Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 18,120 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Newcastle United start the match!
3.53
0-0Andre Jardim comes in with a late challenge on Gary Meiklejohn. Andre Jardim is shown the yellow card! Gary Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.55
0-0Cauã Zico lofts the ball long. Paul Tavernese goes all the way! Paul Tavernese rockets a shot on goal but Isaiah Mendez is on top of it.
16.48
0-0Pierre Mbami makes a probing pass to Ivan Dominguez. Ivan Dominguez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graham Britton.
18.49
0-0Gary Meiklejohn kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Tavernese. Paul Tavernese makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hakan Izzet but he's offside!
22.27
John Davidson decides to run forward with the ball. John Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graham Britton.
24.10
Graham Britton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roland Schmid. Roland Schmid flicks the ball to his team mate, Hakan Izzet. Hakan Izzet makes a probing pass to Paul Tavernese but he's offside!
34.47
0-0Ronnie Hall passes the ball forward to Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.38
1-0Pierre Mbami surges forward with the ball. Pierre Mbami controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
39.23
Ivan Dominguez comes in with a late challenge on Nick Crooks. The referee calls over Ivan Dominguez and shows him a yellow card! Nick Crooks hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.36
Bojan Farnerud deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Marcel Kühn!
45.00
Takis Taoulas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Tavernese. Paul Tavernese knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the second half underway!
48.11
Francis Middleton makes a simple pass to Ronnie Hall. Ronnie Hall knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Dominguez. Ivan Dominguez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcel Kühn who gathers it comfortably.
54.38
Nick Crooks makes a beautiful solo run. Nick Crooks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Tavernese. Paul Tavernese chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Collins. Craig Collins shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.29
Gary Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hakan Izzet. Hakan Izzet whips in a cross ball towards Craig Collins. Craig Collins heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Isaiah Mendez!
59.23
John Davidson surges forward with the ball. John Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Dominguez. Ivan Dominguez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Marcel Kühn manages to keep it out.
63.36
Graham Taylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.45
Andre Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, John Davidson. John Davidson kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Dominguez. Ivan Dominguez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cauã Zico.
66.36
Graham Britton flicks the ball to his team mate, Roland Schmid. Roland Schmid flicks the ball to his team mate, Hakan Izzet. Hakan Izzet shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
73.22
Takis Taoulas threads the ball through to Hakan Izzet. Hakan Izzet goes all the way! Hakan Izzet rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Isaiah Mendez.
75.35
Ronnie Hall makes a simple pass to Ivan Dominguez. Ivan Dominguez tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.42
Takis Taoulas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Collins. Craig Collins threads the ball through to Hakan Izzet but he's offside!
87.51
Cauã Zico makes a probing pass to Takis Taoulas. Takis Taoulas knocks the ball forward to Hakan Izzet. Hakan Izzet goes all the way! Hakan Izzet shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
John Davidson makes a simple pass to Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
26.9%
46.2%
26.9%
Scorers
| Patrick Mbamba 36, 90 | Craig Collins 54 |