Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Swindon Town | Swindon Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Dickinson | Kevin Dickinson | manager | Richard Hinton | Richard Hinton | |||||||||||||||||
| Oscar Pastor | O. Pastor |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Reinier De Vogt | R. De Vogt | |||||||||
| Ian Stone | I. Stone |  | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 |  | Jesse White | J. White | |||||||||
| Kevin Dickov | K. Dickov |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Gabriel Soria | G. Soria | |||||||||
| Stefan Littbarski | S. Littbarski |  | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 |  | Mourad Bencherif | M. Bencherif | |||||||||
| Pim Corstanje | P. Corstanje | | 59 | M | | 5 | | D | 64 |  | Alpay Türkyilmaz | A. Türkyilmaz | |||||||||
| Daniel Pina | D. Pina |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Rúben Fernandez | R. Fernandez | |||||||||
| Eduardo Rosario | E. Rosario |  | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Frederico Campos | F. Campos | |||||||||
| Diego Di Michele | D. Di Michele |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 |  | Sebastien Maglia | S. Maglia | |||||||||
| Craig Patterson | C. Patterson | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Filipe Fonseca | F. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Martim Cavalcante | M. Cavalcante |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 |  | Augusto Le Bris | A. Le Bris | |||||||||
| Ian Blake | I. Blake | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 |  | Carlos Long | C. Long | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Swindon Town. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Swindon Town kick off!
3.01
0-0Sebastien Maglia flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Long. Carlos Long goes all the way! Carlos Long shoots from just inside the box but somehow Oscar Pastor manages to keep it out.
8.01
0-0Frederico Campos passes the ball forward to Augusto Le Bris. Augusto Le Bris whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Long. Carlos Long is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
9.40
0-0Kevin Dickov takes it forward alone. Kevin Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martim Cavalcante. Martim Cavalcante knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alpay Türkyilmaz.
10.27
Diego Di Michele deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martim Cavalcante. Martim Cavalcante knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Blake. Ian Blake is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.46
Rúben Fernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Long. Carlos Long knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ian Stone.
34.13
0-0Diego Di Michele takes it forward alone. Diego Di Michele knocks the ball forward to Ian Blake but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
36.56
Frederico Campos knocks the ball forward to Filipe Fonseca. Filipe Fonseca shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.46
Pim Corstanje controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alpay Türkyilmaz.
44.40
Gabriel Soria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rúben Fernandez. Rúben Fernandez takes it forward alone. Rúben Fernandez knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Fonseca. Filipe Fonseca is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Oscar Pastor.
45.00
0-0Diego Di Michele comes in with a late challenge on Rúben Fernandez. Diego Di Michele is warned by the referee! Rúben Fernandez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off!
53.48
Diego Di Michele knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Blake. Ian Blake goes all the way! Ian Blake shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
55.12
Diego Di Michele chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Blake. Ian Blake flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.18
Daniel Pina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martim Cavalcante. Martim Cavalcante goes all the way! Martim Cavalcante cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
63.35
Daniel Pina deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martim Cavalcante. Martim Cavalcante goes all the way! Martim Cavalcante makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Reinier De Vogt!
67.19
Kevin Dickov passes the ball forward to Eduardo Rosario. Eduardo Rosario makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Blake. Ian Blake shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.30
Eduardo Rosario makes a simple pass to Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Reinier De Vogt manages to gather it comfortably.
72.39
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
75.09
Ian Stone knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Di Michele. Diego Di Michele flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Blake. Ian Blake knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.24
Mourad Bencherif deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Campos. Frederico Campos brings the ball forward. Frederico Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Augusto Le Bris. Augusto Le Bris connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
81.53
Diego Di Michele surges forward with the ball. Diego Di Michele shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
83.47
0-0Frederico Campos barges into Daniel Pina. Frederico Campos is shown the yellow card! Daniel Pina carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.22
Rúben Fernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Fonseca. Filipe Fonseca makes a probing pass to Augusto Le Bris but he's offside!
87.02
1-0Eduardo Rosario sees space and advances. Eduardo Rosario lofts in a cross ball towards Martim Cavalcante. Martim Cavalcante is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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