Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Edward ClarkeE. Clarke48
G
1
G
44Alexander BrownA. Brown
Tony KirklandT. Kirkland43
D
2
D
53Gary VassellG. Vassell
Edward WrightE. Wright41
D
3
D
45Matthew CarltonM. Carlton
Ashley EdghillA. Edghill40
D
4
D
44Emile GerrardE. Gerrard
Graeme CarterG. Carter38
D
5
D
37Ghislain BonisselG. Bonissel
Paul BrambleP. Bramble52
M
6
M
62Ray CarparelliR. Carparelli
David BarryD. Barry50
M
7
M
59James BartonJ. Barton
Harvey MiddletonH. Middleton43
M
captain8
M
51David CoppingD. Copping
Trevor FlintlockT. Flintlock57
A
9
M
40Ronnie PetersR. Peters
Jason BrittonJ. Britton53
A
10captain
M
40Carlos RibeiroC. Ribeiro
Shaun WetherallS. Wetherall41
A
11
A
52Alexander MurrayA. Murray
 
Damien MannD. Mann42
M
12
A
51Ian VassellI. Vassell
Trevor Le SauxT. Le Saux41
M
13
A
43Stuart CraddockS. Craddock
Neil MontagueN. Montague40
G
14
A
39Lee MilburnL. Milburn

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 2,539 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Neville.


0.00
Nottingham Forest start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.43
Carlos Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Murray who brings the ball under control. Alexander Murray knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edward Wright.
6.43
Ray Carparelli flicks a high ball forward to Alexander Murray who takes it down. Alexander Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.08
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
26.47
Gary Vassell flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Ribeiro who takes it down. Carlos Ribeiro takes it forward alone. Carlos Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Murray but the linesman indicates offside!
30.34
Paul Bramble plays the ball forward to Jason Britton. Jason Britton shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
33.19
Paul Bramble knocks the ball forward to Jason Britton. Jason Britton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emile Gerrard.
36.16
Paul Bramble threads a neat ball through to Shaun Wetherall. Shaun Wetherall finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
38.52
Edward Wright catches Ronnie Peters on the ankles. The referee calls over Edward Wright and shows him a yellow card! Ronnie Peters stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.47
Ronnie Peters catches Paul Bramble on the ankles. The referee calls over Ronnie Peters and shows him a yellow card! Paul Bramble runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
Ipswich Town kick off!
48.05
Paul Bramble controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Trevor Flintlock. Trevor Flintlock whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Wetherall. Shaun Wetherall connects with a diving header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
53.11
David Barry hits a low pass to Trevor Flintlock. Trevor Flintlock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Britton but the linesman indicates offside!
60.30
Nottingham Forest have made 3 substitutions with Damien Mann replacing Trevor Flintlock, Trevor Le Saux replacing Jason Britton and Neil Montague replacing Shaun Wetherall .
61.35
David Barry hacks James Barton from behind! The referee calls over David Barry and shows him a yellow card! James Barton runs off the knock.
77.16
Ipswich Town have made a substitution with Ian Vassell replacing Carlos Ribeiro .
79.27
Ian Vassell brings the ball forward. Ian Vassell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.33
James Barton threads a neat ball through to Alexander Murray. Alexander Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.31
James Barton hacks Harvey Middleton from behind! The referee calls over James Barton and shows him a yellow card! Harvey Middleton runs off the knock.
87.10
Ronnie Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Murray. Alexander Murray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edward Clarke who gathers it comfortably.
89.30
James Barton clumsily knocks into Harvey Middleton. The referee calls over James Barton and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Harvey Middleton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Ipswich Town
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
48.4%
51.6%
Play Area
25.8%
54.8%
19.4%

Scorers
Shaun Wetherall 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Wetherall of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Edward Clarke (GK)
6
2.Tony Kirkland (DEF)
6
3.Edward Wright (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Ashley Edghill (DEF)
6
5.Graeme Carter (DEF)
6
6.Paul Bramble (MID)
7
7.David Barry (MID)yellow card
5
8.Harvey Middleton (MID)
6
9.Trevor Flintlock (ATT)
6
10.Jason Britton (ATT)
6
11.Shaun Wetherall (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Damien Mann (MID)
6
13.Trevor Le Saux (MID)
6
14.Neil Montague (GK)
6

1.Alexander Brown (GK)
6
2.Gary Vassell (DEF)
6
3.Matthew Carlton (DEF)
6
4.Emile Gerrard (DEF)
6
5.Ghislain Bonissel (DEF)
6
6.Ray Carparelli (MID)
6
7.James Barton (MID)red card
3
8.David Copping (MID)
6
9.Ronnie Peters (MID)yellow card
6
10.Carlos Ribeiro (MID)
6
11.Alexander Murray (ATT)
6
 
12.Ian Vassell (ATT)
6
13.Stuart Craddock (ATT)
0
14.Lee Milburn (ATT)
0