Match Report


Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers     Bradford CityBradford City
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Yassine SinouhY. Sinouh60
G
1
G
58Robbie ThompsonR. Thompson
Ledley LofthouseL. Lofthouse46
D
2
D
52Andy McCoistA. McCoist
Valerien RascleV. Rascle57
D
3
D
51Copain BesselinkC. Besselink
Ashley BoltonA. Bolton46
D
4
D
50Cesar TavaresC. Tavares
Sherif ArpinonS. Arpinon50
M
5
D
50Ottavio TisciO. Tisci
Christian EberleC. Eberle48
M
6
M
61Ross MowbrayR. Mowbray
Eugenio FernandezE. Fernandez63
M
7
M
54Simon MöllerS. Möller
Duncan SullivanD. Sullivan51
M
8
M
54Scott EtheringtonS. Etherington
Tony van DamT. van Dam60
A
captain9
A
59Richard OakesR. Oakes
Dion YoudsD. Youds43
A
10captain
A
53Uwe WelkeU. Welke
Liam McleodL. Mcleod53
A
11
A
48Arthur PerryA. Perry
 
Graham WatsonG. Watson54
D
12
D
49Callum MccallC. Mccall
Ugo WiltordU. Wiltord62
M
13
A
48Roberto DominguezR. Dominguez
Youcef MoussaY. Moussa49
A
14
M
47Phil EdghillP. Edghill

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at The Reebok Stadium where Bolton Wanderers play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 9,511 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bolton Wanderers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dean McManaman.


0.00
Bolton Wanderers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.59
Valerien Rascle flicks a high pass forward. Christian Eberle holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Christian Eberle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Sullivan. Duncan Sullivan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.16
Scott Etherington flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Perry who brings the ball under control. Arthur Perry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yassine Sinouh who gathers it comfortably.
9.34
Christian Eberle makes a probing pass to Tony van Dam. Tony van Dam lofts in a cross ball towards Dion Youds. Dion Youds finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
10.28
Copain Besselink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Möller. Simon Möller flicks a high pass forward to Uwe Welke who brings the ball under control. Uwe Welke shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.29
With vision, Richard Oakes laces a weighted ball forward to Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Yassine Sinouh who gathers it comfortably.
16.55
Ottavio Tisci comes in with a late challenge on Liam Mcleod. Ottavio Tisci is shown the yellow card! Liam Mcleod runs off the knock.
22.04
Sherif Arpinon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sherif Arpinon shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.59
Ross Mowbray kicks a strong pass forward to Arthur Perry. Arthur Perry makes a probing pass to Uwe Welke but he's offside!
32.05
Scott Etherington makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arthur Perry. Arthur Perry plays a one-two with Richard Oakes and advances towards the goal... Arthur Perry shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Bradford City!
36.28
Duncan Sullivan comes in with a late challenge on Richard Oakes. The referee calls over Duncan Sullivan and shows him a yellow card! Richard Oakes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
39.55
Valerien Rascle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Sullivan. Duncan Sullivan sees Dion Youds in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Youds tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
45.00
Eugenio Fernandez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Eugenio Fernandez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Robbie Thompson reads it well. Good keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bolton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bolton Wanderers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City get the second half underway!
49.20
Valerien Rascle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Sullivan. Duncan Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Christian Eberle collects the pass. Christian Eberle 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!
51.54
Eugenio Fernandez flicks a high ball forward to Sherif Arpinon who takes it down. Sherif Arpinon tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
53.26
With imagination, Ross Mowbray laces a through ball forward to Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Yassine Sinouh had no chance!! Goal for Bradford City!
59.14
Scott Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Ross Mowbray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ross Mowbray makes a simple pass to Arthur Perry. Arthur Perry knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Oakes. Richard Oakes heads the ball goalwards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Bradford City are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
63.47
Ottavio Tisci pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ottavio Tisci flicks a high pass forward. Richard Oakes collects the pass. Richard Oakes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.27
Ashley Bolton sees Ledley Lofthouse in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ledley Lofthouse passes the ball forward to Dion Youds. Dion Youds shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
67.33
Cesar Tavares makes a simple pass to Arthur Perry. Arthur Perry knocks in a cross ball towards Uwe Welke. Uwe Welke rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
69.03
Cesar Tavares flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Möller. Simon Möller knocks the ball forward to Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.56
Copain Besselink pushes up the pitch. Copain Besselink flicks a high pass forward. Ross Mowbray controls it well on his chest. Ross Mowbray whips in a cross ball towards Uwe Welke. With a superhuman jump, Uwe Welke connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
75.35
Ledley Lofthouse comes in with a late challenge on Uwe Welke. The referee calls over Ledley Lofthouse and warns him to calm down! Uwe Welke runs off the knock.
77.10
Cesar Tavares hacks Tony van Dam from behind! The referee calls over Cesar Tavares and shows him a yellow card! Tony van Dam stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.48
Cesar Tavares comes in with a late challenge on Tony van Dam. The referee warns Cesar Tavares to calm down! Tony van Dam carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.09
Sherif Arpinon sees Dion Youds in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dion Youds sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
83.13
Ross Mowbray knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Welke. Uwe Welke knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Perry. Arthur Perry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Yassine Sinouh!
84.36
Cesar Tavares laces a through ball forward to Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington passes the ball forward to Arthur Perry. Arthur Perry whips in a cross ball towards Ross Mowbray. Ross Mowbray is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
85.12
Valerien Rascle makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Sullivan. Duncan Sullivan hits a low pass to Dion Youds. Dion Youds sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
87.06
With vision, Ross Mowbray picks a pass forward to Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Perry. Arthur Perry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Yassine Sinouh manages to gather it easily.
89.35
Dion Youds hacks Scott Etherington from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Etherington runs off the knock.
90.00
Showing intelligent composure, Eugenio Fernandez plays the ball forward to Christian Eberle. Christian Eberle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Robbie Thompson easily gets down and covers it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Bolton Wanderers

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

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
29.2%
42.7%
28.1%

Scorers
Arthur Perry 32
Richard Oakes 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arthur Perry of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.Yassine Sinouh (GK)
7
2.Ledley Lofthouse (DEF)
6
3.Valerien Rascle (DEF)
7
4.Ashley Bolton (DEF)
6
5.Sherif Arpinon (MID)
6
6.Christian Eberle (MID)
6
7.Eugenio Fernandez (MID)
7
8.Duncan Sullivan (MID)yellow card
6
9.Tony van Dam (ATT)
6
10.Dion Youds (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Liam Mcleod (ATT)
6
 
12.Graham Watson (DEF)
0
13.Ugo Wiltord (MID)
0
14.Youcef Moussa (ATT)
0

1.Robbie Thompson (GK)
7
2.Andy McCoist (DEF)
6
3.Copain Besselink (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Tavares (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Ottavio Tisci (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Ross Mowbray (MID)
8
7.Simon Möller (MID)
6
8.Scott Etherington (MID)
7
9.Richard Oakes (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Uwe Welke (ATT)
6
11.Arthur Perry (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Callum Mccall (DEF)
0
13.Roberto Dominguez (ATT)
0
14.Phil Edghill (MID)
0