FFO Champ, Nottingham Forest vs. Sheffield United (Wed Oct 30)


                    Nottingham Forest  |  Sheffield United
                            5-2-1-2 A  |  5-3-2 A
                              HD King  |  Dave Thacker C
                                       |
                           G_Kobel GK  |  GK P_Gulacsi
                         G_Montiel DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                          S_Aurier DF  |  DF F_Guilbert
                        N_Williams DF  |  DF Joao_Mario
                         J_Worrall DF  |  DF Mario_Rui
                     A_Omobamidele DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                     M_Gibbs_White MF  |  MF L_Benes
                          A_Konate MF  |  MF A_Danjuma
                        B_Aguilera AM  |  MF M_Asensio
                         O_Edouard FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                     C_Hudson_Odoi FW  |  FW T_Muller
                                       |
                       W_Hennessey SUB |  SUB T_Ernst
                         H_Toffolo SUB |  SUB G_Zajkov
                         T_Cairney SUB |  SUB S_Pontisso
                            Danilo SUB |  SUB P_Okon
                           M_Smith SUB |  SUB M_Philipp




Min. 8  :(ntf) O_Edouard turns on a sixpence 
          ...  O_Edouard hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 9  :(shu) Mario_Rui sidesteps J_Worrall 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Mario_Rui uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Sheffield United the lead! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 0-1 Sheffield United ...
Min. 10 :(shu) R_Gosens drives it across the face of the goal A_Danjuma 
          ...  A_Danjuma hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  G_Kobel with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 14 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Konate gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Konate has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  B_Aguilera flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to S_Aurier 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi stops that one easily 
Min. 15 :(ntf) N_Williams runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  J_Foyth is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Omobamidele! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 17 :(shu) A_Belotti steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs B_Aguilera 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  But G_Montiel wins the tackle 
Min. 18 :(shu) M_Asensio brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Muller gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Muller flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 0-2 Sheffield United ...
Min. 20 :(ntf) G_Montiel with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  But Mario_Rui sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 27 :(ntf) A_Konate with an amazing show of skill to get past F_Guilbert 
          ...  He crosses to O_Edouard 
          ...  O_Edouard with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 27 :(shu) Mario_Rui gets to the byline and finds A_Belotti with a beautiful cross 
          ...  B_Aguilera is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 29 :(shu) L_Benes brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  F_Guilbert makes himself available 
          ...  But S_Aurier puts the ball out of play 
Min. 31 :(ntf) O_Edouard hoists the ball across to A_Konate 
          ...  F_Guilbert with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  HD King looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 32 :(shu) R_Gosens runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  R_Gosens with the shot on net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield United ...
Min. 33 :(shu) Mario_Rui feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  T_Muller runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  T_Muller with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 37 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to N_Williams 
          ...  N_Williams hits a great drive! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 38 :(shu) Mario_Rui with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_Montiel 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Guilbert curls it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of G_Kobel 
          ...  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. 39 :(shu) L_Benes with a deep cross to T_Muller 
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Muller! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 42 :(ntf) A_Konate jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  A delicate chip from C_Hudson_Odoi! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi is equal to it 
Min. 42 :(shu) T_Muller pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  T_Muller attempts a chip! 
          ...  G_Kobel tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gosens drives it into the box! 
          ...  G_Kobel fists it away! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ntf) A_Konate jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Aguilera 
          ...  F_Guilbert brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 46 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  O_Edouard is clean through! 
          ...  O_Edouard hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 48 :(shu) F_Guilbert with a precise pass to A_Belotti 
          ...  S_Aurier with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 0-3 Sheffield United

Min. 48 :(shu) A_Belotti controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  Mario_Rui gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Mario_Rui hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 51 :(ntf) O_Edouard unselfishly lays the ball back to N_Williams 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by N_Williams! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 52 :(ntf) B_Aguilera with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves Joao_Mario behind 
          ...  B_Aguilera has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 53 :(shu) L_Benes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  A_Danjuma gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A_Danjuma with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 60 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Toffolo 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Omobamidele 
Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Philipp 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Muller 
Min. 60 :(shu) M_Philipp finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  M_Philipp fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 62 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: Danilo 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Worrall 
Min. 62 :(ntf) B_Aguilera spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds O_Edouard with a lovely pass! 
          ...  F_Guilbert takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 62 :(shu) M_Asensio unselfishly heads the ball back to L_Benes 
          ...  L_Benes attempts the shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 64 :(ntf) N_Williams finds G_Montiel in the box 
          ...  A cheeky lob from G_Montiel! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 65 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Cairney 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Aguilera 
Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Pontisso 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Asensio 
Min. 65 :(ntf) Danilo gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Danilo goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi makes a fine save 
Min. 67 :(shu) R_Gosens chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Pontisso 
          ...  S_Pontisso with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Zajkov 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Foyth 
Min. 72 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Gosens 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 74 :(ntf) S_Aurier is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to T_Cairney 
          ...  T_Cairney with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It floats over P_Gulacsi 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 74 :(shu) Joao_Mario saunters past S_Aurier 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Joao_Mario! 
          ...  G_Kobel with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 75 :(shu) A_Belotti takes advantage of a mistake by S_Aurier 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A_Belotti smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gosens swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  G_Kobel comes out and claims it! 
Min. 76 :(ntf) G_Montiel crosses to O_Edouard 
          ...  F_Guilbert wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 76 :(shu) S_Pontisso with a precise ball to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 0-4 Sheffield United ...
Min. 77 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United 
          ...  Sheffield United have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 82 :(shu) M_Philipp is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to R_Gosens 
          ...  R_Gosens tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 84 :(ntf) H_Toffolo looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Edouard 
          ...  What a challenge by L_Benes 
          ...  The ball cannoning out of play for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi easily claims the ball! 
Min. 87 :(shu) A_Danjuma holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Zajkov 
          ...  T_Cairney with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The Sheffield United fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(shu) G_Zajkov holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Belotti 
          ...  A_Belotti carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 90 :(ntf) T_Cairney plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  T_Cairney hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 92 :(ntf) G_Montiel get's past R_Gosens 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  G_Montiel fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi falls over 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 94 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Konate 
          ...  R_Gosens takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 

*************  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          : A_Konate
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Aguilera (27), T_Cairney (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Sheffield United Match Info
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Best player          : R_Gosens (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Mario_Rui (9), T_Muller (18), R_Gosens (32), A_Belotti (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Nottingham Forest  |    Sheffield United
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       17
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Nottingham Forest 0 - 4 Sheffield United
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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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G_Kobel        GK  24   1   1   1  24 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -12   0   0   0
G_Montiel      DF   1  20  14  13  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  14  26
S_Aurier       DF   1  20  13   5  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  15  21
N_Williams     DF   1  18  13  10  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  32
J_Worrall      DF   1  18  11  11  28 |  65   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Omobamidele  DF   1  17  11   4  31 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gibbs_White  MF   1   6  20  15  25 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Konate       MF   1   2  14  12  20 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  14
B_Aguilera     AM   1   8  17  15  23 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4   7   6
O_Edouard      FW   1   4  15  22  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  26  10
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  15  20  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   6
W_Hennessey    GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Toffolo      DF   1  17  14   7  20 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
T_Cairney      AM   1   3  17  17  22 |  29   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  13
Danilo         DM   1  15  18   9  31 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
M_Smith        FW   1   4  10  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sheffield United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gulacsi      GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  97  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0   0   0
R_Gosens       DF   1  23  15  11  25 |  97   0   2   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  24  26  50
F_Guilbert     DF   1  21  14  11  33 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
Joao_Mario     DF   1  21  15  14  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Mario_Rui      DF   1  20  14  10  24 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  28  28  53
J_Foyth        DF   1  19  12  10  23 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
L_Benes        MF   1   6  19  13  26 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  27  12
A_Danjuma      MF   1   3  21  17  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   7  17
M_Asensio      MF   1   5  20  19  20 |  68   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Belotti      FW   1   3  14  21  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  14  25
T_Muller       FW   1   2  12  20  23 |  63   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
T_Ernst        GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Zajkov       DF   1  14  11   6  28 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
S_Pontisso     MF   1  11  15   7  31 |  29   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  18
P_Okon         MF   1  14  17   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Philipp      FW   1   2  16  20  22 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   5
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