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Match Report

Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 4,523 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Brentford and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Pearce.


0.00
Nottingham Forest start the match!
4.35
Sol Granville sees Alexander Rankin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexander Rankin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Evans Ferreri who gathers it comfortably.
6.52
Lomano Mortensen flicks a high ball forward to Robert Thomson who takes it down. Robert Thomson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jason Marsden is offside!
22.25
Sol Granville changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sol Granville whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Rankin. Alexander Rankin makes a deft header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.23
Wayne Middleton kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronan Domi but the linesman indicates offside!
27.21
Lomano Mortensen flicks a high ball forward to Robert Thomson who takes it down. Robert Thomson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
32.16
Lomano Mortensen brings the ball forward. Lomano Mortensen plays a scrappy one-two with Ronan Domi and advances towards the goal... Lomano Mortensen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Carl Anderton.
33.27
Corner kick to Nottingham Forest. Robert Thomson plays it short to Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi flicks the ball on with his first touch. Alexander Rankin jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
39.45
Noel Davies deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Rankin. Alexander Rankin skips past Stuart Hutchison! Some silky footwork from Alexander Rankin provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
Sol Granville knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Rankin. Alexander Rankin rushes past Ronnie Hunt! Alexander Rankin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest have changed their lineup with John Mann replacing Wayne Middleton. The Nottingham Forest players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Brentford kicking off!
48.40
Noel Davies passes the ball forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Bailey. Jason Bailey runs straight at the defence! Jason Bailey rockets a shot on goal. The ball cannons off Stuart Hutchison, going out of play.
49.50
Ronnie Kitson takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Stuart Hutchison reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
51.23
Lomano Mortensen barges into John Bolton. Lomano Mortensen is given a warning by the referee! John Bolton stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.01
Noel Davies sees Nuno Sousa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nuno Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Rankin. Alexander Rankin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
55.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Ronnie Kitson plays the ball forward to Alexander Rankin. Alexander Rankin shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Evans Ferreri.
56.21
Ronnie Kitson takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Evans Ferreri scoops up the ball.
60.17
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Gilles Duberry replacing Robert Thomson .
63.07
Nwankwo Watson flicks a high pass forward to Ronnie Kitson who brings the ball under control. Ronnie Kitson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Bailey. Jason Bailey chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Rankin. Alexander Rankin cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
67.06
Stuart Hutchison chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Oliver. Steve Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Duberry collects the pass. Gilles Duberry whips in a cross ball towards Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi makes a looping header on goal but it rises well off target!
71.14
Colin Haynes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
72.38
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.21
Brentford have made 3 substitutions with Titus Todd replacing Noel Davies, Ivone Pagani replacing John Bolton and Mirko Carbone replacing Norman Fletcher .
78.24
Jorge Campos makes a probing pass to Lomano Mortensen. With some swift thinking, Lomano Mortensen plays the ball forward to Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Ronan Domi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Carl Anderton had no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
85.04
Colin Haynes flicks a high ball forward to Jason Marsden who takes it down. Jason Marsden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 63.9344262295082 vs 36.0655737704918
Play Area
Home team third: 31.15%, Midfield: 44.26%, Away team third: 24.59%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexander Rankin of Brentford

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
2. Daniel Pardo (DEF)
6
3. Noel Davies (DEF)
7
6
5. John Bolton (MID)
6
6. Sol Granville (MID)
7
7. Nuno Sousa (MID)
6
8. Ronnie Kitson (MID)
6
9. Jason Bailey (ATT)
7
9
11. Norman Fletcher (ATT)
6

12. Titus Todd (GK)
6
13. Ivone Pagani (GK)
6
14. Mirko Carbone (DEF)
6

6
3. Ronnie Hunt (DEF)
6
4. Jorge Campos (DEF)
6
5. Colin Haynes (MID)
6
6
8. Steve Oliver (MID)
6
9. Ronan Domi (ATT)
8
10. Robert Thomson (ATT)
6
11. Jason Marsden (ATT)
6

12. Damien Galli (DEF)
0
13. John Mann (DEF)
6
14. Gilles Duberry (MID)
6