Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Stoke CityStoke City
Computer Player Computer Player Nicholas Broad Nicholas Broad
Isaiah WalshI. Walsh66
G
1
G
57Paulo MartinsP. Martins
Daniel RamosD. Ramos68
D
2captain
D
51Nicholas GascoigneN. Gascoigne
Albert MolownyA. Molowny66
D
3
D
56Howard KnightonH. Knighton
Albert ButraguenoA. Butragueno64
D
captain4
D
63Kader ZeroualK. Zeroual
Ismael BulentI. Bulent62
D
5
M
50Paul ScalesP. Scales
Lucas CalderonL. Calderon68
M
6
M
53Maryn PedemasM. Pedemas
Alfredo BaroneA. Barone66
M
7
M
56Jeroen DijkhuizenJ. Dijkhuizen
Paul YoungP. Young65
M
8
M
67Stefano RicchiutiS. Ricchiuti
Stephan GyanS. Gyan63
M
9
A
65Scott LiddellS. Liddell
Oscar FerranteO. Ferrante72
A
10
A
62Jermaine RichardsJ. Richards
David ShearerD. Shearer71
A
11
A
50Thierry ByrneT. Byrne
 
Ian CooperI. Cooper68
A
12
D
49Oleg PowerO. Power
Kevin GelbK. Gelb67
A
13
M
51Nicholas FroggattN. Froggatt
Paulo JesusP. Jesus63
A
14
M
49Lee BrownL. Brown

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 9,410 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Mccann.


0.00
The first half starts with Stoke City kicking off!
2.50
Alfredo Barone chips the ball to his team mate, David Shearer. David Shearer shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
3.33
Albert Molowny makes a simple pass to Paul Young. Paul Young kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Ferrante. Oscar Ferrante advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Oscar Ferrante provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
6.04
Paul Young barges into Nicholas Gascoigne. Paul Young is given a warning by the referee! Nicholas Gascoigne runs off the knock.
8.13
Howard Knighton flicks a high pass forward. Maryn Pedemas collects the pass. Maryn Pedemas flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Richards collects the pass. Jermaine Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Byrne. Thierry Byrne outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.54
Albert Butragueno knocks the ball forward to Lucas Calderon. Lucas Calderon knocks the ball forward to Paul Young. Paul Young runs straight at the defence! Paul Young rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
20.54
Ismael Bulent passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alfredo Barone. Alfredo Barone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Shearer. David Shearer kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Ferrante but the referee indicates it's offside!
24.57
Albert Butragueno passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of David Shearer. David Shearer decides to run forward with the ball. David Shearer shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.09
Kader Zeroual controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Gascoigne. Nicholas Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Thierry Byrne. Thierry Byrne shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Isaiah Walsh.
27.33
Paul Young brings the ball forward. Paul Young plays a quick one-two with Alfredo Barone and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Paul Young provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Paulo Martins is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.36
Albert Butragueno flicks a high ball forward to Alfredo Barone who takes it down. Showing great composure, Alfredo Barone plays the ball forward to David Shearer. David Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
32.29
Daniel Ramos passes the ball forward to Oscar Ferrante. Oscar Ferrante shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
34.46
Albert Butragueno hits a low pass to Lucas Calderon. Lucas Calderon flicks a high pass forward. Stephan Gyan controls it well on his chest. Stephan Gyan shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.09
Albert Molowny makes a probing pass to Lucas Calderon. Lucas Calderon sees a break and surges forward. Lucas Calderon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.01
Lucas Calderon passes the ball forward to Oscar Ferrante. Oscar Ferrante knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
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. Stoke City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off the second half!
54.15
Albert Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Barone controls it well on his chest. Alfredo Barone flicks a high pass forward. David Shearer collects the pass. David Shearer flicks a high pass forward. Paul Young controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Paul Young shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
59.00
Thierry Byrne makes a simple pass to Paul Scales. Paul Scales knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Albert Butragueno.
65.58
Alfredo Barone flicks a high pass forward. David Shearer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Ferrante. Oscar Ferrante jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
66.47
Alfredo Barone makes a beautiful solo run. Alfredo Barone plays a one-two with Oscar Ferrante and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Alfredo Barone provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
69.46
Albert Molowny threads a neat ball through to Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan makes a beautiful solo run. Stephan Gyan shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.18
Howard Knighton threads a neat ball through to Maryn Pedemas. Maryn Pedemas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Liddell. Scott Liddell shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.34
Stephan Gyan flicks a high pass forward. Lucas Calderon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lucas Calderon threads a neat ball through to David Shearer. David Shearer rushes past Howard Knighton! David Shearer strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.15
Alfredo Barone threads the ball through to Paul Young. Paul Young flicks a high pass forward. David Shearer controls it well on his chest. David Shearer controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Oscar Ferrante through on goal. Oscar Ferrante cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Paulo Martins comfortably gets down and covers it.
81.59
Stefano Ricchiuti runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stefano Ricchiuti threads the ball through to Jeroen Dijkhuizen but he's offside!
87.08
Alfredo Barone flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Ferrante collects the pass. Oscar Ferrante whips in a cross ball towards David Shearer. David Shearer whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Stoke City
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
9
2
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
27.4%
40%
32.6%

Scorers
Paul Young 27
David Shearer 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Shearer of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Isaiah Walsh (GK)
6
2.Daniel Ramos (DEF)
6
3.Albert Molowny (DEF)
6
4.Albert Butragueno (DEF)
7
5.Ismael Bulent (DEF)
6
6.Lucas Calderon (MID)
7
7.Alfredo Barone (MID)
8
8.Paul Young (MID)goal scored
9
9.Stephan Gyan (MID)
7
10.Oscar Ferrante (ATT)
7
11.David Shearer (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Ian Cooper (ATT)
0
13.Kevin Gelb (ATT)
0
14.Paulo Jesus (ATT)
0

1.Paulo Martins (GK)
7
2.Nicholas Gascoigne (DEF)
6
3.Howard Knighton (DEF)
7
4.Kader Zeroual (DEF)
6
5.Paul Scales (MID)
6
6.Maryn Pedemas (MID)
6
7.Jeroen Dijkhuizen (MID)
6
8.Stefano Ricchiuti (MID)
6
9.Scott Liddell (ATT)
6
10.Jermaine Richards (ATT)
6
11.Thierry Byrne (ATT)
6
 
12.Oleg Power (DEF)
0
13.Nicholas Froggatt (MID)
0
14.Lee Brown (MID)
0