Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Jack HererJack Herer Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Jo RiiseJ. Riise75
G
1
G
69John LecocqJ. Lecocq
Darl De VetD. De Vet72
D
2
D
64Kevin CaldwellK. Caldwell
Rafael HernandezR. Hernandez70
D
3captain
D
68John InceJ. Ince
Eddie TilerE. Tiler72
D
4
D
70George McgovernG. Mcgovern
Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra75
D
5
M
68Heitor De SouzaH. De Souza
Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro82
M
captain6
M
74Dami‘n van der LindenD. van der Linden
Nuno AlvesN. Alves75
M
7
M
66Yasushi KaitaY. Kaita
Filippo ChianeseF. Chianese67
A
8
M
65Duncan McCoistD. McCoist
David RegoD. Rego71
A
9
A
71Brahim SilvaB. Silva
Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo74
A
10
A
68Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes
Marcos DiazM. Diaz70
A
11
A
71Steven DrakeS. Drake
 
Alfredo CalvoA. Calvo71
G
12
D
64Cristian VignaroliC. Vignaroli
Anthony KingA. King29
G
13
M
66Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho
Gavin CarltonG. Carlton25
G
14
A
67Rio ScalesR. Scales

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 18,517 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Kasper.


0.00
The first half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
2.09
Garry Dijkstra makes a simple pass to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Filippo Chianese controls it well on his chest. Filippo Chianese lofts in a cross ball towards David Rego. David Rego outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.58
Kevin Caldwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Steven Drake. Steven Drake shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Jo Riise manages to gather it.
9.55
Darl De Vet barges into Steven Drake. The referee calls over Darl De Vet and shows him a yellow card! Steven Drake runs off the knock.
10.51
Garry Dijkstra kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Filippo Chianese. Filippo Chianese plays a scrappy one-two with Eugenio Izquierdo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Filippo Chianese cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.23
Nuno Alves runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nuno Alves makes a great pass forward. Samuel Ribeiro runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
21.32
Yasushi Kaita flicks a high pass forward. Steven Drake holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steven Drake plays a scrappy one-two with Andy Mcinnes and advances towards the goal... Steven Drake rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.08
Samuel Ribeiro takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves makes a probing pass to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Diaz. Marcos Diaz beats his man to it with a header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.45
Heitor De Souza flicks a high pass forward. Andy Mcinnes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Mcinnes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
30.59
Without breaking stride, Rafael Hernandez plays the ball forward to Marcos Diaz. Marcos Diaz edges inside the box! Marcos Diaz strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
36.23
George Mcgovern makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Heitor De Souza. Heitor De Souza plays the ball forward to Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes makes a probing pass between the defence to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.08
Dami‘n van der Linden passes the ball forward to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jo Riise who gathers it comfortably.
42.25
Garry Dijkstra hacks Brahim Silva from behind! The referee calls over Garry Dijkstra and shows him a yellow card! Brahim Silva runs off the knock.
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. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City get the second half underway!
51.33
Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward. David Rego holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Rego whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
55.02
With great vision, Brahim Silva plays the ball forward to Steven Drake. Steven Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Superb reactions from Jo Riise. What a save!
57.24
Nuno Alves threads a neat ball through to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but John Lecocq effortlessly smothers it!
60.02
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Rio Scales replacing Steven Drake .
65.15
Duncan McCoist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rio Scales. Rio Scales knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Yasushi Kaita is offside!
67.09
Nuno Alves threads the ball through to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.17
John Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Dami‘n van der Linden. Dami‘n van der Linden plays the ball forward to Brahim Silva. Brahim Silva plays a scrappy one-two with Rio Scales and stumbles forward towards the goal... Brahim Silva cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Jo Riise. Excellent save.
75.15
George Mcgovern comes in with a late challenge on David Rego. George Mcgovern is given a warning by the referee! David Rego hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.53
Birmingham City have made a substitution with Cristian Vignaroli replacing George Mcgovern .
81.33
Samuel Ribeiro barges into Cristian Vignaroli. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cristian Vignaroli runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Birmingham City
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.6%
53.4%
Play Area
27.4%
47.9%
24.7%

Scorers
Filippo Chianese 11
Nuno Alves 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Alves of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Jo Riise (GK)
7
2.Darl De Vet (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Rafael Hernandez (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Tiler (DEF)
7
5.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)yellow card
7
7.Nuno Alves (MID)goal scored
9
8.Filippo Chianese (ATT)goal scored
9
9.David Rego (ATT)
7
10.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
7
11.Marcos Diaz (ATT)
6
 
12.Alfredo Calvo (GK)
0
13.Anthony King (GK)
0
14.Gavin Carlton (GK)
0

1.John Lecocq (GK)
6
2.Kevin Caldwell (DEF)
6
3.John Ince (DEF)
6
4.George Mcgovern (DEF)
6
5.Heitor De Souza (MID)
6
6.Dami‘n van der Linden (MID)
6
7.Yasushi Kaita (MID)
6
8.Duncan McCoist (MID)
6
9.Brahim Silva (ATT)
6
10.Andy Mcinnes (ATT)
6
11.Steven Drake (ATT)
6
 
12.Cristian Vignaroli (DEF)
6
13.Mario Carvalho (MID)
0
14.Rio Scales (ATT)
6