FFO2 Conference, Nottingham Forest vs. West Brom (Fri Apr 28)


                    Nottingham Forest  |  West Brom
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-2-2-1 C
                          Matt Buxton  |  Frank Deeming
                                       |
                           A_Muric GK  |  GK D_Iversen
                        Renan_Lodi DF  |  DF M_Holgate
                        M_Niakhate DF  |  DF Ruben_Vezo
                          S_Aurier DF  |  DF N_Milenkovic
                            L_Bade DF  |  DF I_Marcano
                         J_Lingard MF  |  DF J_Poyth
                         R_Freuler MF  |  MF A_Ademi
                           R_Yates MF  |  MF J_Jordan
                         O_Mangala MF  |  AM Marc_Roca
                         T_Awoniyi FW  |  AM M_Antonio
                         B_Johnson FW  |  FW B_Brobbey
                                       |
                           M_Bizot SUB |  SUB B_Kamara
                         J_Worrall SUB |  SUB W_Faes
                         S_McKenna SUB |  SUB N_Maksimovic
                              Cafu SUB |  SUB P_Bertaccini
                        S_Surridge SUB |  SUB M_Wilks




Min. 2  :(ntf) B_Johnson holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  B_Johnson launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 4  :(wba) Marc_Roca chips the ball forward to A_Ademi 
          ...  B_Johnson slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 8  :(wba) I_Marcano picks up a loose ball 
          ...  M_Niakhate with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  M_Antonio runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  A_Muric won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 9  :(ntf) R_Freuler takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  I_Marcano rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  Renan_Lodi hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  D_Iversen with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 10 :(ntf) R_Yates with a 30-yard pass to B_Johnson 
          ...  B_Johnson with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 10 :(wba) B_Brobbey finds himself in a good position 
          ...  B_Brobbey with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 11 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows N_Milenkovic a clean set of heals 
          ...  T_Awoniyi with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It floats over D_Iversen 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 13 :(ntf) J_Lingard with a slick pass to O_Mangala 
          ...  O_Mangala has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Let's see if Nottingham Forest can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 1-0 West Brom ...
Min. 14 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 18 :(ntf) J_Lingard chips the ball forward to B_Johnson 
          ...  B_Johnson attempts a lob! 
          ...  It's beaten D_Iversen 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 2-0 West Brom ...
Min. 23 :(ntf) J_Lingard with a real burst of pace 
          ...  J_Lingard with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But D_Iversen punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 25 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo pass splits open the defence and finds M_Antonio 
          ...  But R_Freuler sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 27 :(wba) B_Brobbey takes on R_Freuler 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  B_Brobbey with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Muric got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 2-1 West Brom ...
Min. 29 :(ntf) B_Johnson finds T_Awoniyi in the box 
          ...  T_Awoniyi with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  D_Iversen falls over 
          ...  But D_Iversen is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 31 :(wba) Marc_Roca finds his way through 
          ...  But S_Aurier clears the ball to safety 
Min. 32 :(wba) N_Milenkovic plays a long ball to J_Jordan 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Jordan! 
          ...  A_Muric guesses right 
Min. 35 :(ntf) S_Aurier spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to B_Johnson! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Milenkovic 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 37 :(ntf) L_Bade with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  B_Johnson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Holgate beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 38 :(wba) A_Ademi brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Antonio makes himself available 
          ...  But Renan_Lodi slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 39 :(wba) I_Marcano spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds M_Antonio with a lovely pass! 
          ...  M_Antonio with a little chip! 
          ...  But A_Muric reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Muric anyway 
Min. 40 :(ntf) R_Freuler beats N_Milenkovic 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Freuler with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But D_Iversen makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 40 :(wba) I_Marcano kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Brobbey gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A glorious effort by B_Brobbey! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Muric is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Holgate with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Muric easily claims the ball! 
Min. 41 :(wba) B_Brobbey jinks past the defender 
          ...  B_Brobbey with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 41 :(ntf) R_Freuler holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Johnson 
          ...  M_Holgate with a reckless challenge 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 42 :(wba) Marc_Roca plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  Marc_Roca smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Muric catches the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(wba) A_Ademi with a precise ball to M_Antonio 
          ...  M_Antonio fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the West Brom fans! 
          ...  West Brom have pulled level! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 2-2 West Brom ...
Min. 45 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Worrall 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Bade 
Min. 46 :(ntf) O_Mangala with a probing pass to R_Freuler 
          ...  R_Freuler with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 2-2 West Brom

Min. 46 :(wba) A_Ademi takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into N_Milenkovic 
          ...  N_Milenkovic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  A_Muric makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 47 :(wba) J_Poyth backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Antonio gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Antonio drives it low! 
          ...  But A_Muric punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Muric got a touch 
Min. 49 :(ntf) B_Johnson knocks the ball past the lunge of I_Marcano 
          ...  N_Milenkovic wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 49 :(wba) J_Jordan eases past O_Mangala 
          ...  J_Jordan with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 54 :(ntf) J_Lingard is too quick for the defence 
          ...  J_Lingard launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  D_Iversen is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 55 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: Cafu 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Mangala 
Min. 55 :(wba) A_Ademi with the majestic dribble 
          ...  A_Ademi has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Muric just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 56 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi barges M_Holgate off the ball 
          ...  T_Awoniyi chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 56 :(wba) M_Holgate finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  S_Aurier with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 59 :(wba) J_Jordan jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Brobbey 
          ...  B_Brobbey hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 60 :(wba) J_Jordan sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Brobbey gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  B_Brobbey goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Muric's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 63 :(wba) Marc_Roca knocks it past J_Worrall and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  But M_Niakhate will cut out the threat 
Min. 64 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  But N_Milenkovic barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 64 :(wba) J_Poyth hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Antonio collects the loose ball! 
          ...  R_Yates with a clumsy challenge 
Min. 64 :(wba) I_Marcano knocks the ball past Renan_Lodi 
          ...  Now he crosses to A_Ademi! 
          ...  A_Ademi bears down on goal! 
          ...  A_Muric fists it away 
Min. 68 :(ntf) Cafu controls the ball with ease 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Poyth picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 70 :(ntf) R_Freuler with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  R_Freuler fires the shot in! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  D_Iversen moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  D_Iversen catches it with style! 
Min. 71 :(wba) M_Antonio with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  S_Aurier stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 72 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi has space to run with the ball 
          ...  T_Awoniyi with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 73 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Renan_Lodi can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Muric makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 74 :(ntf) Cafu gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds J_Lingard 
          ...  From long range J_Lingard bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  D_Iversen plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 76 :(ntf) Cafu with a slide rule pass to B_Johnson 
          ...  J_Poyth plays the back pass 
          ...  D_Iversen can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Lingard dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  T_Awoniyi rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  YES!! 
          ...  Take a bow son! 
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 3-2 West Brom ...
Min. 76 :(wba) Marc_Roca picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Renan_Lodi intercepts the pass 
Min. 78 :(wba) M_Holgate jumps over R_Freuler's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  B_Johnson with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  B_Brobbey hits it over the wall 
          ...  A_Muric gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 84 :(wba) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  B_Brobbey takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  B_Brobbey attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 87 :(wba) B_Brobbey with an inch perfect pass to M_Antonio 
          ...  M_Antonio tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  A_Muric gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ntf) R_Yates takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past N_Milenkovic 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Yates with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But D_Iversen reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on D_Iversen anyway 
Min. 88 :(wba) A_Muric with a terrible kick! 
          ...  M_Antonio is through! 
          ...  M_Antonio cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  WOW!! 
          ...  Just WOW! 
          ...  West Brom have equalised! 
          ...  So late in the game! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 3-3 West Brom ...
Min. 90 :(ntf) R_Freuler with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  Marc_Roca robs him of the ball 
Min. 92 :(ntf) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  T_Awoniyi takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  T_Awoniyi goes for goal! 
          ...  D_Iversen with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 93 :(ntf) R_Freuler back heels to find T_Awoniyi in space 
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Awoniyi! 
          ...  D_Iversen catches the ball 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : City Ground
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : J_Lingard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Mangala (13), B_Johnson (18), T_Awoniyi (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : M_Antonio
Scorers              : B_Brobbey (27), M_Antonio (44,88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Holgate (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Nottingham Forest  |    West Brom
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       21
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :          13        |       12
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : Nottingham Forest 3 - 3 West Brom
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Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Muric        GK  20   1   1   1  22 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Renan_Lodi     DF   1  18  14   9  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  17
M_Niakhate     DF   1  17  10   3  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
S_Aurier       DF   1  16  11  10  22 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  66  19   0
L_Bade         DF   1  16  10   2  28 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Lingard      MF   1   3  18  14  25 |  94   0   0   2   3   3   0   0   0   0   0  84  32
R_Freuler      MF   1  11  17  11  24 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  27  26  41
R_Yates        MF   1  10  17   5  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  21
O_Mangala      MF   1  11  16   8  28 |  56   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  14  44
T_Awoniyi      FW   1   3  12  19  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0  56
B_Johnson      FW   1   8  13  17  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  30  17  36
M_Bizot        GK  17   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Worrall      DF   1  16  13   6  28 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McKenna      DF   1  14   9   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cafu           MF   1   8  15   9  23 |  38   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Surridge     FW   1   2   9  14  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  19   1   1   1  24 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
M_Holgate      DF   1  18  12   9  28 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  18  13   6  35 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  20
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  17  12   7  31 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  63  18  19
I_Marcano      DF   1  17  10   7  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  16  11   8  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  19   0
A_Ademi        MF   1   8  16  11  29 |  94   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  64  26
J_Jordan       MF   1   6  17  12  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  24
Marc_Roca      AM   1   2  17  13  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  13  13
M_Antonio      AM   1   3  12  18  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  76
B_Brobbey      FW   1   2  10  15  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  20  83
B_Kamara       GK  13   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Faes         DF   1  14  10   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Maksimovic   MF   1  10  16   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Bertaccini   MF   1   4  12  10  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Wilks        FW   1   3   8  13  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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