Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     Leicester CityLeicester City
David PayneDavid Payne Mitchell Green Mitchell Green
Victor RuizV. Ruiz73
G
1
G
68Pedro CarmonaP. Carmona
Paolo MacleanP. Maclean71
D
2
D
73Scott MoffatS. Moffat
Nicolas FrommN. Fromm74
D
3
D
71Gary RaeG. Rae
Richard MeiklejohnR. Meiklejohn73
D
captain4
D
70Rodrigo PinheiroR. Pinheiro
Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer83
M
5
D
73Dado CarissoD. Carisso
Marvin Le TissierM. Le Tissier77
M
6
M
82Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Cleto BianconeC. Biancone79
M
7captain
M
80Ralph PottsR. Potts
Andy GemmillA. Gemmill74
M
8
M
83Patricio Eboki-PohP. Eboki-Poh
Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro77
A
9
M
82Arnauld DeniaudA. Deniaud
Romero P. BlancoR. Blanco77
A
10
A
76Bart AlberdaB. Alberda
Edmundo CamposE. Campos75
A
11
A
73Nicholas EtheringtonN. Etherington
 
Jean BehiJ. Behi71
D
12
D
72Helder SantosH. Santos
Rafael GentoR. Gento80
M
13
M
80Alejandro FernandezA. Fernandez
Karim RothenK. Rothen73
A
14
M
79Stephane SitrukS. Sitruk

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 18,054 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by George Granville.


0.00
The first half starts with Leicester City kicking off!
2.47
Richard Meiklejohn barges into Nicholas Etherington. Richard Meiklejohn is given a warning by the referee! Nicholas Etherington grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
3.45
Ralph Potts comes in with a late challenge on Cleto Biancone. The referee calls over Ralph Potts and shows him a yellow card! Cleto Biancone carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.34
Gary Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Potts. Ralph Potts darts forward. Ralph Potts shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
10.36
Dado Carisso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
14.21
Arnauld Deniaud flicks a high pass forward. Bart Alberda controls it well on his chest. Bart Alberda finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
22.40
Paolo Maclean flicks a high pass forward. Andy Gemmill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Gemmill knocks the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Moffat.
28.11
Showing composure, Rodrigo Pinheiro plays the ball forward to Patricio Eboki-Poh. Patricio Eboki-Poh runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Patricio Eboki-Poh cuts inside the box! Patricio Eboki-Poh looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Leicester City!
33.51
Marvin Le Tissier deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cleto Biancone. Cleto Biancone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Pedro Carmona comfortably smothers it!
39.33
Paolo Maclean makes a probing pass to Nicolas Fromm. Nicolas Fromm sees Edmundo Campos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edmundo Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.04
Stuart Gemmill passes the ball forward to Gary Rae. Without breaking stride, Gary Rae plays the ball forward to Patricio Eboki-Poh. Patricio Eboki-Poh shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
Cleto Biancone flicks a high ball forward to Romero P. Blanco who takes it down. Romero P. Blanco threads the ball through to Edmundo Campos but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Jean Behi replacing Paolo Maclean, Rafael Gento replacing Emmanuel Llacer and Karim Rothen replacing Romero P. Blanco. Leicester City 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 and get the second half underway!
47.05
Andy Gemmill brings the ball forward. Andy Gemmill changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Andy Gemmill plays a one-two with Karim Rothen and advances towards the goal... Andy Gemmill makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
48.36
Arnauld Deniaud makes a beautiful solo run. Arnauld Deniaud knocks the ball forward to Bart Alberda but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.18
Rafael Gento flicks a high pass forward. Karim Rothen collects the pass. Karim Rothen shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
54.21
Karim Rothen hits a low pass to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos passes the ball forward but Karim Rothen is offside!
69.17
Dado Carisso surges forward with the ball. Dado Carisso shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
79.45
Rodrigo Pinheiro clumsily knocks into Marvin Le Tissier. Rodrigo Pinheiro is given a warning by the referee! Marvin Le Tissier stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.02
Ralph Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Nicholas Etherington. Nicholas Etherington shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
87.06
Richard Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen sees Stefan Pancaro just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Stefan Pancaro muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Patricio Eboki-Poh comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Fromm. Patricio Eboki-Poh is shown the yellow card! Nicolas Fromm runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Leicester City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.3%
44.7%
Play Area
23.7%
47.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Stefan Pancaro 87
Patricio Eboki-Poh 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Patricio Eboki-Poh of Leicester City

Match Ratings
1.Victor Ruiz (GK)
7
2.Paolo Maclean (DEF)
7
3.Nicolas Fromm (DEF)
6
4.Richard Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
5.Emmanuel Llacer (MID)
6
6.Marvin Le Tissier (MID)
7
7.Cleto Biancone (MID)
7
8.Andy Gemmill (MID)
8
9.Stefan Pancaro (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Romero P. Blanco (ATT)
6
11.Edmundo Campos (ATT)
6
 
12.Jean Behi (DEF)
6
13.Rafael Gento (MID)
6
14.Karim Rothen (ATT)
7

1.Pedro Carmona (GK)
7
2.Scott Moffat (DEF)
6
3.Gary Rae (DEF)
6
4.Rodrigo Pinheiro (DEF)
8
5.Dado Carisso (DEF)
7
6.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
6
7.Ralph Potts (MID)yellow card
6
8.Patricio Eboki-Poh (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
9.Arnauld Deniaud (MID)
7
10.Bart Alberda (ATT)
6
11.Nicholas Etherington (ATT)
6
 
12.Helder Santos (DEF)
0
13.Alejandro Fernandez (MID)
0
14.Stephane Sitruk (MID)
0