FOREST 0 - 0 CHELSEA - Sat Aug 03, 1996 (Pre-Season Friendly)
- Date:
- Sat Aug 03, 1996 (3:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Chelsea
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- Pre-Season Friendly
- Round:
- Semi
- Score:
- 0-0 (Lost 3-4 on penalties)
- Half-time: 0-0
- Sources:
- Ken Smales - The Official Statistical History
- Wikipedia (Link)
- Independent (Link)
- Nottingham Evening Post - Monday 05 August 1996
- Season:
- 1996-97
- Referee:
- David Elleray
- Sponsor:
- Labbats
- Attendance:
- 27,427
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Manchester United (Pre-Season Friendly)
- Pre-Season Friendly:
- Manchester United
- League:
- Coventry City
- Chelsea:
- Sep 28, 1996
- GAME COUNT:
- Pre-Season Friendly:
- 188 (of 354)
- Total:
- 5900 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 27 years, 8 months, 16 days ago
- Notes:
- Lost 3-4 on penalties
Review
This was the first game in the 4-team Umbro International Tournament of 1996, that we hosted at the City Ground.
We played Chelsea in the semi-final, drawing 0-0 and losing on penalties. In the other game Manchester United lost 2-1 to Ajax so faced us in the 3rd/4th place playoff tomorrow, where we lost 3-1. Chelsea beat Ajax 2-1 in the final.
Penalties (Forest kicked first):
1. Stuart Pearce (Missed - 0-0)
2. Ian Woan (Scored - 1-1)
3. Bryan Roy (Scored - 2-1)
4. Mark Crossley (Scored - 3-2)
5. Scot Gemmill (Missed - 3-3)
Penalties:
1. Dennis Wise (Scored - 0-1)
2. Nichols (Saved - 1-1)
3. Hughes (Scored - 2-2)
4. Frank LeBoeuf (Scored - 3-3)
5. Roberto Di Matteo (Scored - 3-4)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 27 |  Mark Crossley | |
| 18 | M | 23 |  Alfe-Inge Haaland | |
| 3 | D | 34 |  Stuart Pearce | |
| 4 | D | 29 | Colin Cooper | |
| 16 | M | 31 |  Nicola Jerkan | |
| 6 | F | 22 | Chris Bart-Williams | |
| 2 | D | 24 | Des Lyttle off for Scot Gemmill (62') | |
| 14 | F | 28 | Ian Woan | |
| 9 | F | 32 | Dean Saunders off for Bryan Roy (45') | |
| 10 | F | 26 | Kevin Campbell | |
| 17 | M | 23 | Chris Allen | |
| Subs | ||||
| 8 | M | 25 |  Scot Gemmill on for Des Lyttle (62') | |
| 22 | F | 26 |  Bryan Roy on for Dean Saunders (45') | |
| 5 | D | 27 | Steve Chettle | |
| 13 | GK | 25 |  Alan Fettis | |
| 20 | F | 21 | Paul McGregor | |
| 15 | F | 30 |  Andrea Silenzi | |
| 19 | F | 22 | Bobby Howe | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Dimitri Kharime | |
| D | Petrescu | |
| D | Phelan (45') | |
| D | Johnsen | |
| D | Frank LeBoeuf | |
| M | Clarke | |
| M | Spencer (62') | |
| M | Roberto Di Matteo | |
| M | Burley (73') | |
| F | Hughes | |
| F | Dennis Wise | |
| Subs | ||
| Myers (45') | ||
| Nichols (62') | ||
| Morris (73') | ||
| Hitchcock | ||
| Lee | ||
| Sinclair | ||
| Peacock |
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