Match Report


Nottingham Forest     Derby County
Will Sully Mike Sturrock
M. CourtoisG1GA. Ritchie
S. ElliottD2DS. Lefèvre
D. DefoeD3DP. Mboma
C. MurphyD4DN. Serrant
S. BarmbyD5MD. Gower
G. HernandezDcaptain6MN. Makin
F. SanchezM7captainMJ. Aloisi
T. HallM8MD. Faye
N. OliverA9AL. Rivalta
G. EadieA10AE. Andres
F. LoweA11AW. Murray
 
Y. TürkyilmazD12MN. Marr
C. AlonsoM13DS. Butt
M. BoumaA14MS. Ball

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Match Report

Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play Derby County in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest kick off!
2.21
Nigel Serrant catches Gilles Eadie on the ankles. The referee warns Nigel Serrant to calm down! Gilles Eadie runs off the knock.
3.54
Syd Barmby makes a simple pass to Trevor Hall. Trevor Hall flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Oliver controls it well on his chest. Nicky Oliver lofts in a cross ball towards Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe beats his man to it with a header but Alex Ritchie is on top of it.
4.23
Nigel Serrant flicks a high pass forward. John Aloisi controls it well on his chest. John Aloisi flicks the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Rivalta. Lamberto Rivalta whips in a cross ball towards Edmundo Andres. Edmundo Andres makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
12.36
Darius Defoe flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Hall controls it well on his chest. Trevor Hall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Alex Ritchie manages to gather it.
14.05
Darius Defoe threads the ball through to Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez knocks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nick Makin.
20.41
Pierre Mboma comes in with a late challenge on Felipe Sanchez. The referee calls over Pierre Mboma and warns him to calm down! Felipe Sanchez stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.47
Trevor Hall chips the ball to his team mate, Gilles Eadie. Gilles Eadie whips in a cross ball towards Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver connects with a diving header but is denied by Pierre Mboma. Excellent block.
34.13
Shabani Lefèvre makes a probing pass to Dean Gower. Dean Gower knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.30
With vision, Nigel Serrant laces a weighted ball forward to John Aloisi. John Aloisi kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Andres. Edmundo Andres tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Derby County start the second half!
47.28
Pierre Mboma hits a low pass to Nick Makin. Nick Makin flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Murray collects the pass. Wayne Murray makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Lamberto Rivalta. Some silky footwork from Lamberto Rivalta provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
51.25
Trevor Hall hits a low pass to Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe shoots from 25 yards but Alex Ritchie reads it well. Fabulous save!
53.05
Trevor Hall knocks the ball forward to Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Ritchie who gathers it comfortably.
55.54
Syd Barmby flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Hall controls it well on his chest. Trevor Hall passes the ball forward to Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
57.20
Syd Barmby surges forward with the ball. Syd Barmby threads the ball through to Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Lowe. Fredrik Lowe connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Alex Ritchie has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
63.54
Shabani Lefèvre breaks forward. Shabani Lefèvre threads the ball through to Lamberto Rivalta. Lamberto Rivalta shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
65.45
Shabani Lefèvre kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Gower. Dean Gower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Makin. Nick Makin shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.41
Trevor Hall flicks a high pass forward to Fredrik Lowe who brings the ball under control. Fredrik Lowe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.13
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Carlos Alonso replacing Trevor Hall .
78.14
Felipe Sanchez makes a probing pass to Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Eadie. Gilles Eadie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Alex Ritchie had no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
84.40
Lamberto Rivalta hacks Shaun Elliott from behind! The referee calls over Lamberto Rivalta and warns him to calm down! Shaun Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Shaun Elliott threads the ball through to Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Eadie controls it well on his chest. Gilles Eadie knocks the ball forward to Fredrik Lowe but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Derby County
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 55.2631578947369 vs 44.7368421052632
Play Area
Home team third: 27.63%, Midfield: 39.47%, Away team third: 32.89%

Scorers
Fredrik Lowe 57
Gilles Eadie 78
Lamberto Rivalta 47

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fredrik Lowe of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Mustapha Courtois (GK)
6
2. Shaun Elliott (DEF)
6
3. Darius Defoe (DEF)
6
4. Cecil Murphy (DEF)
6
5. Syd Barmby (DEF)
7
6. Gregorio Hernandez (DEF)
6
7. Felipe Sanchez (MID)
6
8. Trevor Hall (MID)
9
9. Nicky Oliver (ATT)
7
10. Gilles Eadie (ATT)
8
11. Fredrik Lowe (ATT)
9

12. Yurtcan Türkyilmaz (DEF)
0
13. Carlos Alonso (MID)
7
14. Max Bouma (ATT)
0

1. Alex Ritchie (GK)
7
2. Shabani Lefèvre (DEF)
7
3. Pierre Mboma (DEF)
6
4. Nigel Serrant (DEF)
7
5. Dean Gower (MID)
6
6. Nick Makin (MID)
6
7. John Aloisi (MID)
6
8. Devanir Faye (MID)
6
9. Lamberto Rivalta (ATT)
8
10. Edmundo Andres (ATT)
6
11. Wayne Murray (ATT)
7

12. Neil Marr (MID)
0
13. Stan Butt (DEF)
0
14. Stephen Ball (MID)
0