Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Halifax Town | Halifax Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Damien Fox | D. Fox |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 |  | Jon Elmander | J. Elmander | |||||||||
| Noel Lumsdon | N. Lumsdon | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | David Jesus | D. Jesus | |||||||||
| Nick Dodd | N. Dodd | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Jonathan Lineker | J. Lineker | |||||||||
| Spiros Andriopoulos | S. Andriopoulos |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | David Reis | D. Reis | |||||||||
| Mike Scales | M. Scales | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Mark Simonsen | M. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Paul Woodcock | P. Woodcock | | 64 | M | | 6 | | D | 54 |  | José Mozart | J. Mozart | |||||||||
| Dennis Mckay | D. Mckay | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Syd Mills | S. Mills | |||||||||
| Kieron Oliver | K. Oliver | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Pius Song | P. Song | |||||||||
| James Shields | J. Shields | | 62 | A | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Omer Carrick | O. Carrick | |||||||||
| Darius Allman | D. Allman | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Clive Morris | C. Morris | |||||||||
| Arthur Eustace | A. Eustace | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Jon Robinson | J. Robinson | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Halifax Town. A crowd of 4,368 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Halifax Town appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Halifax Town appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0Halifax Town kick off!
9.47
0-0Kieron Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Allman. Darius Allman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Reis.
10.11
0-0Pius Song sees a break and surges forward. Pius Song finds some space and shoots from distance but Damien Fox is on top of it.
15.23
0-0Spiros Andriopoulos brings the ball forward. Spiros Andriopoulos flicks the ball to his team mate, James Shields. James Shields knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Eustace. Arthur Eustace connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.28
Spiros Andriopoulos threads the ball through to Dennis Mckay. Dennis Mckay sees space and advances. Dennis Mckay shoots from long range but it is miles over!
36.51
David Jesus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Carrick. Omer Carrick sees space and advances. Omer Carrick plays a perfect one-two with Clive Morris and rushes in on goal... Omer Carrick shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.25
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
0-0Jonathan Lineker flicks the ball to his team mate, Pius Song. Pius Song surges forward with the ball. Pius Song makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clive Morris but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off!
51.23
0-1Mark Simonsen takes it forward alone. Mark Simonsen threads the ball through to Jon Robinson. Jon Robinson goes all the way! Jon Robinson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.34
Syd Mills controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon Robinson. Jon Robinson shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
60.54
Mike Scales deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kieron Oliver. Kieron Oliver brings the ball forward. Kieron Oliver finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
67.11
Dennis Mckay flicks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Eustace. Arthur Eustace controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.09
Paul Woodcock decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Woodcock controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.38
Syd Mills makes a probing pass to Clive Morris. Clive Morris knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Damien Fox who gathers it comfortably.
84.12
Spiros Andriopoulos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kieron Oliver. Kieron Oliver passes the ball forward to Darius Allman. Darius Allman makes a simple pass to James Shields. James Shields takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Jon Elmander has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.54
David Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Carrick. Omer Carrick makes a probing pass to Clive Morris. Clive Morris sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Damien Fox had no chance!! Goal for Halifax Town!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
29.7%
44.6%
25.7%
Scorers