Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| Cristian David homrich | Cristian David homrich | Darryn Gent | Darryn Gent | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Benjamin | A. Benjamin |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Stan Weaver | S. Weaver | |||||||||
| Aaron Guppy | A. Guppy | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Graeme Christie | G. Christie | |||||||||
| Seth Sharpe | S. Sharpe | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Alan Gray | A. Gray | |||||||||
| Isaiah Gerrard | I. Gerrard | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 |  | Don Hendry | D. Hendry | |||||||||
| Paul Bishop | P. Bishop | | 55 | M | | 5 | | M | 62 |  | Alejandro Croce | A. Croce | |||||||||
| Jason Gower | J. Gower | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 |  | Frederico Ruiz | F. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Robbie Potts | R. Potts | | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Christian Nocerino | C. Nocerino | |||||||||
| Lomano Gray | L. Gray | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Ben Galli | B. Galli | |||||||||
| Ashley Ince | A. Ince | | 47 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 |  | Djibrill Bailly | D. Bailly | |||||||||
| Mattia Rachini | M. Rachini | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Jacob Scholes | J. Scholes | |||||||||
| Anthony Nogueira | A. Nogueira | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Nick Bloomer | N. Bloomer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 9,257 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bradford City and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Bradford City and Nottingham Forest are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bradford City kick off the first half!
2.19
0-0Frederico Ruiz surges forward with the ball. Frederico Ruiz shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
6.04
0-0Nick Bloomer barges into Aaron Guppy. The referee calls over Nick Bloomer and warns him to calm down! Aaron Guppy stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.19
Alejandro Croce brings the ball forward. Alejandro Croce knocks in a cross ball towards Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
16.19
0-0Robbie Potts decides to run forward with the ball. Robbie Potts lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Stan Weaver is on top of it.
18.06
Aaron Guppy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Gower. Jason Gower knocks the ball forward to Ashley Ince. Ashley Ince goes all the way! Ashley Ince rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.45
0-0Seth Sharpe passes the ball forward to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop knocks the ball to his team mate, Mattia Rachini. Mattia Rachini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graeme Christie.
22.25
Seth Sharpe makes a simple pass to Robbie Potts. Robbie Potts passes the ball forward to Ashley Ince. Ashley Ince goes all the way! Ashley Ince shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
30.09
Isaiah Gerrard makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lomano Gray. Lomano Gray makes a probing pass to Ashley Ince. Ashley Ince makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.07
0-0Graeme Christie barges into Anthony Nogueira. Graeme Christie is shown the yellow card! Anthony Nogueira runs off the knock.
34.37
Lomano Gray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira plays a perfect one-two with Mattia Rachini and rushes in on goal... Anthony Nogueira shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.06
Christian Nocerino makes a simple pass to Djibrill Bailly. Djibrill Bailly knocks in a cross ball towards Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
42.07
Seth Sharpe threads the ball through to Robbie Potts. Robbie Potts flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Nottingham Forest get the second half underway!
47.46
Don Hendry advances with the ball. Don Hendry makes a simple pass to Nick Bloomer. Nick Bloomer goes all the way! Nick Bloomer shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
49.23
Alan Gray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christian Nocerino. Christian Nocerino sees space and advances. Christian Nocerino shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
54.30
1-0Jason Gower knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira plays a perfect one-two with Ashley Ince and rushes in on goal... Anthony Nogueira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Anthony Nogueira!
59.21
Robbie Potts clumsily knocks into Alejandro Croce. The referee calls over Robbie Potts and shows him a yellow card! Alejandro Croce runs off the knock.
60.25
Paul Bishop chips the ball to his team mate, Mattia Rachini. Mattia Rachini lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
65.05
Jason Gower makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ashley Ince. Ashley Ince goes all the way! Ashley Ince cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.36
Paul Bishop knocks the ball forward to Mattia Rachini. Mattia Rachini goes all the way! Mattia Rachini rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Stan Weaver had no chance!! Goal for Bradford City!
71.10
Robbie Potts flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Nogueira. Anthony Nogueira goes all the way! Anthony Nogueira tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
72.05
Don Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Ben Galli. Ben Galli kicks a strong pass forward to Djibrill Bailly. Djibrill Bailly sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Alan Benjamin.
73.26
Isaiah Gerrard knocks the ball forward to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mattia Rachini. Mattia Rachini shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Stan Weaver!
75.10
Isaiah Gerrard flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Gower. Jason Gower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mattia Rachini. Mattia Rachini goes all the way! Mattia Rachini takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Stan Weaver had no chance!! Goal for Bradford City!
83.06
4-0Nottingham Forest are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bradford City's defence.
84.58
Frederico Ruiz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob Scholes. Jacob Scholes shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Alan Benjamin.
87.11
Seth Sharpe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lomano Gray. Lomano Gray advances with the ball. Lomano Gray controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.27
Anthony Nogueira barges into Don Hendry. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Don Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.3%
33.7%
Play Area
29.1%
41.9%
29.1%
Scorers
| Anthony Nogueira 54, 60 Mattia Rachini 66, 75 |