🔗 Share this article Forest's Striker Scores a Brace as Nottingham Forest Round Off European Campaign with Win over Hungarian Opponents Igor Jesus has now scored eleven strikes in all competitions for Nottingham Forest this season. Match Summary The home side were previously qualified to the play-offs. A Ferencvaros defender own goal gives hosts a opening period lead. Igor Jesus' fifth goal in Europe puts the team in control. Forward nets again with a sharp finish in the latter period. The midfielder caps a excellent display with a penalty. The Brazilian attacker found the net on two occasions as the Premier League side rounded off the league phase of the Europa League with a comfortable triumph against their Hungarian visitors at the City Ground. Forest had previously guaranteed a berth in the knockout round play-offs and went into this fixture with a slim possibility of reaching the league's elite, although they needed several results to fall in their favor. That did not happen but this confident display will give Forest fans confidence that their side can come through the two-legged play-off to reach the round of sixteen. Kristoffer Zachariassen did hit the post with a header inside the opening stages for the away team – who are managed by former Tottenham striker Robbie Keane – but it was dominantly the home side from that point forward. Forest broke the deadlock in the early stages when a delivery from midfield was turned into his own net by the defender and added a second shortly after – the striker squeezing a shot in at the back post for his tenth strike of the season. Jesus' eleventh goal came soon after the restart when he made a perfectly-timed run to break clear of the backline and then drive an effort past the goalkeeper. The third strike ended the visitors' hopes of making a comeback and instead the hosts added a fourth when the impressive James McAtee converted a spot-kick after a foul by the unfortunate Otvos inside the box on Dan Ndoye. Europe's secondary club competition qualifying round lottery takes place on Friday, 30 January (midday UK time), where Nottingham Forest might face either the Turkish side or the Greek club. "It's more than the result, there was that atmosphere about it. I want these guys to do collectively well, the whole squad," said Forest boss Sean Dyche. "This is another step, but it is a positive step." Forest Analysis: Jesus Catches Eye as New Signing Observes from Stands Jesus has been a revelation for Forest in Europe this season with six 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 spurring him on. 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 Jesus' mind as he was impressive against the opposition, producing two excellent goals and generally being a menace to the opposition backline with his pace and movement. The forward was not alone in impressing, with McAtee producing his finest display in a Nottingham Forest shirt since joining from the champions last summer, while Dan Ndoye also impressed. These encouraging performances will give the club some fresh hope as they switch focus to increasing the gap from the bottom three when they host Crystal Palace on the weekend. "The minimum requirement is a response," added the manager. "I have always trusted their work ethic or their dedication or integrity. It is just go and show your quality. "McAtee was excellent and Dan was incredibly lively. Jesus got another couple and these are positive indicators." Star Performer #19 The Striker Average rating: 9.1 Nottingham Forest Key Performers #19: Rating 9.10 J. McAtee: Rating 8.75 #22: Rating 8.6 I. Sangaré: Rating 8.0 #31: Average Rating 7.94 Ferencváros Ratings B. Yusuf: Rating 4.1 Júlio Romão: Rating 4.1 #16: Average Rating 4.09 Once the chance to rate players has ended, the score displayed represents the mean from all the submissions.