Match Report


Leeds UnitedLeeds United     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Udom CertifiedUdom Certified Hexi Lee Hexi Lee
Arthur JacksonA. Jackson70
G
1
G
64Isaiah WalshI. Walsh
Lomano FletcherL. Fletcher67
D
2
D
56Ledley CoppingL. Copping
Scott SherwoodS. Sherwood68
D
3
D
63Albert MolownyA. Molowny
John ShawJ. Shaw73
D
4
D
57Michael JamesM. James
Luke MarshallL. Marshall78
M
captain5
M
60Titus LeeT. Lee
Jean-Paul Van EdeJ. Van Ede75
M
6
M
61Paul HigginbothamP. Higginbotham
Ricardo ValdanoR. Valdano65
M
7
M
67Richard KanouteR. Kanoute
Malte ZieglerM. Ziegler73
M
8
M
46Jamie MillsJ. Mills
Juan Bautista PazJ. Paz67
A
9
A
65Ian CooperI. Cooper
Henry MyersH. Myers68
A
10captain
A
69Marvin HackworthM. Hackworth
Stan MercerS. Mercer70
A
11
A
62David ShearerD. Shearer
 
Oscar GutierrezO. Gutierrez62
D
12
G
45Ivan NevilleI. Neville
Nuno FernandesN. Fernandes63
M
13
M
57Anthony HeskeyA. Heskey
Jacques CasanovaJ. Casanova63
A
14
A
61Antonio FernandesA. Fernandes

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 12,928 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Leeds United and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Emile King.


0.00
Nottingham Forest kick off!
6.47
Jamie Mills darts forward. Jamie Mills threads a neat ball through to Marvin Hackworth. Marvin Hackworth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Shaw.
8.27
Ricardo Valdano sees Henry Myers in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Henry Myers knocks in a cross ball towards Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.31
John Shaw chips the ball to his team mate, Lomano Fletcher. Lomano Fletcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Valdano. Ricardo Valdano whips in a cross ball towards Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Isaiah Walsh. What a great pair of hands!
16.09
Jean-Paul Van Ede knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Valdano. Ricardo Valdano plays a scrappy one-two with Luke Marshall and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ricardo Valdano strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.35
Michael James flicks a high pass forward to Richard Kanoute who brings the ball under control. Richard Kanoute flicks a high pass forward to Marvin Hackworth who brings the ball under control. Marvin Hackworth shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Arthur Jackson!
21.34
Juan Bautista Paz hacks Ledley Copping from behind! The referee brings Juan Bautista Paz to one side and gives him a warning! Ledley Copping hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.00
Scott Sherwood flicks a high pass forward. John Shaw holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Shaw takes it forward alone. John Shaw lofts in a cross ball towards Stan Mercer. Stan Mercer heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
28.54
Lomano Fletcher hacks Marvin Hackworth from behind! The referee brings Lomano Fletcher to one side and gives him a warning! Marvin Hackworth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.54
Lomano Fletcher sees space and advances. Lomano Fletcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Bautista Paz but he's offside!
38.55
Titus Lee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper knocks in a cross ball towards David Shearer. David Shearer gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it flies just wide!
40.13
Paul Higginbotham clumsily knocks into Stan Mercer. The referee brings Paul Higginbotham to one side and gives him a warning! Stan Mercer stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.05
Richard Kanoute threads a neat ball through to David Shearer. David Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
45.00
Albert Molowny hacks Ricardo Valdano from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Valdano runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Leeds United kick off!
49.57
Albert Molowny comes in with a late challenge on Henry Myers. Albert Molowny is warned by the referee! Henry Myers stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.49
Marvin Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to David Shearer. David Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.22
David Shearer barges into John Shaw. The referee warns David Shearer to calm down! John Shaw hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.10
Leeds United have made a substitution with Jacques Casanova replacing Stan Mercer .
65.49
Richard Kanoute threads a neat ball through to Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards David Shearer. David Shearer beats his man to it with a header. Arthur Jackson didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
66.49
Ricardo Valdano threads a neat ball through to Jean-Paul Van Ede. Jean-Paul Van Ede knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albert Molowny.
72.57
Malte Ziegler sees Juan Bautista Paz in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan Bautista Paz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.08
Paul Higginbotham comes in with a late challenge on Jean-Paul Van Ede. The referee warns Paul Higginbotham again to calm down! Jean-Paul Van Ede runs off the knock.
78.01
Scott Sherwood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Marshall. Luke Marshall flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Valdano. Ricardo Valdano whips in a cross ball towards Malte Ziegler. Malte Ziegler outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Malte Ziegler!
81.31
Jean-Paul Van Ede passes the ball forward to Henry Myers. Henry Myers shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
89.11
Seeing a gap ahead, John Shaw picks a pass forward to Jean-Paul Van Ede. Jean-Paul Van Ede finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Leeds United are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Leeds United

Nottingham Forest
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
23.7%
40.8%
35.5%

Scorers
Juan Bautista Paz 8, 73
Malte Ziegler 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Juan Bautista Paz of Leeds United

Match Ratings
1.Arthur Jackson (GK)
7
2.Lomano Fletcher (DEF)
6
3.Scott Sherwood (DEF)
6
4.John Shaw (DEF)
8
5.Luke Marshall (MID)
6
6.Jean-Paul Van Ede (MID)
7
7.Ricardo Valdano (MID)
8
8.Malte Ziegler (MID)goal scored
8
9.Juan Bautista Paz (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Henry Myers (ATT)
6
11.Stan Mercer (ATT)
6
 
12.Oscar Gutierrez (DEF)
0
13.Nuno Fernandes (MID)
0
14.Jacques Casanova (ATT)
6

1.Isaiah Walsh (GK)
6
2.Ledley Copping (DEF)
6
3.Albert Molowny (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Michael James (DEF)
6
5.Titus Lee (MID)
6
6.Paul Higginbotham (MID)
5
7.Richard Kanoute (MID)
6
8.Jamie Mills (MID)
6
9.Ian Cooper (ATT)
6
10.Marvin Hackworth (ATT)
6
11.David Shearer (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Neville (GK)
0
13.Anthony Heskey (MID)
0
14.Antonio Fernandes (ATT)
0