"The match-defining moments then came early in the second period, with Gabri Martinez fouling James McAtee in the 50th minute. Gibbs-White stepped up to take the penalty, but Hornicek dived low to his left to make the stop. The hosts then broke down the right wing as Horta received the ball in the box, and his low centre was turned in by a back-tracking Yates, who could not sort his feet out in time."
"Remarkably, Braga managed to win all three points at home without registering a single shot on target. They produced 0.55 expected goals (xG) from six shots compared to Forest's 1.74 from 12 attempts, four of which were on target. Yates' own goal, meanwhile, summed up a difficult match for the midfielder. He failed to hit the target with any of his three shots, won just one of his six duels and committed four fouls."
Nottingham Forest lost 1-0 to Braga, severely denting automatic qualification chances for the Europa League last-16. Morgan Gibbs-White missed a penalty in the 50th minute, and Ryan Yates accidentally turned in Braga's low cross 55 seconds later. Forest produced 12 attempts and 1.74 xG but only four shots on target, while Braga recorded 0.55 xG from six shots and no shots on target. Forest pushed for an equaliser — Ola Aina struck the crossbar and Pau Victor hit the post — but Braga held on. Elliot Anderson was sent off late for dissent, leaving Forest with ten men.
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