Monday 2 November 2009

Reds maintain unbeaten away record.


Nottingham Forest remain the only side in the country yet to lose away from home, after a dramatic last minute goal saw them draw 1-1 at Cardiff City.


Substitute Lewis McGugan fired home a minute into injury time to secure a deserved point for the Reds, after Jay Bothroyd had fired Cardiff into the lead midway through the second half.


Forest were without top scorer Dexter Blackstock and pace man Nathan Tyson who were both ruled out through injury, so that meant returns to the side for Guy Moussi and Radoslaw Majewski.


The Reds started brightly in their first outing in the new Cardiff City Stadium and could have opened the scoring when striker David McGoldrick raced through, but a heavy touch forced him wide and the former Southampton striker fired wide.


Paul Anderson was terrorising young full back Aaron Matthews and there was a big shout for a penalty when the youngster seemed to clip Anderson, but Referee Graham Salisbury waved away the protest.


Reds keeper Lee Camp then pulled off a superb double save. First the former Derby stopper kept out Chopra's shot, before recovering to beat away Joe Ledley's follow up.


Camp then produced a sublime tip over the bar from Peter Whittingham's dipping long range drive.


Anderson then missed a glorious chance as his placed shot went agonisingly the wrong side of the post.


Whittingham then caused a ten man melee after a late tackle on ex-Bluebird Chris Gunter, who was booed throughout by the home crowd, and was eventually booked once the Ref had settled the two teams down.


Just before the break Polish international Majewski went close with a free kick that had Marshall well beat in terrible wintery conditions.


Cardiff took the lead midway through the second half after a counter attacking, free flowing move saw Jay Bothroyd slot the ball past Camp and into the net. Forest were convinced that the former Coventry and Perugia striker was offside when the ball was played, but it was tight and the goal was given.


Davies threw on Adebola, McGugan and Mcleary in the second half to try and create an opening for the Reds but the game looked to be getting away from them.


However, as the board went up for four minutes injury, McGugan collected a knock down from Dele Adebola and after the ball deflected back into the midfielders path off Mark Hudson the Long Eaton born man made no mistake as he unleashed an unstoppable left foot shot into the top corner.


The man in the mask had ensured that the Reds continued their unbeaten away record which no other team in the country has been able to match.


So how do you fellow Forest fans feel about a point in South Wales? Does McGugan deserve to start against Bristol City next week?


Also as the game was on BBC, are there any other fans who watched the game? how do you felt Forest played and do you think they can challenge for a play-off place?


1 comment:

  1. I thought it was a well earned and certainly well deserved point.
    How the ref didn't see that Anderson was clipped I will never know, and whilst we didn't exactly test their keeper we certainly had enough chances to have added to our tally

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