Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     CittadellaCittadella
Hexi LeeHexi Lee Computer Player Computer Player
Duncan NewbyD. Newby63
G
1
G
70Cesare AgliardiC. Agliardi
Damien BridgesD. Bridges56
D
2
D
70Guillaume TrivinoG. Trivino
Albert ButraguenoA. Butragueno64
D
3
D
69Gianluigi AmorosoG. Amoroso
Ledley CoppingL. Copping59
D
4
D
67Ciro MuzziC. Muzzi
Warren HoweyW. Howey60
D
5
D
66Mario AgliettiM. Aglietti
Anthony HeskeyA. Heskey60
M
6captain
M
73Wladimiro MaldiniW. Maldini
Paul HigginbothamP. Higginbotham64
M
7
M
61Malte KohlerM. Kohler
Torsten KoschmiederT. Koschmieder64
M
8
M
59Martin IglesiasM. Iglesias
Paulo JesusP. Jesus63
A
9
M
56Flavio BellucciF. Bellucci
David ShearerD. Shearer68
A
captain10
A
65Vasco FernandesV. Fernandes
Eduardo NunezE. Nunez63
A
11
A
56Pierluigi FlorioP. Florio
 
Isaiah WalshI. Walsh66
G
12
D
62Julian GallagherJ. Gallagher
Richard KanouteR. Kanoute67
M
13
G
60Jean-Philippe BiancalaniJ. Biancalani
Ian CooperI. Cooper67
A
14
D
59Fabiano MacellariF. Macellari

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play Cittadella in this friendly game. A crowd of 11,966 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cittadella appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Cittadella start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.10
Malte Kohler knocks the ball forward to Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pierluigi Florio but the linesman indicates offside!
6.58
Malte Kohler receives the ball from a throw-in from Wladimiro Maldini. Malte Kohler flicks a high pass forward. Pierluigi Florio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pierluigi Florio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Albert Butragueno.
8.54
Paul Higginbotham changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paul Higginbotham tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
9.29
Damien Bridges flicks a high ball forward to Paul Higginbotham who takes it down. Paul Higginbotham passes the ball forward to Paulo Jesus. Paulo Jesus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Nunez but the linesman indicates offside!
12.11
Albert Butragueno sees a break and surges forward. Albert Butragueno hits a low pass to Eduardo Nunez. Eduardo Nunez edges inside the box! Eduardo Nunez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Flavio Bellucci.
18.36
Malte Kohler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pierluigi Florio. Pierluigi Florio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damien Bridges.
22.58
Malte Kohler threads a neat ball through to Wladimiro Maldini. Wladimiro Maldini hits a low pass to Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.07
Wladimiro Maldini flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.53
Anthony Heskey darts forward. Anthony Heskey advances inside the box! Some superb footwork from Anthony Heskey provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
30.45
Gianluigi Amoroso knocks the ball to his team mate, Ciro Muzzi. Ciro Muzzi flicks a high pass forward. Malte Kohler controls it well on his chest. Malte Kohler shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
32.01
Wladimiro Maldini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes knocks in a cross ball towards Pierluigi Florio. With a superhuman jump, Pierluigi Florio connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just off target!
39.51
Paul Higginbotham flicks a high ball forward to David Shearer who takes it down. David Shearer plays a scrappy one-two with Paulo Jesus and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Shearer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Cesare Agliardi. Excellent save.
44.17
Paul Higginbotham flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Jesus. Paulo Jesus flicks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Koschmieder. Gianluigi Amoroso barges into Torsten Koschmieder. Penalty not given!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off!
51.26
Flavio Bellucci knocks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
53.28
Damien Bridges barges into Vasco Fernandes. The referee warns Damien Bridges to calm down! Vasco Fernandes stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.28
Free kick to Cittadella just outside the area...
56.39
Malte Kohler steps up and flicks the ball over the wall. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.20
Albert Butragueno brings the ball forward. Albert Butragueno threads a neat ball through to Paulo Jesus. Paulo Jesus makes a probing pass between the defence to David Shearer. David Shearer rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.34
Paul Higginbotham threads a neat ball through to Torsten Koschmieder. Torsten Koschmieder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Jesus. Paulo Jesus shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
67.26
Albert Butragueno hits a low pass to Anthony Heskey. Anthony Heskey passes the ball forward to Eduardo Nunez. Eduardo Nunez tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
69.06
Paul Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Anthony Heskey. Anthony Heskey makes a great pass forward. David Shearer runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
87.36
Ciro Muzzi advances with the ball. Ciro Muzzi threads a neat ball through to Vasco Fernandes. Vasco Fernandes skips past Paul Higginbotham! Vasco Fernandes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.46
Warren Howey makes a simple pass to Torsten Koschmieder. Torsten Koschmieder threads the ball through to Paulo Jesus. Paulo Jesus knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Iglesias.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Cittadella
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
30.5%
47.6%
22%

Scorers
Malte Kohler 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Albert Butragueno of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings