Match Report


Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United     Bradford CityBradford City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Harry GilchristH. Gilchrist62
G
1
G
59Neil RitchieN. Ritchie
Jacob ElliottJ. Elliott69
D
2
D
66Tomas VieiraT. Vieira
Edward GrayE. Gray65
D
3captain
D
62Guy LandreauG. Landreau
Cristiano OliveiraC. Oliveira61
D
4
D
58John BartonJ. Barton
Gary OwenG. Owen65
M
5
D
58Stuart CollinsS. Collins
Eddie ImpeyE. Impey58
M
6
M
60Noel UpsonN. Upson
Matt SmitheM. Smithe58
M
7
M
54Jimmy PensalfiniJ. Pensalfini
Marcel StiepermannM. Stiepermann55
M
8
A
71Neil Wright-PhillipsN. Wright-Phillips
David GranvilleD. Granville68
A
9
A
68Alejandro LopezA. Lopez
Roberto DilisoR. Diliso65
A
captain10
A
48Carlton MilliganC. Milligan
Kemal WiseK. Wise65
A
11
A
47Danny TerryD. Terry
 
Luke WindassL. Windass60
D
12
D
54Tarik DouchezT. Douchez
Ruben GomesR. Gomes60
A
13
G
50Alun LawrenceA. Lawrence
Thierry WeirT. Weir58
D
14
M
49Steven RobinsonS. Robinson

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at London Road Ground where Peterborough United play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 9,093 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Peterborough United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Riza.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City kick off!
4.38
Tomas Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Pensalfini holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jimmy Pensalfini sees Neil Wright-Phillips in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harry Gilchrist who gathers it comfortably.
8.12
Jimmy Pensalfini runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jimmy Pensalfini knocks in a cross ball towards Carlton Milligan. Carlton Milligan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
12.20
Eddie Impey hits a low pass to Kemal Wise. Kemal Wise plays a quick one-two with David Granville and rushes in on goal... Kemal Wise cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Neil Ritchie!
14.35
With vision, Cristiano Oliveira picks a pass forward to Matt Smithe. Seeing a gap ahead, Matt Smithe plays the ball forward to Roberto Diliso. Roberto Diliso finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Neil Ritchie as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
15.07
Corner kick to Peterborough United. David Granville plays it to the near post. John Barton gets to the ball and clears it up field.
18.55
With imagination, Eddie Impey plays the ball forward to Kemal Wise. Kemal Wise tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.07
Eddie Impey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Wise. Kemal Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Ritchie who gathers it comfortably.
22.20
Noel Upson flicks a high ball forward to Danny Terry who takes it down. Danny Terry makes a defence splitting pass to Alejandro Lopez. Alejandro Lopez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Harry Gilchrist smothers it!
24.13
Marcel Stiepermann runs straight at the opposition's defence. Marcel Stiepermann runs straight at the defence! Marcel Stiepermann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Neil Ritchie manages to keep it out.
27.36
Matt Smithe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Wise. Kemal Wise knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.11
Noel Upson flicks a high ball forward to Danny Terry who takes it down. Danny Terry runs straight at the defence! Danny Terry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
38.47
Eddie Impey threads the ball through to Roberto Diliso. Roberto Diliso shoots from 25 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Neil Ritchie with no chance!! Goal for Peterborough United!
44.04
Matt Smithe flicks a high ball forward to David Granville who takes it down. David Granville knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Neil Ritchie who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Peterborough United appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bradford City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Peterborough United kick off!
47.16
Jacob Elliott flicks a high pass forward. Matt Smithe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Smithe chips the ball to his team mate, Kemal Wise. Kemal Wise lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Diliso. Roberto Diliso rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
49.13
Jacob Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Smithe. Matt Smithe flicks a high pass forward. David Granville controls it well on his chest. David Granville knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.08
Eddie Impey flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Diliso controls it well on his chest. Roberto Diliso shoots from 20 yards. Neil Ritchie gets down and covers it.
59.14
Jimmy Pensalfini sees Alejandro Lopez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Lopez plays a scrappy one-two with Carlton Milligan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alejandro Lopez tries a spectacular strike but Harry Gilchrist is on top of it.
60.09
Bradford City have made a substitution with Steven Robinson replacing Jimmy Pensalfini .
61.10
Cristiano Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Stiepermann. Marcel Stiepermann makes a probing pass to Roberto Diliso. Roberto Diliso flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Wise controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Kemal Wise provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Neil Ritchie gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
63.11
Cristiano Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Gary Owen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Owen plays the ball forward to Roberto Diliso. Roberto Diliso lofts in a cross ball towards David Granville. David Granville knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Neil Ritchie.
64.35
David Granville takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Neil Ritchie scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
67.43
Eddie Impey makes a probing pass to David Granville. David Granville knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Wise. Kemal Wise finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Neil Ritchie manages to keep it out.
69.32
Matt Smithe threads a neat ball through to David Granville. David Granville knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Diliso. Roberto Diliso finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Neil Ritchie.
70.43
Marcel Stiepermann takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. John Barton reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
71.25
Edward Gray chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Smithe. Matt Smithe kicks a strong pass forward to Kemal Wise. Kemal Wise lofts in a cross ball towards David Granville. David Granville heads the ball goalwards. Neil Ritchie manages to gather it easily.
72.18
With great vision, Steven Robinson plays the ball forward to Neil Wright-Phillips. Neil Wright-Phillips passes the ball forward but Carlton Milligan is offside!
75.31
Guy Landreau flicks a high pass forward. Steven Robinson controls it well on his chest. Steven Robinson hits a low pass to Neil Wright-Phillips. Neil Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.09
Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Tarik Douchez replacing Stuart Collins and Alun Lawrence replacing Alejandro Lopez .
79.18
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
81.26
Steven Robinson hits a low pass to Neil Wright-Phillips. Neil Wright-Phillips tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.22
David Granville comes in with a late challenge on Guy Landreau. The referee calls over David Granville and warns him to calm down! Guy Landreau runs off the knock.
85.46
Steven Robinson threads a neat ball through to Alun Lawrence. Alun Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Wright-Phillips. Neil Wright-Phillips makes a looping header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Neil Wright-Phillips!
90.00
Noel Upson comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Impey. Noel Upson is shown the yellow card! Eddie Impey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Peterborough United

Bradford City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
10
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
26%
41.6%
32.5%

Scorers
Roberto Diliso 38
Neil Wright-Phillips 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Ritchie of Bradford City

Match Ratings
1.Harry Gilchrist (GK)
6
2.Jacob Elliott (DEF)
6
3.Edward Gray (DEF)
6
4.Cristiano Oliveira (DEF)
7
5.Gary Owen (MID)
6
6.Eddie Impey (MID)
8
7.Matt Smithe (MID)
7
8.Marcel Stiepermann (MID)
7
9.David Granville (ATT)
6
10.Roberto Diliso (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Kemal Wise (ATT)
7
 
12.Luke Windass (DEF)
0
13.Ruben Gomes (ATT)
0
14.Thierry Weir (DEF)
0

1.Neil Ritchie (GK)
9
2.Tomas Vieira (DEF)
6
3.Guy Landreau (DEF)
6
4.John Barton (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Collins (DEF)
6
6.Noel Upson (MID)yellow card
5
7.Jimmy Pensalfini (MID)
7
8.Neil Wright-Phillips (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Alejandro Lopez (ATT)
6
10.Carlton Milligan (ATT)
6
11.Danny Terry (ATT)
6
 
12.Tarik Douchez (DEF)
6
13.Alun Lawrence (GK)
6
14.Steven Robinson (MID)
6