FFO Champ, Nottingham Forest vs. Coventry City (Wed May 28)


                    Nottingham Forest  |  Coventry City
                          4-2-0-2-2 A  |  5-1-2-2 C
                              HD King  |  Will Schoolar
                                       |
                           G_Kobel GK  |  GK B_Wilson
                          T_Kehrer DF  |  DF M_van_Ewijk
                          S_Aurier DF  |  DF T_Sakamoto
                        F_Horsfall DF  |  DF L_Kitching
                         J_Worrall DF  |  DF P_Schulz
                       O_Zinchenko DM  |  DF B_Thomas
                       N_Dominguez DM  |  MF C_OHare
                           I_Balde AM  |  DM B_Sheaf
                        B_Aguilera AM  |  MF K_Palmer
                          A_Correa FW  |  FW H_Wright
                     C_Hudson_Odoi FW  |  FW D_Malen
                                       |
                       W_Hennessey SUB |  SUB S_Moore
                         H_Toffolo SUB |  SUB J_Yobo
                         E_Kujovic SUB |  SUB J_Jones
                            Danilo SUB |  SUB J_Eccles
                         T_Cairney SUB |  SUB L_Donovan




Min. 7  :(cov) K_Palmer with a measured ball to H_Wright 
          ...  J_Worrall reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 9  :(ntf) F_Horsfall looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 10 :(cov) K_Palmer tries to stick a finger into I_Balde's eye! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 14 :(cov) P_Schulz 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! 
          ...  D_Malen receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  T_Kehrer takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 15 :(cov) C_OHare unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Wright 
          ...  But J_Worrall sweeps up the threat 
Min. 16 :(ntf) S_Aurier is spitting at H_Wright 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  Disgusting! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 18 :(ntf) I_Balde knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  I_Balde looks to see where B_Wilson is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 18 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 20 :(ntf) I_Balde runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  I_Balde goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 22 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi beats his marker 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 23 :(cov) H_Wright runs at the defence 
          ...  H_Wright looks to see where G_Kobel is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 25 :(cov) K_Palmer jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Malen 
          ...  D_Malen flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  G_Kobel won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 28 :(cov) C_OHare skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  S_Aurier hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Palmer curls it into the box! 
          ...  G_Kobel comes out and claims it! 
Min. 30 :(cov) K_Palmer reads the run of C_OHare 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Aurier 
Min. 34 :(cov) D_Malen brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  N_Dominguez with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 35 :(ntf) F_Horsfall with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  F_Horsfall with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  B_Wilson never had a chance! 
Min. 40 :(ntf) A_Correa slips past B_Sheaf 
          ...  A_Correa has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  B_Wilson fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 42 :(ntf) I_Balde sidesteps B_Sheaf 
          ...  I_Balde carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk with a 30-yard pass to D_Malen 
          ...  D_Malen has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  G_Kobel makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Coventry City

Min. 47 :(cov) K_Palmer finds H_Wright with a ball over the defence 
          ...  F_Horsfall hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Palmer with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball comes to P_Schulz 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  G_Kobel moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  G_Kobel tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  K_Palmer flights it in! 
          ...  P_Schulz loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  G_Kobel makes a fine save 
Min. 48 :(ntf) A_Correa runs towards the goal 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk intercepts the pass 
Min. 48 :(cov) K_Palmer holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Malen 
          ...  D_Malen drives the shot in! 
          ...  But G_Kobel parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 50 :(cov) The ball is passed in from K_Palmer, he finds M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat G_Kobel 
          ...  He nutmegs G_Kobel 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's given Coventry City the lead! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City ...
Min. 51 :(ntf) A_Correa gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Correa hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 51 :(cov) B_Thomas brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on O_Zinchenko 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in H_Wright! 
          ...  H_Wright sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel gathers it comfortably 
Min. 56 :(cov) H_Wright sidesteps F_Horsfall 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by T_Kehrer!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 58 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his knee gave in! 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 58 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Kujovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Zinchenko 
Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Yobo 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Sakamoto 
Min. 60 :(cov) B_Thomas chips the ball over the defence and finds L_Kitching 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Kehrer 
Min. 62 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Toffolo 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Worrall 
Min. 62 :(ntf) A_Correa is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  A cracking drive from C_Hudson_Odoi! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  HD King spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 63 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: Danilo 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Dominguez 
Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Jones 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_OHare 
Min. 68 :(ntf) A_Correa beats P_Schulz 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Correa! 
          ...  B_Wilson heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 68 :(cov) H_Wright barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  H_Wright with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Nottingham Forest fans taunt him! 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Donovan 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Wright 
Min. 71 :(cov) B_Sheaf with the first time pass to L_Donovan 
          ...  S_Aurier reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 72 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows B_Thomas a clean set of heals 
          ...  J_Yobo cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 72 :(cov) K_Palmer spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds J_Jones with a lovely pass! 
          ...  J_Jones rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  G_Kobel is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Thomas swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  G_Kobel catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 72 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi loses L_Kitching 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 76 :(cov) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  J_Jones is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by F_Horsfall! 
          ...  A_Correa with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 78 :(ntf) Danilo looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  B_Wilson just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(ntf) A_Correa with a one-touch layoff to S_Aurier 
          ...  S_Aurier with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  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_Correa
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Aurier (16), A_Correa (76)
Injured              : O_Zinchenko (58)
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : K_Palmer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_van_Ewijk (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Nottingham Forest  |    Coventry City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           2        |       6
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       2
Key Passes           :           4        |       13
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Final Score          : Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Coventry City
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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  25   1   1   1  24 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
T_Kehrer       DF   1  21  17   7  22 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
S_Aurier       DF   1  20  13   5  30 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  44  -4  17
F_Horsfall     DF   1  21  14  10  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  15  16
J_Worrall      DF   1  18  12  11  28 |  66   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DM   1  20  19   7  28 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Dominguez    DM   1  12  19   7  29 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
I_Balde        AM   1   8  19  17  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
B_Aguilera     AM   1   9  18  17  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Correa       FW   1   5  21  23  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   1   0   0  -4  12  10
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  16  21  22 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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   8  20 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Kujovic      DM   1  13  18   2  30 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DM   1  15  18   9  31 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
T_Cairney      FW   1   2  17  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Coventry City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Wilson       GK  24   1   1   1  27 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  21  16   7  31 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  28  13  46
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  20  15  10  29 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kitching     DF   1  19  15  11  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Schulz       DF   1  19  15   4  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  46
B_Thomas       DF   1  19  13  12  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
C_OHare        MF   1   5  20  17  23 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
B_Sheaf        DM   1  15  20   6  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
K_Palmer       MF   1   8  19  15  28 |  97   0   0   7   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  84   0
H_Wright       FW   1   5  15  21  31 |  74   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
D_Malen        FW   1   5  16  20  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
S_Moore        GK  18   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Yobo         DF   1  18  13  11  21 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
J_Jones        MF   1  13  18  15  30 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
J_Eccles       MF   1  10  17  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Donovan      FW   1   8  17  20  24 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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