{"id":556735,"date":"2020-07-04T14:36:27","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T18:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=556735"},"modified":"2020-07-04T14:40:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T18:40:01","slug":"nottingham-forest-fan-police-rescued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/07\/04\/nottingham-forest-fan-police-rescued\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottingham Forest Fan Rescued by Police From Canal after Premature Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Police had to come to the rescue of a Nottingham Forest<\/a> fan who had prematurely celebrated after the derby game with Derby County<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest Fan Rescued by Police From Canal after Premature Celebration<\/h2>\n

‘Unaware of the Late Equaliser’<\/h3>\n

The Reds had led at Pride Park through Joe Lolley’s 12th-minute strike.<\/p>\n

But the drama and entertainment arrived in stoppage time when Marty Waghorn was sent off, and Chris Martin netted a late leveller.<\/p>\n

A rash challenge on Ryan Yates gave referee Darren England no option but to send Waghorn off in the fifth minute of added-on time.<\/p>\n

Moments later, a clumsy foul by Joe Worrall allowed Wayne Rooney to deliver a pinpoint freekick into the penalty area. Brice Samba failed to punch the danger away as Martin bundled the ball over the line.<\/p>\n

But with the equaliser coming so late, one supporter thought Forest had sealed victory.<\/p>\n

British Transport Police tweeted the unfortunate actions, which has since received nearly 2,000 retweets.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/BTPNotts\/status\/1279441424711327744<\/p>\n

The force tweeted: “Officers attended a report of persons in the canal opposite Nottingham station. <\/span>A Forest fan had jumped in to celebrate a win over local rivals, unaware of the late equaliser<\/span> #wounded”<\/span><\/p>\n

Forest Rue ‘Frustrating’ Draw<\/h3>\n

Forest are no strangers to conceding late goals; in their immediate return, after a three-month break due to coronavirus, the Reds conceded a stoppage-time equaliser at Sheffield Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest remain in the play-offs but, had they held on for victory, they would be nine points clear of seventh.<\/p>\n

Speaking afterwards, assistant coach Bruno Baltazar said the manner in which they dropped points was “frustrating”.<\/p>\n

“It is a frustrating result for us,” he said. “We had a plan at the beginning of the game, like always, to play against a very specific opponent like Derby, with interesting dynamics.<\/p>\n

“We stuck to the plan until the 96th or 97th minute, but unfortunately we didn\u2019t manage to hold the score and hold the three points until the end.<\/p>\n

“It is not the first time this season, so we need to work on that – about concentration and focus in the last minutes of the game.<\/p>\n

“It is a frustrating draw.”<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

Embed from Getty Images<\/a>