FFO2 FA CUP, Newcastle United vs. Nottingham Forest (Tue Jan 03) Newcastle United | Nottingham Forest 5-3-2 A | 4-2-2-1-1 P Chris Banks | Matt Buxton | T_Strakosha GK | GK A_Muric M_Acuna DF | DF Renan_Lodi A_Grimaldo DF | DF L_Bade R_Burke DF | DF M_Niakhate J_Evans DF | DF S_Aurier L_Ayling DF | DM R_Freuler M_Llorente MF | DM R_Yates J_Pastore MF | MF O_Mangala M_Trigueros MF | MF J_Lingard J_David FW | AM B_Johnson R_De_Tomas FW | FW T_Awoniyi | A_Palmer SUB | SUB J_Smith J_Tarkowski SUB | SUB J_Worrall D_Sanchez SUB | SUB H_Toffolo A_Poli SUB | SUB Cafu D_Zapata SUB | SUB S_Surridge Min. 1 :(new) R_De_Tomas takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Yates ... R_De_Tomas tries to beat A_Muric! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 2 :(new) J_David plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Acuna decides to go for goal instead! ... M_Acuna throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Muric parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 3 :(ntf) J_Lingard drives it forward to T_Awoniyi ... T_Awoniyi tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... But T_Strakosha makes a superb stop down low Min. 6 :(new) M_Trigueros with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Burke gets on the end of the pass ... R_Burke with the chance! ... A_Muric parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 10 :(new) R_De_Tomas slides it through the middle to J_David ... J_David with a thundering shot! ... A_Muric has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... A_Muric reacts well to save!! Min. 10 :(ntf) O_Mangala flights the ball to B_Johnson ... M_Acuna forces him off the ball Min. 11 :(new) A_Grimaldo cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Acuna ... M_Acuna hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 13 :(ntf) J_Lingard with a reverse pass to R_Freuler ... J_David wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 16 :(new) J_David looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... J_David with a bomb of a shot! ... A_Muric saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 18 :(new) R_Burke looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_De_Tomas ... Renan_Lodi with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 21 :(new) A_Grimaldo takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... S_Aurier hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... R_Burke curls it into the box! ... A_Muric fists it away! Min. 23 :(new) R_De_Tomas crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Grimaldo in the box ... But R_Freuler barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 26 :(new) J_Pastore is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas shapes up for a shot! ... A_Muric with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 27 :(new) J_Pastore takes advantage of a mistake by Renan_Lodi ... He runs towards goal ... M_Niakhate with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... R_De_Tomas curls it towards the top corner ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 28 :(new) J_Pastore hoofs it upfield to find M_Acuna ... A delicate header from M_Acuna! ... A_Muric makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 29 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi get's past J_David ... He's gonna worry them again ... Renan_Lodi with a low drive through the rain! ... GOAL!! ... T_Strakosha had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... And Nottingham Forest are leading in the game now ... Newcastle United 0-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 30 :(new) J_Evans knocks it forward ... R_Yates slips ... J_David gets to it! ... J_David with a blistering shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 30 :(ntf) B_Johnson barges the defender off the ball ... B_Johnson fires a shot at goal! ... T_Strakosha won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 32 :(new) A_Grimaldo looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Pastore ... J_Pastore attempts a chip! ... A_Muric makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 33 :(new) J_David with the nod to L_Ayling ... B_Johnson wins the ball Min. 35 :(ntf) O_Mangala 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 ... A_Grimaldo forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Bade ... T_Strakosha jumps well to claim it! Min. 38 :(new) M_Llorente flicks the ball through ... R_De_Tomas runs onto it! ... R_De_Tomas rises above the defence to head the ball! ... A_Muric saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 38 :(ntf) R_Freuler takes advantage of a mistake by J_Evans ... Can he make them pay? ... R_De_Tomas with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 39 :(new) M_Acuna chips the ball forward to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas with a thundering shot! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... The Referee signals we are going to VAR! ... They are taking their time checking this one ... We could be in for a long wait here ... The fans are getting restless ... The Referee touches his ear-piece ... NO GOAL! Min. 40 :(new) J_David hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Pastore collects the loose ball! ... B_Johnson brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 41 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi slows the ball down and waits for support ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... A_Grimaldo clears with a diving header Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(new) R_Burke looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Acuna ... Renan_Lodi with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 44 :(new) J_David runs at Renan_Lodi ... The defender slips and falls over ... J_David tries the shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 45 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi nutmegs the defender ... L_Ayling with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 0-1 Nottingham Forest Min. 46 :(new) L_Ayling runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Trigueros ... He's played him in ... M_Trigueros attempts to nutmeg A_Muric! ... A_Muric makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 47 :(ntf) S_Aurier with a real burst of pace ... R_Burke can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... J_Evans with a nasty foul Min. 49 :(new) J_Evans comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... J_Evans hits a crisp volley! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 51 :(new) J_Evans is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... R_De_Tomas latches onto the ball ... R_De_Tomas sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Muric is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... A_Muric holds his head in his hands! ... Newcastle United have pulled level! ... Newcastle United 1-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 51 :(ntf) O_Mangala is first to the ball ... J_David with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 52 :(new) R_Burke runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... J_David latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... B_Johnson stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 53 :(ntf) O_Mangala backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... B_Johnson latches onto the end of it ... R_De_Tomas with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment Min. 55 :(new) M_Llorente has a go! ... It hits the defender ... R_De_Tomas collects the loose ball! ... Good sliding challenge from R_Yates and it had to be Min. 57 :(ntf) B_Johnson with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Aurier gets on the end of the pass ... S_Aurier sends it flying towards goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 58 :(new) A_Grimaldo holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Acuna ... A delicate header from M_Acuna! ... But A_Muric makes a superb stop down low Min. 58 :(ntf) R_Yates takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Ayling ... R_Yates hits a crisp volley! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 62 :(new) R_De_Tomas jumps over M_Niakhate's challenge ... But S_Aurier wins the tackle cleanly Min. 62 :(ntf) B_Johnson runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Renan_Lodi ... But A_Grimaldo clears the ball to safety Min. 67 :(new) M_Llorente beats L_Bade ... M_Llorente looks to see where A_Muric is! ... He shoots! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 69 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi finds B_Johnson with a perfectly weighted pass ... B_Johnson with the attempt at goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... And Nottingham Forest are leading in the game now ... Newcastle United 1-2 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 70 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... Nottingham Forest have changed their playing style to D Min. 70 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... B_Johnson will now play as a MF Min. 81 :(new) J_Evans with a real burst of pace ... He shows R_Yates a clean set of heals ... A_Muric is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Matt Buxton looks relieved ... Chris Banks is far from happy with that decision ... What's The Referee going to decide? ... PENALTY!! ... That looked like it was outside the box!! ... R_De_Tomas places the ball on the spot! ... GOAL!! ... Smashed into the top corner ... WOW!! ... Newcastle United have equalised! ... Matt Buxton must be kicking himself he didn't park the bus now! ... Newcastle United 2-2 Nottingham Forest... Min. 82 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... Nottingham Forest have changed their playing style to A Min. 82 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... J_Lingard will now play as a FW Min. 82 :(ntf) Tactical Change by Nottingham Forest ... B_Johnson will now play as a FW Min. 82 :(ntf) J_Lingard takes advantage of a mistake by J_Evans ... He puts in B_Johnson! ... M_Acuna is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee warns him Min. 83 :(ntf) J_Lingard takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Ayling ... M_Acuna makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 84 :(ntf) R_Yates beats his marker ... R_Yates tries the lob from 30 yards! ... T_Strakosha manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... S_Aurier with an inswinging corner into the box ... T_Strakosha comes out and claims it! Min. 85 :(new) J_David with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_De_Tomas gets on the end of the pass ... R_De_Tomas must beat A_Muric! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 85 :(ntf) J_Lingard with a short pass to find O_Mangala ... O_Mangala bears down on goal! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 86 :(new) J_David takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... S_Aurier slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Trigueros curls it into the box! ... L_Bade gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 86 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi with an intelligent ball to T_Awoniyi ... T_Awoniyi with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... The shot slips through T_Strakosha's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(new) J_Evans turns on a sixpence ... J_Evans with a little chip! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! ************* EXTRA TIME **************** Min. 91 :(new) R_Burke controls it well ... He nutmegs Renan_Lodi ... He puts in R_De_Tomas! ... R_De_Tomas has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Muric makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 92 :(new) R_De_Tomas cuts inside L_Bade ... He worked that well ... R_De_Tomas has a dig at goal! ... A_Muric gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 92 :(ntf) R_Yates unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Lingard ... J_Lingard with a low drive through the rain! ... T_Strakosha just watches it drift out of play! Min. 94 :(new) The ball is passed in from M_Llorente, he finds L_Ayling ... L_Ayling with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 98 :(new) M_Llorente with a reverse pass to J_David ... J_David shoots towards goal! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 98 :(ntf) O_Mangala sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Evans ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... R_Yates drives it into the box! ... Renan_Lodi gets a shot in ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Renan_Lodi with an outswinging corner into the box ... T_Strakosha catches it! Min. 99 :(new) J_David is too quick for S_Aurier ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Bade hits it out for a throw Min. 103:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Min. 106:(new) M_Trigueros swings at Renan_Lodi ... The Nottingham Forest players are furious! ... They're baying for blood! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 108:(ntf) T_Awoniyi sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Another tackle close to the line by J_Evans ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... S_Aurier lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of T_Strakosha Min. 109:(new) M_Trigueros flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Trigueros tries to beat A_Muric from outside the area! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 110:(ntf) O_Mangala drives it forward to R_Yates ... R_Burke seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 113:(ntf) Renan_Lodi sidesteps his marker ... R_Burke with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 116:(ntf) T_Awoniyi spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to B_Johnson! ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Evans Min. 117:(new) M_Llorente cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Trigueros ... But M_Niakhate barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 118:(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* PENALTY SHOOTOUT ************* ... PENALTY!! ... R_De_Tomas is going to have a crack! ... GOAL!! ... Cool as a cucumber! ... That was clinical! ... Newcastle United 1-0 Nottingham Forest... ... PENALTY!! ... B_Johnson is coming forward ... GOAL!! ... Cool as a cucumber! ... That was clinical! ... Newcastle United 1-1 Nottingham Forest... ... PENALTY!! ... J_David is taking this penalty! ... A_Muric guesses correctly ... But the shot's too powerful! ... GOAL!! ... Newcastle United 2-1 Nottingham Forest... ... PENALTY!! ... T_Awoniyi places the ball on the spot! ... GOAL!! ... Cool as a cucumber! ... That was clinical! ... Newcastle United 2-2 Nottingham Forest... ... PENALTY!! ... M_Acuna is next up ... Oh he didn't mess about with that one ... GOAL!! ... Smashed right down the middle!. ... Newcastle United 3-2 Nottingham Forest... ... PENALTY!! ... J_Lingard is the man who takes it ... T_Strakosha saves it with ease!! ... But it looks like he was miles off his line?! ... PENALTY!! ... M_Llorente is taking this penalty! ... Can he score this penalty for his team? ... Oh, he can ... In the cheekiest manner possible. The Panenka. ... Newcastle United 4-2 Nottingham Forest... ... PENALTY!! ... R_Freuler is next to step up! ... T_Strakosha dives ... And he claims it superbly! ... Newcastle United win the penalty shootout! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_De_Tomas (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_De_Tomas (51,81 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Ayling (45), J_David (51), R_Burke (113) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Johnson Scorers : Renan_Lodi (29), B_Johnson (69) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Niakhate (27) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 27 | 11 Off target : 13 | 7 On target : 14 | 4 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 2 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 12 | 13 Key Tackles : 10 | 13 Key Passes : 25 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 2 - 2 Nottingham Forest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 20 1 1 1 24 | 123 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 18 13 12 25 | 123 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 44 19 60 A_Grimaldo DF 1 17 13 9 31 | 123 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 57 0 R_Burke DF 1 17 12 5 28 | 123 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 21 78 21 J_Evans DF 1 17 13 9 28 | 123 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 69 65 30 L_Ayling DF 1 16 13 8 26 | 123 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 17 14 M_Llorente MF 1 11 18 12 22 | 123 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 12 J_Pastore MF 1 8 16 9 22 | 123 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 19 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 16 10 29 | 123 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 32 J_David FW 1 5 15 18 29 | 123 0 1 4 0 5 0 1 0 0 33 66 36 R_De_Tomas FW 1 2 14 19 25 | 123 0 0 2 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 36 108 A_Palmer GK 15 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 18 10 9 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sanchez DF 1 16 10 9 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Poli MF 1 7 11 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zapata FW 1 4 11 17 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 123 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 0 Renan_Lodi DF 1 17 13 8 29 | 123 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 46 65 64 L_Bade DF 1 15 10 2 28 | 123 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 M_Niakhate DF 1 17 10 3 24 | 123 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 -2 -2 S_Aurier DF 1 16 10 10 22 | 123 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 72 0 14 R_Freuler DM 1 10 17 11 24 | 123 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 R_Yates DM 1 10 16 4 24 | 123 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 16 44 O_Mangala MF 1 11 16 8 28 | 123 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 16 J_Lingard FW 1 3 17 13 25 | 123 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 11 B_Johnson FW 1 7 13 17 28 | 123 0 3 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 99 38 37 T_Awoniyi FW 1 3 12 17 22 | 123 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 J_Smith GK 16 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Worrall DF 1 15 12 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Toffolo DF 1 14 12 5 29 | 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 S_Surridge FW 1 2 9 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1672781961 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40