Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Walsh | C. Walsh |  | 45 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 | | Alexander Brown | A. Brown | |||||||||
| Andre Sousa | A. Sousa |  | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Gary Vassell | G. Vassell | |||||||||
| Harvey Henry | H. Henry | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 45 | | Matthew Carlton | M. Carlton | |||||||||
| Eddie Guppy | E. Guppy | | 45 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 44 | | Emile Gerrard | E. Gerrard | ||||||||
| Peter Stuart | P. Stuart | | 39 | D | | 5 | | D | 37 |  | Ghislain Bonissel | G. Bonissel | |||||||||
| Wes Lampard | W. Lampard | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 |  | Ray Carparelli | R. Carparelli | |||||||||
| Regi Hersi | R. Hersi |  | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | James Barton | J. Barton | |||||||||
| Lomano Murray | L. Murray | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | David Copping | D. Copping | |||||||||
| Shaun Gardner | S. Gardner | | 50 | M | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Ronnie Peters | R. Peters | |||||||||
| Paolo Bastin | P. Bastin | | 48 | A | | 10 | | | M | 38 | | Julian Johnson | J. Johnson | ||||||||
| Scott Morris | S. Morris | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Alexander Murray | A. Murray | |||||||||
| Tim Powell | T. Powell | | 47 | A | | 12 | | A | 51 | | Ian Vassell | I. Vassell | |||||||||
| Gavin Marr | G. Marr | | 45 | G | | 13 | | A | 43 | | Stuart Craddock | S. Craddock | |||||||||
| Julian Boyd | J. Boyd | | 45 | A | | 14 | | A | 39 | | Lee Milburn | L. Milburn | |||||||||
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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 2,258 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Neville.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Neville.
0.00
0-0Bradford City start the match!
6.44
0-0Ronnie Peters comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Guppy. The referee calls over Ronnie Peters and shows him a yellow card! Eddie Guppy hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.36
0-0Harvey Henry makes a beautiful solo run. Harvey Henry plays the ball forward to Paolo Bastin. Paolo Bastin shoots from outside the area. Alexander Brown comfortably gets down and covers it.
21.58
Harvey Henry hacks Alexander Murray from behind! The referee calls over Harvey Henry and shows him a yellow card! Alexander Murray runs off the knock.
24.10
0-0David Copping catches Lomano Murray on the ankles. The referee calls over David Copping and shows him a yellow card! Lomano Murray carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.12
0-0Regi Hersi hacks David Copping from behind! The referee calls over Regi Hersi and warns him to calm down! David Copping stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.21
0-0Harvey Henry darts forward. Harvey Henry knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Bastin. Paolo Bastin shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
36.01
0-0Andre Sousa surges forward with the ball. Andre Sousa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Morris. Scott Morris puts a great ball through but Paolo Bastin is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
40.36
0-0Ghislain Bonissel flicks a high pass forward to Julian Johnson who brings the ball under control. Julian Johnson chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Murray. Alexander Murray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Walsh who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City appear unchanged since the first half. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Ipswich Town kick off and get the second half underway!
54.30
Harvey Henry chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Gardner. Shaun Gardner knocks the ball forward to Paolo Bastin. Paolo Bastin tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Alexander Brown!
55.57
Emile Gerrard comes in with a late challenge on Scott Morris. The referee calls over Emile Gerrard and warns him to calm down! Scott Morris hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.06
0-0Bradford City have made a substitution with Gavin Marr replacing Lomano Murray .
66.28
Regi Hersi knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Morris. Scott Morris tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Alexander Brown.
77.59
Ipswich Town have made a substitution with Ian Vassell replacing Julian Johnson .
81.29
Harvey Henry makes a probing pass to Regi Hersi. Regi Hersi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paolo Bastin. Paolo Bastin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
89.49
Gary Vassell comes in with a late challenge on Scott Morris. Gary Vassell is shown the yellow card! Scott Morris runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.5%
36.5%
Play Area
27%
45.9%
27%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Harvey Henry of Bradford City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Colin Walsh (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Andre Sousa (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Harvey Henry (DEF) |  | 9 |
| 4. | Eddie Guppy (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Peter Stuart (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Wes Lampard (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Regi Hersi (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Lomano Murray (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Shaun Gardner (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Paolo Bastin (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Scott Morris (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tim Powell (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Marr (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Julian Boyd (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Alexander Brown (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Gary Vassell (DEF) | | 4 |
| 3. | Matthew Carlton (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Emile Gerrard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ghislain Bonissel (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ray Carparelli (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | James Barton (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | David Copping (MID) | | 4 |
| 9. | Ronnie Peters (MID) | | 5 |
| 10. | Julian Johnson (MID) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alexander Murray (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ian Vassell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stuart Craddock (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Lee Milburn (ATT) | 0 | |