🔗 Share this article Forest's Striker Scores a Brace as The Reds Conclude European Campaign with Victory over Ferencvaros The Brazilian forward has now scored 11 goals in every tournament for the club this campaign. At a Glance The home side were previously qualified to the play-offs. A Ferencvaros defender own goal gives Nottingham Forest a first-half lead. The striker's European strike puts the team in control. Forward adds a third with a clinical effort in the latter period. The midfielder rounds off a great performance with a spot-kick. The Brazilian attacker found the net on two occasions as the Premier League side concluded the group stage of the Europa League with a comfortable triumph against Ferencvaros at the home stadium. Forest had previously guaranteed a berth in the next qualifying round and entered this fixture with a small chance of reaching the league's elite, even though they required several results to fall in their favor. Those results failed to materialize but this confident performance will give Forest fans confidence that their team can navigate the two-legged play-off to advance to the last 16. Kristoffer Zachariassen did hit the upright with a header inside the opening stages for the visitors – coached by former Tottenham striker Robbie Keane – but it was dominantly the home side from then on. Forest opened the scoring in the 17th minute when a delivery from midfield was turned into his own net by Bence Otvos and added a second four minutes later – Jesus squeezing a shot in at the back post for his tenth strike of the season. Jesus' eleventh goal arrived soon after the restart when he made a perfectly-timed run to escape the backline and then place a shot beyond the shot-stopper. The third strike killed off the visitors' aspirations of mounting a recovery and instead the hosts scored again when the excellent James McAtee scored from a penalty after a infringement by the unfortunate Otvos inside the penalty area on Dan Ndoye. The Europa League knockout phase play-off draw is scheduled on Friday, 30 January (12:00 GMT), where Nottingham Forest could be drawn against either the Turkish side or the Greek club. "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 step, but it is a positive one." Team Breakdown: Striker Shines as New Signing Observes from Stands Igor Jesus has been a standout performer 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 position in the forward line could be providing motivation. Italian forward Lorenzo Lucca was recently signed on loan and he was observing this game from the directors' box. That may well have been on Jesus' thoughts as he was outstanding against the opposition, delivering two superb goals and overall being a menace to the visitors' defence with his pace and runs. Jesus was not alone in impressing, with McAtee turning in his finest display in a Nottingham Forest shirt since signing from the champions in the previous transfer window, while the Swiss international also impressed. These encouraging performances will give the club some renewed optimism as they switch focus to increasing the gap from the Premier League relegation zone when they welcome Crystal Palace on Sunday. "The minimum requirement is a reaction," added Dyche. "I have always trusted their work ethic or their loyalty or integrity. It is just go and show your ability. "McAtee was very good and Dan Ndoye was incredibly lively. Jesus got another couple and these are positive indicators." Star Performer Number: 19 The Striker Match rating: 9.10 Nottingham Forest Key Performers Igor Jesus: Rating 9.1 #24: Average Rating 8.8 R. Yates: Average Rating 8.63 I. Sangaré: Average Rating 8.0 #31: Rating 7.9 Ferencváros Ratings #11: Average Rating 4.1 Júlio Romão: Rating 4.12 K. Zachariassen: Rating 4.09 After the opportunity to submit ratings has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions.