Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Peterborough United | Peterborough United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Danny Bastin | D. Bastin |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Syd Wetherall | S. Wetherall | |||||||||
| Frank Carter | F. Carter | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Ian Delaney | I. Delaney | |||||||||
| Graham Insley | G. Insley | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 |  | Roberto José Mari | R. José Mari | |||||||||
| Seth Clegg | S. Clegg | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Ross Bridges | R. Bridges | |||||||||
| Michael Gower | M. Gower | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Teddy Bramble | T. Bramble | |||||||||
| Harvey Barmby | H. Barmby | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Les Bastin | L. Bastin | |||||||||
| Des Gallagher | D. Gallagher | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Ralph Lofthouse | R. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Darren Heskey | D. Heskey | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Paul Woodcock | P. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Syd Newton | S. Newton | | 47 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Rio Harrison | R. Harrison | |||||||||
| Wayne Godber | W. Godber | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 42 | | Norman Cooke | N. Cooke | |||||||||
| Jermaine Montague | J. Montague | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 41 | | Stanley Clapham | S. Clapham | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Peterborough United. A crowd of 4,898 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bradford City and Peterborough United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Bradford City and Peterborough United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bradford City start the match!
2.58
0-0Paul Woodcock flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.47
Paul Woodcock knocks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham plays a perfect one-two with Rio Harrison and rushes in on goal... Stanley Clapham shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.55
Paul Woodcock decides to run forward with the ball. Paul Woodcock whips in a cross ball towards Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.12
0-0Ralph Lofthouse makes a probing pass to Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
18.50
0-0Seth Clegg barges into Stanley Clapham. Seth Clegg is warned by the referee! Stanley Clapham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.01
Ross Bridges makes a probing pass to Ralph Lofthouse. Ralph Lofthouse threads the ball through to Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke shoots from long range but Danny Bastin is on top of it.
28.48
Les Bastin sees space and advances. Les Bastin shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
30.22
0-0Ross Bridges threads the ball through to Ralph Lofthouse. Ralph Lofthouse threads the ball through to Rio Harrison. Rio Harrison passes the ball forward but Stanley Clapham is offside!
34.02
Ross Bridges flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Woodcock. Paul Woodcock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham kicks a strong pass forward to Rio Harrison. Rio Harrison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.09
Les Bastin flicks the ball to his team mate, Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Cooke but he's offside!
42.33
Roberto José Mari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Lofthouse. Ralph Lofthouse knocks the ball forward to Rio Harrison. Rio Harrison goes all the way! Rio Harrison shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.55
Harvey Barmby surges forward with the ball. Harvey Barmby shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Peterborough United kicking off!
53.32
0-0Frank Carter passes the ball forward to Des Gallagher. Des Gallagher flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Syd Wetherall who gathers it comfortably.
54.49
Seth Clegg passes the ball forward to Des Gallagher. Des Gallagher chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.08
Harvey Barmby flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
59.29
Seth Clegg makes a simple pass to Des Gallagher. Des Gallagher brings the ball forward. Des Gallagher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wayne Godber but he's offside!
63.27
Les Bastin comes in with a late challenge on Darren Heskey. Les Bastin is warned by the referee! Darren Heskey runs off the knock.
65.32
Ralph Lofthouse knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke threads the ball through to Rio Harrison but he's offside!
66.39
Teddy Bramble decides to run forward with the ball. Teddy Bramble chips the ball to his team mate, Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.18
Stanley Clapham clumsily knocks into Michael Gower. Stanley Clapham is warned by the referee! Michael Gower hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.22
Ian Delaney passes the ball forward to Paul Woodcock. Paul Woodcock kicks a strong pass forward to Rio Harrison. Rio Harrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.54
Michael Gower chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Heskey. Darren Heskey chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
77.51
0-0Peterborough United are easily keeping Bradford City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
78.09
Ralph Lofthouse deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke goes all the way! Norman Cooke shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
84.57
Des Gallagher kicks a strong pass forward to Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Darren Heskey makes a probing pass to Syd Newton. Syd Newton knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Syd Wetherall who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.1%
55.9%
Play Area
31.2%
45.2%
23.7%