Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Crewe Alexandra. A crowd of 19,776 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crewe Alexandra appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Crewe Alexandra kick off!
6.54
Kieron Perry knocks the ball forward to Peter Terry. Peter Terry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ashley Barton is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.12
Marvin Butt chips the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Appoloni. Giampiero Appoloni tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
16.41
Crewe Alexandra are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bradford City's defence.
22.05
Marvin Butt advances with the ball. Marvin Butt lofts in a cross ball towards George Wright. George Wright directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.39
Kenneth Perez barges into Max Cutler. Kenneth Perez is shown the yellow card! Max Cutler stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.59
Marvin Butt catches Alexander Murphy on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexander Murphy grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
42.00
Darren Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giampiero Appoloni. Giampiero Appoloni lofts in a cross ball towards Max Cutler. Max Cutler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.02
Marvin Butt threads the ball through to George Wright. George Wright knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kenneth Perez.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Bradford City kick off the second half!
49.52
Ashley Goodwin threads the ball through to Max Cutler. Max Cutler knocks in a cross ball towards Giampiero Appoloni. Giampiero Appoloni is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but David Oehrli is on top of it.
53.56
Ashley Goodwin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, George Wright. George Wright knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Oehrli who gathers it comfortably.
54.28
Peter Terry barges into Abdeliah Garrault. Peter Terry is given a warning by the referee! Abdeliah Garrault stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.05
Kenneth Perez flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Perry. Kieron Perry flicks the ball to his team mate, James Shearer. James Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.08
Kieron Perry knocks the ball to his team mate, Luke Burbage. Luke Burbage knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ashley Barton who gathers it comfortably.
61.04
Marvin Butt makes a probing pass to George Wright. George Wright knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kenneth Perez.
63.16
Darren Cooke catches Scott Mcgovern on the ankles. Darren Cooke is given a warning by the referee! Scott Mcgovern gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.59
Kieron Perry makes a probing pass to James Shearer. James Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Terry. Peter Terry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.10
Ashley Goodwin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, George Wright. George Wright shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but David Oehrli easily smothers it!
67.03
Kenneth Perez hacks Marvin Butt from behind! Kenneth Perez is given a warning by the referee! Marvin Butt runs off the knock.
71.56
Eusebio Campedelli knocks the ball forward to Ashley Goodwin. Ashley Goodwin kicks a strong pass forward to Max Cutler. Max Cutler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dani‘l Laudrup.
73.46
Eusebio Campedelli threads the ball through to Marvin Butt. Marvin Butt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Cutler. Max Cutler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.06
Ashley Goodwin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Giampiero Appoloni. Giampiero Appoloni whips in a cross ball towards George Wright. George Wright heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.31
Scott Mcgovern threads the ball through to James Shearer. James Shearer tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
79.16
Eusebio Campedelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Butt. Marvin Butt flicks the ball to his team mate, George Wright. George Wright shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
85.11
Ashley Goodwin knocks the ball forward to George Wright. George Wright knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dani‘l Laudrup.
90.00
Wagneau Artes threads the ball through to Darren Cooke. Darren Cooke passes the ball forward to Giampiero Appoloni. Giampiero Appoloni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to George Wright of Bradford City
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.2%
35.8%
Play Area
21%
50.6%
28.4%