Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     LiverpoolLiverpool
Jack HererJack Herer Peter Heslop Peter Heslop
Jo RiiseJ. Riise75
G
1
G
81Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Darl De VetD. De Vet72
D
2
D
82Samir HollmerS. Hollmer
Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau75
D
3
D
85Duncan GlassD. Glass
Eddie TilerE. Tiler72
D
4
D
83Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg
Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra75
D
5captain
M
89Scott InglisS. Inglis
Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro82
M
captain6
M
82Peter BarrettP. Barrett
Greg KingG. King76
M
7
M
83Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero
Filippo ChianeseF. Chianese67
A
8
M
83Paul MikeP. Mike
Marcos DiazM. Diaz70
A
9
A
83Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie
Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo74
A
10
A
85Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García
Kevin ZickK. Zick70
A
11
A
92Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro
 
Carl HeskeyC. Heskey35
M
12
D
79Abraham DelatorreA. Delatorre
Stanley StandingS. Standing31
D
13
M
81David QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Henry FerdinandH. Ferdinand35
M
14
A
80Dean GranttD. Grantt

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Liverpool. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Wilcox.


0.00
The whistle blows and Liverpool kick off!
3.01
Scott Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Lisbie collects the pass. Paolo Lisbie plays a quick one-two with Miguel Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Paolo Lisbie shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Eddie Tiler is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
8.44
Paul Mike threads a neat ball through to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro cuts inside the box! Miguel Ribeiro rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Darl De Vet. Excellent block.
9.35
Eddie Tiler threads the ball through to Greg King. Greg King runs straight at the opposition's defence. Greg King lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. With a superhuman jump, Eugenio Izquierdo connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Fabricio Pereyra punches it away to safety.
12.29
Greg King threads a neat ball through to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro threads the ball through to Filippo Chianese but he's offside!
14.47
Duncan Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Lisbie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Lisbie rushes past Johan Deloumeau! Some silky footwork from Paolo Lisbie provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Jo Riise gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
15.38
Peter Barrett makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Mike. Paul Mike flicks a high pass forward to Peter Barrett who brings the ball under control. Peter Barrett knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.31
Miguel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Lisbie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Lisbie threads the ball through into the box. Carlos Dario García takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Garry Dijkstra.
21.16
Eddie Tiler catches Paolo Lisbie on the ankles. Eddie Tiler is shown the yellow card! Paolo Lisbie runs off the knock.
22.05
Paul Mike surges forward with the ball. Paul Mike passes the ball forward but Carlos Dario García is offside!
24.47
With great vision, Stefan Malmberg plays the ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie rushes past Darl De Vet! Paolo Lisbie shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
30.53
Samir Hollmer threads a neat ball through to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Dario García collects the pass. Carlos Dario García runs straight at the defence! Carlos Dario García shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jo Riise!
32.58
Paul Mike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García plays a one-two with Paolo Lisbie and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Carlos Dario García provides some space. He shoots at goal. Jo Riise gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
34.36
Greg King clumsily knocks into Stefan Malmberg. The referee calls over Greg King and shows him a yellow card! Stefan Malmberg carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.19
Greg King changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Greg King advances inside the box! Samir Hollmer comes in with a late challenge on Greg King. Penalty not given!!
38.30
With great vision, Samir Hollmer plays the ball forward to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Ribeiro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carlos Dario García rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.09
With great vision, Peter Barrett plays the ball forward to Paul Mike. Paul Mike lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the second half underway!
47.58
Eddie Tiler sees Greg King in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Greg King makes a simple pass to Marcos Diaz. Marcos Diaz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.53
Greg King decides to run forward with the ball. Greg King shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
54.43
Patricio Caballero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Barrett. Peter Barrett sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
55.49
Johan Deloumeau threads a neat ball through to Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Kevin Zick provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.55
Miguel Ribeiro comes in with a late challenge on Johan Deloumeau. Miguel Ribeiro is shown the yellow card! Johan Deloumeau runs off the knock.
60.59
Liverpool have made a substitution with David Quaresma replacing Patricio Caballero .
61.59
Eugenio Izquierdo clumsily knocks into Paul Mike. The referee calls over Eugenio Izquierdo and shows him a yellow card! Paul Mike grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.39
Samir Hollmer takes a short throw-in bringing Stefan Malmberg into play. Stefan Malmberg threads the ball through to Peter Barrett. Peter Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie plays a quick one-two with Miguel Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Johan Deloumeau clumsily knocks into Paolo Lisbie. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
67.57
Duncan Glass makes an attacking run forward. Duncan Glass whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie beats his man to it with a header but it is tipped over by Jo Riise.
69.42
Scott Inglis takes a quick corner, playing it short to Stefan Malmberg. Stefan Malmberg flicks the ball on with his first touch. Johan Deloumeau reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
71.37
Stefan Malmberg hits a low pass to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Johan Deloumeau.
72.27
Greg King threads a neat ball through to Filippo Chianese. Filippo Chianese runs straight at the defence! Filippo Chianese looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is miles over!
73.24
Samuel Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Greg King. Greg King sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Fabricio Pereyra comfortably smothers it!
75.36
Peter Barrett makes a probing pass to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.29
Liverpool have made a substitution with Dean Grantt replacing Miguel Ribeiro .
79.44
Paul Mike threads a neat ball through to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Jo Riise had no chance!! Goal for Liverpool!
83.32
Greg King hacks Peter Barrett from behind! The referee warns Greg King to calm down! Peter Barrett stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.57
Dean Grantt barges into Eddie Tiler. The referee warns Dean Grantt to calm down! Eddie Tiler stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.01
Greg King chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but Stefan Malmberg blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
87.03
Duncan Glass surges forward with the ball. Duncan Glass plays the ball forward to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Liverpool
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
11
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
31.4%
43%
25.6%

Scorers
Kevin Zick 55
Carlos Dario García 38
Miguel Ribeiro 42
Paolo Lisbie 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paolo Lisbie of Liverpool

Match Ratings
1.Jo Riise (GK)
7
2.Darl De Vet (DEF)
6
3.Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
7
4.Eddie Tiler (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)
6
7.Greg King (MID)yellow card
8
8.Filippo Chianese (ATT)
6
9.Marcos Diaz (ATT)
6
10.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Kevin Zick (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Carl Heskey (MID)
0
13.Stanley Standing (DEF)
0
14.Henry Ferdinand (MID)
0

1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
6
2.Samir Hollmer (DEF)
6
3.Duncan Glass (DEF)
7
4.Stefan Malmberg (DEF)
6
5.Scott Inglis (MID)
6
6.Peter Barrett (MID)
7
7.Patricio Caballero (MID)
6
8.Paul Mike (MID)
8
9.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Carlos Dario García (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Miguel Ribeiro (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Abraham Delatorre (DEF)
0
13.David Quaresma (MID)
6
14.Dean Grantt (ATT)
5