Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 20,107 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.
0.00
0-0Crystal Palace kick off the first half!
9.55
0-0Eddie Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Diaz. Marcos Diaz advances inside the box! Marcos Diaz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
14.50
0-0Kevin McGrory hacks Nuno Alves from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nuno Alves stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.32
0-1Corrado Bigica makes a probing pass to Sylvain Jeffers. Sylvain Jeffers makes a simple pass to Shota Hill. Shota Hill whips in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Oliynyk. Hryhoriy Oliynyk makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Jo Riise had no chance!! Goal for Crystal Palace!
20.16
0-1Sylvain Jeffers flicks a high pass forward to Cedric Lurling who brings the ball under control. Cedric Lurling knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.52
Eddie Tiler knocks the ball to his team mate, David Rego. David Rego controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro advances inside the box! Samuel Ribeiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
26.52
Kevin McGrory passes the ball forward to Shota Hill. Shota Hill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.34
Hugo Moreno flicks a high pass forward. Cedric Lurling holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cedric Lurling shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
39.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Johan Deloumeau plays the ball forward to Darl De Vet. Darl De Vet flicks a high pass forward to Nuno Alves who brings the ball under control. Nuno Alves shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
40.07
Nuno Alves brings the ball forward. Nuno Alves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Superb reactions from Youssouf Olivier Sié. What a save!
44.10
Paul Freund sees Hryhoriy Oliynyk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hryhoriy Oliynyk skips past Johan Deloumeau! Hryhoriy Oliynyk side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but is denied by Jo Riise. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Crystal Palace have changed their lineup with Gionatha Frezzolini replacing Sebastian Segarra, Julian Camacho replacing Sylvain Jeffers and Miguel Medina replacing Shota Hill. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The second half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
48.18
Samuel Ribeiro plays the ball forward to Marcos Diaz. Marcos Diaz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gionatha Frezzolini.
49.21
Eddie Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves skips past Corrado Bigica! Nuno Alves tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
54.20
Johan Deloumeau threads the ball through to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro makes a looping header on goal but is denied by Youssouf Olivier Sié. Excellent save.
57.37
1-1Seeing a gap ahead, Marcos Diaz plays the ball forward to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro plays a one-two with Eugenio Izquierdo and advances towards the goal... Samuel Ribeiro rockets a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
60.54
Gionatha Frezzolini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
65.16
Kevin McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Jo Riise comfortably smothers it!
67.27
Hugo Moreno makes a probing pass to Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
69.00
Kevin McGrory plays the ball forward to Cedric Lurling. Cedric Lurling knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.30
72.11
1-1Darl De Vet flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Samuel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Alves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nuno Alves makes a great pass forward. Kevin Zick runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
73.39
Julian Camacho makes a probing pass to Kevin McGrory. Kevin McGrory threads a neat ball through to Miguel Medina. Miguel Medina knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.28
Kevin McGrory brings the ball forward. Kevin McGrory knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darl De Vet.
81.18
Ronnie Dodd flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Zick holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Zick knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gionatha Frezzolini.
83.14
Nuno Alves hits a low pass to David Rego. David Rego knocks the ball forward to Samuel Ribeiro but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
85.57
Hugo Moreno comes in with a late challenge on Nuno Alves. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nuno Alves runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Alves of Nottingham Forest |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Jo Riise (GK)
7
2. Darl De Vet (DEF)
6
3. Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
6
4. Eddie Tiler (DEF)
6
5. Ronnie Dodd (DEF)
6
6. Samuel Ribeiro (MID)
7
7. Nuno Alves (MID)
9
8. Marcos Diaz (ATT)
6
9. David Rego (ATT)
6
10. Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
6
11. Kevin Zick (ATT)
7
12. Carl Heskey (MID)
0
13. Anthony King (GK)
0
14. Henry Ferdinand (MID)
0
1. Youssouf Olivier Sié (GK)
8
2. Paul Freund (DEF)
6
3. Roberto Quaresma (DEF)
6
4. Sebastian Segarra (DEF)
6
5. Corrado Bigica (DEF)
6
6. Hugo Moreno (MID)
6
7. Sylvain Jeffers (MID)
6
8. Kevin McGrory (MID)
6
9. Hryhoriy Oliynyk (ATT)
8
10. Shota Hill (ATT)
6
11. Cedric Lurling (ATT)
6
12. Gionatha Frezzolini (DEF)
6
13. Julian Camacho (MID)
6
14. Miguel Medina (ATT)
6