Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rainer Meyer | R. Meyer |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Frank Young | F. Young | |||||||||
| Gary Barrett | G. Barrett | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 |  | Jose Marin | J. Marin | |||||||||
| Fredrik Barmby | F. Barmby | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 | | Peter Ward | P. Ward | |||||||||
| Carl Boateng | C. Boateng | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | Edoardo Cerbone | E. Cerbone | |||||||||
| Robbie Mills | R. Mills | | 56 | D | | 5 | |  | D | 56 |  | Johnny Scharrenburg | J. Scharrenburg | ||||||||
| Eddie Oliver | E. Oliver | | 60 | M | | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Alberto Lowe | A. Lowe | ||||||||
| Dean Grimandi | D. Grimandi | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Simon Bischoff | S. Bischoff | |||||||||
| Noel Dixon | N. Dixon | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Steve Howey | S. Howey | |||||||||
| Oscar Jr. Caputo | O. Caputo | | 54 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Matt Barrett | M. Barrett | |||||||||
| Matjaz Manzo | M. Manzo | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 |  | Gary Bremner | G. Bremner | |||||||||
| Fredrik Gascoigne | F. Gascoigne | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Marcus Dean | M. Dean | |||||||||
| Danny Mowbray | D. Mowbray | | 54 | G | | 12 | | M | 65 | | Dean Lawton | D. Lawton | |||||||||
| Eoin Delaney | E. Delaney | | 54 | D | | 13 | | G | 56 | | Jose Fortes Carcedo | J. Carcedo | |||||||||
| Silvio Oliveira | S. Oliveira |  | 53 | D | | 14 | | A | 66 | | Billy James | B. James | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 9,202 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
0.00
0-0Bradford City kick off and get the first half underway!
6.32
0-0Edoardo Cerbone makes a probing pass to Simon Bischoff. Simon Bischoff sees Marcus Dean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcus Dean finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
8.16
0-0Dean Grimandi flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Gascoigne easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fredrik Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball towards Matjaz Manzo. Matjaz Manzo gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
9.07
0-0Robbie Mills barges into Alberto Lowe. Robbie Mills is shown the yellow card! Alberto Lowe runs off the knock.
10.21
0-0Alberto Lowe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fredrik Barmby.
14.05
0-1Simon Bischoff surges forward with the ball. Simon Bischoff threads a neat, attacking ball through to Gary Bremner. Some silky footwork from Gary Bremner provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.23
Dean Grimandi sees Oscar Jr. Caputo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oscar Jr. Caputo shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.54
Alberto Lowe takes it forward alone. Alberto Lowe lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Dean. Marcus Dean gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.03
Gary Barrett catches Gary Bremner on the ankles. The referee calls over Gary Barrett and shows him a yellow card! Gary Bremner runs off the knock.
36.33
Johnny Scharrenburg makes a simple pass to Alberto Lowe. Alberto Lowe knocks the ball forward to Matt Barrett. Matt Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Rainer Meyer.
38.57
Carl Boateng takes it forward alone. Carl Boateng makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo plays a scrappy one-two with Fredrik Gascoigne and stumbles forward towards the goal... Oscar Jr. Caputo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
42.36
Alberto Lowe kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Barrett. Matt Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner heads the ball goalwards but Rainer Meyer reads it well. Well saved!
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Alberto Lowe plays the ball forward to Matt Barrett. Matt Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look much more laid back than they were at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Nottingham Forest kicking off!
53.47
Eddie Oliver threads the ball through to Matjaz Manzo. Matjaz Manzo shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
54.56
Peter Ward breaks forward. Peter Ward flicks a high pass forward. Matt Barrett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Dean. Marcus Dean is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.19
Peter Ward kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Lowe. Alberto Lowe passes the ball forward to Marcus Dean. Marcus Dean shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
59.18
Eddie Oliver clumsily knocks into Steve Howey. The referee calls over Eddie Oliver and shows him a yellow card! Steve Howey runs off the knock.
60.44
0-3Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Dean Lawton replacing Marcus Dean and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
61.47
0-3Edoardo Cerbone flicks a high pass forward. Steve Howey collects the pass. Steve Howey kicks a strong pass forward to Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Lawton. Carl Boateng catches Dean Lawton on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
63.12
Carl Boateng hacks Dean Lawton from behind! The referee calls over Carl Boateng and shows him a yellow card! Dean Lawton runs off the knock.
67.22
Eddie Oliver makes a probing pass to Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
71.34
Matt Barrett threads a neat ball through to Dean Lawton. Dean Lawton whips in a cross ball towards Gary Bremner. Gary Bremner makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.26
Bradford City have made a substitution with Danny Mowbray replacing Gary Barrett .Nottingham Forest have made 2 substitutions with Billy James replacing Matt Barrett and Jose Fortes Carcedo replacing Frank Young .
81.35
Eddie Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Matjaz Manzo controls it well on his chest. Matjaz Manzo shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
32.9%
67.1%
Play Area
30.1%
45.2%
24.7%
Scorers
| Gary Bremner 14, 71 Marcus Dean 27, 55 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gary Bremner of Nottingham Forest |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Rainer Meyer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Barrett (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Fredrik Barmby (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carl Boateng (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Robbie Mills (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Eddie Oliver (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Dean Grimandi (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Noel Dixon (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Oscar Jr. Caputo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matjaz Manzo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Fredrik Gascoigne (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Danny Mowbray (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Eoin Delaney (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Silvio Oliveira (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Frank Young (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jose Marin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Peter Ward (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Edoardo Cerbone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Johnny Scharrenburg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alberto Lowe (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Simon Bischoff (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Steve Howey (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matt Barrett (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Gary Bremner (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Marcus Dean (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Dean Lawton (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jose Fortes Carcedo (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Billy James (ATT) | 6 | |