Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Norwich City | Norwich City | ||||||||||||||||
| Darryn Gent | Darryn Gent | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Weaver | S. Weaver |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Kevin Montague | K. Montague | |||||||||
| Graeme Christie | G. Christie | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | David Bellamy | D. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Alan Gray | A. Gray | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Des Deane | D. Deane | |||||||||
| Don Hendry | D. Hendry |  | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Chris Shaw | C. Shaw | |||||||||
| Alejandro Croce | A. Croce |  | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Danny Grondin | D. Grondin | |||||||||
| Frederico Ruiz | F. Ruiz |  | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 |  | Carlos Barbosa | C. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Christian Nocerino | C. Nocerino | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Mick Windass | M. Windass | |||||||||
| Ben Galli | B. Galli | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Dennis Galli | D. Galli | |||||||||
| Djibrill Bailly | D. Bailly |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Paul Kitson | P. Kitson | |||||||||
| Jacob Scholes | J. Scholes | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 |  | Samir Müller | S. Müller | |||||||||
| Dean Best | D. Best | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Jermaine Murphy | J. Murphy | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 8,687 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Norwich City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.57
0-0Mick Windass passes the ball forward to Samir Müller. Samir Müller shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Stan Weaver easily smothers it!
3.36
0-0Dennis Galli knocks the ball forward to Jermaine Murphy. Jermaine Murphy whips in a cross ball towards Samir Müller. Samir Müller heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.40
0-0Nottingham Forest are easily keeping Norwich City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
14.05
0-0Christian Nocerino passes the ball forward to Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Montague who gathers it comfortably.
16.51
Christian Nocerino makes a probing pass to Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Best. Dean Best rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
18.07
Mick Windass passes the ball forward to Jermaine Murphy. Jermaine Murphy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.35
Nottingham Forest are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Norwich City's defence.
21.28
Alejandro Croce kicks a strong pass forward to Djibrill Bailly. Djibrill Bailly shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Kevin Montague.
24.20
Alan Gray kicks a strong pass forward to Christian Nocerino. Christian Nocerino knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes plays a perfect one-two with Djibrill Bailly and rushes in on goal... Jacob Scholes tries a spectacular strike. It curls slightly but Kevin Montague manages to gather it comfortably.
26.10
Alejandro Croce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.48
1-0Ben Galli makes a beautiful solo run. Ben Galli whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.48
Frederico Ruiz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Best. Dean Best goes all the way! Dean Best rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.35
Mick Windass makes a simple pass to Samir Müller. Samir Müller knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stan Weaver who gathers it comfortably.
38.31
Paul Kitson makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Kitson shoots from distance but it flies wide!
39.01
Des Deane controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Kitson. Paul Kitson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Murphy. Jermaine Murphy shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.57
Alejandro Croce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Best. Dean Best shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
45.00
Paul Kitson passes the ball forward to Samir Müller. Samir Müller knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the second half underway!
48.20
Dennis Galli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samir Müller. Samir Müller whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Murphy. Jermaine Murphy powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
49.19
Ben Galli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Djibrill Bailly. Djibrill Bailly shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.32
Alejandro Croce flicks the ball to his team mate, Djibrill Bailly. Djibrill Bailly knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Montague who gathers it comfortably.
57.39
Alan Gray boots it upfield. Dean Best lofts in a cross ball towards Djibrill Bailly. Djibrill Bailly connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Kevin Montague easily picks it out of the air!
60.49
Frederico Ruiz kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Best. Dean Best shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.47
Mick Windass makes a beautiful solo run. Mick Windass whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Murphy. Jermaine Murphy is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.12
Frederico Ruiz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Djibrill Bailly. Djibrill Bailly knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danny Grondin.
67.36
Graeme Christie chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Croce. Alejandro Croce makes a simple pass to Dean Best. Dean Best goes all the way! Dean Best takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
69.51
Carlos Barbosa passes the ball forward to Jermaine Murphy. Jermaine Murphy kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Müller. Samir Müller makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
71.23
Dennis Galli makes a simple pass to Jermaine Murphy. Jermaine Murphy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
72.39
Graeme Christie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alejandro Croce. Alejandro Croce makes a probing pass to Dean Best. Dean Best goes all the way! Dean Best tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Kevin Montague easily smothers it!
73.59
Dennis Galli chips the ball to his team mate, Samir Müller. Samir Müller knocks in a cross ball towards Jermaine Murphy. Jermaine Murphy is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.30
Mick Windass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jermaine Murphy. Jermaine Murphy whips in a cross ball towards Samir Müller. Samir Müller flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Stan Weaver.
77.12
Frederico Ruiz makes a simple pass to Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
79.34
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
85.33
Ben Galli threads the ball through to Dean Best. Dean Best goes all the way! Dean Best takes a shot at goal. Kevin Montague easily smothers it.
87.12
Frederico Ruiz makes a simple pass to Dean Best. Dean Best knocks in a cross ball towards Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Dennis Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Müller. Samir Müller tries a spectacular long range effort. Stan Weaver easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
7
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
26.7%
46.7%
26.7%
Scorers