Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     ReadingReading
David PayneDavid Payne Steve Buckless Steve Buckless
Sebastian RomanS. Roman70
G
1
G
84Jurek PolJ. Pol
Carlos IzquierdoC. Izquierdo70
D
2
D
75Eddie EdworthyE. Edworthy
Paul WatsonP. Watson75
D
captain3
D
70Florian FrapolliF. Frapolli
Arturo SanzA. Sanz72
D
4
D
68Niccolo SinclairN. Sinclair
Rafael GentoR. Gento75
M
5
D
71Stan GrondinS. Grondin
Dami‘n van der LindenD. van der Linden72
M
6
M
76Matt HopkinM. Hopkin
Cleto BianconeC. Biancone79
M
7captain
M
69John RankinJ. Rankin
Alfredo VegaA. Vega75
M
8
M
77Djezon AjasD. Ajas
Eugenio AndresE. Andres74
A
9
A
71Eddie VassellE. Vassell
Romero P. BlancoR. Blanco74
A
10
A
72Ricardo FariaR. Faria
Daniel PrietoD. Prieto72
A
11
A
68Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira
 
Richard MeiklejohnR. Meiklejohn72
D
12
D
73Jose SantosJ. Santos
Daniel CalvoD. Calvo81
M
13
M
64James JacksonJ. Jackson
Edmundo CamposE. Campos70
A
14
A
68Jacob BloomerJ. Bloomer

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Reading. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Oleg Mcgreal.


0.00
Reading kick off the first half!
2.03
Dami‘n van der Linden passes the ball forward to Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Jurek Pol. Excellent save.
6.32
Matt Hopkin threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Faria. Ricardo Faria threads a neat ball through to Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira advances inside the box! Frederico Oliveira muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sebastian Roman with no chance!! Goal for Reading!
12.41
Eugenio Andres receives the ball from a throw-in from Alfredo Vega. Eugenio Andres knocks the ball forward to Dami‘n van der Linden. Dami‘n van der Linden cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Dami‘n van der Linden provides some space. He shoots at goal but Jurek Pol is on top of his game. Nice save!
15.44
Niccolo Sinclair flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Edworthy. Eddie Edworthy threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Faria. Ricardo Faria whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.24
John Rankin flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Oliveira collects the pass. Frederico Oliveira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.09
Alfredo Vega threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres makes a probing pass to Daniel Prieto. Daniel Prieto edges inside the box! Daniel Prieto takes a shot at goal. Solid save from Jurek Pol.
24.43
Paul Watson threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Andres. Eugenio Andres makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cleto Biancone. Cleto Biancone runs straight at the defence! Cleto Biancone rockets a shot on goal but it is deflected wide by Stan Grondin.
25.39
Cleto Biancone takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Dami‘n van der Linden shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
33.47
Djezon Ajas chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Faria but the referee indicates it's offside!
38.43
Rafael Gento passes the ball forward to Cleto Biancone. Cleto Biancone flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Andres who takes it down. Eugenio Andres runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Eugenio Andres provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal but somehow Jurek Pol manages to keep it out.
39.20
Djezon Ajas flicks a high pass forward. Matt Hopkin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Hopkin cuts inside the box! Matt Hopkin strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Solid save from Sebastian Roman.
42.21
Djezon Ajas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.20
Djezon Ajas brings the ball forward. Djezon Ajas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Vassell but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Edmundo Campos replacing Daniel Prieto. Reading appear unchanged since the first half. The Bradford City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Bradford City kick off!
48.22
Djezon Ajas makes a probing pass to Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.48
Matt Hopkin takes a quick throw-in, which John Rankin takes on the chest. John Rankin chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Vassell. Eddie Vassell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cleto Biancone.
53.07
Cleto Biancone kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddie Edworthy.
54.44
Matt Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Faria but the referee indicates it's offside!
60.48
Bradford City have made a substitution with Richard Meiklejohn replacing Paul Watson .Reading have made a substitution with Jacob Bloomer replacing Ricardo Faria .
69.04
Dami‘n van der Linden makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Gento. Rafael Gento knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos rushes past Niccolo Sinclair! Edmundo Campos rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.56
Bradford City have made a substitution with Daniel Calvo replacing Dami‘n van der Linden .
78.63
Eddie Edworthy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Hopkin. Matt Hopkin threads a neat ball through to Jacob Bloomer. Jacob Bloomer whips in a cross ball towards Matt Hopkin. With a superhuman jump, Matt Hopkin connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.02
Eddie Edworthy makes a probing pass to Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Bloomer. Jacob Bloomer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.36
Cleto Biancone flicks the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco makes a probing pass to Cleto Biancone but he's offside!
85.33
Richard Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Calvo. Daniel Calvo chips the ball to his team mate, Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Reading
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
27.4%
44%
28.6%

Scorers
Frederico Oliveira 6
Eddie Vassell 15
Matt Hopkin 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt Hopkin of Reading

Match Ratings
1.Sebastian Roman (GK)
6
2.Carlos Izquierdo (DEF)
6
3.Paul Watson (DEF)
6
4.Arturo Sanz (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Gento (MID)
6
6.Dami‘n van der Linden (MID)
7
7.Cleto Biancone (MID)
7
8.Alfredo Vega (MID)
6
9.Eugenio Andres (ATT)
7
10.Romero P. Blanco (ATT)
6
11.Daniel Prieto (ATT)
6
 
12.Richard Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
13.Daniel Calvo (MID)
6
14.Edmundo Campos (ATT)
6

1.Jurek Pol (GK)
8
2.Eddie Edworthy (DEF)
6
3.Florian Frapolli (DEF)
6
4.Niccolo Sinclair (DEF)
6
5.Stan Grondin (DEF)
6
6.Matt Hopkin (MID)goal scored
10
7.John Rankin (MID)
6
8.Djezon Ajas (MID)
8
9.Eddie Vassell (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Ricardo Faria (ATT)
8
11.Frederico Oliveira (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jose Santos (DEF)
0
13.James Jackson (MID)
0
14.Jacob Bloomer (ATT)
7