Match Report
| Grimsby Town | Grimsby Town |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Olteanu | A. Olteanu |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 |  | Carl Bloomer | C. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Titus Finney | T. Finney | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Brian Bramble | B. Bramble | |||||||||
| Isaiah Boertien | I. Boertien | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Steve Davies | S. Davies | |||||||||
| Adrian Holloway | A. Holloway | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Bill Priestley | B. Priestley | |||||||||
| Peter Coppinger | P. Coppinger | | 60 | M | | 5 | | M | 65 | | Ruel Galli | R. Galli | |||||||||
| Ivan Barrett | I. Barrett | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Sol Midgley | S. Midgley | |||||||||
| Sol Edghill | S. Edghill | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Stephen Middleton | S. Middleton | |||||||||
| Syd Dyer | S. Dyer | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 |  | Matt Hendry | M. Hendry | |||||||||
| Terry Grantt | T. Grantt | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Gilles Unsworth | G. Unsworth | |||||||||
| Scott Konchesky | S. Konchesky | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Ashley Howells | A. Howells | |||||||||
| Ian Hibbs | I. Hibbs | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Les Cottee | L. Cottee | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Blundell Park where Grimsby Town play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 4,714 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Grimsby Town and Bradford City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Grimsby Town and Bradford City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bradford City start the match!
2.58
0-0Sol Midgley comes in with a late challenge on Ivan Barrett. Sol Midgley is shown the yellow card! Ivan Barrett runs off the knock.
4.17
0-0Sol Midgley takes it forward alone. Sol Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Unsworth. Gilles Unsworth is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Adrian Olteanu manages to gather it comfortably.
12.34
0-0Adrian Holloway flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Barrett. Ivan Barrett knocks the ball to his team mate, Ian Hibbs. Ian Hibbs lofts in a cross ball towards Terry Grantt. Terry Grantt is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
15.44
Sol Edghill flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Hibbs. Ian Hibbs lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Konchesky. Scott Konchesky is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.31
Brian Bramble passes the ball forward to Matt Hendry. Matt Hendry sees a break and surges forward. Matt Hendry goes all the way! Matt Hendry shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
21.53
0-0Matt Hendry makes a simple pass to Gilles Unsworth. Gilles Unsworth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.12
Sol Edghill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Grantt. Terry Grantt finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
26.30
Isaiah Boertien makes a simple pass to Sol Edghill. Sol Edghill sees a break and surges forward. Sol Edghill tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
27.11
0-1Matt Hendry advances with the ball. Matt Hendry plays a perfect one-two with Gilles Unsworth and rushes in on goal... Matt Hendry shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.15
Stephen Middleton chips the ball to his team mate, Gilles Unsworth. Gilles Unsworth shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.10
0-1Scott Konchesky hacks Brian Bramble from behind! The referee calls over Scott Konchesky and warns him to calm down! Brian Bramble carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.47
Peter Coppinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Konchesky. Scott Konchesky lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Hibbs. Ian Hibbs flicks the ball with his head. Carl Bloomer manages to gather it comfortably.
39.25
Isaiah Boertien chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Edghill. Sol Edghill advances with the ball. Sol Edghill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Bloomer who gathers it comfortably.
40.55
Syd Dyer sees space and advances. Syd Dyer whips in a cross ball towards Ian Hibbs. Ian Hibbs connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Carl Bloomer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
Titus Finney makes a simple pass to Sol Edghill. Sol Edghill threads the ball through to Scott Konchesky. Scott Konchesky shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Grimsby Town kick off and get the second half underway!
48.42
Sol Edghill brings the ball forward. Sol Edghill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Konchesky. Scott Konchesky rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Carl Bloomer.
51.09
Sol Edghill flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Konchesky. Scott Konchesky shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.47
Sol Edghill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Grantt. Terry Grantt whips in a cross ball towards Ian Hibbs. Ian Hibbs heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Carl Bloomer.
57.22
Sol Edghill chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Hibbs. Ian Hibbs shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
66.58
Stephen Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Unsworth. Gilles Unsworth shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.45
Isaiah Boertien knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Coppinger. Peter Coppinger makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Hibbs. Ian Hibbs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bill Priestley.
75.00
Ivan Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Konchesky. Scott Konchesky shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.09
Sol Midgley kicks a strong pass forward to Les Cottee. Les Cottee goes all the way! Les Cottee tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
78.19
Stephen Middleton knocks the ball to his team mate, Les Cottee. Les Cottee sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.22
Syd Dyer threads the ball through to Ian Hibbs. Ian Hibbs whips in a cross ball towards Terry Grantt. Terry Grantt flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
87.29
Matt Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Howells. Ashley Howells whips in a cross ball towards Les Cottee. Les Cottee is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
9
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
24.3%
47.3%
28.4%
Scorers
| Ian Hibbs 41 | Matt Hendry 27 |