🔗 Share this article Igor Jesus Scores Twice as Nottingham Forest Round Off Europa League Campaign with Victory over Ferencvaros Igor Jesus has now scored eleven strikes in all competitions for Nottingham Forest this season. Match Summary Forest were already through to the knockout round. Bence Otvos deflection gives hosts a first-half lead. Igor Jesus' European strike puts Forest in command. Forward nets again with a clinical effort in the latter period. The midfielder rounds off a great display with a penalty. Igor Jesus found the net on two occasions as the Premier League side rounded off the group stage of the Europa League with a comfortable triumph against Ferencvaros at the City Ground. The hosts had previously guaranteed a berth in the next qualifying round and went into this game with a slim possibility of making the league's elite, although they required several results to go their way. Those results failed to materialize but this assured performance will give Forest fans belief that their side can come through the home-and-away tie to advance to the last 16. A Ferencvaros midfielder struck the post with a header inside the opening stages 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 a delivery from midfield was deflected in by Bence Otvos and doubled the lead shortly after – Jesus firing an effort in at the back post for his tenth strike of the campaign. The forward's 11th arrived soon after the restart when he made a perfectly-timed run to escape the defence and then place a shot past the goalkeeper. That goal ended Ferencvaros' hopes of mounting a recovery and instead Forest added a fourth when the excellent McAtee converted 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 (midday UK time), where Nottingham Forest could be drawn against either Fenerbahce or Panathinaikos. "It's more than the result, there was that feel about it. I want these guys to do collectively well, the entire team," said manager Sean Dyche. "That was another stride forward, but it is a good step." Forest Analysis: Striker Shines as Recent Arrival Watches On Igor Jesus has been a standout performer for Nottingham Forest in European competition this term with half of his 11 goals coming in the tournament. This double also means he has got a trio of strikes in his last two games and the prospect of competition for his position in the forward line could be providing motivation. Napoli striker Lorenzo Lucca was last week signed on loan and he was observing this game from the directors' box. That may well have been on the striker's mind as he was outstanding against the opposition, delivering two superb finishes and overall being a constant threat to the opposition backline with his speed and runs. The forward was not alone in catching the eye, with James McAtee producing his best performance in a Forest jersey since signing from Manchester City last summer, while the Swiss international also performed well. Such positive showings will give Forest some fresh hope as they switch focus to pulling further away from the bottom three when they host their London rivals on the weekend. "All you can ask for is a response," added the manager. "I've never questioned their work ethic or their dedication or honesty. It is just go and show your quality. "McAtee was excellent and Dan Ndoye was incredibly lively. Igor got another couple and these are positive indicators." Player of the Match #19 Igor Jesus Average rating: 9.10 Forest Key Performers Igor Jesus: Rating 9.10 #24: Rating 8.75 #22: Rating 8.6 #6: Rating 8.01 #31: Rating 7.94 The Visitors Ratings #11: Rating 4.14 #66: Average Rating 4.12 #16: Average Rating 4.1 Once the chance to rate players has ended, the rating shown is the average from all the votes.