Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Dickinson | Kevin Dickinson | manager | Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | |||||||||||||||||
| Oscar Pastor | O. Pastor |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Gonzalo Rivera | G. Rivera | |||||||||
| Paolo Stroeve | P. Stroeve |  | 41 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Danny Lockley | D. Lockley | |||||||||
| Alexander Döring | A. Döring |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Leonardo Leon | L. Leon | |||||||||
| Ian Stone | I. Stone | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Les Higginbotham | L. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Morris Walker | M. Walker | | 60 | M | | 5 | | M | 61 | | Sol Duberry | S. Duberry | |||||||||
| Ian Blake | I. Blake | | 63 | A | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Genta Watanabe | G. Watanabe | |||||||||
| Eduardo Rosario | E. Rosario |  | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Ivan Shaw | I. Shaw | |||||||||
| Diego Di Michele | D. Di Michele |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Syd Oakes | S. Oakes | |||||||||
| Craig Patterson | C. Patterson | | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 |  | Marcel Liechti | M. Liechti | |||||||||
| Marco Cesaretti | M. Cesaretti | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 42 | | Jon Shaw | J. Shaw | |||||||||
| Martim Cavalcante | M. Cavalcante |  | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Shaun Beattie | S. Beattie | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Veeniti TV |
Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 9,030 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Nottingham Forest and Blackburn Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers kick off the first half!
3.57
0-0Ian Blake passes the ball forward to Martim Cavalcante. Martim Cavalcante knocks the ball forward to Marco Cesaretti but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
4.27
0-0Diego Di Michele decides to run forward with the ball. Diego Di Michele whips in a cross ball towards Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.33
0-0Eduardo Rosario chips the ball to his team mate, Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gonzalo Rivera who gathers it comfortably.
14.30
Diego Di Michele knocks the ball to his team mate, Martim Cavalcante. Martim Cavalcante lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
15.04
0-0Leonardo Leon chips the ball to his team mate, Genta Watanabe. Genta Watanabe passes the ball forward to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti plays a perfect one-two with Shaun Beattie and rushes in on goal... Marcel Liechti shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Oscar Pastor is on top of it.
16.19
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
20.25
Syd Oakes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti knocks the ball forward to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.29
0-1Danny Lockley chips the ball to his team mate, Genta Watanabe. Genta Watanabe makes a probing pass to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Shaun Beattie!
30.24
Danny Lockley knocks the ball to his team mate, Genta Watanabe. Genta Watanabe passes the ball forward to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Oscar Pastor easily smothers it!
38.25
Alexander Döring makes a simple pass to Eduardo Rosario. Eduardo Rosario makes a simple pass to Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off the second half!
47.33
Eduardo Rosario makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson goes all the way! Craig Patterson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.00
0-1Ian Stone hacks Marcel Liechti from behind! The referee calls over Ian Stone and warns him to calm down! Marcel Liechti runs off the knock.
57.35
Alexander Döring threads the ball through to Diego Di Michele. Diego Di Michele controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
67.13
Genta Watanabe sees a break and surges forward. Genta Watanabe kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.46
Ian Blake kicks a strong pass forward to Martim Cavalcante. Martim Cavalcante passes the ball forward to Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
75.12
1-1Paolo Stroeve clumsily knocks into Marcel Liechti. The referee calls over Paolo Stroeve and warns him to calm down! Marcel Liechti gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.51
Alexander Döring takes it forward alone. Alexander Döring deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martim Cavalcante. Martim Cavalcante cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Gonzalo Rivera manages to gather it comfortably.
78.42
Shaun Beattie hacks Ian Stone from behind! The referee calls over Shaun Beattie and warns him to calm down! Ian Stone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.42
Sol Duberry kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Oscar Pastor.
83.07
Les Higginbotham lofts the ball long. Jon Shaw knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Oscar Pastor.
85.24
Ivan Shaw makes a simple pass to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Shaw. Jon Shaw cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.42
Eduardo Rosario decides to run forward with the ball. Eduardo Rosario lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti heads the ball goalwards but Gonzalo Rivera is on top of it.
90.00
Ivan Shaw knocks the ball forward to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie flicks the ball to his team mate, Jon Shaw. Jon Shaw takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Marco Cesaretti 57 | Shaun Beattie 26 Jon Shaw 85 |