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5¹CHO chipped the ball to NANASI who nodded it just wide.
6¹CHAÏBI fluffed an easy chance.
6¹GOAL!! A short goal-kick was intercepted by REITZ who setup RUGGERI with a simple chance. (1-0 Cardiff City)
8¹CHAÏBI turned McGRATH but flicked the ball into the arms of the Forest Green 'keeper.
14¹A good effort from BALEBA scraped the woodwork.
15¹A left foot effort from McGRATH was clawed past the post by the 'keeper.
23¹A shot from KARLSSON was smothered by the Cardiff City 'keeper.
29¹A strike from McGRATH held no problem for the 'keeper.
31¹GOAL!! A neat one-two left McGRATH clear and he made no mistake by expertly lobbing the ball past the oncoming SUZUKI. (1-1)
34¹A tame shot from CHAÏBI bounced agonisingly wide.
36¹A header by KARLSSON at the near post was comfortably collected by the Cardiff City 'keeper.
38¹NANASI rushed through the Forest Green defence but shot straight at CLARK.
41¹GOAL!! An energetic LYONS ran down the wing and dragged the ball back for KARLSSON to slide home. (2-1 Forest Green)
43¹NANASI was put clear by DE WINTER and he beat the 'keeper but struck his shot over the bar.
46¹McGRATH beat CHO and blasted the ball to NISBET who hit his shot wide.
3²CHO worked the ball to NANASI, CHAÏBI collected his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the Forest Green 'keeper.
5²KARLSSON shot over.
8²A header from EMEGHA was booted off the line by BUSHIRI.
17²KARLSSON booked by TROUPKOS.
26²A great save prevented KARLSSON from scoring a good goal.
32²GOAL!! A nice run by CHAÏBI on the left was capped by a great cross which EMEGHA nodded home at the near post. (2-2)
42²CHAÏBI headed the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.

 
Forest Green
 
League position: 24
Home league form: XXLL
Overall league form: XLLXLLLL
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
Zander CLARK6 17 Zion SUZUKI
(c)Blair SPITTAL7½27½Koni DE WINTER
Jordan OBITA6½37½Matteo RUGGERI
Cameron DEVLIN7 47½Carlos BALEBA
Rocky BUSHIRI6½57 Kostas KOULIERAKIS
Robbie DEAS6½66½Soungoutou MAGASSA(c)
Brad LYONS6½78½Mohamed-Ali CHO
Ante PALAVERSA6 88 Farès CHAÏBI(f)
(p)Kevin NISBET7 98 Emanuel EMEGHA(p)
(f)Jamie McGRATH7 107½Rocco REITZ
Jesper KARLSSON7 117 Sebastian NANASI
Scott SmillieManagerJim McGowan
Stuart FINDLAY  12  Orri ÓSKARSSON
Dimitar MITOV  13  Kostas TZOLAKIS
Nicky DEVLIN  14  FÁBIO Daniel SILVA
Yan DHANDA  15  Yasin AYARI
Martin BOYLE  16  Nicola ZALEWSKI
 
Cardiff City
 
League position: 9
Away league form: WWXL
Overall league form: XWWWLXLL
Formation: 4-1-3-2

Statistics
Forest Green 2 Cardiff City 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 24,995, Stadium: The New Lawn, Referee: Thomas Troupkos 7½, stadium work in progress)

McGrath 31¹, Karlsson 41¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Ruggeri 6¹, Emegha 32²
  
  
Karlsson 17² 
33
85
88
76
310
1016
44
37%63%
Man of the match: Mohamed-Ali Cho