🔗 Share this article Forest's Striker Scores Twice as Nottingham Forest Round Off European Group Stage with Victory over Hungarian Opponents The Brazilian forward has now notched eleven strikes in all competitions for Nottingham Forest this campaign. At a Glance Forest were previously qualified to the knockout round. Bence Otvos deflection gives Nottingham Forest a opening period lead. Igor Jesus' European strike puts Forest in control. Striker nets again with a clinical effort in the latter period. The midfielder rounds off a great display with a penalty. The Brazilian attacker scored twice as Nottingham Forest rounded off the league phase of the European competition with a comfortable win against their Hungarian visitors at the home stadium. Forest had previously guaranteed a place in the knockout round play-offs and entered this fixture with a small chance of reaching the league's elite, even though they required several results to go their way. Those results failed to materialize but this assured performance will give the supporters belief that their team can come through the home-and-away tie to reach the round of sixteen. A Ferencvaros midfielder struck the post with a headed effort inside the first 10 minutes for the visitors – who are managed by ex-Premier League forward Robbie Keane – but it was all Forest from then on. Forest opened the scoring in the early stages when Ryan Yates' cross was turned into his own net by the defender and doubled the lead four minutes later – Jesus squeezing a shot in at the far post for his tenth strike of the campaign. Jesus' 11th arrived soon after the restart when he timed a run perfectly to break clear of the backline and then drive an effort past the goalkeeper. That goal killed off the visitors' hopes of making a comeback and instead the hosts scored again when the excellent McAtee scored from a penalty after a infringement by the hapless Bence Otvos inside the penalty area on the winger. The Europa League qualifying round lottery takes place on the final Friday of January (midday UK time), where Forest might face either the Turkish side or Panathinaikos. "It's more than the scoreline, there was that feel about it. I want these guys to do well as a unit, the whole squad," said manager Sean Dyche. "That was another stride forward, but it is a positive step." Forest Analysis: Striker Shines as New Signing Observes from Stands Jesus has been a revelation for Forest in European competition this term with half of his 11 goals scored in the tournament. This double also means he has got three goals in his last two games and the prospect of a challenge for his place in attack could be spurring him on. Napoli striker Lorenzo Lucca was recently brought in temporarily and he was observing this match from the directors' box. That may well have been on the striker's mind as he was impressive against the opposition, producing two excellent finishes and overall being a menace to the visitors' defence with his pace and runs. Jesus was not the only one in impressing, with James McAtee producing his finest display in a Forest jersey since signing from Manchester City in the previous transfer window, while Dan Ndoye also impressed. Such positive showings will give Forest some renewed optimism as they switch focus to increasing the gap from the Premier League relegation zone when they host Crystal Palace on Sunday. "All you can ask for is a response," added Dyche. "I have always trusted their commitment or their dedication or integrity. It is just go and show your quality. "McAtee was excellent and Dan was super sharp. Igor got another couple and these are positive indicators." Player of the Match #19 Igor Jesus Average rating: 9.1 Nottingham Forest Top Players #19: Rating 9.1 #24: Rating 8.75 R. Yates: Average Rating 8.6 I. Sangaré: Average Rating 8.0 N. Milenković: Average Rating 7.9 The Visitors Ratings B. Yusuf: Rating 4.1 Júlio Romão: Rating 4.1 K. Zachariassen: Rating 4.1 After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score shown represents the average from all the submissions.