Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 17,061 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off the first half!
2.14
0-0Youl Ramond passes the ball forward to Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.17
0-0Mark Newby threads the ball through to Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza plays a perfect one-two with Warren Richardson and rushes in on goal... Gianni Mendoza tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
4.07
0-0Nottingham Forest are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Aston Villa's defence.
8.32
Billy Eadie makes a probing pass to Youl Ramond. Youl Ramond chips the ball to his team mate, Seb Michel. Seb Michel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ralph Rogers.
18.48
0-0Ralph Rogers passes the ball forward to Mast H. Kanu. Mast H. Kanu chips the ball to his team mate, Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren lofts in a cross ball towards Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Stuart Gemmill!
20.18
Emile Ward threads the ball through to Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.42
Pascal Breitner knocks the ball forward to Youl Ramond. Youl Ramond passes the ball forward to Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tom Jurion.
33.32
Tom Jurion flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Newby. Mark Newby makes a probing pass to Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Stuart Gemmill is on top of it.
36.41
0-0Craig Cope barges into Niklas Rosengren. The referee calls over Craig Cope and shows him a yellow card! Niklas Rosengren runs off the knock.
45.00
José Anaya threads the ball through to Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
49.07
0-0Emile Ward makes a simple pass to Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Marcos but the referee indicates it's offside!
51.11
Mark Newby knocks the ball to his team mate, Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren plays a perfect one-two with Warren Richardson and rushes in on goal... Niklas Rosengren shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
59.54
Marek Lubanski kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Hansen. Craig Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.29
Billy Eadie knocks the ball forward to Emile Ward. Emile Ward knocks the ball forward to Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
71.10
1-0Ralph Rogers flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Newby. Mark Newby brings the ball forward. Mark Newby threads the ball through to Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.40
Tom Jurion passes the ball forward to Mark Newby. Mark Newby flicks the ball to his team mate, Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren makes a probing pass to Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.38
José Anaya knocks the ball to his team mate, Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson passes the ball forward to Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gianni Mendoza!
81.22
Marek Lubanski threads the ball through to Emile Ward. Emile Ward makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ralph Rogers.
83.34
Pascal Breitner sees a break and surges forward. Pascal Breitner makes a probing pass to Seb Michel. Seb Michel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Mohammed Dugbatey!
85.04
Youl Ramond surges forward with the ball. Youl Ramond whips in a cross ball towards Seb Michel. Seb Michel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Mohammed Dugbatey manages to keep it out.
89.54
Emile Ward flicks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Fletcher. Ralph Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mohammed Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
26.7%
45.3%
28%
Scorers