Post by kbateschqbk on Apr 2, 2011 19:49:46 GMT -1
Promotion campaign keeps moving...
UNITED 4 (Howson 51, Becchio 58, Gradel 73, 87), FOREST 1 (McCleary 65)
United: Schmeichel, Lichaj, O'Brien, Bromby, McCartney, Johnson (Kilkenny 87), Howson, Snodgrass, Bannan (Livermore 76), Gradel, Becchio (Somma 90). Subs: Higgs, Naylor, Watt, McCormack.
The game turned in the home side's favour in the 35th minute, when the referee, Mark Halsey, showed Cohen a red card for his lunging tackle on George McCartney in front of a furious home dug-out. Forest's assistant manager, David Kelly, was so incensed by the decision that he refused to shake Simon Grayson's hand after the match.
The Leeds captain, Jonny Howson, broke the deadlock in the 51st minute and Luciano Becchio headed home a second six minutes later. But substitute Garath McCleary curled home a brilliant effort to throw 10-man Forest a lifeline in the 65th minute and Leeds looked jittery.
Only after Max Gradel lashed home his first goal from the edge of the area in the 74th minute could the home fans breath more easily and Gradel pounced on a rebound for his second with four minutes remaining to leave Forest without a win in their last eight matches.
The Forest manager, Billy Davies, said: "I've spoken to our chief executive, Mark Arthur, and we're definitely intending to appeal the red card. Definitely. We've seen the DVD and the referee said it was for excessive force, but we'll definitely go to appeal and see how we get on."
The Forest bench clearly felt the Leeds manager's furious reaction to the tackle helped sway the referee's decision. Davies, careful not to say too much about the incident, added: "You decide for yourselves. You don't need me to tell you. We all know what took place.
"I said last week, it [promotion] will not be decided until the last two or three games and you're better being a lucky manager than a good one at this stage of the season. Promotion will all be decided on refereeing decisions, suspensions, injuries and Lady Luck.
UNITED 4 (Howson 51, Becchio 58, Gradel 73, 87), FOREST 1 (McCleary 65)
United: Schmeichel, Lichaj, O'Brien, Bromby, McCartney, Johnson (Kilkenny 87), Howson, Snodgrass, Bannan (Livermore 76), Gradel, Becchio (Somma 90). Subs: Higgs, Naylor, Watt, McCormack.
The game turned in the home side's favour in the 35th minute, when the referee, Mark Halsey, showed Cohen a red card for his lunging tackle on George McCartney in front of a furious home dug-out. Forest's assistant manager, David Kelly, was so incensed by the decision that he refused to shake Simon Grayson's hand after the match.
The Leeds captain, Jonny Howson, broke the deadlock in the 51st minute and Luciano Becchio headed home a second six minutes later. But substitute Garath McCleary curled home a brilliant effort to throw 10-man Forest a lifeline in the 65th minute and Leeds looked jittery.
Only after Max Gradel lashed home his first goal from the edge of the area in the 74th minute could the home fans breath more easily and Gradel pounced on a rebound for his second with four minutes remaining to leave Forest without a win in their last eight matches.
The Forest manager, Billy Davies, said: "I've spoken to our chief executive, Mark Arthur, and we're definitely intending to appeal the red card. Definitely. We've seen the DVD and the referee said it was for excessive force, but we'll definitely go to appeal and see how we get on."
The Forest bench clearly felt the Leeds manager's furious reaction to the tackle helped sway the referee's decision. Davies, careful not to say too much about the incident, added: "You decide for yourselves. You don't need me to tell you. We all know what took place.
"I said last week, it [promotion] will not be decided until the last two or three games and you're better being a lucky manager than a good one at this stage of the season. Promotion will all be decided on refereeing decisions, suspensions, injuries and Lady Luck.