Chelsea used Makelele's sudden divine shot to break the deadlock, and Nottingham Forest trailed behind at home. Some of the Forest players found it unacceptable, and quickly launched a counterattack after the goal concede, but the counterattack was an impulsive move and had not been carefully planned. Chelsea was too flustered to ward off the attack at first because of the Forest team's fierce offensive, but once they managed to hold their ground for a few minutes, they easily handled the Forest team's disorderly attack.
What made the Forest team unable to accept the goal was not that they lagged behind Chelsea at home, as such a situation was common. The real reason for their upset was that the goal was scored by Makelele!
