Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Charlton Athletic | Charlton Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vinicio E. Statuto | V. Statuto |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 |  | Matthew Merson | M. Merson | |||||||||
| Titus Riggott | T. Riggott | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Greg Best | G. Best | |||||||||
| Marcello Brioschi | M. Brioschi | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Robbie Moore | R. Moore | |||||||||
| J-David Martin | J. Martin |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Trevor Fox | T. Fox | |||||||||
| Emmanuel Babayaro | E. Babayaro |  | 69 | M | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Paolo Bishop | P. Bishop | |||||||||
| Gonçalo Maldonado | G. Maldonado |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 53 |  | Alex James | A. James | |||||||||
| Muzzy Ayaz | M. Ayaz |  | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | David Unsworth | D. Unsworth | |||||||||
| Eben Edusei | E. Edusei |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | John Smith | J. Smith | |||||||||
| Yuri Kanchelskis | Y. Kanchelskis |  | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 51 | | Carlton Howey | C. Howey | |||||||||
| Kieron Venus | K. Venus | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Max Moffat | M. Moffat | |||||||||
| John Neville | J. Neville | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Steve Huckerby | S. Huckerby | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 4,791 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Charlton Athletic get the match underway!
9.02
1-0Titus Riggott knocks the ball forward to Gonçalo Maldonado. Gonçalo Maldonado makes a simple pass to Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis lofts in a cross ball towards Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.03
1-0Titus Riggott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emmanuel Babayaro. Emmanuel Babayaro chips the ball to his team mate, Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus whips in a cross ball towards John Neville. John Neville is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.58
1-0Gonçalo Maldonado chips the ball to his team mate, John Neville. John Neville knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.13
Trevor Fox makes a probing pass to Alex James. Alex James makes a simple pass to Steve Huckerby. Steve Huckerby shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.40
1-0John Smith catches Emmanuel Babayaro on the ankles. The referee calls over John Smith and warns him to calm down! Emmanuel Babayaro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.44
Muzzy Ayaz makes a probing pass to John Neville. John Neville knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paolo Bishop.
36.56
Gonçalo Maldonado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.35
1-0Charlton Athletic are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
48.53
Gonçalo Maldonado threads the ball through to Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus whips in a cross ball towards Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Matthew Merson had no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
55.36
David Unsworth kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Howey. Carlton Howey sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.12
Gonçalo Maldonado threads the ball through to John Neville. John Neville knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.44
Alex James sees space and advances. Alex James lofts in a cross ball towards Max Moffat. Max Moffat is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
69.33
Muzzy Ayaz passes the ball forward to John Neville. John Neville tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.56
David Unsworth makes a probing pass to Max Moffat. Max Moffat tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.46
Emmanuel Babayaro makes a probing pass to John Neville. John Neville lofts in a cross ball towards Kieron Venus. Kieron Venus is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.21
3-0Titus Riggott chips the ball to his team mate, Gonçalo Maldonado. Gonçalo Maldonado knocks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Kanchelskis. Yuri Kanchelskis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kieron Venus but the linesman indicates offside!
83.23
3-0Alex James kicks a strong pass forward to Max Moffat. Max Moffat tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Vinicio E. Statuto manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
23%
44.6%
32.4%
Scorers
| Kieron Venus 9, 73 Yuri Kanchelskis 49 |