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106 min We go again…
ShareHALF-TIME IN EXTRA TIME: Midtjylland (2) 1-2 (2) Nottingham Forest
After the Forest goal disallowed for offside, not much happened, but we expected that, right? We persevere with extra time because the one in 30 that’s good is worth the other 29 that aren’t.
105 min We’ll have one additional minute. Neither set is settling for penalties, but does either have the quality to force a winner? Well, Cho fancies it, swivelling on to a bouncing ball and lashing a shot that Ortega shovels behind; the corner comes to nowt.
104 min Bravo runs at the Forest midfield but Sangare won’t give him any space, forcing the pass into touch.
103 min Another change for Midtjylland, Chilufya on for Osorio.
102 min Forest continue pushing, but lack a striker; Chris Wood should be back for the final few games, by which time they’d really hope to be safe. Anyhow, Erlic is turned by Lucca, pulls him back, and though the ref lets play go, as soon as there’s a break he shows a yellow card. If Midtjylland make the semis, Erlic won’t be playing.
100 min In Larnaca, Sarr has scored his second of the night to put Palace 2-1 up on the night and on aggregate.
98 min Forest have Midtjylland boxed now, a lovely flick around the corner from Gibbs-White ushering Yates past him; from 15 yards and moving away from goal, he slices wide of the near post.
96 min Forest are again dominating possession, Sangare and Anderson taking a hold of midfield. But they can’t quite find a way through and Midtjylland clearly fancy themselves on the counter.
95 min Lucca holds up well and backheels adroitly, then Aina fights his way through a couple of challenges, only to overhit his cross.
Updated at 15.49 EDT
93 min Midtjylland did, I think, have the edge in the second half but, at the end, it was Forest looking to win it. Anyway, back to the now, Murillo leaps through Castillo and is booked.
Murillo keeps the ball clear of Gue-sung Cho. Photograph: Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 15.53 EDT
91 min Gibbs-White sticks Aina away at inside-right and he slides into the middle for Lucca who finishes well … but was shoved offside.
91 min We go again…
Changes for Forest: Sangare replaces Dominguez, while Midtjylland try Gabriel for Diao.
Elsewhere, Freiburg have beaten Genk 5-1 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate, while Vigo have won Lyon 2-0 on the night and 3-1 on aggregate. In the Conference, Larnaca and Palace have also gone to extra time.
ShareFULL TIME: Midtjylland (2) 1-2 (2) Nottingham Forest
A bruising ruckus of a contest goes to extra time, and so say all of us.
90+3 min Aina bundles through a challenge and into the box, looking to square for Gibbs-White and winning a corner. This time, Anderson looks for Aina around the penalty spot, and Olafsson does really well to come through a crowd and claim.
90+2 min The corner is headed away but Forest come again; they won’t want extra time, but their big plaers haven’t played a full 90.
90 min We’ll have four additional minutes, which begin with Aina sending another throw into the box, headed behind for a corner. Who wants to be a hero? Anderson to swing in…
90 min Castillo draws in Murillo and spins him then, when Murillo tackles back, he tries desperately to fall over inside the box, taking a knee to the heed for his trouble and winning a corner … which is cleared by the first man.
89 min The ball in is decent, bouncing, and both Murillo and Gibbs-White miss their headers.
88 min Gibbs-White holds up, backing in, then rolls off for the onrushing Yates; Bravo pulls him down and is booked, so Anderson will now float in a free-kick from the right…
Updated at 15.32 EDT
86 min The corner comes to nowt, and it looks like there’ll be another half-hour of this slugfest. Don’t mind if we do.
85 min Midtjylland win a corner, go short, and Gibbs-White steals it, nipping ahead of Simsic and dashing down the left before feeding infield to Aina, stomping on to it. he shoots uppishly … and Olafsson tips over the top.
82 min “To answer Justin Kavanagh’s question of which Leeds representative would be sent to retrieve the 1975 European Cup winners’ medal from the Kaiser’s estate,” begins Tim Smith.. As I contemplated the question, I realised just how many of the great (and hard) men had passed. Made me a little sad. Then I realised that it would obviously be Joe Jordan, who, as we all know, has a little previous in dealing with sensitive European situations.”
I remember Graeme Souness on Sky, rubbing his thighs, fantasising about what Jordan would’ve done to Gattuso in a square go.
81 min Williams hares after a ball, keeps it in, and somehow wins a throw off Diao. So from right next to the corner flag, Aina winds up … and flings straight into Olafsson’s gloves.
80 min Anderson battles through two challenges that try and bring him down, no free-kick given, then Midtjylland counter, Castillo crossing low from the right, just behind Osorio, then Bravo shoots ow from the edge, a deflection taking the ball into Cho’s path, eight yards out, but from an acute angle, and Ortega spreads himself superbly to block. This is a seriously physical contest now, the teams duking it out with increasing violence; it’s great stuff, almost a throwback.
Updated at 15.25 EDT
79 min Murillo drills a lovely ball out to Gibbs-White on the right and he forces his way infield, looking to open up a shooting lane, eventually poking a tame effort just wide of the near post. We’re 10 minutes and change away from extra time.
76 min “While I agree that Senegal’s behaviour against Morocco can’t be normalised,”: says Geoff Wignall, “the answer to your question of what were Caf supposed to do is … nothing.
As others have said, the ref could have abandoned the match in Morocco’s favour. That is doubtless what should have happened: bit didn’t and that has to be the end of it.
Otherwise the fundamental and absolute principle (and rule) of the ref being the final arbiter of all that occurs during a game lies shredded. Only the lawyers could possibly welcome that.”
But what if the ref doesn’t feel empowered to do that, or considers it unsafe so to do? It’s taken Caf months to arrive at their decision, yet we’re expecting a ref to do so in seconds, with the potential for things to turn seriously ugly? I also don’t think the ref’s decision is always final; consider the FA Cup tie between Arsenal and Sheffiled United in 1998-99, for example.
75 min Double change for Forest, Bakwa and McAtee, both of whom have played well, replaced by Aina and Anderson.
74 min For the first time tonight, Midtjylland are the better side, Osorio looking to cross from the right and winning a throw, so here comes Bech again … and this time when Forest clear, Simsic hoists a cross over the bar.
72 min Join Scott Murray for Villa v Lille, Villa up 1-0 from the first leg.
70 min McAtee sashays thorugh midfield so Osorio pulls him down and is booked.
ShareGOAL! Midtjylland (2) 1-2 (2) Nottingham Forest (Erlic 69)
Castillo swerves in a fine cross from the left and Cho’s flick-on hits Morato then drops in front of Erlic, who does a brilliant job of controlling his shot, hitting a rising ball high into the roof of the net. This is a terrific contest.
Martin Erlic scores for Midtjylland! Photograph: Michael Zemanek/ShutterstockShare
Updated at 15.19 EDT
67 min They announce an attendance of roughly 10,500, meaning 20% of the town are in the ground; decent. Otherwise, Midtjylland win another throw inside the Forest half which Bech hurls in; Forest half-clear…
Updated at 15.17 EDT
66 min Do we think Gibbs-White is going to the World Cup? I’d sort of like him to as I love him as a player, but I’m not sure in what situation I’d bring him on, given the other options available – and I feel similarly about Jarrod Bowen.
65 min In Cyprus, Larnaca have equalised to make it 1-1 against Palace, on the night and on aggregate.
64 min Midtjylland clear the first ball and the second, another cross but from the other side, flies behind.
63 min forest have played so much better than they did, also with a second XI, at home to Fener; they’ve been confident, composed and enterprising and, as I type, Williams sneaks a corner off Osorio, Bakwa to take it.
62 min I like those changes. Gibbs-White will add bite and threat on the counter, while Williams and Murillo will fortify a defence likely to come under pressure in the next half-hour.
61 min Triple change for Forest: off go Milenkovic, Hutchinson and Ndoye; on come Williams, Murillo and Gibbs-White.
Updated at 15.05 EDT
60 min Midtjylland are improving, Simsir standing up a cross to the far post and Ndoye standing his ground under the ball before Morato heads away. Good defending.
Updated at 15.04 EDT
58 min Forest win a corner down the left which Midtjylland clear, but they’re still well on top in the game. I wonder if Pereira is tempted to bring on a big-hitter or two now; I’d fancy a bit of Igor Jesus and Morgan Gibbs-White if I was him but, in the meantime, Beck hurls in a long through, first contact going up in the air and Ortega claiming with the second.
57 min “One positive I’ve been clinging to in light of the ludicrous Senegal/Morocco debacle,” begins Justin Kavanagh. “Perhaps this means there’s still a chance that Leeds will finally be rightly installed as 1975 European Cup Winners. I wonder who they’ll send round to the Beckenbauer household to retrieve the late Kaiser’s medal?”
56 min Brumado clips Dominguez and is quickly replaced by Cho, perhaps because he’s in danger of getting himself sent off.
54 min Brumado burrows towards the Forest area and goes down under pressure from behind; he wants a penalty, but the ref says no foul from Dominguez.
ShareWHAT A GOAL! Midtjylland (1) 0-2 (2) Nottingham Forest (Yates 52)
McAtee, who’s been brilliant, wriggles in from the right and feed Yates on the edge, who takes a toch towards his left foot then reverse a glorious shot, on the tumble, that fizzes past Olafsson and into the side-netting, halfway up! A brilliant goal which reflects a brilliant performance – so far.
Fully deserved for Forest. Photograph: Joern Pollex/UEFA/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 15.06 EDT
51 min Milenkovic braces under a high ball, turning his shoulder to it, as Brumado charges into him, eyes on the prize. He’s booked and will miss Midtjylland’s next game – if there is one.
49 min “While I don’t disagree with you that there should be consequences when players leave the field of play,” begins Kári Tulinius, “it needs to be mentioned for context that in the 2019 CAF Champions League final, the referee declared the second leg forfeit because Wydad Casablanca stormed off. CAF ordered that the match be replayed, which was overturned by CAS. The Afcon final ref should’ve declared Morocco the winners, but understandably he thought that CAF was against that sort of thing, and here we are.”
Yes, I guess expecting a ref having a stinker to make a decision of that magnitude was too much to expect – and perhaps he was concerned about consequences too, whereas this way, Senegal’s anger can be contained.