Match Report


Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Kieron KasperK. Kasper64
G
1
G
63Michael StandingM. Standing
Nelson Van GobbelN. Van Gobbel63
D
2
D
74Seth LinekerS. Lineker
Graham GalliG. Galli55
D
3
D
66Sandro De SoleS. De Sole
Peter EhioguP. Ehiogu53
D
4
D
55Carl RankinC. Rankin
Richard KanuR. Kanu51
D
5
D
52Ian PeckhamI. Peckham
Noel RipleyN. Ripley49
D
6captain
M
67Ivan VickersI. Vickers
Thomas MahouvéT. Mahouvé57
M
7
M
67Aloisio BardonA. Bardon
Arturo PascualA. Pascual57
M
captain8
M
67David NodariD. Nodari
Natale BanchelliN. Banchelli51
A
9
A
63Marc RummeniggeM. Rummenigge
Alberto GascoigneA. Gascoigne42
A
10
A
55Paul DiakiteP. Diakite
Steve MilburnS. Milburn41
A
11
A
47Darius ThompsonD. Thompson
 
Ugo ArmstrongU. Armstrong62
G
12
M
63Garry TelferG. Telfer
John HulmeJ. Hulme57
G
13
G
56Carlos KarelseC. Karelse
Neil PattersonN. Patterson48
G
14
M
55Marvin JohnsonM. Johnson

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 8,518 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Sinclair.


0.00
Ipswich Town get the match underway!
4.20
Sandro De Sole knocks the ball forward to Ivan Vickers. Ivan Vickers sees space and advances. Ivan Vickers shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.38
Arturo Pascual flicks a high pass forward. Natale Banchelli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Natale Banchelli shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.02
Aloisio Bardon flicks the ball to his team mate, Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graham Galli.
20.22
Graham Galli darts forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Graham Galli plays the ball forward to Alberto Gascoigne. Alberto Gascoigne whips in a cross ball towards Steve Milburn. Steve Milburn heads the ball goalwards but it misses the target by a large margin!
22.41
Arturo Pascual chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Milburn. Steve Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl Rankin.
24.44
Aloisio Bardon makes a simple pass to Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson threads the ball through to Paul Diakite but he's offside!
27.30
Noel Ripley advances with the ball. Noel Ripley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Milburn. Steve Milburn knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Standing who gathers it comfortably.
28.19
Thomas Mahouvé chips the ball to his team mate, Natale Banchelli. Natale Banchelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Standing who gathers it comfortably.
40.03
Arturo Pascual passes the ball forward to Alberto Gascoigne. Alberto Gascoigne lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Milburn. Steve Milburn rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies well off target!
45.00
Aloisio Bardon advances with the ball. Aloisio Bardon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Kanu.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
47.56
Aloisio Bardon threads the ball through to Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.51
Arturo Pascual flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gascoigne collects the pass. Alberto Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball towards Steve Milburn. Steve Milburn finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
54.43
Peter Ehiogu breaks forward. Peter Ehiogu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Natale Banchelli. Natale Banchelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Standing who gathers it comfortably.
59.50
Thomas Mahouvé threads a neat ball through to Natale Banchelli. Natale Banchelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.26
Ivan Vickers makes a probing pass to Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Kieron Kasper didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
66.15
Natale Banchelli clumsily knocks into Carl Rankin. Natale Banchelli is shown the yellow card! Carl Rankin grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.25
Nelson Van Gobbel makes a beautiful solo run. Nelson Van Gobbel knocks the ball forward to Natale Banchelli. Natale Banchelli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl Rankin.
69.54
Graham Galli flicks a high ball forward to Thomas Mahouvé who takes it down. Thomas Mahouvé makes a probing pass to Natale Banchelli. Natale Banchelli lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Gascoigne. Alberto Gascoigne flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
73.26
Nelson Van Gobbel deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Mahouvé. Thomas Mahouvé threads a neat ball through to Alberto Gascoigne. Alberto Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.32
Thomas Mahouvé barges into David Nodari. The referee calls over Thomas Mahouvé and warns him to calm down! David Nodari stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.53
Sandro De Sole flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Vickers. Ivan Vickers knocks the ball forward to Darius Thompson. Darius Thompson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nelson Van Gobbel.
83.24
Thomas Mahouvé flicks a high pass forward. Steve Milburn holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steve Milburn lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Gascoigne. Alberto Gascoigne makes a convincing header. Michael Standing didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
85.40
Thomas Mahouvé clumsily knocks into Ivan Vickers. The referee calls over Thomas Mahouvé and shows him a yellow card! Ivan Vickers carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Nottingham Forest

Ipswich Town
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57%
43%
Play Area
25.3%
49.4%
25.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aloisio Bardon of Ipswich Town

Match Ratings
1.Kieron Kasper (GK)
6
2.Nelson Van Gobbel (DEF)
7
3.Graham Galli (DEF)
7
4.Peter Ehiogu (DEF)
7
5.Richard Kanu (DEF)
6
6.Noel Ripley (DEF)
8
7.Thomas Mahouvé (MID)yellow card
6
8.Arturo Pascual (MID)
7
9.Natale Banchelli (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Alberto Gascoigne (ATT)
7
11.Steve Milburn (ATT)
6
 
12.Ugo Armstrong (GK)
0
13.John Hulme (GK)
0
14.Neil Patterson (GK)
0

1.Michael Standing (GK)
6
2.Seth Lineker (DEF)
6
3.Sandro De Sole (DEF)
7
4.Carl Rankin (DEF)
6
5.Ian Peckham (DEF)
6
6.Ivan Vickers (MID)
7
7.Aloisio Bardon (MID)
9
8.David Nodari (MID)
6
9.Marc Rummenigge (ATT)
6
10.Paul Diakite (ATT)
6
11.Darius Thompson (ATT)
6
 
12.Garry Telfer (MID)
0
13.Carlos Karelse (GK)
0
14.Marvin Johnson (MID)
0