Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Lincoln City | Lincoln City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wes Craddock | W. Craddock |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Marc Ehiogu | M. Ehiogu | |||||||||
| Umberto Iaquinta | U. Iaquinta |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Morris Wright | M. Wright | |||||||||
| Mike Carter | M. Carter | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 |  | Rainer Jung | R. Jung | |||||||||
| Carl George | C. George | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Emile Sharpe | E. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Daniel Maddison | D. Maddison | | 67 | M | | 5 | | D | 40 | | Neil Murrin | N. Murrin | |||||||||
| Francis Lawrence | F. Lawrence | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | John Sheringham | J. Sheringham | |||||||||
| Darren Stone | D. Stone | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Eddie Bridges | E. Bridges | |||||||||
| Gilles Myers | G. Myers | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Max Gascoigne | M. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Nicky Chadwick | N. Chadwick | | 46 | M | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Bill Fletcher | B. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Liam Hurst | L. Hurst | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Michael Copping | M. Copping | |||||||||
| Frank Boyd | F. Boyd | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Alun Grant | A. Grant | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Lincoln City. A crowd of 4,519 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Lincoln City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Lincoln City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Nottingham Forest start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.14
0-0Emile Sharpe makes a probing pass to John Sheringham. John Sheringham knocks the ball to his team mate, Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Umberto Iaquinta.
8.14
0-0Darren Stone makes a simple pass to Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd goes all the way! Frank Boyd shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
9.16
Gilles Myers kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.07
0-0Eddie Bridges passes the ball forward to Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher plays a perfect one-two with Alun Grant and rushes in on goal... Bill Fletcher cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Wes Craddock easily smothers it.
14.12
Daniel Maddison kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Marc Ehiogu!
15.30
0-0Max Gascoigne barges into Francis Lawrence. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francis Lawrence gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
21.02
Umberto Iaquinta takes it forward alone. Umberto Iaquinta threads the ball through to Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Marc Ehiogu easily smothers it.
24.40
0-1Max Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Copping. Michael Copping whips in a cross ball towards Alun Grant. Alun Grant flicks the ball with his head. Wes Craddock is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
28.23
0-1Nicky Chadwick comes in with a late challenge on John Sheringham. The referee calls over Nicky Chadwick and shows him a yellow card! John Sheringham runs off the knock.
30.37
0-1Nicky Chadwick makes a simple pass to Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst threads the ball through to Frank Boyd but he's offside!
32.06
Mike Carter chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Stone. Darren Stone threads the ball through to Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.33
Darren Stone kicks a strong pass forward to Frank Boyd. Frank Boyd plays a perfect one-two with Liam Hurst and rushes in on goal... Frank Boyd shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.21
Emile Sharpe knocks the ball forward to Eddie Bridges. Eddie Bridges sees a break and surges forward. Eddie Bridges whips in a cross ball towards Alun Grant. Alun Grant connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Wes Craddock easily picks it out of the air!
44.21
Rainer Jung makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Gascoigne. Max Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Grant. Alun Grant shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Lincoln City kick off!
47.42
Gilles Myers comes in with a late challenge on John Sheringham. Gilles Myers is given a warning by the referee! John Sheringham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.30
Rainer Jung flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Bridges. Eddie Bridges deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Copping. Michael Copping lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
65.35
Gilles Myers chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst goes all the way! Liam Hurst takes a shot at goal. Liam Hurst scores for Nottingham Forest!!
72.03
John Sheringham passes the ball forward to Michael Copping. Michael Copping knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Umberto Iaquinta.
75.22
Emile Sharpe sees space and advances. Emile Sharpe chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Copping. Michael Copping knocks in a cross ball towards Bill Fletcher. Bill Fletcher flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
78.53
Daniel Maddison flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Hurst. Liam Hurst finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
83.29
Francis Lawrence brings the ball forward. Francis Lawrence shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.04
Eddie Bridges makes a simple pass to Michael Copping. Michael Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.3%
36.7%
Play Area
26.6%
43%
30.4%
Scorers
| Liam Hurst 65 | Alun Grant 24 Bill Fletcher 53 |