Match Report


LiverpoolLiverpool     Bradford CityBradford City
Peter HeslopPeter Heslop David Payne David Payne
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra81
G
1
G
73Victor RuizV. Ruiz
Richard HamiltonR. Hamilton78
D
2
D
75Franck GuyaderF. Guyader
Bojan IsakssonB. Isaksson84
D
3captain
D
76Paul WatsonP. Watson
Mike TaylorM. Taylor78
D
4
D
74Nicolas FrommN. Fromm
Robert DixonR. Dixon84
M
captain5
M
74Dami‘n van der LindenD. van der Linden
David QuaresmaD. Quaresma80
M
6
M
77Marvin Le TissierM. Le Tissier
Neil SeamanN. Seaman84
M
7
M
83Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer
Paul MikeP. Mike81
M
8
M
74Andy GemmillA. Gemmill
Alfredo ButraguenoA. Butragueno78
A
9
A
74Raymond TalanR. Talan
Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García83
A
10
A
77Romero P. BlancoR. Blanco
Marcos BravoM. Bravo89
A
11
A
74Rafael CamineroR. Caminero
 
Nicky MoffatN. Moffat76
D
12
D
73Richard MeiklejohnR. Meiklejohn
Guillermo AguilarG. Aguilar81
M
13
M
74Mike CookeM. Cooke
Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie81
A
14
A
77Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 20,514 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Liverpool and Bradford City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jon Keegan.


0.00
Bradford City start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.04
David Quaresma makes a probing pass to Mike Taylor. Mike Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García cuts inside the box! Carlos Dario García strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Victor Ruiz is on top of it.
8.49
Richard Hamilton passes the ball forward to Robert Dixon. Robert Dixon makes a probing pass to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.28
Marcos Bravo clumsily knocks into Nicolas Fromm. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicolas Fromm runs off the knock.
15.36
Dami‘n van der Linden flicks a high pass forward to Raymond Talan who brings the ball under control. Raymond Talan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Fabricio Pereyra who gathers it comfortably.
18.20
Paul Mike runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paul Mike finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.12
David Quaresma makes a simple pass to Alfredo Butragueno. Alfredo Butragueno lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo directs the ball goalwards with his head. Wonderful reactions from Victor Ruiz keeps it out!
33.07
Bojan Isaksson barges into Rafael Caminero. Bojan Isaksson is warned by the referee! Rafael Caminero runs off the knock.
38.09
Raymond Talan barges into Robert Dixon. The referee calls over Raymond Talan and shows him a yellow card! Robert Dixon gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.34
David Quaresma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman puts a great ball through but Alfredo Butragueno is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
42.49
Paul Watson hacks Carlos Dario García from behind! Paul Watson is shown the yellow card! Carlos Dario García runs off the knock.
44.58
Dami‘n van der Linden threads the ball through to Rafael Caminero. Rafael Caminero whips in a cross ball towards Romero P. Blanco. With a superhuman jump, Romero P. Blanco connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Liverpool kick off the second half!
48.48
Bojan Isaksson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Dixon. Robert Dixon flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Bravo collects the pass. Marcos Bravo advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Marcos Bravo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Victor Ruiz gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
49.27
Romero P. Blanco flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Caminero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Caminero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bojan Isaksson.
51.27
Emmanuel Llacer threads a neat ball through to Raymond Talan. Raymond Talan shoots from 25 yards. Fabricio Pereyra gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
53.34
David Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García finds some space and shoots from distance. Victor Ruiz gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
54.53
Bojan Isaksson passes the ball forward to Robert Dixon. Robert Dixon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Butragueno. Alfredo Butragueno plays a quick one-two with Marcos Bravo and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Alfredo Butragueno provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Victor Ruiz.
56.16
Robert Dixon takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Victor Ruiz jumps up and plucks the ball out of the air.
57.38
Emmanuel Llacer clumsily knocks into David Quaresma. The referee warns Emmanuel Llacer to calm down! David Quaresma carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.10
Marcos Bravo comes in with a late challenge on Nicolas Fromm. Marcos Bravo is given a warning by the referee! Nicolas Fromm runs off the knock.
60.55
Liverpool have made a substitution with Guillermo Aguilar replacing Paul Mike .Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Richard Meiklejohn replacing Franck Guyader and Mike Cooke replacing Andy Gemmill .
61.64
Neil Seaman threads a neat ball through to Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
63.14
Seeing a gap ahead, David Quaresma plays the ball forward to Alfredo Butragueno. Alfredo Butragueno shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
69.58
Emmanuel Llacer knocks the ball forward to Raymond Talan. Raymond Talan shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Fabricio Pereyra manages to gather it.
71.22
Richard Hamilton chips the ball to his team mate, David Quaresma. David Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Victor Ruiz manages to gather it.
73.28
Liverpool are keeping most of the possession.
78.17
Emmanuel Llacer knocks the ball forward to Raymond Talan. Raymond Talan finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.46
David Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Robert Dixon. Robert Dixon knocks the ball forward to Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
85.20
Emmanuel Llacer sees space and advances. Emmanuel Llacer passes the ball forward but Romero P. Blanco is offside!
89.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Liverpool

Bradford City
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.1%
32.9%
Play Area
29.1%
43%
27.8%

Scorers
Romero P. Blanco 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Victor Ruiz of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
6
2.Richard Hamilton (DEF)
7
3.Bojan Isaksson (DEF)
6
4.Mike Taylor (DEF)
6
5.Robert Dixon (MID)
7
6.David Quaresma (MID)
8
7.Neil Seaman (MID)
6
8.Paul Mike (MID)
6
9.Alfredo Butragueno (ATT)
6
10.Carlos Dario García (ATT)
7
11.Marcos Bravo (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Nicky Moffat (DEF)
0
13.Guillermo Aguilar (MID)
6
14.Paolo Lisbie (ATT)
0

1.Victor Ruiz (GK)
9
2.Franck Guyader (DEF)
6
3.Paul Watson (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Nicolas Fromm (DEF)
6
5.Dami‘n van der Linden (MID)
6
6.Marvin Le Tissier (MID)
6
7.Emmanuel Llacer (MID)
7
8.Andy Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Raymond Talan (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Romero P. Blanco (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Rafael Caminero (ATT)
7
 
12.Richard Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
13.Mike Cooke (MID)
6
14.Stefan Pancaro (ATT)
0