Nottingham Forest became the last team to qualify from the fourth round of the FA Cup after working hard to beat the Bristol City 5-3 (1-1) Championship team on penalties at City Ground Stadium, Nottingham, Thursday, February 8, 2024 in the morning WIB. In the fifth round, Manchester United has been waiting for Forest.
The real Bristol from the bottom is a tough opponent for Forest. Not only playing in the Championship, but Bristol is also at the bottom of the standings.
But they were able to put up a tight fight against Forest, who currently occupies 16th place in the English Premier League standings. In the previous duel, they drew 0-0 so they had to be replayed.
During the rematch, Forest acted as the host. Only the host must return to work hard to serve Bristol.
Forest took the lead through Divock Origi when the game had only been running for eight minutes. But the hosts' advantage did not last long. In the 14th minute, Bristol midfielder Jason Knight equalized the score to 1-1.
The score lasted until the end of the match so it continued extra time. The score is still the same and Bristol forced Forest to shoot a penalty.
This time, The Robins surrendered. Samuel Bell's execution, who was the second kicker, failed. His shot was saved by goalkeeper Matt Turner. While three of his colleagues managed to complete the penalty.
On the other hand, five Forest executors managed to complete the task. The substitute Taiwo Awoniyi became the determinant and changed the score to 5-3.
Forest Nuno Espirito Santo's manager said he was satisfied with the victory that was not easy. According to him, the player shows character and never gives up in the face of a tough match.
"We are happy because we were able to get through a tough match. We had a hard time and had to finish extra time," said Santo.
"The response of the players is very good. The attitude and character of never giving up makes me happy," he said.
"This is an FA Cup, a special tournament. This makes us happy because we can defend and fight to win trophies that really mean a lot to us. We will fight for trophies. If we look at the history of the club, we will fight and try to win them," said the Portuguese manager.
In the fifth round, the Forest has been waiting for MU who is on fire. The match will be held on February 26, 2024. Forest will again act as host in this match.
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