Match Report
| Blackpool | Blackpool |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Kevin Dickinson | Kevin Dickinson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Deane | A. Deane |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Oscar Pastor | O. Pastor | |||||||||
| Wes Cort | W. Cort | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 |  | Stefan Littbarski | S. Littbarski | |||||||||
| Vitor Alves | V. Alves |  | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Ian Stone | I. Stone | |||||||||
| George Insley | G. Insley | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Kevin Dickov | K. Dickov | |||||||||
| Jurgen Buskermolen | J. Buskermolen |  | 59 | D | | 5 | | M | 59 | | Pim Corstanje | P. Corstanje | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Kayis | Y. Kayis |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 |  | Daniel Pina | D. Pina | |||||||||
| Tim Chadwick | T. Chadwick | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Morris Walker | M. Walker | |||||||||
| Chris Barrett | C. Barrett | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 |  | Diego Di Michele | D. Di Michele | |||||||||
| Florin Stinga | F. Stinga |  | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Craig Patterson | C. Patterson | |||||||||
| Rafael Mercado | R. Mercado |  | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Marco Cesaretti | M. Cesaretti | |||||||||
| Francis Wright-Phillips | F. Wright-Phillips | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Ian Blake | I. Blake | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Bloomfield Road where Blackpool play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 8,788 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Blackpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Blackpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the match underway!
2.43
0-0Chris Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Mercado. Rafael Mercado shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Oscar Pastor.
8.53
0-0Diego Di Michele knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson goes all the way! Craig Patterson tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.46
George Insley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Barrett. Chris Barrett makes a probing pass to Rafael Mercado. Rafael Mercado finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.03
0-0Nottingham Forest are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
24.24
Daniel Pina makes a simple pass to Ian Blake. Ian Blake plays a perfect one-two with Marco Cesaretti and rushes in on goal... Ian Blake takes a shot at goal but somehow Arthur Deane manages to keep it out.
27.58
0-1Pim Corstanje threads the ball through to Ian Blake. Ian Blake knocks in a cross ball towards Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marco Cesaretti!
33.02
Pim Corstanje threads the ball through to Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Blake. Ian Blake rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.55
Kevin Dickov kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Pina. Daniel Pina passes the ball forward to Ian Blake. Ian Blake shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
39.19
George Insley passes the ball forward to Yurtcan Kayis. Yurtcan Kayis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Oscar Pastor!
45.00
Morris Walker threads the ball through to Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson goes all the way! Craig Patterson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Blackpool start the second half!
47.54
0-1Ian Stone brings the ball forward. Ian Stone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Blake but he's offside!
48.10
0-1Daniel Pina threads the ball through to Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.02
Wes Cort knocks the ball forward to Yurtcan Kayis. Yurtcan Kayis chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Mercado. Rafael Mercado lofts in a cross ball towards Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.44
Daniel Pina kicks a strong pass forward to Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Arthur Deane.
63.37
Yurtcan Kayis kicks a strong pass forward to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Wright-Phillips. Francis Wright-Phillips connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.43
Morris Walker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson finds some space and shoots from distance but Arthur Deane is on top of it.
66.52
Stefan Littbarski makes a simple pass to Pim Corstanje. Pim Corstanje controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Blake. Ian Blake knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arthur Deane who gathers it comfortably.
71.51
Yurtcan Kayis knocks the ball forward to Rafael Mercado. Rafael Mercado controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.12
Morris Walker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ian Blake. Ian Blake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.23
Stefan Littbarski knocks the ball to his team mate, Diego Di Michele. Diego Di Michele threads the ball through to Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.51
Tim Chadwick makes a simple pass to Rafael Mercado. Rafael Mercado shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
78.09
Yurtcan Kayis makes a simple pass to Florin Stinga. Florin Stinga shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.56
Yurtcan Kayis kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Wright-Phillips. Francis Wright-Phillips shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
83.51
Kevin Dickov knocks the ball forward to Morris Walker. Morris Walker knocks the ball forward to Ian Blake. Ian Blake goes all the way! Ian Blake rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
87.33
Diego Di Michele controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Cesaretti. Marco Cesaretti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Chris Barrett knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Wright-Phillips. Francis Wright-Phillips shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
8
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
34.9%
65.1%
Play Area
32.5%
44.6%
22.9%
Scorers