FFO2 Conference, Nottingham Forest vs. Villarreal (Fri Mar 10) Nottingham Forest | Villarreal 4-2-2-1-1 P | 4-3-2-1 C Matt Buxton | Ian Greaves | A_Muric GK | GK Kepa Renan_Lodi DF | DF D_Santon M_Niakhate DF | DF Dalbert S_Aurier DF | DF E_Roco J_Worrall DF | DF H_Mallo R_Freuler DM | MF I_Rakitic O_Mangala DM | MF T_Chalobah R_Yates MF | MF A_Rinomhota J_Lingard MF | AM E_Le_Fee B_Johnson AM | AM G_Carrillo T_Awoniyi FW | FW L_Ajorque | J_Smith SUB | SUB R_Runarsson L_Bade SUB | SUB A_Munoz Cafu SUB | SUB J_Guilavogui B_Mitchell SUB | SUB J_Olasagasti S_Surridge SUB | SUB A_Fletcher Min. 1 :(ntf) M_Niakhate runs at the heart of the defence ... But A_Rinomhota slides in Min. 2 :(ntf) B_Johnson with a slick pass to R_Freuler ... D_Santon wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 2 :(vil) D_Santon takes advantage of a mistake by Renan_Lodi ... He knocks the ball to A_Rinomhota! ... A_Rinomhota curls it towards the top corner! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps into the Villarreal crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... Villarreal go in front now with that goal! ... Nottingham Forest 0-1 Villarreal ... Min. 3 :(vil) E_Le_Fee gets possession in his own half ... Renan_Lodi reads the play well Min. 6 :(ntf) The defender loses control of the ball! ... J_Lingard seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Lingard with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But Kepa just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... B_Johnson drives it into the box! ... Kepa comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... J_Lingard with the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... S_Aurier dinks the ball into the area! ... Kepa comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... J_Worrall gets to it! ... Kepa gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... R_Freuler curls it into the box! ... J_Worrall gets on the end of it ... Looks like it should be easy for Kepa ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... Kepa looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 10 :(ntf) R_Yates crosses in from the wing, he finds Renan_Lodi in the box ... Renan_Lodi has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Kepa moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... Kepa catches it with style! Min. 10 :(vil) E_Le_Fee with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... E_Le_Fee attempts a low drive! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 11 :(vil) T_Chalobah with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Ajorque gets on the end of the pass ... M_Niakhate intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... G_Carrillo curls it into the box! ... A_Muric comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... E_Roco gets to it! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... A_Rinomhota swings it in! ... That's a poor one ... M_Niakhate clears the danger Min. 14 :(ntf) J_Lingard squares it to T_Awoniyi ... A heafty challenge by L_Ajorque ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by Renan_Lodi ... Kepa catches it! Min. 17 :(vil) I_Rakitic has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past Renan_Lodi ... He puts in E_Le_Fee! ... An audacious effort from E_Le_Fee! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 25 :(vil) D_Santon plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Le_Fee decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... E_Le_Fee aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But A_Muric pulls out a save of the game Min. 34 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi lobs it over the defender ... Renan_Lodi has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... Kepa tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... R_Freuler chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Kepa comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... T_Awoniyi gets to it! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 37 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to B_Johnson ... Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep ... B_Johnson is all alone ... Kepa comes towards him ... He rounds Kepa ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... He's missed the target!! Min. 37 :(vil) G_Carrillo beats Renan_Lodi ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Fine tackle by B_Johnson ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 39 :(ntf) J_Worrall runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to T_Awoniyi ... But D_Santon wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 40 :(ntf) R_Freuler spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to T_Awoniyi! ... G_Carrillo is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(ntf) R_Yates skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Freuler ... H_Mallo with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 46 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi controls it well ... He nutmegs H_Mallo ... He puts in B_Johnson! ... D_Santon cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 47 :(ntf) R_Freuler controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... B_Johnson gets onto the end of the pass! ... A_Rinomhota cuts out the pass ... That was close! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 0-1 Villarreal Min. 46 :(ntf) R_Yates crosses into the box, finding S_Aurier ... H_Mallo cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 46 :(vil) E_Roco curls the ball out wide to L_Ajorque ... But S_Aurier clears the danger Min. 47 :(vil) L_Ajorque runs at O_Mangala ... The defender slips and falls over ... But S_Aurier wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 50 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal ... COMING ON: A_Munoz ... COMING OFF: E_Roco Min. 50 :(ntf) J_Lingard boots it towards B_Johnson ... But H_Mallo puts the ball out of play Min. 50 :(vil) Kepa slumps to the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 50 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal ... COMING ON: R_Runarsson ... COMING OFF: Kepa Min. 53 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... Wonderful sliding challenge by H_Mallo ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 54 :(ntf) R_Yates lobs it over D_Santon ... But Dalbert wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 55 :(vil) Dalbert plays it long to E_Le_Fee ... E_Le_Fee with the 40 yard drive! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... E_Le_Fee swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... J_Worrall clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 56 :(vil) D_Santon beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds G_Carrillo ... G_Carrillo rises above the defence to head the ball! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 57 :(vil) A_Rinomhota looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to G_Carrillo ... R_Yates with an ugly foul ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 58 :(ntf) The defender underhits the back pass! ... S_Aurier is through! ... What a mistake by H_Mallo! ... S_Aurier with a terrific drive! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... R_Yates with an outswinging corner into the box ... R_Runarsson comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Niakhate gets to it! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 60 :(ntf) R_Freuler beats his man ... I_Rakitic with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... R_Freuler plays it short to Renan_Lodi ... H_Mallo hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... O_Mangala plays it into the danger area! ... R_Freuler gets to it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... R_Yates curls it into the box! ... O_Mangala swings a leg at it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Worrall chips the ball in towards the far post! ... O_Mangala gets to it! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Renan_Lodi! ... The ball comes to J_Worrall ... He knocks it goalward ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... R_Runarsson palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... J_Worrall with an inswinging corner into the box ... Dalbert gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 64 :(vil) E_Le_Fee with a penetrating pass to A_Munoz ... Launched towards the top corner by A_Munoz! ... A_Muric goes down well to save Min. 66 :(vil) I_Rakitic takes advantage of a mistake by Renan_Lodi ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to Dalbert! ... Dalbert rifles it at the goal! ... A_Muric falls over ... But A_Muric is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 69 :(ntf) R_Freuler with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... G_Carrillo with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 70 :(vil) Substitution by Villarreal ... COMING ON: A_Fletcher ... COMING OFF: L_Ajorque Min. 71 :(ntf) R_Yates controls it well ... He nutmegs H_Mallo ... He puts in S_Aurier! ... S_Aurier with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It floats over R_Runarsson ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 72 :(vil) G_Carrillo is unmarked! ... G_Carrillo with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Nottingham Forest 0-2 Villarreal ... Min. 79 :(vil) A_Fletcher turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... S_Aurier gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 80 :(ntf) B_Johnson with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... B_Johnson with a bicycle kick! ... But R_Runarsson makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 82 :(ntf) R_Freuler barges A_Munoz off the ball ... But T_Chalobah clears the danger Min. 83 :(vil) D_Santon hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... E_Le_Fee collects the loose ball! ... A cheeky lob from E_Le_Fee! ... A_Muric gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 87 :(ntf) J_Worrall knocks the ball past the defender ... J_Worrall sees R_Runarsson off his line! ... R_Runarsson just watches it float over the bar! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Munoz ... T_Awoniyi has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 89 :(ntf) R_Yates finds T_Awoniyi with a perfectly weighted pass ... T_Awoniyi is clean through, he is one on one with R_Runarsson ... He nutmegs R_Runarsson ... GOAL!! I like it. ... I like it a lot! ... Can Nottingham Forest get back into the game now! ... Nottingham Forest 1-2 Villarreal ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : City Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Yates Scorers : T_Awoniyi (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Villarreal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Santon (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Rinomhota (2), G_Carrillo (72) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : Kepa (50) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest | Villarreal Attempts on Goal : 19 | 11 Off target : 12 | 5 On target : 7 | 6 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 11 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 12 Key Tackles : 8 | 13 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Nottingham Forest 1 - 2 Villarreal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Muric GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Renan_Lodi DF 1 18 13 9 29 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 17 34 M_Niakhate DF 1 17 10 3 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 19 S_Aurier DF 1 16 11 10 22 | 93 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 66 0 24 J_Worrall DF 1 16 13 6 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 22 17 72 R_Freuler DM 1 10 17 11 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 O_Mangala DM 1 11 16 8 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 R_Yates MF 1 10 16 5 24 | 93 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 J_Lingard MF 1 3 17 14 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 B_Johnson AM 1 7 13 17 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 31 17 14 T_Awoniyi FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 32 J_Smith GK 16 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Bade DF 1 16 10 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cafu MF 1 8 15 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Mitchell MF 1 3 14 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Surridge FW 1 2 9 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Villarreal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kepa GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 52 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 D_Santon DF 1 17 10 6 27 | 93 0 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 63 108 0 Dalbert DF 1 17 10 4 27 | 93 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 20 22 E_Roco DF 1 16 10 3 29 | 52 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 19 H_Mallo DF 1 16 12 7 28 | 93 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 I_Rakitic MF 1 9 17 9 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 T_Chalobah MF 1 9 17 8 19 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 13 0 A_Rinomhota MF 1 10 16 5 24 | 93 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 56 14 50 E_Le_Fee AM 1 10 15 12 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 15 58 G_Carrillo AM 1 3 13 18 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 L_Ajorque FW 1 4 12 16 24 | 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 R_Runarsson GK 13 1 1 1 29 | 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 A_Munoz DF 1 15 12 8 23 | 41 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 J_Guilavogui MF 1 6 16 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Olasagasti MF 1 3 13 8 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Fletcher FW 1 2 8 14 24 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1678439854 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40