Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Tottenham Hotspur. A crowd of 17,947 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bradford City and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Bradford City and Tottenham Hotspur are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bradford City kick off!
2.25
0-0Niccolo Monk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan knocks in a cross ball towards Teddy Gardner. Teddy Gardner powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.48
Stuart Granville deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jalo Hyypia. Jalo Hyypia deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salvador Gomez. Salvador Gomez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
21.15
0-0Wout van der Linden threads the ball through to Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Axel Villalobos.
22.31
Glynn Finney chips the ball to his team mate, Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gustavo Dejesus who gathers it comfortably.
26.46
0-0Jalo Hyypia chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Wright-Phillips. Robert Wright-Phillips shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Billy Laver easily smothers it!
27.43
Néstor Delacruz chips the ball to his team mate, Salvador Gomez. Salvador Gomez makes a probing pass to Robert Wright-Phillips. Robert Wright-Phillips takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.15
0-0Scott Platt knocks the ball to his team mate, Denni Nielsen. Denni Nielsen kicks a strong pass forward to Salvador Gomez but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
0-0Martin Rukavina comes in with a late challenge on Teddy Gardner. Martin Rukavina is warned by the referee! Teddy Gardner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off the second half!
51.37
Brian Kirkland flicks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Finney. Glynn Finney decides to run forward with the ball. Glynn Finney finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.27
Néstor Delacruz knocks the ball to his team mate, Denni Nielsen. Denni Nielsen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Wright-Phillips but he's offside!
60.44
Niccolo Monk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Teddy Gardner. Teddy Gardner chips the ball to his team mate, Alfred Stone. Alfred Stone shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
61.16
0-0Alfred Stone clumsily knocks into Stuart Granville. Alfred Stone is shown the yellow card! Stuart Granville stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.25
0-0Martin Rukavina clumsily knocks into Jurek Iwan. Martin Rukavina is warned by the referee again! Jurek Iwan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.50
Wout van der Linden catches Scott Platt on the ankles. Wout van der Linden is given a warning by the referee! Scott Platt stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.40
Axel Villalobos kicks a strong pass forward to Jalo Hyypia. Jalo Hyypia knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Wright-Phillips. Robert Wright-Phillips deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Salvador Gomez. Salvador Gomez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
72.54
Brian Kirkland clumsily knocks into Néstor Delacruz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Néstor Delacruz gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.47
Néstor Delacruz hacks Brian Kirkland from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Brian Kirkland runs off the knock.
78.29
Glynn Finney deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Teddy Gardner. Teddy Gardner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Gustavo Dejesus manages to gather it comfortably.
79.03
Martin Rukavina advances with the ball. Martin Rukavina makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Denni Nielsen. Denni Nielsen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nigel Taylor.
83.04
Nigel Taylor makes a probing pass to Niccolo Monk. Niccolo Monk knocks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Stone. Alfred Stone shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Gustavo Dejesus manages to gather it comfortably.
87.09
Wout van der Linden makes a probing pass to Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.40
0-1Stuart Granville boots it upfield. Salvador Gomez plays a perfect one-two with Denni Nielsen and rushes in on goal... Salvador Gomez shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63%
37%
Play Area
28.8%
43.8%
27.4%
Scorers