Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     LiverpoolLiverpool
David PayneDavid Payne Peter Heslop Peter Heslop
Victor RuizV. Ruiz73
G
1
G
81Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Paolo MacleanP. Maclean72
D
2
D
81Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg
Martin VelascoM. Velasco78
D
captain3
D
85Duncan GlassD. Glass
Richard MeiklejohnR. Meiklejohn73
D
4
D
84Bojan IsakssonB. Isaksson
Rafael GentoR. Gento80
M
5captain
M
84Robert DixonR. Dixon
Mike CookeM. Cooke74
M
6
M
80David QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Marvin Le TissierM. Le Tissier78
M
7
M
84Neil SeamanN. Seaman
Andy GemmillA. Gemmill75
M
8
M
81Guillermo AguilarG. Aguilar
Iago RonaldoI. Ronaldo79
A
9
A
89Marcos BravoM. Bravo
Romero P. BlancoR. Blanco77
A
10
A
83Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García
Karim RothenK. Rothen74
A
11
A
78Meziane ZeraraM. Zerara
 
Jean BehiJ. Behi72
D
12
D
78Mike TaylorM. Taylor
Ben WoodgateB. Woodgate72
M
13
M
78Peter BarrettP. Barrett
Ricardo GutierrezR. Gutierrez76
A
14
A
69Gilles MurrinG. Murrin

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Liverpool. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bradford City and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Brown.


0.00
Bradford City kick off the first half!
2.02
Bojan Isaksson runs forward with the ball. Bojan Isaksson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Victor Ruiz who gathers it comfortably.
8.20
David Quaresma flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Bravo who takes it down. Marcos Bravo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
10.18
Neil Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Meziane Zerara holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Meziane Zerara shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
12.05
David Quaresma passes the ball forward to Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo beats his man to it with a header. Victor Ruiz manages to gather it effortlessly.
14.08
Andy Gemmill catches Robert Dixon on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Robert Dixon stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.24
Mike Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Karim Rothen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Karim Rothen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
27.58
Paolo Maclean hacks Guillermo Aguilar from behind! The referee calls over Paolo Maclean and shows him a yellow card! Guillermo Aguilar runs off the knock.
36.17
Duncan Glass clumsily knocks into Romero P. Blanco. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Romero P. Blanco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.18
Mike Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Iago Ronaldo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Iago Ronaldo shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
40.37
Andy Gemmill comes in with a very late challenge on David Quaresma. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! David Quaresma runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for 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 and Ben Woodgate replacing Marvin Le Tissier. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Liverpool get the second half underway!
51.21
Rafael Gento threads a neat ball through to Mike Cooke. Mike Cooke knocks in a cross ball towards Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.47
Guillermo Aguilar knocks the ball forward to Neil Seaman. Neil Seaman flicks a high pass forward. Meziane Zerara holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Meziane Zerara shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.11
Guillermo Aguilar passes the ball forward to Meziane Zerara. Meziane Zerara knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Bravo. Marcos Bravo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Victor Ruiz gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
60.58
Bradford City have made a substitution with Ricardo Gutierrez replacing Iago Ronaldo .Liverpool have made 3 substitutions with Mike Taylor replacing Robert Dixon, Peter Barrett replacing David Quaresma and Gilles Murrin replacing Marcos Bravo and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
63.43
Richard Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Rafael Gento. With imagination, Rafael Gento plays the ball forward to Romero P. Blanco. Romero P. Blanco shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.39
Neil Seaman barges into Ricardo Gutierrez. The referee brings Neil Seaman to one side and gives him a warning! Ricardo Gutierrez runs off the knock.
75.27
Neil Seaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Aguilar. Guillermo Aguilar lofts in a cross ball towards Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Victor Ruiz picks it out of the air!
83.02
Bojan Isaksson makes a simple pass to Peter Barrett. Peter Barrett sees a break and surges forward. Peter Barrett runs straight at the defence! Peter Barrett rockets a shot on goal but Victor Ruiz is on top of it.
84.40
Mike Cooke chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Gutierrez. Ricardo Gutierrez edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Ricardo Gutierrez provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
87.05
Mike Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stefan Malmberg. Stefan Malmberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Barrett. Peter Barrett plays a sublime one-two with Carlos Dario García and races in on goal... Peter Barrett cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Victor Ruiz reads it well. Fabulous stop!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

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

Possession
41.4%
58.6%
Play Area
25.3%
48.3%
26.4%
 

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

Match Ratings
1.Victor Ruiz (GK)
8
2.Paolo Maclean (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Martin Velasco (DEF)
6
4.Richard Meiklejohn (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Gento (MID)
6
6.Mike Cooke (MID)
7
7.Marvin Le Tissier (MID)
6
8.Andy Gemmill (MID)yellow cardred card
3
9.Iago Ronaldo (ATT)
6
10.Romero P. Blanco (ATT)
6
11.Karim Rothen (ATT)
6
 
12.Jean Behi (DEF)
6
13.Ben Woodgate (MID)
6
14.Ricardo Gutierrez (ATT)
6

1.Fabricio Pereyra (GK)
6
2.Stefan Malmberg (DEF)
6
3.Duncan Glass (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Bojan Isaksson (DEF)
7
5.Robert Dixon (MID)
6
6.David Quaresma (MID)
6
7.Neil Seaman (MID)
7
8.Guillermo Aguilar (MID)
7
9.Marcos Bravo (ATT)
6
10.Carlos Dario García (ATT)
6
11.Meziane Zerara (ATT)
6
 
12.Mike Taylor (DEF)
6
13.Peter Barrett (MID)
7
14.Gilles Murrin (ATT)
6