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24/08/2038, Falmer Stadium, Brighton and Hove, England, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Round 2
Brighton Vs Forest

Brighton play in a 3-1-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: R Bowen (GK) , R McAllister (CB) , I Dinwiddie (CB) , G Banks (CB) , B Hogan (CM) , G McGinnis (CM) , B Lindsay (CDM) , M Murrie (CAM) , M Floria (RM) , J Rainey (LM) , S Jokanović (ST) And the subs are: K Spaulding (CB) , E Cichon (CB) , J Wishart (CM) , F Forrest (CM) , M Osmond (ST)

Forest play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: J Whitfield (GK) , J McAleese (CB) , R Shadden (CB) , D Parry (RB) , A Geddes (LB) , L Nicholson (CDM) , P Brody (CAM) , C Melvin (RM) , J Trevor (LM) , D Wenzell (ST) , D Skinner (ST) And the subs are: S McCardell (CB) , J Lyster (CB) , D McAskill (CM) , A Belches (CM) , A McGowan (ST)
Welcome to Falmer Stadium in Brighton and Hove, England where Brighton will face Nottingham Forest.  This is round 2 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 30000.

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

15' - Brad Lindsay tackles Adam Geddes and takes the ball.  Brighton launch a counter attack.  James McAleese successfully tackles Brad Lindsay and takes possession.  James McAleese finds Roger Shadden with a long ball.  Roger Shadden spots a run from Cody Melvin.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Cody Melvin is able to take the ball.  Cody Melvin attempts the cutback and is able to find Paul Brody.  Paul Brody attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Paul Brody scores!  That's a nice goal from the Forest player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

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

19' - Ronald McAllister sees a run from Simeon á Jokanović.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Simeon á Jokanović has strayed offside!  

24' - Denton Parry plays a short pass to James McAleese.  James McAleese finds Paul Brody with a long ball.  Paul Brody hits the ball from distance...but Rob Bowen deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Forest.  Davin Wenzell will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, and manages to find Jonathan Trevor.  Jonathan Trevor flicks a header attempting to beat the keeper...but its over!

29' - Rob Bowen passes the ball to Geoff Banks.  Geoff Banks plays a short pass to Brad Lindsay.  Brad Lindsay finds Simeon á Jokanović with a short pass.  Paul Brody tackles Simeon á Jokanović and gains possession for his team.  Paul Brody sees David Skinner making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

35' - Brad Lindsay plays a short pass to Geoff Banks.  Geoff Banks passes a long ball to Ronald McAllister.  Adam Geddes successfully tackles Ronald McAllister and the ball goes loose.  George McGinnis looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot is tipped over the crossbar by Justin Whitfield!  That will be a corner for  Brighton.  Montego Floria will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, but opposing player Leighton Nicholson takes possession.  

38' - Ronald McAllister dispossesses Leighton Nicholson and takes possession.  Ronald McAllister sees Montego Floria making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Montego Floria runs on to the ball.  Montego Floria tries to cutback, but the goalkeeper dives to take the ball! 

39' - Justin Whitfield spots a run from Paul Brody.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

42' - Brad Lindsay passes to Geoff Banks.  Geoff Banks finds George McGinnis with a long ball.  George McGinnis uses his pace to beat Roger Shadden.  

42' - George McGinnis sees a run from Malcolm Murrie.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

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

46' - Forest kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - James McAleese passes the ball to Paul Brody.  Paul Brody passes to Jonathan Trevor.  Jonathan Trevor plays a short pass to Leighton Nicholson.  Leighton Nicholson looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

52' - Rob Bowen chips a long ball to Brad Lindsay.  Brad Lindsay looks to hit a long range shot...and Brad Lindsay scores!  That's a nice goal from the Brighton player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Simeon á Jokanović is going to be taken off.  Martyn Osmond is brought on from the bench.  

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

54' - James McAleese plays a short pass to Adam Geddes.  Adam Geddes plays the ball to Roger Shadden.  Roger Shadden spots a run from David Skinner.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but David Skinner has strayed offside!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Inigo Dinwiddie will come off.  Kai Spaulding is going to be brought on.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonathan Trevor will come off.  Dom McAskill is going to be brought on.  

56' - Brett Hogan curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Leighton Nicholson takes possession.  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like James McAleese is going to be taken off.  Steven McCardell joins the game from the bench.  

61' - Geoff Banks finds George McGinnis with a long ball.  George McGinnis tries to beat Roger Shadden using his ball skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

62' - George McGinnis attempts to beat Denton Parry using his skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

66' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Skinner is going to be taken off.  Andy McGowan joins the game from the bench.  

71' - Roger Shadden finds Leighton Nicholson with a short pass.  Leighton Nicholson spots a run from Paul Brody.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Paul Brody has strayed offside!  

77' - Brad Lindsay brings the ball forward, outpacing Dom McAskill.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ronald McAllister is going to be taken off.  Ewan Cichon is going to be brought on.  

79' - Davin Wenzell attempts to use his skills to beat Ewan Cichon and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

79' - Davin Wenzell looks to hit a long range shot...but the shot is saved by Rob Bowen!  

80' - Rob Bowen runs with the ball, beating Dom McAskill.  

81' - Rob Bowen sees a run from George McGinnis.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and George McGinnis runs on to the ball.  George McGinnis reaches the byline and tries a cutback and finds Martyn Osmond.  Martyn Osmond hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but its wide!

84' - Justin Whitfield finds Denton Parry with a short pass.  Denton Parry looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

87' - Rob Bowen sees Martyn Osmond making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Martyn Osmond is able to take the ball.  Martyn Osmond looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Justin Whitfield!  George McGinnis gets to the ball first...George McGinnis tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

91' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

92' - Brighton kick the ball off for the restart.  

99' - Roger Shadden finds Dom McAskill with a long ball.  Dom McAskill crosses the ball, but he only manages to find opposing player Geoff Banks.  

101' - Davin Wenzell successfully tackles Geoff Banks and takes the ball.  Forest attempt a quick counter attack.  Davin Wenzell passes to Andy McGowan.  Andy McGowan attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but Rob Bowen deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Forest.  Davin Wenzell will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but opposing player George McGinnis takes possession.  

106' - George McGinnis hits the ball long to Geoff Banks.  Geoff Banks finds Joel Rainey with a long pass.  Joel Rainey finds Malcolm Murrie with a short pass.  Malcolm Murrie curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Martyn Osmond.  Martyn Osmond heads the ball towards goal...but the shot sails over the bar!

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

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

114' - Leighton Nicholson dispossesses Geoff Banks and takes possession.  Leighton Nicholson passes a long ball to Paul Brody.  Paul Brody sees a run from Davin Wenzell.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Davin Wenzell is caught offside!  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Montego Floria will step up to take the first penalty for Brighton.  And Montego Floria scores!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  That's 1 - 0.
Paul Brody will take the next penalty for Forest.  And its in!  The ball went in off the post!  That's 1 - 1.
Malcolm Murrie will take the next penalty for Brighton.  And Malcolm Murrie puts it in!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  So that makes it 2 - 1.
Davin Wenzell will take the next penalty for Forest.  But he is unable to beat the keeper!
Geoff Banks will take the next penalty for Brighton.  But the shot goes wide!
Andy McGowan will take the next penalty for Forest.  And Andy McGowan puts it in!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  So its now 2 - 2.
Martyn Osmond will take the next penalty for Brighton.  And the keeper stops the shot!
Denton Parry will take the next penalty for Forest.  And Denton Parry scores!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  So its now 2 - 3.
Joel Rainey will take the next penalty for Brighton.  And its in!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!  So that makes it 3 - 3.
Leighton Nicholson will take the next penalty for Forest.  And its in!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  That makes it 3 - 4.


The match has ended Brighton 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest.  After a penalty shootout, Nottingham Forest are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 4 - 3.