Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     SouthamptonSouthampton
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Rainer MeyerR. Meyer58
G
1
G
74Fabricio CastromanF. Castroman
Gary BarrettG. Barrett69
D
2
D
70Kelvin VassellK. Vassell
Carl BoatengC. Boateng65
D
3
D
69Pedro FariaP. Faria
Robbie MillsR. Mills56
D
4
D
69Shota PahlplatzS. Pahlplatz
Eoin DelaneyE. Delaney55
D
5
D
68Anthony WrightA. Wright
Eddie OliverE. Oliver60
M
captain6
M
77Trevor KerrT. Kerr
Dean GrimandiD. Grimandi59
M
7captain
M
72Jeffrey KleinJ. Klein
Noel DixonN. Dixon58
M
8
A
72Amine BenyettouA. Benyettou
Oscar Jr. CaputoO. Caputo56
A
9
A
69Gary WhelanG. Whelan
Kemal GranttK. Grantt56
A
10
A
68Nigel NichollsN. Nicholls
Pascal MetzgerP. Metzger51
A
11
A
65Kevin GemmillK. Gemmill
 
Danny MowbrayD. Mowbray54
G
12
G
70Chris LightfootC. Lightfoot
Silvio OliveiraS. Oliveira53
D
13
D
68Moritz KühnM. Kühn
Isaiah ThirlwellI. Thirlwell52
M
14
D
67Luke KoncheskyL. Konchesky

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Southampton. A crowd of 9,501 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Eoin Keane.


0.00
Bradford City kick off!
3.56
Eoin Delaney clumsily knocks into Nigel Nicholls. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nigel Nicholls hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.40
Jeffrey Klein threads a neat ball through to Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls advances inside the box! Nigel Nicholls comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
12.05
Eddie Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
14.40
Eddie Oliver catches Jeffrey Klein on the ankles. The referee calls over Eddie Oliver and shows him a yellow card! Jeffrey Klein hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.32
Dean Grimandi threads the ball through to Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.43
Dean Grimandi hacks Jeffrey Klein from behind! The referee calls over Dean Grimandi and warns him to calm down! Jeffrey Klein hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.08
Jeffrey Klein flicks a high pass forward. Amine Benyettou collects the pass. Amine Benyettou whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Nicholls. Nigel Nicholls makes a deft header. Solid save from Rainer Meyer.
27.43
Noel Dixon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
28.42
Showing composure, Jeffrey Klein laces a weighted ball forward to Gary Whelan. Gary Whelan knocks the ball forward to Amine Benyettou but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
33.22
Jeffrey Klein deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.22
Shota Pahlplatz flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Kerr controls it well on his chest. With some swift thinking, Trevor Kerr plays the ball forward to Gary Whelan. Gary Whelan knocks in a cross ball towards Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Rainer Meyer manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City appear unchanged since the first half. Southampton also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bradford City players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Southampton kick off!
49.40
Eddie Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
51.25
Eddie Oliver clumsily knocks into Shota Pahlplatz. The referee calls over Eddie Oliver and warns him to calm down! Shota Pahlplatz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.39
Anthony Wright catches Kemal Grantt on the ankles. Anthony Wright is shown the yellow card! Kemal Grantt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.25
Dean Grimandi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.24
Jeffrey Klein controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Whelan. Gary Whelan knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Gemmill. Robbie Mills barges into Kevin Gemmill. Penalty not given!!
61.27
Noel Dixon chips the ball to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabricio Castroman who gathers it comfortably.
69.41
Dean Grimandi sees space and advances. Dean Grimandi shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
71.42
Pedro Faria takes a short throw-in bringing Shota Pahlplatz into play. Shota Pahlplatz kicks a strong pass forward to Jeffrey Klein. Jeffrey Klein makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.15
With vision, Dean Grimandi plays the ball forward to Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.48
Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Danny Mowbray replacing Gary Barrett and Silvio Oliveira replacing Dean Grimandi .
81.17
Jeffrey Klein deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.41
Shota Pahlplatz flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Kerr holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Trevor Kerr flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill shoots from distance but it flies wide!
87.05
Noel Dixon hits a low pass to Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt knocks in a cross ball towards Pascal Metzger. Pascal Metzger is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Bradford City!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Southampton
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
20.3%
55.4%
24.3%

Scorers
Pascal Metzger 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jeffrey Klein of Southampton

Match Ratings
1.Rainer Meyer (GK)
7
2.Gary Barrett (DEF)
6
3.Carl Boateng (DEF)
6
4.Robbie Mills (DEF)
6
5.Eoin Delaney (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Eddie Oliver (MID)yellow card
5
7.Dean Grimandi (MID)
7
8.Noel Dixon (MID)
7
9.Oscar Jr. Caputo (ATT)
6
10.Kemal Grantt (ATT)
7
11.Pascal Metzger (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Danny Mowbray (GK)
6
13.Silvio Oliveira (DEF)
6
14.Isaiah Thirlwell (MID)
0

1.Fabricio Castroman (GK)
6
2.Kelvin Vassell (DEF)
6
3.Pedro Faria (DEF)
6
4.Shota Pahlplatz (DEF)
7
5.Anthony Wright (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Trevor Kerr (MID)
6
7.Jeffrey Klein (MID)
8
8.Amine Benyettou (ATT)
7
9.Gary Whelan (ATT)
6
10.Nigel Nicholls (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Gemmill (ATT)
6
 
12.Chris Lightfoot (GK)
0
13.Moritz Kühn (DEF)
0
14.Luke Konchesky (DEF)
0