Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     GillinghamGillingham
John MillerJohn Miller Computer Player Computer Player
Teddy EtheringtonT. Etherington51
G
1
G
53Robert WatersR. Waters
Morris WilsonM. Wilson50
D
2
D
57Jermaine KirklandJ. Kirkland
Stuart CoppingerS. Coppinger52
D
3
D
51Gavin JeffersG. Jeffers
Alberto RichardsA. Richards50
D
4
D
47Eddie JeffersE. Jeffers
Ledley VassellL. Vassell39
M
5
D
46Kieron FormonK. Formon
Darius BeresfordD. Beresford51
M
captain6
M
53Julian SchellJ. Schell
Callum SounessC. Souness56
M
7captain
M
47Ugo ProctorU. Proctor
Tony KirklandT. Kirkland39
M
8
M
46Omer AdamsO. Adams
Alun MowbrayA. Mowbray42
A
9
M
44Clive TaylorC. Taylor
Matthew BrownM. Brown48
A
10
A
48Adrian BarrettA. Barrett
Said GoossenS. Goossen53
A
11
A
47Juan AriasJ. Arias
 
Wes MorrisW. Morris43
D
12
G
50Ivan EdghillI. Edghill
Andy RobertsA. Roberts38
M
13
A
44Ricardo CarrascoR. Carrasco
Damien AdamsD. Adams35
A
14
A
44Frank InsleyF. Insley

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Gillingham. A crowd of 8,123 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Gillingham appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Shaun Simonsen.


0.00
Gillingham start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.41
Darius Beresford deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Said Goossen. Said Goossen makes a probing pass between the defence to Tony Kirkland. Tony Kirkland comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.10
Clive Taylor passes the ball forward to Adrian Barrett. Adrian Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Proctor. Ugo Proctor gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Teddy Etherington manages to keep it out.
20.43
Alberto Richards makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Wilson. Morris Wilson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Beresford. Darius Beresford lofts in a cross ball towards Alun Mowbray. Alun Mowbray directs the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
34.36
Clive Taylor decides to run forward with the ball. Clive Taylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.40
Eddie Jeffers makes a probing pass to Ugo Proctor. Ugo Proctor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Arias. Juan Arias knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.59
Morris Wilson pushes mid-way up the pitch. Morris Wilson knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Kirkland. Tony Kirkland lofts in a cross ball towards Said Goossen. Said Goossen knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
40.37
Morris Wilson pushes mid-way up the pitch. Morris Wilson flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Kirkland. Tony Kirkland shoots from long range but somehow Robert Waters manages to keep it out.
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. Gillingham also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off the second half!
48.13
Ugo Proctor flicks a high pass forward to Adrian Barrett who brings the ball under control. Adrian Barrett sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
51.33
Omer Adams brings the ball forward. Omer Adams finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
60.31
Morris Wilson flicks a high pass forward. Callum Souness controls it well on his chest. Callum Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Beresford. Darius Beresford makes a probing pass to Matthew Brown but he's offside!
61.41
Alberto Richards flicks a high pass forward. Darius Beresford holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darius Beresford sees a break and surges forward. Darius Beresford sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Robert Waters manages to keep it out.
65.01
Morris Wilson clumsily knocks into Adrian Barrett. Morris Wilson is given a warning by the referee! Adrian Barrett carries on, but is struggling a bit.
77.05
Darius Beresford hits a low pass to Callum Souness. Callum Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Brown. Matthew Brown tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
87.21
Omer Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Schell. Julian Schell shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

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

Possession
60.9%
39.1%
Play Area
31.9%
46.4%
21.7%

Scorers
Tony Kirkland 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tony Kirkland of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Teddy Etherington (GK)
6
2.Morris Wilson (DEF)
8
3.Stuart Coppinger (DEF)
6
4.Alberto Richards (DEF)
7
5.Ledley Vassell (MID)
6
6.Darius Beresford (MID)
8
7.Callum Souness (MID)
6
8.Tony Kirkland (MID)goal scored
9
9.Alun Mowbray (ATT)
6
10.Matthew Brown (ATT)
6
11.Said Goossen (ATT)
7
 
12.Wes Morris (DEF)
0
13.Andy Roberts (MID)
0
14.Damien Adams (ATT)
0

1.Robert Waters (GK)
7
2.Jermaine Kirkland (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Jeffers (DEF)
6
4.Eddie Jeffers (DEF)
6
5.Kieron Formon (DEF)
6
6.Julian Schell (MID)
6
7.Ugo Proctor (MID)
7
8.Omer Adams (MID)
6
9.Clive Taylor (MID)
6
10.Adrian Barrett (ATT)
6
11.Juan Arias (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Edghill (GK)
0
13.Ricardo Carrasco (ATT)
0
14.Frank Insley (ATT)
0