Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Hartlepool United | Hartlepool United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Newton | C. Newton |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 38 | | Daniele Mustoe | D. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Stan May | S. May | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Jacob Vassell | J. Vassell | |||||||||
| Brian Jess | B. Jess | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Marcus Lee | M. Lee | |||||||||
| Dean Guppy | D. Guppy | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Jon Cort | J. Cort | |||||||||
| Carlton Vieira | C. Vieira | | 44 | D |  | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Anthony Lineker | A. Lineker | ||||||||
| Alberto George | A. George | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Mark Luzhny | M. Luzhny | |||||||||
| James Evans | J. Evans | | 47 | M | | 7 | | | M | 50 | | Robbie Best | R. Best | ||||||||
| Stephen Andrews | S. Andrews | | 44 | M | | 8 | | A | 48 | | Titus Whelan | T. Whelan | |||||||||
| Robbie Mills | R. Mills | | 42 | M | | 9 | | A | 45 | | Luke Le Saux | L. Le Saux | |||||||||
| Jacob Stockdale | J. Stockdale | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 44 | | Gavin Oakes | G. Oakes | |||||||||
| Peter Charlton | P. Charlton | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Gary Sturridge | G. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Teddy Power | T. Power | | 46 | G | | 12 | | M | 48 | | Tommy Vassell | T. Vassell | |||||||||
| Jamie Priestley | J. Priestley | | 43 | D | | 13 | | M | 42 | | Craig Sturridge | C. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Simon Benali | S. Benali | | 41 | A | | 14 | | A | 41 | | Paul Proctor | P. Proctor | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Hartlepool United. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Hartlepool United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Mike.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Hartlepool United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Mike.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Bradford City get the match underway!
2.55
0-0Marcus Lee chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Luzhny. Mark Luzhny tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Colin Newton!
3.12
1-0Robbie Mills knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Stockdale. Jacob Stockdale plays a quick one-two with James Evans and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Jacob Stockdale provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
16.06
1-0Jon Cort clumsily knocks into Peter Charlton. The referee calls over Jon Cort and shows him a yellow card! Peter Charlton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.44
1-0Robbie Best deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Le Saux. Luke Le Saux shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
22.41
Dean Guppy threads a neat ball through to James Evans. James Evans changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. James Evans lofts in a cross ball towards Jacob Stockdale. Jacob Stockdale heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.34
Marcus Lee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robbie Best. Robbie Best shoots from 20 yards but Colin Newton reads it well. Excellent keeping!
32.54
2-0James Evans flicks the ball to his team mate, Robbie Mills. Robbie Mills knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.01
2-0Jacob Vassell flicks a high pass forward to Robbie Best who brings the ball under control. Robbie Best hits a low pass to Gavin Oakes. Gavin Oakes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Sturridge but he's offside!
45.00
James Evans threads a neat ball through to Jacob Stockdale. Jacob Stockdale shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation. Hartlepool United appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
Hartlepool United kick off!
47.46
Marcus Lee makes a simple pass to Robbie Best. Robbie Best plays the ball forward to Mark Luzhny. Mark Luzhny shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Colin Newton smothers it!
51.41
Stan May flicks a high pass forward. Alberto George controls it well on his chest. Alberto George flicks a high ball forward to Peter Charlton who takes it down. Peter Charlton shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Daniele Mustoe.
52.18
Alberto George takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Daniele Mustoe gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
53.55
Mark Luzhny flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Best holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Best finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
55.12
Robbie Best knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Luzhny. Mark Luzhny lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Sturridge. Gary Sturridge beats his man to it with a header but it's drastically wayward!
65.24
Jacob Vassell flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Best controls it well on his chest. Robbie Best knocks the ball forward to Luke Le Saux. Luke Le Saux shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
66.44
Brian Jess makes a probing pass to Alberto George. Alberto George hits a low pass to Stephen Andrews. Stephen Andrews lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Charlton. Peter Charlton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.00
Brian Jess flicks a high pass forward to James Evans who brings the ball under control. James Evans makes a probing pass to Robbie Mills. Robbie Mills shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
72.43
Alberto George flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Andrews controls it well on his chest. Stephen Andrews controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
77.51
2-0Bradford City have made a substitution with Jamie Priestley replacing Stan May .
81.15
Titus Whelan threads a neat ball through to Robbie Best. Robbie Best controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
84.40
85.11
Jon Cort flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Best collects the pass. Robbie Best flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Oakes. Gavin Oakes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
87.40
2-0Alberto George catches Anthony Lineker on the ankles. The referee warns Alberto George to calm down! Anthony Lineker runs off the knock.
89.12
Jon Cort flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Lineker comfortably collects the pass. Anthony Lineker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Le Saux. Luke Le Saux shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
27%
43.2%
29.7%
Scorers
| Jacob Stockdale 3, 22 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jacob Stockdale of Bradford City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Colin Newton (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Stan May (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Brian Jess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dean Guppy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Carlton Vieira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alberto George (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | James Evans (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Stephen Andrews (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Robbie Mills (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jacob Stockdale (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Peter Charlton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Teddy Power (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jamie Priestley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Simon Benali (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Daniele Mustoe (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jacob Vassell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcus Lee (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jon Cort (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Anthony Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mark Luzhny (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Robbie Best (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Titus Whelan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Luke Le Saux (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gavin Oakes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Sturridge (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tommy Vassell (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Craig Sturridge (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paul Proctor (ATT) | 0 | |