IWC Group Nine, Santos FC vs. Nottingham Forest (Wed Sep 15) Santos FC | Nottingham Forest 4-3-1-2 C | 4-4-2 P David Purdy | Stewart Stanfield | M_J_Mestriner GK | GK X_Glen F_P_de_Souza DF | DF M_Maldini A_Carlinho DF | DF A_Walton Rafal_Toro DF | DF S_Laing M_Motta_x04 DF | DF A_Hammami R_de_la_Red MF | MF K_Patel R_Bovio MF | MF R_Flynn_x13 J_T_Megzaldho MF | MF Z_Glen D_V_Bairros AM | MF Adam_Smith D_F_Rodrigues FW | FW W_A_G T_Muller_x18 FW | FW R_Decrouch_20 | David_De_Gea SUB | SUB A_Boruc H_B_M_Santos SUB | SUB P_I_Corral M_J_Taranzo SUB | SUB O_P_Morones P_Vasquez SUB | SUB H_Obart T_M_Justiniho SUB | SUB C_Suarez Referee: P_Collina (Italy) Min. 1 :(not) W_A_G with a short pass to find K_Patel ... R_Bovio pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... Adam_Smith hits it hard ... M_J_Mestriner has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_J_Mestriner reacts well to save!!! Min. 3 :(sfc) D_V_Bairros takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hammami ... It's a lucky break ... K_Patel with a nasty foul ... P_Collina calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Stewart Stanfield looks relieved Min. 6 :(not) W_A_G flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... A_Carlinho with a bad challenge ... P_Collina warns him Min. 6 :(not) W_A_G spots K_Patel who is in acres of space ... K_Patel with the strike ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 6 :(sfc) F_P_de_Souza can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to R_de_la_Red ... A_Hammami with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... P_Collina just wants to lecture him ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... Rafal_Toro hits it hard ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... X_Glen dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And X_Glen tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... F_P_de_Souza chips the ball into the area! ... A_Hammami reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 9 :(sfc) T_Muller_x18 takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Hammami Min. 10 :(sfc) D_V_Bairros brings it under control ... He takes on A_Walton ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_F_Rodrigues! ... S_Laing with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him. Min. 14 :(sfc) T_Muller_x18 with the dribble ... R_Decrouch_20 is easily beaten ... T_Muller_x18 has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... X_Glen just watches it drift out of play! Min. 15 :(not) R_Decrouch_20 with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... F_P_de_Souza robs him of the ball Min. 16 :(not) W_A_G finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled F_P_de_Souza ... W_A_G with the 40 yard drive ! ... M_J_Mestriner was lucky there Min. 17 :(sfc) J_T_Megzaldho looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... D_V_Bairros receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... D_V_Bairros uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... X_Glen tips it over his bar ... CORNER! ... R_Bovio chips the ball into the area! ... A_Hammami reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 19 :(sfc) R_Bovio turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_de_la_Red ... R_de_la_Red fires a shot at goal ! ... What agility from X_Glen Min. 20 :(not) W_A_G finds a hole in the defence ... W_A_G with the shot on net ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 23 :(sfc) R_Bovio cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_F_Rodrigues ... D_F_Rodrigues with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But X_Glen hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 25 :(sfc) R_de_la_Red slides the ball across to F_P_de_Souza ... F_P_de_Souza with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... That’s put Santos FC ahead! ... Santos FC 1-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 29 :(sfc) R_Bovio looks up ... He swings the ball right towards D_V_Bairros ... A thundering drive by D_V_Bairros ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 31 :(sfc) Rafal_Toro runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... Rafal_Toro hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The shot slips through X_Glen's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 40 :(not) Z_Glen with a measured pass to Adam_Smith ... T_Muller_x18 leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That’s a bad foul!! ... He could be off here! ... P_Collina reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 41 :(sfc) J_T_Megzaldho takes advantage of a mistake by W_A_G ... It's a lucky break ... A cheeky lob from J_T_Megzaldho ! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 42 :(sfc) R_de_la_Red hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_V_Bairros latches onto it! ... D_V_Bairros hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(not) W_A_G takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_T_Megzaldho ... D_F_Rodrigues scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... P_Collina wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 46 :(sfc) D_V_Bairros beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... fantastic skill!! ... A_Walton reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... R_de_la_Red chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball comes to D_F_Rodrigues ... He knocks it goalward ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 47 :(not) It looks as though Nottingham Forest is now playing N Min. 49 :(not) R_Flynn_x13 is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to S_Laing ... But A_Carlinho with the fine tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Santos FC 1-0 Nottingham Forest Min. 49 :(not) Z_Glen with a short pass to find W_A_G ... A delicate header from W_A_G ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 51 :(sfc) D_V_Bairros flicks the ball through ... J_T_Megzaldho runs onto it! ... Driven towards goal by J_T_Megzaldho ! ... But X_Glen with the difficult save Min. 51 :(sfc) R_Bovio flicks it past A_Hammami ... He runs forward ... W_A_G fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... P_Collina just wants to lecture him Min. 52 :(not) Z_Glen changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Adam_Smith ... R_Bovio with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... David Purdy looks relieved ... Stewart Stanfield is far from happy with that decision Min. 54 :(sfc) A_Carlinho with an intelligent ball to R_de_la_Red ... K_Patel intercepts the pass Min. 54 :(not) K_Patel runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to Z_Glen ... Excellent sliding challenge by T_Muller_x18 ... He timed it well Min. 55 :(sfc) F_P_de_Souza heads the ball back to D_F_Rodrigues ... M_Maldini cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball up field Min. 55 :(sfc) R_Bovio can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to T_Muller_x18 ... Z_Glen with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... P_Collina calls him over ... P_Collina is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 57 :(sfc) R_Bovio makes the tackle ... A_Hammami reads the play well Min. 58 :(not) A_Walton breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_J_Mestriner! ... M_Motta_x04 brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... P_Collina reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 59 :(not) A_Walton looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to A_Hammami ... M_Motta_x04 reads the play well Min. 60 :(not) H_Obart is going to be brought on ... Adam_Smith is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 61 :(not) The ball is passed in from H_Obart, he finds M_Maldini ... Brilliantly taken away by T_Muller_x18 !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 64 :(not) W_A_G looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... W_A_G smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 69 :(not) S_Laing with the dribble ... But he loses control of it ... T_Muller_x18 belts it clear Min. 70 :(not) M_Maldini knocks it forward ... R_Bovio slips ... R_Decrouch_20 gets to it! ... R_Decrouch_20 tries to lob the keeper ! ... M_J_Mestriner with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 71 :(sfc) M_Motta_x04 finds the space intelligently ... A powerful header from M_Motta_x04 ! ... It looks good ... X_Glen tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 74 :(sfc) D_F_Rodrigues gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past S_Laing! ... He has some space now! ... D_F_Rodrigues with the 40 yard drive ! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 74 :(not) R_Flynn_x13 back heels to find W_A_G in space ... W_A_G tries to beat M_J_Mestriner! ... Looks like it should be M_J_Mestriner's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... M_J_Mestriner looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Maldini! ... M_J_Mestriner catches it! Min. 79 :(not) R_Decrouch_20 runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... M_Motta_x04 with a nasty foul Min. 81 :(sfc) F_P_de_Souza with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... F_P_de_Souza with the drive! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it’s gone just wide !! Min. 87 :(sfc) A_Carlinho takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hammami ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Carlinho has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... X_Glen parries it, he follows it up ... And X_Glen recovers to save!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(sfc) R_de_la_Red with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... R_de_la_Red keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... X_Glen was beaten there! Min. 92 :(sfc) R_de_la_Red barges A_Hammami off the ball ... R_de_la_Red sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 93 :(sfc) D_V_Bairros knocks it forward ... A_Walton slips ... R_Bovio gets to it! ... Launched towards the top corner by R_Bovio ! ... But X_Glen dives to his left ... I think X_Glen just got a hand on that one ... P_Collina has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Belmiro Attendance : 20,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Santos FC Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_P_de_Souza (Man of the Match) Scorers : F_P_de_Souza (25) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Muller_x18 (40), M_Motta_x04 (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_A_G Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : Z_Glen (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Santos FC | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 19 | 8 Off target : 10 | 5 On target : 9 | 3 Possession : 62 | 38 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 15 | 10 Key Tackles : 6 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Santos FC 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Santos FC Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_J_Mestriner GK 29 1 1 1 23 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 F_P_de_Souza DF 1 25 20 8 31 | 97 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 30 42 A_Carlinho DF 2 23 14 9 17 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 21 8 Rafal_Toro DF 1 22 8 8 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 35 0 10 M_Motta_x04 DF 1 14 10 7 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 22 -4 4 R_de_la_Red MF 1 7 28 9 14 | 97 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 12 R_Bovio MF 1 12 26 15 28 | 97 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 8 J_T_Megzaldho MF 1 9 23 7 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 42 40 D_V_Bairros AM 1 8 18 18 9 | 97 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 51 12 D_F_Rodrigues FW 1 5 5 27 13 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 T_Muller_x18 FW 1 8 8 14 23 | 97 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 122 26 28 David_De_Gea GK 27 1 1 1 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_B_M_Santos DF 1 21 11 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_J_Taranzo MF 1 9 22 8 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Vasquez MF 1 11 23 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_M_Justiniho FW 1 8 6 23 49 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- X_Glen GK 21 1 1 1 18 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 0 M_Maldini DF 1 22 10 9 35 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 25 0 A_Walton DF 1 20 11 7 23 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 24 0 S_Laing DF 1 20 10 8 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 A_Hammami DF 1 19 8 5 31 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 0 0 K_Patel MF 1 9 26 10 32 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 -21 -28 R_Flynn_x13 MF 1 11 13 10 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 Z_Glen MF 1 8 21 8 41 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 38 -4 Adam_Smith MF 1 8 21 9 26 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 W_A_G FW 1 8 12 19 37 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 23 16 R_Decrouch_20 FW 1 5 10 14 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -30 -30 -22 A_Boruc GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_I_Corral DF 1 19 13 4 17 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_P_Morones DF 1 11 11 19 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Obart MF 1 7 20 9 24 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_Suarez FW 1 6 12 22 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1284582284 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35