Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Nottingham Forest in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Derby County are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by George Granville.


0.00
Nottingham Forest start the match!
2.22
Marc Basler flicks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Caballero. Edmundo Caballero tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Derby County are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
8.55
Garry Dijkstra breaks forward. Garry Dijkstra takes it forward alone. Garry Dijkstra rushes past Ivan Delgado! Garry Dijkstra looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Johan Lárusson manages to keep it out.
10.31
Samuel Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves skips past Edmundo Caballero! Some good footwork from Nuno Alves provides some space. He shoots at goal. Johan Lárusson gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
12.02
Eddie Tiler knocks the ball forward to Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Johan Lárusson manages to gather it effortlessly.
15.20
Nick Gray barges into David Rego. Nick Gray is shown the yellow card! David Rego stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.58
From the throw-in, Samuel Ribeiro picks out Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves sees Kevin Zick in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kevin Zick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.11
Nuno Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Diaz. Marcos Diaz plays a scrappy one-two with Samuel Ribeiro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Marcos Diaz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
26.23
With a delightful solo run, Edmundo Caballero stretches the opposition's defence. Edmundo Caballero shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
32.54
Nuno Alves runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nuno Alves shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Johan Lárusson. Excellent save.
42.25
Nuno Alves catches Edmundo Caballero on the ankles. Nuno Alves is shown the yellow card! Edmundo Caballero stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Johan Deloumeau flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Diaz controls it well on his chest. With great vision, Marcos Diaz plays the ball forward to Kevin Zick who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Kevin Zick provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Derby County appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half. The Derby County players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Derby County kick off the second half!
53.55
Edmundo Caballero catches Samuel Ribeiro on the ankles. Edmundo Caballero is shown the yellow card! Samuel Ribeiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.16
Derby County have made 3 substitutions with Roberto Marcos replacing Steffen Laudrup, Dominic Brady replacing Ivan Delgado and Gavin Jack replacing Paul Hendry and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-2-1 formation.
61.24
Marc Basler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Insley. Omer Insley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddie Tiler.
63.42
Johan Deloumeau passes the ball forward to Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
65.37
With wonderful imagination, Nuno Alves plays the ball forward to Filippo Chianese. Filippo Chianese knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
67.05
Marc Basler flicks a high pass forward to Omer Insley who brings the ball under control. Omer Insley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jo Riise who gathers it comfortably.
73.13
Nottingham Forest are dictating the run of play here today.
75.04
Edmundo Caballero threads a neat ball through to Omer Insley. Omer Insley tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.31
Jeroen Venema sees a break and surges forward. Jeroen Venema kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.09
Nick Gray pushes up the pitch. Without breaking stride, Nick Gray plays the ball forward to Gavin Jack. Gavin Jack sees Omer Insley just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Omer Insley shoots from just inside the box but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
84.20
Marc Basler hits a low pass to Jorge Carbajal. Jorge Carbajal knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Basler. Marc Basler heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Marc Basler!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.6%
59.4%
Play Area
34.8%
44.9%
20.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Basler of Derby County

Match Ratings
1.Johan Lárusson (GK)
8
2.Nick Gray (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Benito Barban (DEF)
6
4.Alec Mason (DEF)
6
5.Steffen Laudrup (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Delgado (DEF)
6
7.Marc Basler (MID)goal scored
9
8.Edmundo Caballero (MID)yellow card
6
9.Jorge Carbajal (ATT)
6
10.Omer Insley (ATT)
6
11.Paul Hendry (ATT)
6
 
12.Roberto Marcos (DEF)
6
13.Dominic Brady (MID)
6
14.Gavin Jack (ATT)
6

1.Jo Riise (GK)
6
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
7
4.Eddie Tiler (DEF)
6
5.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
7
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)
6
7.Nuno Alves (MID)yellow card
8
8.Filippo Chianese (ATT)
6
9.David Rego (ATT)
6
10.Marcos Diaz (ATT)
7
11.Kevin Zick (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Alfredo Calvo (GK)
0
13.Anthony King (GK)
0
14.Gavin Carlton (GK)
0