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Match Report

Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Manuel Ruiz de Lopera where Real Betis Balompié play Nottingham Forest in this friendly game. A crowd of 10,999 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Real Betis Balompié and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Nottingham Forest start the match!
3.19
Cesar Martins hits a low pass to Leonardo Delgado. Leonardo Delgado passes the ball forward to Albert Blanco. Albert Blanco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.01
Gilles Duberry barges into Paul Chow-Yuen. Gilles Duberry is shown the yellow card! Paul Chow-Yuen stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.29
Leonardo Delgado takes a long throw-in. Paul Chow-Yuen flicks a high pass forward to Oliver Rahn who brings the ball under control. Oliver Rahn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
8.45
Benoit Tramezzani takes it forward alone. Benoit Tramezzani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Blanco. Albert Blanco whips in a cross ball towards JŸrgen Goulooze. JŸrgen Goulooze directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
15.17
Cesar Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Delgado. Leonardo Delgado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emile Banks.
20.38
Wayne Middleton flicks a high ball forward to Jason Marsden who takes it down. Jason Marsden shoots from long range but Michael Fuchs is on top of it.
21.02
Stuart Hutchison knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Duberry. Gilles Duberry hits a low pass to Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson knocks in a cross ball towards Ronan Domi. Cesar Martins comes in with a late challenge on Ronan Domi. Ronan Domi appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
26.23
Leonardo Delgado hits a low pass to Albert Blanco. Albert Blanco whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn whips the ball goalwards with his head. Mike Sharpe manages to gather it.
27.08
Gilles Duberry threads the ball through to Jason Marsden. Jason Marsden shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.58
Paul Chow-Yuen flicks a high pass forward. Albert Blanco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albert Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards JŸrgen Goulooze. JŸrgen Goulooze connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.23
Emile Banks sees Gilles Duberry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gilles Duberry makes a beautiful solo run. Gilles Duberry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Marsden but the linesman indicates offside!
40.20
Emile Banks comes in with a late challenge on Oliver Rahn. The referee calls over Emile Banks and warns him to calm down! Oliver Rahn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.48
Benoit Tramezzani clumsily knocks into Ronan Domi. Benoit Tramezzani is shown the yellow card! Ronan Domi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Real Betis Balompié 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
Real Betis Balompié kick off the second half!
47.29
Jorge Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Duberry. Gilles Duberry flicks a high pass forward. Jason Marsden collects the pass. Jason Marsden knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson connects with a diving header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Michael Fuchs with no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
53.06
Lomano Mortensen sees Robert Thomson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robert Thomson shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
59.19
John Mann hacks Gert Nilis from behind! John Mann is shown the yellow card! Gert Nilis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.16
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Fredrik Bramble replacing Ronan Domi .
61.19
Jorge Campos makes a beautiful solo run. Jorge Campos flicks a high ball forward to Jason Marsden who takes it down. Jason Marsden sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.00
Gilles Duberry makes an attacking run forward. Gilles Duberry finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.07
Leonardo Delgado makes an attacking run forward. Leonardo Delgado whips in a cross ball towards JŸrgen Goulooze. JŸrgen Goulooze flicks the ball with his head but it is deflected wide by Stuart Hutchison.
67.23
Gert Nilis takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jason Marsden reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
71.53
Paul Chow-Yuen makes a probing pass to Oliver Rahn. Oliver Rahn shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.17
Sylvain Gascoigne sees space and advances. Sylvain Gascoigne skips past Cesar Martins! Sylvain Gascoigne cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball ricochets off Romero P. Molina and flashes wide of the far post.
76.08
It's a corner kick. Gilles Duberry loops the ball over to the far post. Albert Blanco gets to the ball and clears it up field.
77.50
John Mann changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. John Mann runs straight at the defence! John Mann shows great control and tries a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
78.23
Romero P. Molina hacks Robert Thomson from behind! Romero P. Molina is shown the yellow card! Robert Thomson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.26
Fredrik Bramble catches Cesar Martins on the ankles. Fredrik Bramble is given a warning by the referee! Cesar Martins stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.24
John Mann threads a neat ball through to Jason Marsden. Jason Marsden knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Thomson. Robert Thomson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
85.24
Paul Chow-Yuen sees JŸrgen Goulooze in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. JŸrgen Goulooze makes a probing pass to Albert Blanco but he's offside!
87.38
Gilles Duberry hacks Leonardo Delgado from behind! The referee calls over Gilles Duberry and warns him to calm down! Leonardo Delgado runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 5
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 49.2957746478873 vs 50.7042253521127
Play Area
Home team third: 29.58%, Midfield: 45.07%, Away team third: 25.35%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to JŸrgen Goulooze of Real Betis Balompié

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
6
4. Cesar Martins (DEF)
6
5. Daniel Suarez (DEF)
6
7
8. Gert Nilis (MID)
6
10. Oliver Rahn (ATT)
6
11. Albert Blanco (ATT)
8

12. Tomek Iwan (DEF)
0
0

1. Mike Sharpe (GK)
6
2. Emile Banks (DEF)
6
3. Jorge Campos (DEF)
7
6
7
9. Jason Marsden (ATT)
8
10. Ronan Domi (ATT)
6
11. Robert Thomson (ATT)
8

12. Damien Galli (DEF)
0
13. John Mann (DEF)
6
14. Fredrik Bramble (DEF)
5