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Commentary
DOWELL beat three Crewe Alexandra players and thundered a golden opportunity just beyond the near post.
The Crewe Alexandra 'keeper managed to block a wicked shot.
A shot from MURPHY was kicked off the line by DOUGLAS.
10¹ABOUBAKAR was put clear by DOWELL and he pulled away from the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
13¹MENDEZ-LAING hoofed the ball wide of the righthand post from just inside the area.
24¹A free-kick from ELIAS floated over the bar.
24¹DOWELL flicked an easy chance past the lefthand post.
30¹GOAL!! ZUIVERLOON tried to play the ball out of the Crewe Alexandra penalty area but was tackled by ELKESON who nodded the ball to ABOUBAKAR for a simple tap in. (1-0 Nottingham Forest)
31¹The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from ELKESON.
33¹MAZZARANI's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
41¹ABOUBAKAR drove a right foot shot over the bar from twenty yards out.
42¹A brilliant strike from ELIAS was dealt with by a fine stop from SMITHIES.
43¹A shot from MENDEZ-LAING was smothered by the Nottingham Forest 'keeper.
ABOUBAKAR brought the ball round MAZZARANI and flicked a poor shot well wide.
10²The hapless Crewe Alexandra 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from GRANT fell just wide.
11²A neatly crafted pass from MANCIENNE was hit goalbound by DOWELL only for the 'keeper to block.
17²The Nottingham Forest 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely drive from Crewe Alexandra's MENDEZ-LAING.
18²MENDEZ-LAING's shot beat PARISH but rebounded off the Nottingham Forest crossbar.
21²A cross from MANCIENNE left ELKESON in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
24²A pin-point pass found SASS-DAVIES and his looping shot floated narrowly wide.
26²A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
33²The 'keeper saved a clever shot from MANCIENNE.
35²A great save prevented DOWELL from scoring an exceptional goal.
37²MAZZARANI beat DOWELL and fired the ball to SASS-DAVIES who dragged his effort wide.
40²PEZZONI made space on the right and dragged the ball to NILMAR who clipped the ball wide.

 
Crewe Alexandra
 
League position: 19
Home league form: XLWW
Overall league form: XLLLWWWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Alex SMITHIES1Elliot PARISH
DOUGLAS Pereira2MARIANO Ferreira(c)
Gianni ZUIVERLOON3Kieran DOWELL
Kevin PEZZONI4ELIAS Mendes
Jannik VESTERGAARD5LEONARDO BONATINI Lohner
Chris HERD6Matthew MILLS
Andrea MAZZARANI7Jiloan HAMAD
Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING8Michael MANCIENNE
(p)Shaun HARRAD9ELKESON de Oliveira(p)
(f)Conor GRANT10Daryl MURPHY(f)
(c)NILMAR Honorato11Vincent ABOUBAKAR
Manager
George RAY  12  Robert GUCHER
Steeve ELANA  13  Joe LOLLEY
WALLACE Oliveira  14  Ben OSBORN
Billy SASS-DAVIES15  RODRI
Oliver FINNEY  16Jamie WARD
 
Nottingham Forest
 
League position: 22
Away league form: LLLL
Overall league form: LLLLLLLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Crewe Alexandra 0 Nottingham Forest 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 17,497, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Paul Musselwhite 7½)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Aboubakar 30¹
Mendez-LaingóSass-Davies 20²Leonardo BonatinióWard 34²
  
  
36
34
37
49
48
817
38
42%58%
Man of the match: Mariano Ferreira