In the 17th round of the English soccer top league, a fierce battle was going on. Brentford faced their rivals Nottingham Forest at their home ground. In this match, Nottingham Forest defeated Brentford by 2-0 with their own power, capping off their first home loss of the season.
In the early part of the match, both sides were unable to capitalize on their goal-scoring chances despite the frequent switches between attack and defense. In the third minute, Brentford's Dumasco fired a shot from inside the penalty area, which was cleverly saved by Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper Zellers. Nottingham Forest then launched a counter-attack, but again to no avail. Until the 38th minute, Neko Williams inverted triangular pass inside the penalty area, Ena easily broke the deadlock, Nottingham Forest broke the deadlock first, the morale is greatly increased, while Brentford is slightly passive.
In the second leg, Brentford tried to turn the game around, but Nottingham Forest's defense was like a brick wall. In the 51st minute, Brentford defender Lewis Potter missed a clearance and Erlanga took the opportunity to cut inside and make the score 2-0, a goal that almost sealed the victory and put Brentford's hopes of a comeback out of reach.
Despite Brentford stepping up their attack in the second half, Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Zells was in fine form, deflecting a number of threatening shots. In the 55th and 61st minutes, Erlanga and Aye's shots were both saved by Zells. In the end, Nottingham Forest beat Brentford 2-0 with a goal each in the first and second half.
