Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Wigan Athletic. A crowd of 20,981 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Nottingham Forest and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Nottingham Forest and Wigan Athletic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Nottingham Forest kick off and get the match underway!
2.51
0-0Tom Jurion kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Newby. Mark Newby kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson plays a perfect one-two with Niklas Rosengren and rushes in on goal... Warren Richardson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.35
João Miguel Denilson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Yobou. Max Yobou goes all the way! Max Yobou shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.45
0-0Ralph Rogers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mariano Mora. Mariano Mora flicks the ball to his team mate, Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to George Urzica who gathers it comfortably.
15.12
José Anaya passes the ball forward to Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
18.34
Daniel Lidstrom knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Matteo Di Salvatore. Gian Matteo Di Salvatore makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Yobou. Max Yobou goes all the way! Max Yobou takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
20.10
Hayder Risco controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Davidson. Garry Davidson passes the ball forward to Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs goes all the way! Javier Suggs rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.53
0-0Garry Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Max Yobou. Max Yobou passes the ball forward but Javier Suggs is offside!
26.05
Bruno Caniggia flicks the ball to his team mate, Mariano Mora. Mariano Mora takes it forward alone. Mariano Mora kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Richardson but the referee indicates it's offside!
30.27
0-1Gian Matteo Di Salvatore makes a beautiful solo run. Gian Matteo Di Salvatore knocks the ball forward to Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland shoots from just inside the box. Gunnar Håland scores for Wigan Athletic!!
33.08
Bruno Caniggia threads the ball through to José Anaya. José Anaya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
34.38
0-1João Miguel Denilson sees a break and surges forward. João Miguel Denilson goes all the way! João Miguel Denilson takes a shot at goal. Mohammed Dugbatey easily smothers it.
39.56
José Anaya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren goes all the way! Niklas Rosengren rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but George Urzica easily smothers it!
45.00
Garry Davidson knocks the ball forward to Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland goes all the way! Gunnar Håland rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Mohammed Dugbatey easily smothers it!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Wigan Athletic kicking off!
53.28
José Anaya decides to run forward with the ball. José Anaya knocks the ball forward to Warren Richardson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.37
Mast H. Kanu threads the ball through to Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.29
Mark Newby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza goes all the way! Gianni Mendoza shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but George Urzica manages to gather it comfortably.
65.53
Mast H. Kanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.16
0-1Garry Davidson catches Ralph Rogers on the ankles. Garry Davidson is shown the yellow card! Ralph Rogers runs off the knock.
71.49
Tomislav Boksic clumsily knocks into Warren Richardson. Tomislav Boksic is shown the yellow card! Warren Richardson stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.55
Gian Matteo Di Salvatore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Mohammed Dugbatey!
77.55
João Miguel Denilson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Max Yobou. Max Yobou plays a perfect one-two with Gunnar Håland and rushes in on goal... Max Yobou shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.23
Hayder Risco deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Davidson. Garry Davidson makes a probing pass to Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs passes the ball forward but Max Yobou is offside!
79.54
Mark Newby makes a simple pass to Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza goes all the way! Gianni Mendoza shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.28
Mariano Mora controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Richardson. Warren Richardson shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
83.21
Bruno Caniggia passes the ball forward to Mariano Mora. Mariano Mora knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianni Mendoza. Gianni Mendoza knocks in a cross ball towards Niklas Rosengren. Niklas Rosengren heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
84.50
Garry Davidson flicks the ball to his team mate, Gunnar Håland. Gunnar Håland shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
89.05
Gian Matteo Di Salvatore passes the ball forward to Javier Suggs. Javier Suggs lofts in a cross ball towards Max Yobou. Max Yobou heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
25.8%
44.9%
29.2%
Scorers
| Gunnar Håland 30 Max Yobou 89 |