Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     ReadingReading
David PayneDavid Payne Stewart Anderson Stewart Anderson
Victor RuizV. Ruiz73
G
1
G
74Julien BichselJ. Bichsel
Nicolas FrommN. Fromm74
D
2
D
70Frederico PirriF. Pirri
Garry McallisterG. Mcallister72
D
3
D
74Neil WetherallN. Wetherall
Richard MeiklejohnR. Meiklejohn73
D
captain4
D
70Youssouf RouvièreY. Rouvière
Rafael GentoR. Gento80
M
5
M
74Niccolo GrondinN. Grondin
Marvin Le TissierM. Le Tissier77
M
6
M
77Matt HopkinM. Hopkin
Cleto BianconeC. Biancone79
M
7captain
M
78Djezon AjasD. Ajas
Mike CookeM. Cooke74
M
8
M
62Danny JobsonD. Jobson
Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro77
A
9
A
76Jose Fortes GaladamesJ. Galadames
Iago RonaldoI. Ronaldo79
A
10
A
71Frederico OliveiraF. Oliveira
Karim RothenK. Rothen73
A
11
A
78Stuart RoyceS. Royce
 
Jean BehiJ. Behi71
D
12
D
75Eddie EdworthyE. Edworthy
Dami‘n van der LindenD. van der Linden74
M
13
M
84Moustapha El-KarkouriM. El-Karkouri
Edmundo CamposE. Campos75
A
14
A
78Lomano TilerL. Tiler

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day 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.
Both Bradford City and Reading are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by George Granville.


0.00
Reading kick off!
4.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Danny Jobson plays the ball forward to Niccolo Grondin. Niccolo Grondin finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.37
Mike Cooke makes a simple pass to Cleto Biancone. Cleto Biancone controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
8.02
Stuart Royce controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Fortes Galadames. Jose Fortes Galadames knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce connects with a diving header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
14.28
With some swift thinking, Cleto Biancone plays the ball forward to Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen lofts in a cross ball towards Iago Ronaldo. Iago Ronaldo flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
18.45
Mike Cooke sees space and advances. Mike Cooke controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Iago Ronaldo through on goal. Iago Ronaldo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Wonderful reactions from Julien Bichsel keeps it out!
22.18
Marvin Le Tissier flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Pancaro who brings the ball neatly under control. Stefan Pancaro knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Karim Rothen is offside!
24.38
Marvin Le Tissier makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Pancaro but the referee indicates it's offside!
27.27
Nicolas Fromm passes the ball forward to Rafael Gento. Rafael Gento plays a scrappy one-two with Karim Rothen and advances towards the goal... Rafael Gento takes a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Neil Wetherall.
28.40
It's a corner kick. Cleto Biancone kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Neil Wetherall reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
32.41
Without breaking stride, Garry Mcallister plays the ball forward to Karim Rothen. Karim Rothen passes the ball forward to Cleto Biancone. Cleto Biancone strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
36.41
Djezon Ajas flicks a high ball forward to Jose Fortes Galadames who takes it down. Jose Fortes Galadames shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Victor Ruiz!
40.57
With some swift thinking, Richard Meiklejohn plays the ball forward to Marvin Le Tissier. Marvin Le Tissier makes a beautiful solo run. Marvin Le Tissier plays a scrappy one-two with Iago Ronaldo and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Marvin Le Tissier provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but somehow Julien Bichsel manages to keep it out.
44.08
Matt Hopkin flicks a high ball forward to Djezon Ajas who takes it down. Djezon Ajas shoots from long range. Victor Ruiz gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Edmundo Campos replacing Karim Rothen. 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 the second half!
47.33
Youssouf Rouvière flicks a high pass forward to Frederico Pirri who brings the ball under control. Frederico Pirri runs straight at the opposition's defence. Frederico Pirri knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicolas Fromm.
48.10
Mike Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Pancaro controls it well on his chest. Stefan Pancaro shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Julien Bichsel. Excellent save.
49.14
Niccolo Grondin clumsily knocks into Stefan Pancaro. The referee brings Niccolo Grondin to one side and gives him a warning! Stefan Pancaro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.14
Bradford City are keeping most of the possession.
54.51
Stefan Pancaro comes in with a late challenge on Neil Wetherall. Stefan Pancaro is given a warning by the referee! Neil Wetherall runs off the knock.
55.33
Mike Cooke chips the ball to his team mate, Marvin Le Tissier. Marvin Le Tissier hits a low pass to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
57.31
Matt Hopkin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.36
Bradford City have made a substitution with Dami‘n van der Linden replacing Marvin Le Tissier .Reading have made a substitution with Lomano Tiler replacing Jose Fortes Galadames .
65.54
Mike Cooke darts forward. Mike Cooke finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
67.22
With vision, Dami‘n van der Linden plays the ball forward to Mike Cooke. Mike Cooke makes a probing pass to Cleto Biancone. Cleto Biancone threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Campos. Some good footwork from Edmundo Campos provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
69.26
Richard Meiklejohn powers a long ball forward. Stefan Pancaro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Youssouf Rouvière.
71.59
Youssouf Rouvière kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Oliveira. Frederico Oliveira knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.18
Neil Wetherall threads a neat ball through to Djezon Ajas. Djezon Ajas threads a neat ball through to Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
78.50
Djezon Ajas chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart Royce. Stuart Royce shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.19
Richard Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward to Cleto Biancone who brings the ball under control. Cleto Biancone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
84.37
Neil Wetherall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Grondin. Niccolo Grondin makes an attacking run forward. Niccolo Grondin shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
89.21
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Richard Meiklejohn flicks the ball to his team mate, Cleto Biancone. With some swift thinking, Cleto Biancone plays the ball forward to Iago Ronaldo. Iago Ronaldo makes a great pass forward. Edmundo Campos runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Reading
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.5%
36.5%
Play Area
25.7%
40.5%
33.8%

Scorers
Stuart Royce 8, 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stuart Royce of Reading

Match Ratings