Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Port ValePort Vale
Hexi LeeHexi Lee Eric Bellemore Eric Bellemore
Isaiah WalshI. Walsh66
G
1
G
66Scott KirklandS. Kirkland
Albert ButraguenoA. Butragueno64
D
2
D
61Giorgio VergassolaG. Vergassola
Daniel RamosD. Ramos66
D
3
D
60Leonardo MarquezL. Marquez
Albert MolownyA. Molowny66
D
4
D
65Jose Fortes PastorJ. Pastor
Warren HoweyW. Howey60
D
5
D
45Craig MarshallC. Marshall
Paul HigginbothamP. Higginbotham64
M
6
M
58Dayo ZanettiD. Zanetti
Richard KanouteR. Kanoute67
M
7captain
M
68David MorrisonD. Morrison
Torsten KoschmiederT. Koschmieder64
M
8
M
60Nicolas De SouzaN. De Souza
Ian CooperI. Cooper68
A
9
A
59Jaime SantosJ. Santos
David ShearerD. Shearer68
A
captain10
A
66Adriano De CesareA. De Cesare
Paulo JesusP. Jesus63
A
11
A
63Albrecht BierhoffA. Bierhoff
 
Duncan NewbyD. Newby63
G
12
A
51Marcos GainzaM. Gainza
Anthony HeskeyA. Heskey60
M
13
M
55Kees HammingK. Hamming
Eduardo NunezE. Nunez63
A
14
D
43Chris SummerbeeC. Summerbee

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 13,162 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Nottingham Forest and Port Vale are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Joachim.


0.00
Port Vale kick off!
2.26
Ian Cooper threads the ball through to Paul Higginbotham. Paul Higginbotham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Marshall.
10.52
Jose Fortes Pastor makes a strong solo run forward. With a delightful solo run, Jose Fortes Pastor stretches the opposition's defence. Jose Fortes Pastor knocks the ball to his team mate, Dayo Zanetti. Dayo Zanetti tries a spectacular strike but it's a lousy effort!
12.05
Warren Howey surges forward with the ball. Warren Howey decides to run forward with the ball. Warren Howey tries a spectacular long range effort. Scott Kirkland comfortably gets down and covers it.
16.44
With imagination, Craig Marshall laces a through ball forward to Dayo Zanetti. Dayo Zanetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Bierhoff. Albrecht Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albert Butragueno.
18.51
Albert Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Paul Higginbotham controls it well on his chest. Paul Higginbotham darts forward. Paul Higginbotham whips in a cross ball towards Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.48
Albert Molowny makes a strong solo run forward. Albert Molowny flicks a high pass forward to Paulo Jesus who brings the ball under control. Paulo Jesus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
21.15
Torsten Koschmieder sees a break and surges forward. Torsten Koschmieder knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.11
Torsten Koschmieder sees Paulo Jesus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paulo Jesus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.38
Paul Higginbotham brings the ball forward. Paul Higginbotham advances inside the box! Paul Higginbotham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.01
Albert Butragueno flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Jesus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paulo Jesus shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
32.01
David Morrison takes it forward alone. David Morrison shoots from outside the area. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.54
Leonardo Marquez hacks Ian Cooper from behind! Leonardo Marquez is given a warning by the referee! Ian Cooper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.51
Dayo Zanetti flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Santos controls it well on his chest. Jaime Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Dayo Zanetti. Dayo Zanetti makes a deft header but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.07
Warren Howey flicks a high pass forward to Ian Cooper who brings the ball under control. Ian Cooper plays a scrappy one-two with Paulo Jesus and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Ian Cooper provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
44.29
David Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Dayo Zanetti who brings the ball under control. Dayo Zanetti knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but David Morrison is offside!
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. Port Vale also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
47.29
Giorgio Vergassola comes in with a late challenge on David Shearer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! David Shearer stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.41
With imagination, Torsten Koschmieder laces a weighted ball forward to Paulo Jesus. Paulo Jesus plays a scrappy one-two with David Shearer and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Paulo Jesus provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Scott Kirkland had no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
60.47
Port Vale have made a substitution with Marcos Gainza replacing Jaime Santos .
61.56
With great imagination, Paul Higginbotham picks a pass forward to David Shearer. David Shearer shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
66.31
Dayo Zanetti kicks a strong pass forward to Albrecht Bierhoff. Albrecht Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball towards David Morrison. David Morrison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
69.51
Seeing a gap ahead, Richard Kanoute picks a pass forward to Paul Higginbotham. Paul Higginbotham runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paul Higginbotham shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
72.14
Seeing Craig Marshall's attacking run, Jose Fortes Pastor quickly throws the ball into his path. Craig Marshall flicks a high pass forward. David Morrison controls it well on his chest. David Morrison plays a one-two with Marcos Gainza and advances towards the goal... Albert Butragueno hacks David Morrison from behind! David Morrison appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
73.34
Dayo Zanetti takes it forward alone. Dayo Zanetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.30
Richard Kanoute makes a beautiful solo run. Richard Kanoute makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Cooper but he's offside!
77.36
Nottingham Forest are in full control of this game.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Port Vale
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.5%
35.5%
Play Area
23.7%
48.7%
27.6%

Scorers
Paulo Jesus 54
David Morrison 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Morrison of Port Vale

Match Ratings