Match Report
| Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest |  |  | Wrexham | Wrexham | ||||||||||||||||
| Will Sully | Will Sully | manager | Christopher George | Christopher George | |||||||||||||||||
| Mustapha Courtois | M. Courtois |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 69 |  | Adam Murphy | A. Murphy | ||||||||
| Yurtcan Özalan | Y. Özalan |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Leon Plowright | L. Plowright | |||||||||
| Shaun Elliott | S. Elliott | | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Paolo Mcleod | P. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Syd Barmby | S. Barmby | | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Leon Priestley | L. Priestley | |||||||||
| Carlos Alonso | C. Alonso |  | 81 | M | | 5 | | D | 66 | | Kemal Mercer | K. Mercer | |||||||||
| Ivan Pirri | I. Pirri | | 82 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Edmundo Del Sol | E. Del Sol | |||||||||
| Clarence Victoria | C. Victoria |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Robert Burgess | R. Burgess | |||||||||
| Trevor Hall | T. Hall | | 79 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 |  | Mark Gargo | M. Gargo | |||||||||
| Nicky Oliver | N. Oliver | | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Romano Franken | R. Franken | |||||||||
| Max Bouma | M. Bouma | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Neil Black | N. Black | |||||||||
| Frederico Fonseca | F. Fonseca |  | 79 | A | | | 11 | | A | 64 |  | Kevin McNeill | K. McNeill | ||||||||
| Cecil Murphy | C. Murphy |  | 71 | D | | 12 | | D | 58 | | Andy Brady | A. Brady | |||||||||
| Felipe Sanchez | F. Sanchez | | 80 | M | | 13 | | M | 63 | | Arthur Benjamin | A. Benjamin | |||||||||
| Giovanni Baldi | G. Baldi |  | 78 | A | | 14 | | A | 63 | | Rio Cutler | R. Cutler | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Hanami |
Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at City Ground where Nottingham Forest play host to Wrexham. A crowd of 18,433 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Gascoigne.
The pitch is in great condition.
Nottingham Forest are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Gascoigne.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
9.47
0-0Leon Priestley comes in with a late challenge on Frederico Fonseca. The referee warns Leon Priestley to calm down! Frederico Fonseca hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.26
0-0Robert Burgess flicks a high pass forward to Neil Black who brings the ball under control. Neil Black shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
15.23
0-0Mark Gargo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romano Franken. Romano Franken runs straight at the defence! Syd Barmby barges into Romano Franken. Romano Franken appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
16.48
0-0Yurtcan Özalan flicks a high ball forward to Clarence Victoria who takes it down. Clarence Victoria passes the ball forward to Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Fonseca but the referee indicates it's offside!
20.54
0-0Trevor Hall flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Oliver holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicky Oliver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leon Plowright.
27.19
Syd Barmby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Alonso. With a delightful solo run, Carlos Alonso stretches the opposition's defence. Carlos Alonso whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
32.26
Clarence Victoria comes in with a late challenge on Leon Priestley. Clarence Victoria is given a warning by the referee! Leon Priestley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.56
1-0Seeing a gap ahead, Max Bouma plays the ball forward to Nicky Oliver. Nicky Oliver whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca directs the ball goalwards with his head. Frederico Fonseca scores for Nottingham Forest!!
38.20
Edmundo Del Sol controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romano Franken. Romano Franken shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Mustapha Courtois.
39.43
Robert Burgess sees space and advances. Robert Burgess knocks the ball forward to Romano Franken but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.01
Paolo Mcleod sees Mark Gargo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Gargo makes a probing pass to Romano Franken. Romano Franken chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Burgess. Robert Burgess muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Nottingham Forest have changed their lineup with Felipe Sanchez replacing Ivan Pirri and Giovanni Baldi replacing Nicky Oliver. Wrexham appear unchanged since the first half. The Wrexham players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Wrexham kick off the second half!
49.18
1-0Syd Barmby barges into Kevin McNeill. Syd Barmby is shown the yellow card! Kevin McNeill runs off the knock.
54.18
Clarence Victoria flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Alonso collects the pass. Carlos Alonso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Adam Murphy gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
55.29
Felipe Sanchez threads the ball through to Max Bouma. Max Bouma knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Adam Murphy gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
59.39
Syd Barmby controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca lofts in a cross ball towards Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Adam Murphy with no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
61.39
2-0Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Cecil Murphy replacing Syd Barmby .Wrexham have made 2 substitutions with Andy Brady replacing Leon Plowright and Rio Cutler replacing Neil Black .
65.39
Felipe Sanchez knocks the ball forward to Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's there!! Adam Murphy has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.40
Felipe Sanchez hacks Kemal Mercer from behind! The referee calls over Felipe Sanchez and warns him to calm down! Kemal Mercer stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.27
Yurtcan Özalan threads the ball through to Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi hits a low pass to Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
77.06
4-0Trevor Hall flicks a high pass forward. Giovanni Baldi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giovanni Baldi shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
78.45
Kevin McNeill barges into Yurtcan Özalan. Kevin McNeill is warned by the referee! Yurtcan Özalan runs off the knock.
79.10
Leon Priestley knocks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Del Sol. Edmundo Del Sol flicks a high ball forward to Romano Franken who takes it down. Romano Franken controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
83.08
Edmundo Del Sol flicks a high pass forward. Robert Burgess controls it well on his chest. Robert Burgess plays a one-two with Kevin McNeill and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Robert Burgess provides some space. He shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
84.25
Shaun Elliott flicks a high ball forward to Yurtcan Özalan who takes it down. Yurtcan Özalan chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Max Bouma outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.19
Rio Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romano Franken. Romano Franken controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Mustapha Courtois is on top of his game. Well saved!
89.49
Trevor Hall threads a neat ball through to Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Romano Franken comes in with a late challenge on Yurtcan Özalan. Romano Franken is shown the yellow card! Yurtcan Özalan stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Frederico Fonseca 34 Giovanni Baldi 59, 65 Felipe Sanchez 72 Max Bouma 84 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Fonseca of Nottingham Forest |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Mustapha Courtois (GK)
7
2. Yurtcan Özalan (DEF)
6
3. Shaun Elliott (DEF)
6
4. Syd Barmby (DEF)
5
5. Carlos Alonso (MID)
6
6. Ivan Pirri (MID)
6
7. Clarence Victoria (MID)
6
8. Trevor Hall (MID)
6
9. Nicky Oliver (ATT)
6
10. Max Bouma (ATT)
7
11. Frederico Fonseca (ATT)
9
12. Cecil Murphy (DEF)
6
13. Felipe Sanchez (MID)
7
14. Giovanni Baldi (ATT)
9
1. Adam Murphy (GK)
6
2. Leon Plowright (DEF)
6
3. Paolo Mcleod (DEF)
6
4. Leon Priestley (DEF)
6
5. Kemal Mercer (DEF)
6
6. Edmundo Del Sol (MID)
6
7. Robert Burgess (MID)
7
8. Mark Gargo (MID)
6
9. Romano Franken (ATT)
6
10. Neil Black (ATT)
6
11. Kevin McNeill (ATT)
5
12. Andy Brady (DEF)
6
13. Arthur Benjamin (MID)
0
14. Rio Cutler (ATT)
6