Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     SouthamptonSouthampton
Jack HererJack Herer Computer Player Computer Player
Jo RiiseJ. Riise75
G
1
G
76Luís DeleonL. Deleon
Jeroen VenemaJ. Venema72
D
2
D
71Jon RobinsonJ. Robinson
Johan DeloumeauJ. Deloumeau75
D
3captain
D
70Leon PeckhamL. Peckham
Rafael HernandezR. Hernandez70
D
4
D
68Nicolas EmmerlichN. Emmerlich
Garry DijkstraG. Dijkstra75
D
5
D
68Alec SullivanA. Sullivan
Samuel RibeiroS. Ribeiro82
M
captain6
M
73Maurizio FerranteM. Ferrante
Nuno AlvesN. Alves75
M
7
M
66Arnauld CudiniA. Cudini
Mast H. BabayaroM. Babayaro70
A
8
A
71Romero P. CarcedoR. Carcedo
Martino CapuanoM. Capuano68
A
9
A
70Marvin ShearerM. Shearer
Eugenio IzquierdoE. Izquierdo74
A
10
A
70Jean Chr. TourenneJ. Tourenne
Kevin ZickK. Zick70
A
11
A
67Kodjo DianiK. Diani
 
Carl HeskeyC. Heskey35
M
12
G
68Amara PaisleyA. Paisley
Stanley StandingS. Standing31
D
13
D
67Andy YoudsA. Youds
Henry FerdinandH. Ferdinand35
M
14
M
53Brian ParkerB. Parker

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Southampton. A crowd of 18,047 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Nottingham Forest and Southampton are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Del Sol.


0.00
The first half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
2.21
Maurizio Ferrante clumsily knocks into Samuel Ribeiro. The referee calls over Maurizio Ferrante and warns him to calm down! Samuel Ribeiro runs off the knock.
3.09
Arnauld Cudini threads the ball through to Maurizio Ferrante. Maurizio Ferrante lofts in a cross ball towards Kodjo Diani. Kodjo Diani knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
6.02
Maurizio Ferrante threads the ball through to Kodjo Diani. Kodjo Diani shoots from distance. Wonderful reactions from Jo Riise keeps it out!
8.19
Nuno Alves flicks the ball to his team mate, Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo cuts inside the box! Eugenio Izquierdo rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
9.17
Showing wonderful composure, Rafael Hernandez laces a weighted ball forward to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nuno Alves passes the ball forward to Kevin Zick. Kevin Zick comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Luís Deleon gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
10.41
Nuno Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martino Capuano. Martino Capuano plays a one-two with Kevin Zick and advances towards the goal... Martino Capuano shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Nicolas Emmerlich.
12.13
Arnauld Cudini makes an attacking run forward. Arnauld Cudini threads the ball through to Jean Chr. Tourenne but he's offside!
15.40
Rafael Hernandez sees Nuno Alves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nuno Alves threads the ball through to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro plays a one-two with Nuno Alves and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Samuel Ribeiro provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Arnauld Cudini.
16.15
Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Samuel Ribeiro shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
18.00
Nuno Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Martino Capuano. Martino Capuano lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Luís Deleon had no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
21.49
Nuno Alves knocks the ball forward to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Luís Deleon!
24.27
Leon Peckham kicks a strong pass forward to Kodjo Diani. Kodjo Diani finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Jo Riise manages to keep it out.
26.51
Maurizio Ferrante controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Shearer. Marvin Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.54
Samuel Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves plays a one-two with Samuel Ribeiro and advances towards the goal... Nuno Alves side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
32.37
Johan Deloumeau flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Ribeiro collects the pass. Samuel Ribeiro darts forward. Samuel Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jon Robinson.
34.32
Arnauld Cudini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marvin Shearer. Marvin Shearer plays a scrappy one-two with Arnauld Cudini and advances towards the goal... Marvin Shearer comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.10
Johan Deloumeau makes a simple pass to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martino Capuano. Martino Capuano controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Luís Deleon!
40.52
Arnauld Cudini sees space and advances. Arnauld Cudini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
44.57
With a delightful solo run, Arnauld Cudini stretches the opposition's defence. Arnauld Cudini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jo Riise who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Rafael Hernandez threads a neat ball through to Nuno Alves. Nuno Alves threads a neat ball through to Martino Capuano. Martino Capuano shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton also appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton switch their attack play to Shoot From Distance.

45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton get the second half underway!
48.26
Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Samuel Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Martino Capuano. Martino Capuano is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.41
Nuno Alves makes a simple pass to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro runs straight at the defence! Samuel Ribeiro shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Luís Deleon.
55.04
Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward. Martino Capuano collects the pass. Martino Capuano flicks the ball to his team mate, Mast H. Babayaro. Mast H. Babayaro side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
59.01
Alec Sullivan threads a neat ball through to Arnauld Cudini. Arnauld Cudini knocks the ball to his team mate, Maurizio Ferrante. Maurizio Ferrante sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Jeroen Venema plays the ball forward to Garry Dijkstra. Garry Dijkstra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mast H. Babayaro. Mast H. Babayaro finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
72.59
Arnauld Cudini makes a simple pass to Romero P. Carcedo. Romero P. Carcedo tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
75.29
Arnauld Cudini clumsily knocks into Rafael Hernandez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rafael Hernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.35
Rafael Hernandez sees Mast H. Babayaro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mast H. Babayaro whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Alves. With a superhuman jump, Nuno Alves connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
79.19
Martino Capuano threads a neat ball through to Samuel Ribeiro. Samuel Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo makes a looping header on goal but Luís Deleon is on top of it.
83.36
Garry Dijkstra clumsily knocks into Kodjo Diani. Garry Dijkstra is shown the yellow card! Kodjo Diani gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.47
Nuno Alves threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Izquierdo. Eugenio Izquierdo knocks in a cross ball towards Mast H. Babayaro. Mast H. Babayaro whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Alec Sullivan and the loose ball is cleared up field.
89.02
Nuno Alves flicks a high pass forward to Samuel Ribeiro who brings the ball under control. Samuel Ribeiro cuts inside the box! Samuel Ribeiro muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Southampton
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
12
2
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.4%
36.6%
Play Area
23.2%
46.3%
30.5%

Scorers
Nuno Alves 18
Samuel Ribeiro 89

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

Match Ratings
1.Jo Riise (GK)
6
2.Jeroen Venema (DEF)
6
3.Johan Deloumeau (DEF)
6
4.Rafael Hernandez (DEF)
6
5.Garry Dijkstra (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Samuel Ribeiro (MID)goal scored
8
7.Nuno Alves (MID)goal scored
9
8.Mast H. Babayaro (ATT)
6
9.Martino Capuano (ATT)
7
10.Eugenio Izquierdo (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Zick (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Heskey (MID)
0
13.Stanley Standing (DEF)
0
14.Henry Ferdinand (MID)
0

1.Luís Deleon (GK)
7
2.Jon Robinson (DEF)
6
3.Leon Peckham (DEF)
6
4.Nicolas Emmerlich (DEF)
6
5.Alec Sullivan (DEF)
6
6.Maurizio Ferrante (MID)
6
7.Arnauld Cudini (MID)yellow card
7
8.Romero P. Carcedo (ATT)
6
9.Marvin Shearer (ATT)
6
10.Jean Chr. Tourenne (ATT)
6
11.Kodjo Diani (ATT)
6
 
12.Amara Paisley (GK)
0
13.Andy Youds (DEF)
0
14.Brian Parker (MID)
0