron Venus clumsily knocks into Kieron Keegan. Kieron Venus is warned by the referee! Kieron Keegan runs off the knock.
20.44
Titus Riggott passes the ball forward to Emmanuel Babayaro. Emmanuel Babayaro passes the ball forward to John Neville. John Neville shoots from distance but it is miles over!
34.36
0-1J-David Martin kicks a strong pass forward to Michael Bravo. Michael Bravo kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Gardner who gathers it comfortably.
36.00
Gonçalo Maldonado barges into Mark Drake. Gonçalo Maldonado is shown the yellow card! Mark Drake gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.18
0-1Michael Bravo threads the ball through to John Neville. John Neville tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but James Gardner easily smothers it!
45.00
Gonçalo Maldonado threads the ball through to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis lofts in a cross ball towards Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by James Gardner!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Walsall kick off!
48.48
Mark Drake knocks the ball forward to Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers goes all the way! Gilles Myers shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
49.05
Eddie Bowyer powers a long ball forward. Patrick Jacobs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.25
Les Seaman kicks a strong pass forward to Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vinicio E. Statuto who gathers it comfortably.
53.03
Gonçalo Maldonado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Yuri Kanchelskis!
65.57
John Joachim catches Yuri Kanchelskis on the ankles. John Joachim is warned by the referee! Yuri Kanchelskis runs off the knock.
75.18
Gonçalo Maldonado passes the ball forward to John Neville. John Neville finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
77.07
Titus Riggott makes a simple pass to Gonçalo Maldonado. Gonçalo Maldonado knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to James Gardner who gathers it comfortably.
79.04
Emmanuel Babayaro knocks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow James Gardner manages to keep it out.
81.42
Sol Cort knocks the ball to his team mate, Florian Krankl. Florian Krankl plays a perfect one-two with Patrick Jacobs and rushes in on goal... Florian Krankl rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Florian Krankl!
85.33
Les Seaman threads the ball through to Patrick Jacobs. Patrick Jacobs plays a perfect one-two with Gilles Myers and rushes in on goal... Patrick Jacobs cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Vinicio E. Statuto manages to keep it out.
87.50
Gonçalo Maldonado makes a simple pass to Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus makes a probing pass to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by James Gardner!
89.42
Kieron Keegan threads the ball through to Les Seaman. Les Seaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Jacobs. Patrick Jacobs tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
32.5%
44.2%
23.4%
Scorers