Match Report
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 19,094 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Stoke City and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Stoke City and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Stoke City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.24
0-0Andre Jardim knocks the ball to his team mate, John Davidson. John Davidson flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.37
0-0Ronnie Hall kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami lofts in a cross ball towards Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.05
Andre Jardim threads the ball through to Graham Taylor. Graham Taylor brings the ball forward. Graham Taylor knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tommy Lofthouse.
8.53
0-0Samuel Mbami comes in with a late challenge on João Rivera. The referee calls over Samuel Mbami and shows him a yellow card! João Rivera gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
10.05
João Rivera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mateus Leyva. Mateus Leyva passes the ball forward to Dennis Jensen. Dennis Jensen tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.03
Peter Ferrante makes a probing pass to Dennis Jensen. Dennis Jensen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaiah Mendez who gathers it comfortably.
14.57
0-0Mark Appiah makes a beautiful solo run. Mark Appiah sees a break and surges forward. Mark Appiah knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba powers a header at goal. Joe Tuhuteru easily smothers it.
16.43
Bojan Farnerud deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Dominguez. Ivan Dominguez shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.57
0-0Mateus Leyva sees space and advances. Mateus Leyva makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Jensen but he's offside!
22.30
John Davidson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami knocks the ball forward to Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
24.07
0-0Tommy Lofthouse hacks Ronnie Hall from behind! Tommy Lofthouse is given a warning by the referee! Ronnie Hall stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.43
Ronnie Hall knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
28.24
Francis Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bojan Farnerud. Bojan Farnerud makes a simple pass to Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami whips in a cross ball towards Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
30.05
0-1John Davidson makes a probing pass to Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami plays a perfect one-two with Patrick Mbamba and rushes in on goal... Samuel Mbami cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Samuel Mbami scores for Nottingham Forest!!
38.20
Bojan Farnerud threads the ball through to Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tommy Lofthouse.
40.31
Ronnie Hall kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Dominguez. Ivan Dominguez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Joe Tuhuteru has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the second half underway!
47.14
Mark Appiah sees space and advances. Mark Appiah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Dominguez. Ivan Dominguez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.18
John Davidson chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.08
John Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Dominguez. Ivan Dominguez chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Joe Tuhuteru manages to gather it comfortably.
59.06
Mark Appiah knocks the ball forward to Bojan Farnerud. Bojan Farnerud makes a probing pass to Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba flicks the ball with his head but Joe Tuhuteru is on top of it.
60.08
Peter Ferrante knocks the ball forward to Ali Elkhatabi. Ali Elkhatabi plays a perfect one-two with Dennis Jensen and rushes in on goal... Ali Elkhatabi shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
65.47
Ronnie Hall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.03
0-2Mast H. Omolade catches Francis Middleton on the ankles. The referee calls over Mast H. Omolade and shows him a yellow card! Francis Middleton runs off the knock.
69.43
Tommy Lofthouse threads the ball through to Mateus Leyva. Mateus Leyva chips the ball to his team mate, Ali Elkhatabi. Ali Elkhatabi tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.11
Eben Nyarko passes the ball forward to Dennis Jensen. Dennis Jensen threads the ball through to Ali Elkhatabi. Ali Elkhatabi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.29
Mateus Leyva flicks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Jensen. Dennis Jensen makes a simple pass to Mast H. Omolade. Mast H. Omolade tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
83.29
João Rivera sees space and advances. João Rivera knocks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Jensen. Dennis Jensen goes all the way! Dennis Jensen shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Isaiah Mendez manages to gather it comfortably.
85.20
Ronnie Hall chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Mbamba. Patrick Mbamba heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
87.09
Francis Middleton flicks the ball to his team mate, Bojan Farnerud. Bojan Farnerud threads the ball through to Samuel Mbami. Samuel Mbami finds some space and shoots from distance. Joe Tuhuteru easily smothers it.
90.00
Stuart Windass advances with the ball. Stuart Windass knocks in a cross ball towards Dennis Jensen. Dennis Jensen powers a header at goal. Isaiah Mendez easily picks it out of the air!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
33%
67%
Play Area
29.5%
42%
28.4%
Scorers