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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 8 (setup 4, season 34)
Grimsby Town
v.
Forest Green
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Ethan HORVATH717Andreas VAIKLA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Elliott HEWITT72Carl WINCHESTER
Matt PENNEY3Harry PICKERING
Bruno ZUCULINI4Romaine SAWYERS
Pascal STRUIJK757Liam KITCHING
Steve COOK6Niall MASON
Nathan TELLA77Romal PALMER
Jamie PATERSON8Ryan GILES
Joe PIGOTT69Jamille MATT
Gaël BIGIRIMANA106Daryl HORGAN
Fernando Martin FORESTIERI117Andreas WEIMANN
Manager
James HANSON12Harry TOFFOLO
James McKEOWN13James SHEA
Lukás MAGERA14Clarke ODUOR
Adam ROONEY156Tommy SMITH
Montel GIBSON16George DOBSON

Grimsby Town 1 Forest Green 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 9,924, Stadium: Blundell Park, Referee: Jarnail SINGH 6½)
64 PatersonScorers72 Pickering
Substitutions73 Matt <=> Smith
Sendings off
50 BigirimanaBookings1 Winchester, 13 Weimann, 18 Giles
4Corners3
12Fouls11
0Offsides4
7Shots on4
2Shots off9
9Total shots13
5Shots saved3
46%Possession54%
Man of the match: Harry PICKERING
1WINCHESTER booked.
12Uncertainty in the Forest Green defence enabled COOK to volley an effort inches wide.
13WEIMANN booked by SINGH.
14A great effort from FORESTIERI scraped the outside of the post.
17KITCHING snapped at an easy chance.
18SINGH yellow cards GILES for a clumsy tackle.
22The Forest Green 'keeper saved a glorious shot from PATERSON.
26A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
27TELLA fired the ball through a ruck of players but the Forest Green 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
33MATT shot over.
35GILES fired a left foot shot wide from long range.
39A great save prevented BIGIRIMANA from scoring a lovely goal.
42A weak strike from GILES trickled agonisingly wide.
45SAWYERS worked the ball to MATT, KITCHING collected his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of HORVATH.
45+2WEIMANN floated the ball to GILES who turned it just wide.
 
46GILES beat PENNEY and drove the ball to MATT who blasted his effort wide.
49WEIMANN ran onto a wonderful ball from PALMER but toe-poked his shot wide of the lefthand post.
50The ref books BIGIRIMANA.
57A corner found GILES who headed an effort just wide.
61A penalty box meleé resulted in GILES knocking a low shot over.
63A header by PATERSON at the far post was easily collected by VAIKLA.
64GOAL!! A long ball from BIGIRIMANA had the Forest Green defence back-pedalling and PATERSON made the most of the opportunity with an exceptional goal. (1-0 Grimsby Town)
70PALMER's shot was well held by the Grimsby Town 'keeper.
72GOAL!! A shot from PICKERING dribbled through a ruck of players and bounced past the unsighted Grimsby Town 'keeper. (1-1)
74An inswinging corner was headed into the arms of the 'keeper by PIGOTT.
77A neatly crafted pass from PIGOTT, was knocked goalbound by TELLA only for the 'keeper to palm clear.