Match Report


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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at StadiumMK where Milton Keynes Dons play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 4,943 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Milton Keynes Dons and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Bradford City kick off and get the first half underway!
2.47
Dion Lisbie makes a probing pass to Graham Taylor. Graham Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriele Lucenti. Gabriele Lucenti knocks the ball forward to Angelo Chimenti but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
6.48
Graham Insley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Heskey. Darren Heskey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Syd Newton. Syd Newton shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
8.45
Darren Heskey hacks Graham Taylor from behind! The referee calls over Darren Heskey and warns him to calm down! Graham Taylor runs off the knock.
10.37
Frank Carter threads the ball through to Darren Heskey. Darren Heskey deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.58
Darren Heskey passes the ball forward to Jermaine Montague. Jermaine Montague threads the ball through to Syd Newton but he's offside!
20.03
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
21.42
Graham Wright-Phillips kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Angelo Chimenti. Angelo Chimenti goes all the way! Angelo Chimenti shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.07
Graham Insley passes the ball forward to Harvey Barmby. Harvey Barmby chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.44
Neil Henderson passes the ball forward to Gabriele Lucenti. Gabriele Lucenti whips in a cross ball towards Angelo Chimenti. Angelo Chimenti powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.48
Martin Ross makes a simple pass to Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson chips the ball to his team mate, Ross Vernazza. Ross Vernazza tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Danny Bastin easily smothers it!
34.09
Darren Heskey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
36.14
Graham Taylor knocks the ball forward to Ross Vernazza. Ross Vernazza goes all the way! Ross Vernazza makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
40.23
Brendan Butt chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriele Lucenti. Gabriele Lucenti goes all the way! Gabriele Lucenti makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
44.14
Neil Henderson passes the ball forward to Gabriele Lucenti. Gabriele Lucenti shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Danny Bastin!
45.00
Graham Wright-Phillips deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Henderson. Neil Henderson makes a simple pass to Gabriele Lucenti. Gabriele Lucenti knocks in a cross ball towards Ross Vernazza. Ross Vernazza is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with Milton Keynes Dons kicking off!
47.45
Dion Lisbie threads the ball through to Graham Taylor. Graham Taylor makes a simple pass to Angelo Chimenti. Angelo Chimenti shoots from long range. Angelo Chimenti scores for Milton Keynes Dons!!
59.59
Brendan Butt knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriele Lucenti. Gabriele Lucenti knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Danny Bastin who gathers it comfortably.
63.27
Neil Henderson knocks the ball forward to Angelo Chimenti. Angelo Chimenti knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriele Lucenti. Gabriele Lucenti heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.13
Neil Henderson knocks the ball to his team mate, Angelo Chimenti. Angelo Chimenti goes all the way! Angelo Chimenti shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Danny Bastin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.01
Des Gallagher surges forward with the ball. Des Gallagher threads the ball through to Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.17
Harvey Barmby knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Godber. Wayne Godber controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Arno Brückner is on top of it.
83.29
Darren Heskey flicks the ball to his team mate, Syd Newton. Syd Newton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.55
Michael Gower makes a simple pass to Harvey Barmby. Harvey Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Newton. Syd Newton finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
85.14
Stuart Davies sweeps the ball long. Gabriele Lucenti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Danny Bastin is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Angelo Chimenti of Milton Keynes Dons
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.7%
40.3%
Play Area
26.4%
43.1%
30.6%