FFO2 Conference, Nottingham Forest vs. Wolves (Tue May 02) Nottingham Forest | Wolves 4-4-2 N | 4-1-3-2 C Matt Buxton | Ray Wallace | A_Muric GK | GK M_Neuer Renan_Lodi DF | DF P_Struijk M_Niakhate DF | DF R_Oxford S_Aurier DF | DF Emerson_Royal L_Bade DF | DF T_Mitchell J_Lingard MF | DM J_Moder R_Freuler MF | MF Q_Timber R_Yates MF | MF Melendo O_Mangala MF | MF N_Kebano T_Awoniyi FW | FW M_Thuram B_Johnson FW | FW C_Gakpo | M_Bizot SUB | SUB J_Drommel J_Worrall SUB | SUB D_Bernard S_McKenna SUB | SUB C_Brittain L_Amos SUB | SUB M_Bird S_Surridge SUB | SUB R_Matos Min. 1 :(ntf) S_Aurier with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from M_Thuram ... S_Aurier with a graceful, looping effort! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 3 :(ntf) R_Freuler looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Johnson ... B_Johnson goes for goal! ... M_Neuer gets his fingertips to it Min. 5 :(wol) A_Muric miskicks! ... M_Thuram is through! ... M_Niakhate cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 6 :(ntf) J_Lingard is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to B_Johnson ... B_Johnson attempts to drive it home! ... M_Neuer gathers it comfortably Min. 8 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... T_Awoniyi hits a great shot! ... M_Neuer with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 11 :(wol) J_Moder leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to Melendo ... R_Yates with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Matt Buxton looks relieved Min. 12 :(ntf) B_Johnson with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to T_Awoniyi ... Cleared by Emerson_Royal Min. 12 :(wol) P_Struijk plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Thuram keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Thuram with the cheeky shot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 17 :(wol) N_Kebano cuts inside ... N_Kebano drives the ball low! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 18 :(wol) J_Moder cuts inside Renan_Lodi ... He worked that well ... He puts in N_Kebano! ... L_Bade with the tackle Min. 24 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... Emerson_Royal hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... R_Freuler swings it in! ... T_Mitchell clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 25 :(ntf) J_Lingard finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... J_Lingard hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... M_Neuer with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 28 :(wol) C_Gakpo with a well-controlled run ... But L_Bade wins the tackle cleanly Min. 29 :(wol) Q_Timber with the diagonal pass to P_Struijk ... P_Struijk tries to place it in the corner! ... But A_Muric punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 31 :(ntf) O_Mangala runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... O_Mangala pounds a rocket on goal! ... But M_Neuer punches it away Min. 32 :(ntf) J_Lingard holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Freuler ... T_Mitchell with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 36 :(ntf) B_Johnson with a glorious long pass to T_Awoniyi ... T_Awoniyi drives the shot in! ... M_Neuer parries it, he follows it up ... And M_Neuer recovers to save!! Min. 39 :(ntf) R_Yates spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to B_Johnson! ... N_Kebano bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 41 :(ntf) B_Johnson leaves Emerson_Royal standing ... B_Johnson launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 42 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi hoofs it upfield to find B_Johnson ... B_Johnson drives the shot in! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... M_Neuer never had a chance! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi lobs it over P_Struijk ... A delicate header from Renan_Lodi! ... The shot slips through M_Neuer's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 45 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: J_Worrall ... COMING OFF: L_Bade Min. 45 :(ntf) B_Johnson beats N_Kebano ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... T_Mitchell tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... Renan_Lodi with an outswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of M_Neuer ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 47 :(ntf) S_Aurier takes advantage of a mistake by Melendo ... He crosses to B_Johnson ... B_Johnson fires the shot in! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Wolves Min. 46 :(wol) C_Gakpo changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Kebano ... S_Aurier bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 50 :(ntf) B_Johnson dribbles past J_Moder ... B_Johnson with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... M_Neuer can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Neuer makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 51 :(ntf) J_Lingard crosses into the box, finding R_Freuler ... R_Freuler has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... M_Neuer gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 52 :(wol) N_Kebano is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Muric gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... M_Thuram chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Great catch from A_Muric! Min. 54 :(ntf) J_Lingard nutmegs P_Struijk, he continues to run forward ... J_Lingard attempts a chip! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 55 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: L_Amos ... COMING OFF: O_Mangala Min. 56 :(ntf) R_Freuler with a probing through ball B_Johnson ... B_Johnson launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... The Nottingham Forest fans chant his name! ... That's put Nottingham Forest into the lead! ... Nottingham Forest 1-0 Wolves ... Min. 57 :(wol) Tactical Change by Wolves ... Wolves have changed their playing style to A Min. 59 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi with a burst of pace ... T_Awoniyi with the shot on net! ... But M_Neuer punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that M_Neuer got a touch Min. 60 :(ntf) R_Freuler with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Aurier gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... T_Mitchell tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... J_Lingard chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball comes to R_Yates ... He knocks it goalward ... But he somehow misses ... The Wolves fans laugh at him Min. 60 :(wol) C_Gakpo looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Thuram ... M_Thuram chases it through, he must score! ... A_Muric gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 62 :(ntf) The ball runs loose! ... J_Lingard seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Lingard with the crafty shot! ... M_Neuer makes a fine save Min. 65 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi chests it down ... Renan_Lodi drives the ball low! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 67 :(ntf) The ball goes loose! ... B_Johnson seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... B_Johnson tries to chip the ball over M_Neuer! ... M_Neuer with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 70 :(ntf) J_Worrall kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... T_Awoniyi gets on the end of the pass ... T_Awoniyi has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It floats over M_Neuer ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 71 :(ntf) J_Lingard with a deep cross to R_Freuler ... R_Freuler with a scorcher of a shot! ... But M_Neuer with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... M_Niakhate plays it towards the near post! ... M_Neuer catches it! Min. 71 :(wol) J_Moder jinks past the defender ... S_Aurier goes in studs first Min. 71 :(ntf) R_Freuler has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past T_Mitchell ... He knocks it to S_Aurier! ... P_Struijk with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 72 :(ntf) R_Yates puts in R_Freuler ... R_Freuler sends it flying towards goal! ... M_Neuer makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 75 :(ntf) L_Amos unselfishly heads the ball back to B_Johnson ... A delicate header from B_Johnson! ... M_Neuer watches it sail wide! Min. 81 :(wol) T_Mitchell reads the run of N_Kebano ... Intercepted by R_Yates Min. 84 :(ntf) J_Lingard runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to B_Johnson ... What a fantastic interception by T_Mitchell Min. 85 :(ntf) R_Freuler drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Awoniyi ... T_Awoniyi hits a great shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... B_Johnson receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... B_Johnson with the punt towards goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 88 :(wol) P_Struijk with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Gakpo gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Gakpo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Q_Timber plays it into the danger area! ... T_Mitchell rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Melendo plays it towards the near post! ... N_Kebano gets a shot in ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... C_Gakpo hits it into the box! ... S_Aurier wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 91 :(wol) N_Kebano puts in C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But A_Muric makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 91 :(ntf) L_Amos is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... Q_Timber with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Ray Wallace looks relieved ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : City Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Johnson (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Johnson (56) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wolves Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Mitchell Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Struijk (71) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest | Wolves Attempts on Goal : 26 | 9 Off target : 13 | 6 On target : 13 | 3 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 14 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 19 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Wolves ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 1 1 1 22 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 Renan_Lodi DF 1 18 14 9 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 M_Niakhate DF 1 17 10 3 24 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 S_Aurier DF 1 17 11 10 22 | 93 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 19 12 L_Bade DF 1 16 10 2 28 | 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 J_Lingard MF 1 3 18 14 25 | 93 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 60 32 R_Freuler MF 1 11 18 11 24 | 93 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 80 45 R_Yates MF 1 10 17 5 24 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 26 17 O_Mangala MF 1 11 16 8 28 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 T_Awoniyi FW 1 3 12 19 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 36 27 B_Johnson FW 1 8 13 17 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 34 83 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 | 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 S_McKenna DF 1 14 9 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Amos MF 1 3 15 8 27 | 36 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 S_Surridge FW 1 2 9 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Wolves Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Neuer GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 93 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 P_Struijk DF 1 17 11 6 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 36 18 R_Oxford DF 1 18 11 5 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Emerson_Royal DF 1 19 10 10 27 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 T_Mitchell DF 1 17 11 7 30 | 93 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 105 19 15 J_Moder DM 1 14 17 4 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Q_Timber MF 1 8 16 13 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 Melendo MF 1 7 18 13 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Kebano MF 1 5 15 13 28 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 33 30 18 M_Thuram FW 1 3 12 17 27 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 C_Gakpo FW 1 2 15 18 27 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 20 J_Drommel GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bernard DF 1 15 10 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Brittain DF 1 13 11 4 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bird MF 1 3 13 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Matos FW 1 2 8 12 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1683058403 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40