Match Report
| Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe United |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Prior | C. Prior |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Damien Fox | D. Fox | |||||||||
| Craig McManaman | C. McManaman | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Noel Lumsdon | N. Lumsdon | |||||||||
| Simon Myers | S. Myers | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Nick Dodd | N. Dodd | |||||||||
| Alfred Ljungberg | A. Ljungberg | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 |  | Spiros Andriopoulos | S. Andriopoulos | |||||||||
| Edward Smith | E. Smith | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Mike Scales | M. Scales | |||||||||
| Brendan Sharpe | B. Sharpe | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Paul Woodcock | P. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Scott Hurst | S. Hurst | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Kieron Oliver | K. Oliver | |||||||||
| Peter Platt | P. Platt | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Alistair Beckham | A. Beckham | |||||||||
| Kemal Insley | K. Insley | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 | | James Shields | J. Shields | |||||||||
| Omer Drake | O. Drake | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Darius Allman | D. Allman | |||||||||
| Tim Peters | T. Peters | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Arthur Eustace | A. Eustace | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Glanford Park where Scunthorpe United play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 4,885 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Scunthorpe United and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Scunthorpe United and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Nottingham Forest kick off and get the first half underway!
2.27
0-0Kieron Oliver comes in with a late challenge on Scott Hurst. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Hurst runs off the knock.
6.09
0-0Noel Lumsdon clumsily knocks into Omer Drake. The referee calls over Noel Lumsdon and warns him to calm down! Omer Drake grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
8.50
1-0Brendan Sharpe knocks the ball forward to Tim Peters. Tim Peters knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Kemal Insley scores for Scunthorpe United!!
12.27
1-0Simon Myers threads the ball through to Brendan Sharpe. Brendan Sharpe makes a simple pass to Tim Peters. Tim Peters finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.15
Brendan Sharpe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Drake. Omer Drake shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
15.48
1-0Scott Hurst makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Drake. Omer Drake knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Damien Fox who gathers it comfortably.
16.54
1-0Spiros Andriopoulos knocks the ball forward to Paul Woodcock. Paul Woodcock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Allman. Darius Allman shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Chris Prior manages to gather it comfortably.
20.16
1-0Alistair Beckham catches Brendan Sharpe on the ankles. Alistair Beckham is warned by the referee! Brendan Sharpe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.00
Peter Platt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Drake. Omer Drake powers a header at goal. Damien Fox manages to gather it comfortably.
26.33
Kieron Oliver knocks the ball forward to James Shields. James Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Allman. Darius Allman makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.40
Alistair Beckham sees a break and surges forward. Alistair Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Myers.
32.10
Brendan Sharpe makes a probing pass to Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.10
Alfred Ljungberg threads the ball through to Brendan Sharpe. Brendan Sharpe makes a simple pass to Omer Drake. Omer Drake knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Spiros Andriopoulos.
42.03
Edward Smith threads the ball through to Peter Platt. Peter Platt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Drake. Omer Drake finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Alfred Ljungberg passes the ball forward to Peter Platt. Peter Platt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Damien Fox who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Scunthorpe United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.34
Spiros Andriopoulos barges into Brendan Sharpe. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brendan Sharpe stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.17
Brendan Sharpe chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.51
Paul Woodcock kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Allman. Darius Allman goes all the way! Darius Allman rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.07
Scott Hurst knocks the ball forward to Tim Peters. Tim Peters lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Drake. Omer Drake directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Damien Fox!
61.49
Alistair Beckham passes the ball forward to Arthur Eustace. Arthur Eustace shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.45
Paul Woodcock knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Allman. Darius Allman shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Darius Allman!
69.47
Kieron Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, James Shields. James Shields knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.40
Paul Woodcock passes the ball forward to Arthur Eustace. Arthur Eustace shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.43
Scott Hurst knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Peters. Tim Peters controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.23
Simon Myers kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Sharpe. Brendan Sharpe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Insley. Kemal Insley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nick Dodd.
79.27
Simon Myers passes the ball forward to Scott Hurst. Scott Hurst kicks a strong pass forward to Tim Peters. Tim Peters knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.16
Peter Platt makes a simple pass to Omer Drake. Omer Drake knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nick Dodd.
87.52
Mike Scales takes it forward alone. Mike Scales chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Allman. Darius Allman tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.24
1-2Alistair Beckham threads the ball through to Arthur Eustace. Arthur Eustace knocks the ball forward to Darius Allman but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Brendan Sharpe makes a simple pass to Omer Drake. Omer Drake knocks in a cross ball towards Tim Peters. Tim Peters is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.4%
36.6%
Play Area
23.2%
46.3%
30.5%
Scorers
| Kemal Insley 9 | Darius Allman 26, 65 |