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07/09/2055, City Ground, Nottingham, England
EFL Trophy, G1

Forest Vs Sunderland

Forest play in a 3-1-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: C Gorman (GK) , T Hughes (CB) , O Burton (CB) , S Bellis (CB) , G Omodiagbe (CM) , A Petralia (CM) , P Johns (CDM) , J MacDiarmid (CAM) , S Balconi (RM) , N Onyeawuna (LM) , C McBurnett (ST) And the subs are: S Smyth (CB) , C Donaghue (CM) , M Magouirk (CM) , P Ormond (ST)

Sunderland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: O Milne (GK) , H Yarwood (CB) , H Jernigan (CB) , K Crummie (CB) , J Arnott (RB) , B McCathern (LB) , P Rinne (CDM) , L Ronda (CAM) , J Lyons (RM) , J McClory (LM) , B McClaren (ST) And the subs are: J Quinn (CB) , A Mina (CB) , M Marquis (CM) , J Quinlan (CM) , C Chikwelu (ST)

Welcome to City Ground in Nottingham, England where Nottingham Forest will face Sunderland.  This is a group stage match of the EFL Trophy.  The attendance is 23691.

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

4' - John McClory speeds past Tim Hughes.  

6' - John McClory sees a run from James Lyons.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and James Lyons runs on to the ball.  James Lyons tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman signals its a corner for Sunderland.  Lucas Ronda gets ready to take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Sean Bellis.  

7' - Sean Bellis sees Chris McBurnett making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Chris McBurnett is caught offside!  

10' - Lucas Ronda finds Harry Jernigan with a long pass.  Harry Jernigan slides the ball to Paul Rinne.  Paul Rinne curves the ball into the box and finds Brian McClaren.  Brian McClaren gets above the defence and directs a header attempting to beat the keeper...and its in! It's a superb goal from Brian McClaren for Sunderland!  The ball went in off the underside of the crossbar!

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

15' - Owen Burton plays the ball to Patrick Johns.  Patrick Johns finds Sean Bellis with a short pass.  Sean Bellis passes to Tim Hughes.  Tim Hughes sees a run from Alec Petralia.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Alec Petralia is caught offside!  

17' - Lucas Ronda plays a long pass to Ben McCathern.  Ben McCathern attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but Connor Gorman stops the shot!  

20' - Connor Gorman finds Sean Bellis with a long ball.  Sean Bellis sees Chris McBurnett making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

22' - Lucas Ronda finds Harvey Yarwood with a long ball.  Harvey Yarwood sees Brian McClaren making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Brian McClaren is caught offside!  

30' - Paul Rinne finds James Lyons with a long ball.  James Lyons looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! It's a fine goal from James Lyons for Sunderland!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

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

35' - Tim Hughes slides the ball to Alec Petralia.  Alec Petralia passes to Owen Burton.  Paul Rinne successfully tackles Owen Burton and gains possession for his team.  Paul Rinne passes to John McClory.  John McClory chips a long ball to Lucas Ronda.  Lucas Ronda sees a run from Brian McClaren.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Brian McClaren takes the ball.  Brian McClaren fires a shot towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

37' - Connor Gorman sees a run from Chris McBurnett.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Chris McBurnett has strayed offside!  

42' - Lucas Ronda finds Harvey Yarwood with a long pass.  Harvey Yarwood plays a short pass to Lucas Ronda.  Lucas Ronda plays a short pass to John McClory.  John McClory attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but Connor Gorman deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Sunderland.  Lucas Ronda places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, and manages to find Paul Rinne.  Paul Rinne gets above the defence and directs a header attempting to beat the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

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

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

49' - James Lyons passes to Ben McCathern.  Ben McCathern plays a short pass to Lucas Ronda.  Sean Bellis dispossesses Lucas Ronda and takes possession.  Sean Bellis spots a run from Stuart Balconi.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Harry Jernigan is going to be taken off.  Joey Quinn is going to be brought on.  

59' - Kieran Crummie finds Ben McCathern with a long ball.  Ben McCathern curls in a cross, and manages to find Lucas Ronda.  Lucas Ronda flicks a header down towards the bottom corner...but the shot goes wide!

64' - Connor Gorman plays a long pass to Alec Petralia.  Alec Petralia fires a shot from long range towards goal...but the shot is saved by Oscar Milne!  

69' - John Arnott fires a shot from long range towards goal...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

71' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sean Bellis will come off.  Mike Magouirk is going to be brought on.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tim Hughes is going to be taken off.  Clinton Donaghue is going to be brought on.  

77' - Joey Quinn finds Ben McCathern with a short pass.  Ben McCathern sees John McClory making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but John McClory is caught offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Owen Burton is going to be taken off.  Steve Smyth joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Kieran Crummie is going to be taken off.  Aftab Mina is going to be brought on.  

81' - John McClory finds Harvey Yarwood with a long pass.  Harvey Yarwood crosses the ball, but opposing player Gus Omodiagbe takes possession.  

87' - Paul Rinne dispossesses Gus Omodiagbe and takes the ball.  Sunderland try to launch a quick counter attack.  Paul Rinne passes to Lucas Ronda.  Lucas Ronda passes to Paul Rinne.  Paul Rinne plays a short pass to James Lyons.  James Lyons hits a shot from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Sunderland.  Lucas Ronda places the ball to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box and finds James Lyons.  James Lyons gets his head to the ball attempting to beat the keeper...but the shot sails over the bar!

90' - Connor Gorman finds Steve Smyth with a long ball.  Steve Smyth finds Chris McBurnett with a short pass.  Chris McBurnett takes the ball past Lucas Ronda with a turn of pace, but is brought down.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Lucas Ronda the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Forest.  

93' - Jake MacDiarmid stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, and manages to find Noah Onyeawuna.  Noah Onyeawuna looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Oscar Milne!  Gus Omodiagbe pounces on the loose ball...Gus Omodiagbe looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Oscar Milne!  That will be a corner for  Forest.  Patrick Johns gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Harvey Yarwood takes possession.  

93' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Lucas Ronda is going to be taken off.  Chris Chikwelu is going to be brought on.  

93' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Nottingham Forest 0 - 2 Sunderland.