FFO Prem, Nottingham Forest vs. Manchester City (Mon Mar 30)


                    Nottingham Forest  |  Manchester City
                          4-2-0-3-1 C  |  5-2-3 P
                    HD King Caretaker  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                           G_Kobel GK  |  GK Ederson
                       G_Zambrotta DF  |  DF J_Hato
                           M_Blasi DM  |  DF M_Thiaw
                       O_Zinchenko DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                        F_Horsfall DF  |  DF A_Khusanov
                           K_Gibbs DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                            Danilo DM  |  FW A_Gordon
                       F_Conceicao AM  |  MF B_Silva
                         M_Tillman AM  |  MF J_Bellingham
                            C_Vela AM  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                            L_Saha FW  |  FW H_Kane
                                       |
                          J_Gorter SUB |  SUB Moya
                          S_Aurier SUB |  SUB B_Jun_Soo
                          D_Sidibe SUB |  SUB Am_Onana
                        B_Aguilera SUB |  SUB E_Robson
                     C_Hudson_Odoi SUB |  SUB N_Goodman




Min. 5  :(ntf) M_Tillman knocks the ball past the lunge of Ruben_Dias 
          ...  What a shot from M_Tillman! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But Ederson makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 6  :(ntf) F_Horsfall knocks it past Ruben_Dias and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Khusanov does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 11 :(ntf) Danilo runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Saha 
          ...  L_Saha rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 12 :(ntf) C_Vela sidesteps M_Thiaw 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  C_Vela flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Ederson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Ederson reacts well to save!! 
Min. 13 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  F_Conceicao collects the loose ball! 
          ...  F_Conceicao with the strike! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 17 :(ntf) L_Saha slides it through the middle to F_Conceicao 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Khusanov!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 19 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias sidesteps Danilo 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Ruben_Dias fires the shot in! 
          ...  G_Kobel gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 20 :(mnc) A_Gordon with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Hato 
          ...  J_Hato must beat G_Kobel! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Thiaw swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  G_Zambrotta wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 23 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Danilo 
          ...  Ruben_Dias cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 23 :(mnc) H_Kane 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 J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But G_Kobel punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 24 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with a 30-yard pass to A_Gordon 
          ...  A_Gordon has a dig at goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  G_Kobel is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 25 :(ntf) M_Blasi plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  F_Conceicao keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A_Khusanov goes in studs first 
Min. 26 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to F_Conceicao 
          ...  F_Conceicao attempts the shot! 
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 28 :(mnc) J_Hato flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Hato strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  G_Kobel with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 30 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 31 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias hits a hard pass to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane hits a curling shot! 
          ...  G_Kobel has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  G_Kobel reacts well to save!! 
Min. 32 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  But G_Zambrotta puts the ball out of play 
Min. 34 :(ntf) M_Tillman turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to F_Conceicao 
          ...  B_Silva fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 36 :(ntf) C_Vela finds L_Saha in acres of space 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Bellingham 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 36 :(mnc) A_Khusanov is too quick for O_Zinchenko 
          ...  F_Horsfall is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 36 :(mnc) M_Thiaw plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  M_Thiaw with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But G_Kobel punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 37 :(mnc) M_Thiaw picks out A_Gordon with the cross 
          ...  A_Gordon with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  It floats over G_Kobel 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 41 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Kane belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mnc) J_Hato knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  But O_Zinchenko spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 43 :(ntf) M_Tillman unselfishly heads the ball back to F_Conceicao 
          ...  Marquinhos with a poor challenge 
Min. 44 :(ntf) L_Saha beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  L_Saha with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Ederson just watches it fly safely wide! 

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

Min. 46 :(ntf) M_Blasi hoofs it upfield to find C_Vela 
          ...  Well intercepted by A_Khusanov 
Min. 47 :(ntf) K_Gibbs spits at M_Thiaw 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) H_Kane flicks it over F_Horsfall and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  F_Conceicao with the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) Marquinhos with an incisive pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 54 :(ntf) M_Blasi finds F_Conceicao with a ball over the defence 
          ...  F_Conceicao plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Ederson makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) M_Thiaw with an amazing show of skill to get past F_Horsfall 
          ...  He crosses to J_Bellingham 
          ...  Danilo hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Hato hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for G_Kobel, who catches the ball 
Min. 55 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Vela 
Min. 57 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Blasi 
          ...  The ball hits Marquinhos in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 58 :(mnc) M_Thiaw finds Marquinhos with a ball over the defence 
          ...  F_Conceicao tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
Min. 58 :(mnc) A_Gordon with a simple pass to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 59 :(ntf) M_Blasi with a penetrating pass to L_Saha 
          ...  From long range L_Saha bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Ederson was lucky there 
Min. 59 :(mnc) A_Gordon stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  A_Gordon drives the ball low! 
          ...  G_Kobel saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 61 :(mnc) H_Kane with the heel pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  O_Zinchenko with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic drives it under the wall 
          ...  G_Kobel turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Blasi wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 61 :(mnc) A_Khusanov with the cross-field pass to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 62 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Sidibe 
          ...  COMING OFF: Danilo 
Min. 64 :(ntf) L_Saha with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows A_Khusanov a clean set of heals 
          ...  L_Saha hits a curling shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 65 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows A_Khusanov a clean set of heals 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But Ederson makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 68 :(mnc) M_Thiaw races into the box 
          ...  He sees H_Kane lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  H_Kane with a thundering shot! 
          ...  G_Kobel claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Let's see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 69 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Goodman 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gordon 
Min. 69 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a DM 
Min. 70 :(mnc) J_Hato feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Thiaw runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Thiaw fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But G_Kobel comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 70 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Saha gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Ruben_Dias goes in studs first 
Min. 71 :(mnc) H_Kane hits a hard pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  G_Kobel with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 72 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Aguilera 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Tillman 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 75 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  But M_Thiaw slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 81 :(mnc) A_Khusanov turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  F_Horsfall had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 86 :(mnc) J_Hato drives it across the face of the goal D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the side footed shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  G_Kobel never had a chance! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ntf) B_Aguilera has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ruben_Dias! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Aguilera with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  Ederson makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 92 :(ntf) B_Aguilera turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Aguilera sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  Ederson is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Deserved a goal really 
Min. 95 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko reads the run of B_Aguilera 
          ...  M_Thiaw cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 

*************  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          : O_Zinchenko
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Horsfall (36), F_Conceicao (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Thiaw (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Kane (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Nottingham Forest  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       18
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          15        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       14
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Final Score          : Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Manchester 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  28   1   1   1  24 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  62   0   0   0
G_Zambrotta    DF   1  21  16  11  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
M_Blasi        DM   1  15  20  17  25 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  48   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  22  20   7  28 |  97   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  80   0
F_Horsfall     DF   1  22  16  11  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
K_Gibbs        DF   1  20  17  13  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         DM   1  16  19  10  31 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  17   0
F_Conceicao    AM   1   3  21  20  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  30
M_Tillman      AM   1  10  22  18  26 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
C_Vela         AM   1  11  18  20  30 |  57   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  12
L_Saha         FW   1  10  17  20  26 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  19  42
J_Gorter       GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Aurier       DF   1  20  13   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sidibe       DM   1  15  19  11  26 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Aguilera     AM   1   9  19  18  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  26
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  17  23  22 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

Player Statistics - Manchester 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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Ederson        GK  28   1   1   1  22 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_Hato         DF   1  22  20  11  29 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  32  40
M_Thiaw        DF   1  24  20  18  28 |  97   0   2   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  32  68  28
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  24  20  16  27 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  32  14
A_Khusanov     DF   1  23  20  14  26 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  16   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  25  20  17  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  16   0
A_Gordon       FW   1   5  23  22  26 |  71   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  26  26
B_Silva        MF   1   4  25  20  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Bellingham   DM   1  19  25  24  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  11   8
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   6  19  27  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
H_Kane         FW   1   8  20  26  27 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  32  34
Moya           GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Jun_Soo      DF   1  17  15  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Am_Onana       MF   1  21  24  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Robson       MF   1  12  18   7  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Goodman      FW   1   4  14  19  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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