🔗 Share this article Forest's Striker Scores a Brace as The Reds Round Off European Campaign with Win over Hungarian Opponents The Brazilian forward has now scored eleven strikes in every tournament for the club this season. Match Summary Forest were already through to the play-offs. A Ferencvaros defender own goal gives Nottingham Forest a first-half lead. Igor Jesus' fifth goal in Europe puts Forest in command. Forward nets again with a sharp finish in the latter period. James McAtee caps a excellent performance with a penalty. Igor Jesus scored twice as Nottingham Forest rounded off the league phase of the European competition with a comfortable win against Ferencvaros at the City Ground. Forest had already secured a berth in the next qualifying round and entered this fixture with a small chance of making the top eight, although they required other matches to fall in their favor. That did not happen but this confident display will give the supporters confidence that their team can come through the two-legged play-off to advance to the round of sixteen. Kristoffer Zachariassen struck the upright with a headed effort inside the first 10 minutes for the visitors – coached by former Tottenham striker Robbie Keane – but it was dominantly the home side from that point forward. They broke the deadlock in the early stages when Ryan Yates' cross was deflected in by the defender and added a second shortly after – Jesus firing an effort in at the far post for his 10th goal of the campaign. Jesus' eleventh goal arrived soon after the restart when he made a perfectly-timed run to escape the backline and then drive an effort past the shot-stopper. The third strike ended the visitors' aspirations of making a comeback and instead Forest scored again when the impressive James McAtee scored from a penalty after a foul by the unfortunate Otvos inside the penalty area on the winger. Europe's secondary club competition qualifying round draw is scheduled on Friday, 30 January (12:00 GMT), where Forest could be drawn against either the Turkish side or the Greek club. "It is not just the result, there was that atmosphere about it. I want these guys to do collectively well, the entire team," said manager Sean Dyche. "That was another step, but it is a positive step." Forest Analysis: Striker Shines as Recent Arrival Watches On Igor Jesus has been a revelation for Forest in European competition this term with half of his 11 goals scored in the Europa League. This double also means he has scored a trio of strikes in his previous two outings and the threat of a challenge for his place in the forward line could be spurring him on. Napoli striker Lorenzo Lucca was last week brought in temporarily and he was observing this game from the stands. This development may well have been on Jesus' thoughts as he was impressive against Ferencvaros, producing two superb goals and generally being a constant threat to the visitors' defence with his speed and runs. The forward was not alone in impressing, with McAtee turning in his finest display in a Nottingham Forest shirt since joining from the champions in the previous transfer window, while Dan Ndoye also impressed. Such positive showings 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 reaction," added Dyche. "I've never questioned their commitment or their loyalty or honesty. It is just go and show your quality. "James was excellent and Dan Ndoye was incredibly lively. Jesus got another couple and these are good signs." Star Performer #19 Igor Jesus Match rating: 9.1 Forest Top Players Igor Jesus: Rating 9.10 J. McAtee: Average Rating 8.75 #22: Average Rating 8.63 I. Sangaré: Average Rating 8.01 #31: Average Rating 7.9 The Visitors Notable Players #11: Rating 4.1 #66: Rating 4.12 #16: Rating 4.09 Once the chance to submit ratings has ended, the rating shown represents the mean from all the votes.