FFO Champ, Nottingham Forest vs. Sunderland (Fri Feb 28) Nottingham Forest | Sunderland 5-1-0-2-2 A | 4-4-2 C HD King | Chris W | G_Kobel GK | GK B_Leno G_Montiel DF | DF C_Mbemba S_Aurier DF | DF D_Dumfries N_Williams DF | DF C_Biraghi J_Worrall DF | DF S_Rhomas A_Omobamidele DF | MF G_Xhaka Danilo DM | MF A_Rabiot T_Cairney AM | MF M_Nunes B_Aguilera AM | MF J_Toulalan A_Correa FW | FW Evanilson C_Hudson_Odoi FW | FW F_Cavenaghi | W_Hennessey SUB | SUB C_Diop H_Toffolo SUB | SUB N_Mukiele N_Dominguez SUB | SUB R_Knoche E_Kujovic SUB | SUB W_Alves M_Smith SUB | SUB B_Bayo Min. 1 :(ntf) T_Cairney sidesteps S_Rhomas ... He showed great skill there ... T_Cairney attempts a lob! ... B_Leno fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 2 :(ntf) J_Worrall knocks the ball on and sprints past C_Biraghi ... A delightful ball in to C_Hudson_Odoi ... C_Hudson_Odoi has a dig at goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... A_Omobamidele with an inswinging corner into the box ... B_Leno catches it! Min. 4 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi runs towards the goal ... A_Correa dives in two footed!! ... That's an awful tackle! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 5 :(ntf) J_Worrall with the Cruyff turn ... J_Worrall hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 8 :(ntf) B_Aguilera takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Omobamidele ... J_Toulalan with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 13 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi loses his marker! ... F_Cavenaghi tries to catch the keeper out! ... But G_Kobel comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 18 :(sun) J_Toulalan with a probing through ball G_Xhaka ... J_Worrall steals the ball of off him Min. 18 :(ntf) S_Aurier beats D_Dumfries ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... J_Toulalan tackles from behind ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... G_Montiel curls it towards the top corner ... But B_Leno reaches the ball. Good save Min. 19 :(ntf) Danilo with an inswinging cross to S_Aurier ... S_Aurier with the cheeky shot! ... B_Leno beats the ball away Min. 20 :(ntf) Danilo has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past D_Dumfries ... He puts in B_Aguilera! ... B_Aguilera hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... B_Leno narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 21 :(ntf) A_Omobamidele can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to T_Cairney ... T_Cairney with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... B_Leno falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... GOAL!! ... Unlucky! ... The Nottingham Forest fans start to taunt him now! ... Nottingham Forest take the lead! ... Nottingham Forest 1-0 Sunderland ... Min. 21 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Rabiot ... J_Worrall clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 22 :(sun) M_Nunes jinks past G_Montiel ... M_Nunes hits the ball first time! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 23 :(sun) G_Kobel with a terrible kick! ... G_Xhaka takes control of the ball! ... G_Xhaka with the side footed shot! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 28 :(sun) M_Nunes takes advantage of a mistake by A_Omobamidele ... M_Nunes with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... Looks like it should be easy for G_Kobel ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... G_Kobel looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 35 :(ntf) B_Aguilera beats A_Rabiot ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... J_Toulalan cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 35 :(sun) C_Mbemba brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Cavenaghi gets on the end of the pass ... F_Cavenaghi sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... G_Kobel gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 35 :(ntf) T_Cairney beats J_Toulalan with absolute ease! ... A_Rabiot with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 37 :(ntf) J_Worrall beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... J_Worrall drives the shot in! ... But B_Leno makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 38 :(ntf) A_Omobamidele with the diagonal pass to B_Aguilera ... B_Aguilera with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... B_Leno looks relieved there! Min. 38 :(sun) C_Biraghi bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Evanilson ... Evanilson curls it towards the top corner! ... G_Kobel just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 39 :(ntf) J_Worrall with a precise pass to B_Aguilera ... But M_Nunes clears the ball to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Sunderland Min. 48 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... C_Hudson_Odoi blasts the ball towards goal! ... But it goes just over Min. 48 :(sun) Evanilson runs at N_Williams ... He takes it past him ... A_Omobamidele with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 51 :(ntf) A_Correa is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But I think HD King is going to take him off Min. 51 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: M_Smith ... COMING OFF: A_Correa Min. 52 :(sun) A_Rabiot changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to F_Cavenaghi ... F_Cavenaghi curls it towards the top corner! ... But G_Kobel parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 53 :(ntf) Danilo cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Hudson_Odoi ... Another tackle close to the line by S_Rhomas ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... B_Aguilera chips the ball in towards the far post! ... T_Cairney gets his head on it ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 55 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: H_Toffolo ... COMING OFF: A_Omobamidele Min. 56 :(ntf) J_Worrall backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... N_Williams latches onto the end of it ... N_Williams drives it low! ... B_Leno makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: N_Mukiele ... COMING OFF: S_Rhomas Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: W_Alves ... COMING OFF: A_Rabiot Min. 62 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: N_Dominguez ... COMING OFF: B_Aguilera Min. 64 :(ntf) H_Toffolo crosses into the box, finding C_Hudson_Odoi ... But M_Nunes slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 65 :(ntf) J_Worrall controls it well ... He nutmegs C_Biraghi ... He puts in C_Hudson_Odoi! ... W_Alves with the tackle Min. 68 :(sun) D_Dumfries off the woodwork! ... W_Alves picks up the deflection ... The ball hits N_Dominguez in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: B_Bayo ... COMING OFF: Evanilson Min. 72 :(sun) G_Xhaka moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to B_Bayo ... N_Dominguez with a bad challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 75 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi finds N_Mukiele in the box ... But N_Williams wins the ball Min. 76 :(ntf) N_Williams curls the ball out wide to M_Smith ... M_Smith with a thundering shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL!! ... That was unfortunate ... Nottingham Forest 2-0 Sunderland ... Min. 76 :(sun) D_Dumfries drives it forward to B_Bayo ... B_Bayo fires the shot in! ... G_Kobel gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 77 :(sun) J_Toulalan chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Dumfries ... D_Dumfries shoots towards goal! ... G_Kobel can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... G_Kobel makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 81 :(ntf) S_Aurier takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Smith ... M_Smith attempts the shot! ... But B_Leno makes a superb stop down low ... CORNER! ... N_Dominguez with an outswinging corner into the box ... B_Leno comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... J_Worrall gets to it! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 81 :(sun) N_Mukiele puts in C_Mbemba ... S_Aurier robs him of the ball Min. 83 :(sun) M_Nunes hits a hard pass to B_Bayo ... H_Toffolo with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 84 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi lobs it over F_Cavenaghi ... A wicked drive by C_Hudson_Odoi! ... B_Leno won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 86 :(sun) F_Cavenaghi runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... H_Toffolo with the block Min. 87 :(ntf) N_Dominguez runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Montiel ... A well-placed shot from G_Montiel! ... But B_Leno parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(ntf) J_Worrall controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... C_Hudson_Odoi gets onto the end of the pass! ... But he loses control of it ... N_Mukiele belts it clear Min. 90 :(sun) C_Mbemba fires over a low cross to D_Dumfries ... D_Dumfries curls it towards the top corner! ... G_Kobel tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... B_Bayo hits it towards the far post! ... G_Kobel easily claims the ball! Min. 92 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi flights the ball to M_Smith ... M_Smith hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... N_Dominguez lofts the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... N_Mukiele clears the danger Min. 92 :(sun) M_Nunes sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to N_Mukiele ... G_Montiel with a bad challenge Min. 93 :(ntf) S_Aurier finds N_Dominguez in acres of space ... G_Xhaka with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : City Ground ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Worrall (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Cairney (21), M_Smith (76) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Dominguez (72) Injured : A_Correa (51) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Cavenaghi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Toulalan (18), A_Rabiot (35) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 18 | 10 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 10 | 5 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 8 | 7 Key Passes : 16 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Nottingham Forest 2 - 0 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Kobel GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 21 15 13 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 S_Aurier DF 1 19 13 5 30 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 16 22 N_Williams DF 1 19 13 10 24 | 94 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17 36 17 J_Worrall DF 1 18 11 11 28 | 94 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 52 90 46 A_Omobamidele DF 1 18 11 4 31 | 56 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 58 0 Danilo DM 1 15 18 9 31 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 T_Cairney AM 1 2 17 16 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 49 B_Aguilera AM 1 9 18 16 23 | 63 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 21 A_Correa FW 1 5 21 21 26 | 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Hudson_Odoi FW 1 1 15 21 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 15 W_Hennessey GK 18 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Toffolo DF 1 17 15 7 20 | 38 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 14 0 N_Dominguez MF 1 12 19 7 29 | 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 6 -4 E_Kujovic MF 1 13 18 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Smith FW 1 3 10 14 21 | 42 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 57 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Leno GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 C_Mbemba DF 1 21 16 10 29 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 22 16 7 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 39 C_Biraghi DF 1 20 12 8 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 S_Rhomas DF 1 18 10 9 29 | 61 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 1 2 19 11 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 15 A_Rabiot MF 1 5 20 15 22 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 5 -4 M_Nunes MF 1 9 20 14 20 | 94 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 54 9 24 J_Toulalan MF 1 11 18 15 26 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 18 -4 Evanilson FW 1 3 14 21 29 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 F_Cavenaghi FW 1 5 15 17 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 30 C_Diop GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mukiele DF 1 17 12 9 27 | 33 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 17 0 R_Knoche DF 1 18 14 2 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Alves MF 1 8 19 15 26 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 16 26 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1740778672 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40