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26/08/2056, City Ground, Nottingham, England
League One, English Football League

Forest Vs Cardiff

Forest play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: S MacClery (GK) , S Bellis (CB) , T Hughes (CB) , O Burton (CB) , I Llewellyn (CM) , P Johns (CM) , G Omodiagbe (CM) , S Balconi (CAM) , J MacDiarmid (RW) , A Petralia (LW) , S Ormond (ST) And the subs are: M Magouirk (CB) , S Smyth (CB) , B Cooney (CM) , J Cure (CM) , C Donaghue (ST)

Cardiff play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: J Armstrong (GK) , S Evans (CB) , G Meyrick (CB) , R Orewa (CB) , J MacGuire (RB) , O Brain (LB) , L Harding (CDM) , J Finlayson (CAM) , L Smith (RM) , Z Rayburn (LM) , M Mewies (ST) And the subs are: L Maxton (CB) , R McPeters (CB) , J Gwilym (CM) , A Donnelly (CM) , D Buckley (ST)

Welcome to City Ground in Nottingham, England where Nottingham Forest will face Cardiff City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 38000.

1' - Forest kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Inigo Llewellyn passes the ball to Owen Burton.  Owen Burton plays the ball to Stuart Balconi.  Stuart Balconi tries to beat Ollie Brain using his ball skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Stuart Balconi runs with the ball!  

5' - Stuart Balconi sees a run from Jake MacDiarmid.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Jake MacDiarmid is caught offside!  

9' - Mark Mewies dispossesses Owen Burton and takes the ball.  Mark Mewies spots a run from Zachary Rayburn.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Zachary Rayburn is caught offside!  

15' - Jake MacDiarmid passes the ball to Owen Burton.  Owen Burton passes a long ball to Gus Omodiagbe.  Gus Omodiagbe passes the ball to Patrick Johns.  Joe MacGuire dispossesses Patrick Johns and takes possession.  Joe MacGuire plays the ball to Griffith Meyrick.  Griffith Meyrick spots a run from Mark Mewies.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Mark Mewies is caught offside!  

19' - Owen Burton sees Patrick Johns making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

23' - Mark Mewies plays a long ball to John Finlayson.  Sean Bellis dispossesses John Finlayson and gains possession for his team.  Sean Bellis plays a long pass to Stuart Balconi.  John Finlayson tackles Stuart Balconi and the ball goes loose.  John Finlayson slides the ball to Mark Mewies.  Mark Mewies sees Zachary Rayburn making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

25' - Jake MacDiarmid slides the ball to Inigo Llewellyn.  Mark Mewies tackles Inigo Llewellyn and takes possession.  Mark Mewies spots a run from Lee Harding.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Lee Harding runs on to the ball.  Lee Harding looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Sid MacClery!  

32' - Lee Harding passes to John Finlayson.  John Finlayson uses his pace to beat Stuart Ormond, but is illegally impeded.  That will be a freekick for Cardiff.  

34' - Sean Bellis successfully tackles Joe MacGuire and the ball goes loose.  John Finlayson looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

36' - Sid MacClery plays a long pass to Tim Hughes.  Tim Hughes crosses the ball, but he only manages to find opposing player Rhod Orewa.  

42' - Tim Hughes plays the ball to Patrick Johns.  Patrick Johns takes the ball past Rhod Orewa with a turn of pace.  

42' - Patrick Johns curls in a cross, but Ollie Brain intercepts the ball.  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mark Mewies is going to be taken off.  Andy Donnelly joins the game from the bench.  

53' - Sam Evans slides the ball to Louis Smith.  Louis Smith attempts to outskill Sean Bellis, but is tripped.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Sean Bellis.That will be a freekick for Cardiff.  

54' - Andy Donnelly steps up to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, finding Lee Harding.  Lee Harding jumps up and gets his head to the ball attempting to beat the keeper...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Evans is going to be taken off.  Rhys McPeters is brought on from the bench.  

58' - Sid MacClery plays a long ball to Gus Omodiagbe.  Joe MacGuire successfully tackles Gus Omodiagbe and takes the ball.  Joe MacGuire looks to hit a long range shot...and Joe MacGuire scores!  That's a beautiful goal from the Cardiff player!  The ball went in off the upright!

58' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

62' - Lee Harding spots a run from Zachary Rayburn.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Zachary Rayburn is able to control the ball.  Zachary Rayburn attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Zachary Rayburn scores!  That's a tremendous goal from the Cardiff player!  The keeper had no chance!

63' - Forest kick the ball off for the restart.  

67' - Ollie Brain sees John Finlayson making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but John Finlayson has strayed offside!  

69' - Jake MacDiarmid plays a long pass to Gus Omodiagbe.  Gus Omodiagbe sees a run from Patrick Johns.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

72' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Sean Bellis is going to be taken off.  Mike Magouirk is going to be brought on.  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Owen Burton will come off.  Clinton Donaghue joins the game from the bench.  

75' - Alec Petralia looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and Alec Petralia scores!  That's a fine goal from the Forest player!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!

76' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Stuart Ormond is going to be taken off.  Brett Cooney is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Zachary Rayburn passes a long ball to Ollie Brain.  Ollie Brain slides the ball to John Finlayson.  John Finlayson sees a run from Zachary Rayburn.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

83' - Jake MacDiarmid passes a long ball to Gus Omodiagbe.  Gus Omodiagbe tries to hit a long range shot...and Gus Omodiagbe scores!  Its a goal for Forest!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

83' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

88' - Ollie Brain successfully tackles Patrick Johns and takes possession.  Ollie Brain spots a run from John Finlayson.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John Finlayson is able to take the ball.  John Finlayson takes a shot towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

90' - Sid MacClery passes the ball to Patrick Johns.  Patrick Johns sees Stuart Balconi making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Stuart Balconi has strayed offside!  



The match has ended Nottingham Forest 2 - 2 Cardiff City.