Nottingham Forest v Coventry City U21's

Last updated : 03 December 2012 By Covsupport News Service

Coventry City under 21's are in Nottingham this afternoon to play their Forest counterparts.

TEAMS: Nottingham Forest. Darlow, Papworth, Fenton, Blake, Lascelles, Regan, Gnahore, Moussi, Findlay, Otim, Wallace. Subs.Smith, N'Kusu, Landu, Gregory, Kamaneno.

Coventry City. Burge, Phillips, Henderson. J, Brown, Malaga, Willis, Roberts, Lobjoit, Jeffers,  Daniels, Baker-Richardson. Subs; Haynes, Garner, Thomas, Maund, Levi Rowlku.

Levi Rowlku, who starts on the bench on the bench, is on trila at Coventry City.

The sun is shining, but it is not too warm here at Wilford Lane, Nottingham, the Forest training ground.

The match is underway.

City go straight onto the attack and Jeffers has a shot that goes so wide the ball goes out for a throw in.

4. Lobjoit is dispossessed and Moussi fires over the bar.

6. Forest win a corner which Malaga heads away. Papworth has a shot from the edge of the area which is deflected out for another Forest corner.

7. Pressure from Jeffers sees the first ball of the afternoon cleared by the Forest defence clean out of the ground.

9. Findlay gets through the City defence, but Burge saves with his legs to concede a corner.

10. Blake lashes the ball well wide from the corner.

15. A Phillips cros is met with a diving header by Baker-Richardson which goes wide of th epost.

The wind has started to howl around the pitch which has grass banks around two sides.

18. Gnahore chips a shot which  is deflected out for a corner.

Former Carlisle and Cheltenham boss John Ward is here watching the game.

The rain has started to fall.

22. City win a free kick 25 yards out which is taken by Reece Brown who drill his shot wide.

24. Burge gets down to his left to save a Gnahore shot.

27. Burge makes another save, this time from an Otim shot.

30. Forest win a corner.

31. A Blake 30 yard shot hits Burge's left hand post.

34. City win a free kick on th eright. Roberts kick is cleared. Daniels has a headed effort cleared and then Brown's punt forward is nothing more than a waste.

36. City win another free kick on the right which Roberts takes. His lick misses everyone and goes out for a throw in.

The rain has stopped and the sun is once again shining.

42. A Forest corner is well cleared to the half way line.

43. GOAL. Findlay puts Forest ahead slipping the ball low past Burge from eight yards.

Nottingham Forest 1 Coventry City 0.

Half time score: Nottingham Forest 1 (Findlay) Coventry City 0.

The teams are coming out for the second half and City have made a change with Garner coming on in place of Lobjoit.

46. City win a corner strtaight from the kick off but it is cleared.

49. Fenton, from the left, clips the bar.

51. Reece brown in midfield pushes forward but City lose the ball. Forest attack and Burge blocks with his feet.

56. City substitution. Maund replaces Baker-Richardson.

58. Maund finds Roberts with a good pass and City win a corner.

60. Findlay, inside the area, turns but can only find the side netting.

62. Otim fires over the bar.

63. Forest substitution. Lascelles off, Kamaneno on.

25 minutes to go and Forest still lead 1-0.

67. Malaga has shot from 25 yards but it goes high over the bar.

68. Brown feeds Garner on th eright. He gets in a shot but Darlow parries it.

70. Forest substitution. Otim off, Landu on.

74. City substitution. Brown is off and Conor Thomas is on.

75. Forest win a corner. Burge catches the corner kick and sends his long clearance the full length of the pitch and the ball is caught by his opposite number.

76. Good tackle by Malaga. City break and win a corner. The ball goes to Roberts who fires tamely at Darlow in the Forest goal.

78. Good chance for City as Ben Maund gets into a great position and lets fly with a shot which dips just over the bar.

83. A Findlay daisy cutter from 20 yards goes wide of Burge's post.

Attendance is 62.

87. A good save by Burge denies Gnahore.

Into added time.

91. Forest win a free kick on the edge of the area which is blocked.

FULL TIME: Nottingham Forest 1 (Findlay) Coventry City 0.