Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Chesterfield | Chesterfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Danny Bastin | D. Bastin |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Gavin Gerrard | G. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Frank Carter | F. Carter | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 |  | Antonio Fernandes | A. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Graham Insley | G. Insley | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Artur Valente | A. Valente | |||||||||
| Seth Clegg | S. Clegg | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 |  | Felipe Flores | F. Flores | |||||||||
| Michael Gower | M. Gower | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Billy Lowe | B. Lowe | |||||||||
| Harvey Barmby | H. Barmby | | 55 | M | | 6 | | D | 38 | | Peter Sturridge | P. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Des Gallagher | D. Gallagher | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Paolo Burgess | P. Burgess | |||||||||
| Darren Heskey | D. Heskey | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Brian Peters | B. Peters | |||||||||
| Syd Newton | S. Newton | | 47 | A | | 9 | | M | 42 | | Craig Green | C. Green | |||||||||
| Wayne Godber | W. Godber | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Chris Benali | C. Benali | |||||||||
| Jermaine Montague | J. Montague | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 |  | Marcel Weigel | M. Weigel | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Chesterfield. A crowd of 4,538 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Chesterfield get the match underway!
2.20
0-0Peter Sturridge makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Peters. Brian Peters passes the ball forward to Chris Benali. Chris Benali kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Weigel but the referee indicates it's offside!
3.12
0-0Brian Peters makes a probing pass to Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel goes all the way! Marcel Weigel shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.21
Harvey Barmby knocks the ball forward to Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.26
1-0Michael Gower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harvey Barmby. Harvey Barmby threads the ball through to Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber knocks in a cross ball towards Syd Newton. Syd Newton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.42
Artur Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Peters. Brian Peters decides to run forward with the ball. Brian Peters controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.17
Des Gallagher kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague knocks the ball to his team mate, Syd Newton. Syd Newton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.58
1-0Craig Green catches Harvey Barmby on the ankles. The referee calls over Craig Green and shows him a yellow card! Harvey Barmby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.34
Artur Valente flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Burgess. Paolo Burgess threads the ball through to Chris Benali. Chris Benali makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.48
1-1Harvey Barmby makes a simple pass to Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Gavin Gerrard easily smothers it!
26.39
Michael Gower deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Gallagher. Des Gallagher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Newton but the linesman indicates offside!
33.52
Graham Insley flicks the ball to his team mate, Des Gallagher. Des Gallagher knocks the ball forward to Syd Newton. Syd Newton tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
36.51
1-1Harvey Barmby catches Craig Green on the ankles. Harvey Barmby is warned by the referee! Craig Green runs off the knock.
39.38
Harvey Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague plays a perfect one-two with Syd Newton and rushes in on goal... Jermaine Montague tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
45.00
Billy Lowe makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Lowe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Benali. Chris Benali deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Weigel but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City get the second half underway!
49.17
Craig Green comes in with a late challenge on Harvey Barmby. Craig Green is given a warning by the referee! Harvey Barmby runs off the knock.
53.20
1-1Craig Green makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Seth Clegg.
54.11
Craig Green flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Seth Clegg.
55.40
Paolo Burgess barges into Darren Heskey. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Heskey runs off the knock.
57.44
1-1Chesterfield are easily keeping Bradford City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
60.14
Craig Green knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
66.52
Frank Carter makes a probing pass to Harvey Barmby. Harvey Barmby chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber goes all the way! Wayne Godber takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
69.36
1-1Harvey Barmby barges into Peter Sturridge. Harvey Barmby is warned by the referee again! Peter Sturridge gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.27
Harvey Barmby clumsily knocks into Craig Green. The referee calls over Harvey Barmby yet again and warns him to calm down! Craig Green runs off the knock.
72.21
Harvey Barmby makes a simple pass to Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.06
Craig Green makes a simple pass to Chris Benali. Chris Benali knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.52
Des Gallagher barges into Brian Peters. Des Gallagher is warned by the referee! Brian Peters grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
85.02
Craig Green takes it forward alone. Craig Green shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
4
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
24.4%
51.3%
24.4%
Scorers