Match Report
| Bradford City | Bradford City |  |  | Wrexham | Wrexham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rainer Meyer | R. Meyer |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Trevor Wiltord | T. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Gary Barrett | G. Barrett | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Ashley Fenton | A. Fenton | |||||||||
| Robbie Mills | R. Mills | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 |  | Gabriel Hierro | G. Hierro | |||||||||
| Eoin Delaney | E. Delaney | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Joe Marsden | J. Marsden | |||||||||
| Silvio Oliveira | S. Oliveira |  | 53 | D | | 5 | |  | D | 41 | | Jamie James | J. James | ||||||||
| Eddie Oliver | E. Oliver | | 62 | M | | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Rio Mike | R. Mike | ||||||||
| Luis Lauret | L. Lauret |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Daniele Le Tissier | D. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Noel Dixon | N. Dixon | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Scott Kerr | S. Kerr | |||||||||
| Kemal Grantt | K. Grantt | | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Jonathan Harley | J. Harley | |||||||||
| Oscar Jr. Caputo | O. Caputo |  | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Gary Matthews | G. Matthews | |||||||||
| Martin Wallwork | M. Wallwork | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Quim Moreira | Q. Moreira | |||||||||
| Danny Mowbray | D. Mowbray | | 55 | G | | 12 | | M | 54 | | Duncan Hurst | D. Hurst | |||||||||
| Isaiah Thirlwell | I. Thirlwell | | 52 | M | | 13 | | M | 52 | | Greg Bolton | G. Bolton | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Barbosa | R. Barbosa | | 50 | M | | 14 | | A | 45 | | Kelvin Walker | K. Walker | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Wrexham. A crowd of 4,905 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Bould.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bradford City are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Bould.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Wrexham kick off!
4.08
0-0Luis Lauret hacks Daniele Le Tissier from behind! Luis Lauret is warned by the referee! Daniele Le Tissier stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.43
1-0Luis Lauret flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Jr. Caputo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Jr. Caputo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.18
1-0Daniele Le Tissier threads a neat ball through to Quim Moreira. Quim Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Harley. Jonathan Harley finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.12
Joe Marsden takes it forward alone. Joe Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Gary Matthews controls it well on his chest. Gary Matthews tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
20.22
Noel Dixon hacks Rio Mike from behind! The referee warns Noel Dixon to calm down! Rio Mike stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.47
Noel Dixon threads a neat ball through to Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.43
1-0Noel Dixon makes a simple pass to Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt whips in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo connects with a diving header but somehow Trevor Wiltord manages to keep it out.
30.04
Robbie Mills makes a probing pass to Luis Lauret. Luis Lauret makes a simple pass to Martin Wallwork. Martin Wallwork sees Kemal Grantt just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Kemal Grantt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
33.07
Noel Dixon knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Wallwork. Martin Wallwork knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Trevor Wiltord is on top of it.
38.44
Robbie Mills makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Oliver. Eddie Oliver threads a neat ball through to Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt plays a quick one-two with Oscar Jr. Caputo and rushes in on goal... Kemal Grantt looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.54
1-0Gabriel Hierro knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio Mike. Rio Mike flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Harley collects the pass. Jonathan Harley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eoin Delaney.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City appear unchanged since the first half. Wrexham also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Bradford City kick off!
48.01
Eoin Delaney chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Oliver. Eddie Oliver knocks the ball forward to Martin Wallwork. Martin Wallwork lofts in a cross ball towards Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
55.38
Eddie Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.45
Eoin Delaney threads the ball through to Luis Lauret. Luis Lauret sees space and advances. Luis Lauret tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
60.22
1-0Wrexham have made a substitution with Greg Bolton replacing Scott Kerr .
61.22
Noel Dixon decides to run forward with the ball. Noel Dixon shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.16
Eddie Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo finds some space and shoots from distance but Trevor Wiltord reads it well. Fabulous stop!
72.26
Joe Marsden knocks the ball forward to Greg Bolton. Greg Bolton flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Harley. Jonathan Harley knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Matthews. Gary Matthews is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
75.16
Noel Dixon makes a probing pass to Martin Wallwork. Martin Wallwork knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.41
Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Danny Mowbray replacing Gary Barrett and Isaiah Thirlwell replacing Luis Lauret .
78.45
Isaiah Thirlwell threads a neat ball through to Martin Wallwork. Martin Wallwork lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Trevor Wiltord is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
80.45
Bradford City have made a substitution with Rodrigo Barbosa replacing Rainer Meyer .
81.42
2-0Daniele Le Tissier hacks Isaiah Thirlwell from behind! Daniele Le Tissier is shown the yellow card! Isaiah Thirlwell runs off the knock.
84.05
Eoin Delaney knocks the ball forward to Isaiah Thirlwell. Isaiah Thirlwell takes it forward alone. Isaiah Thirlwell shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
85.33
Seeing a gap ahead, Joe Marsden plays the ball forward to Rio Mike. With great vision, Rio Mike plays the ball forward to Jonathan Harley. Jonathan Harley whips in a cross ball towards Quim Moreira. Quim Moreira flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.54
Kemal Grantt catches Ashley Fenton on the ankles. Kemal Grantt is given a warning by the referee! Ashley Fenton runs off the knock.
90.00
Isaiah Thirlwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Wallwork. Martin Wallwork knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriel Hierro.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.1%
38.9%
Play Area
18.1%
44.4%
37.5%
Scorers
| Oscar Jr. Caputo 10, 78 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Oscar Jr. Caputo of Bradford City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Rainer Meyer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Barrett (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Robbie Mills (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Eoin Delaney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Silvio Oliveira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eddie Oliver (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Luis Lauret (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Noel Dixon (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kemal Grantt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Oscar Jr. Caputo (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Martin Wallwork (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Danny Mowbray (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Isaiah Thirlwell (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Rodrigo Barbosa (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Trevor Wiltord (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Ashley Fenton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gabriel Hierro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Joe Marsden (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Jamie James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rio Mike (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Daniele Le Tissier (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Scott Kerr (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jonathan Harley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gary Matthews (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Quim Moreira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Duncan Hurst (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Greg Bolton (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Kelvin Walker (ATT) | 0 | |