Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Young | F. Young |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Aniello Cesari | A. Cesari | |||||||||
| Sol Formon | S. Formon | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Leon Godber | L. Godber | |||||||||
| Paulo Semedo | P. Semedo |  | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Robin Houttuin | R. Houttuin | |||||||||
| Shaun Prior | S. Prior | | 49 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Stuart Guppy | S. Guppy | ||||||||
| Liam Clarke | L. Clarke | | 45 | D | | 5 | | M | 75 |  | Pablo Moya | P. Moya | |||||||||
| Mervin Mason | M. Mason | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Ottavio Mareggini | O. Mareggini | |||||||||
| Albert Wood | A. Wood |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Philipp Gerlach | P. Gerlach | |||||||||
| John Midgley | J. Midgley | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Oleg Taylor | O. Taylor | |||||||||
| Nigel Beagrie | N. Beagrie | | 66 | A | | 9 | | | A | 76 | | Rainer Vogel | R. Vogel | ||||||||
| Shaun Lawrence | S. Lawrence | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 |  | Carlos Achard | C. Achard | |||||||||
| Marcus Dean | M. Dean | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Rio Wetherall | R. Wetherall | |||||||||
| Del Monk | D. Monk | | 55 | M | | 12 | | A | 73 | | Seb Duchemin | S. Duchemin | |||||||||
| Ruel Beattie | R. Beattie | | 52 | M | | 13 | | G | 65 | | Eddie Lampard | E. Lampard | |||||||||
| Brian White | B. White | | 51 | A | | 14 | | D | 61 | | Martin Merino | M. Merino | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Plymouth Argyle. A crowd of 9,074 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Plymouth Argyle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Griffin.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Plymouth Argyle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Griffin.
0.00
0-0Nottingham Forest start the match!
10.59
0-0Rio Wetherall clumsily knocks into Paulo Semedo. Rio Wetherall is shown the yellow card! Paulo Semedo stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.55
0-0Philipp Gerlach sees a break and surges forward. Philipp Gerlach knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.52
0-0John Midgley catches Ottavio Mareggini on the ankles. The referee warns John Midgley to calm down! Ottavio Mareggini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.53
0-0Ottavio Mareggini flicks a high pass forward to Rainer Vogel who brings the ball under control. Rainer Vogel plays a scrappy one-two with Carlos Achard and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Rainer Vogel provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
27.26
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.31
Plymouth Argyle are dictating the run of play here today.
32.49
Robin Houttuin makes a beautiful solo run. Robin Houttuin chips the ball to his team mate, Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
34.47
0-0Oleg Taylor sees Carlos Achard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Achard plays a scrappy one-two with Rainer Vogel and advances towards the goal... Carlos Achard comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
39.48
Without breaking stride, Mervin Mason plays the ball forward to Nigel Beagrie. Nigel Beagrie threads a neat ball through to Shaun Lawrence. Shaun Lawrence side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
40.40
Liam Clarke knocks the ball forward to Albert Wood. Albert Wood kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Beagrie. Nigel Beagrie flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Dean. Marcus Dean shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.50
Paulo Semedo threads a neat ball through to Mervin Mason. Mervin Mason flicks a high pass forward to Shaun Lawrence who brings the ball neatly under control. Shaun Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Dean. Marcus Dean is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Plymouth Argyle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Nottingham Forest players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Plymouth Argyle kick off!
49.13
0-0Liam Clarke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mervin Mason. Mervin Mason controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Beagrie. Nigel Beagrie passes the ball forward but Marcus Dean is offside!
51.13
Oleg Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Shaun Prior.
54.53
0-1Robin Houttuin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ottavio Mareggini. Ottavio Mareggini flicks a high pass forward. Rainer Vogel controls it well on his chest. Rainer Vogel sees Carlos Achard just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Achard makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Carlos Achard scores for Plymouth Argyle!!
59.01
Pablo Moya makes a probing pass to Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel passes the ball forward but Carlos Achard is offside!
60.34
0-1Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Ruel Beattie replacing John Midgley and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
61.38
Pablo Moya runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Pablo Moya whips in a cross ball towards Rio Wetherall. Rio Wetherall jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Frank Young. What a great pair of hands!
63.22
Liam Clarke catches Carlos Achard on the ankles. The referee warns Liam Clarke to calm down! Carlos Achard runs off the knock.
66.58
Pablo Moya changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Pablo Moya plays a quick one-two with Carlos Achard and rushes in on goal... Pablo Moya cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Frank Young smothers it!
72.35
Leon Godber threads a neat ball through to Ottavio Mareggini. Ottavio Mareggini hits a low pass to Carlos Achard. Carlos Achard lofts in a cross ball towards Rainer Vogel. Rainer Vogel finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.55
Nottingham Forest have made 2 substitutions with Del Monk replacing Mervin Mason and Brian White replacing Shaun Prior .
78.63
Robin Houttuin kicks a strong pass forward to Ottavio Mareggini. Ottavio Mareggini runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ottavio Mareggini skips past Paulo Semedo! Ottavio Mareggini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.18
Ruel Beattie sees Nigel Beagrie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nigel Beagrie plays a one-two with Marcus Dean and rushes in on goal... Nigel Beagrie muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.52
Pablo Moya flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Achard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Achard knocks in a cross ball towards Rio Wetherall. With a superhuman jump, Rio Wetherall connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Frank Young didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
Ottavio Mareggini barges into Ruel Beattie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ruel Beattie stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
6
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
28.9%
71.1%
Play Area
36.8%
42.1%
21.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Achard of Plymouth Argyle |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Frank Young (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Sol Formon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paulo Semedo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Shaun Prior (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Liam Clarke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mervin Mason (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Albert Wood (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | John Midgley (MID) | 5 | |
| 9. | Nigel Beagrie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Shaun Lawrence (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marcus Dean (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Del Monk (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ruel Beattie (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Brian White (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Aniello Cesari (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Leon Godber (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Robin Houttuin (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Stuart Guppy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Pablo Moya (MID) | 8 | |
| 6. | Ottavio Mareggini (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Philipp Gerlach (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Oleg Taylor (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rainer Vogel (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Carlos Achard (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Rio Wetherall (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | Seb Duchemin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Eddie Lampard (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Martin Merino (DEF) | 0 | |