Match Report
| Oxford United | Oxford United |  |  | Bradford City | Bradford City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Patterson | M. Patterson |  | 66 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Rainer Meyer | R. Meyer | ||||||||
| Jon Rufus | J. Rufus | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Gary Barrett | G. Barrett | |||||||||
| Kevin Croft | K. Croft | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Robbie Mills | R. Mills | |||||||||
| Dale Ince | D. Ince | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Eoin Delaney | E. Delaney | |||||||||
| Dean Keane | D. Keane | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 |  | Silvio Oliveira | S. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Chris Mcleod | C. Mcleod | | 61 | M | | 6 | | | M | 62 | | Eddie Oliver | E. Oliver | ||||||||
| Syd Swift | S. Swift | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Luis Lauret | L. Lauret | |||||||||
| Gary Brand | G. Brand | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Noel Dixon | N. Dixon | |||||||||
| Anthony Merson | A. Merson | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Kemal Grantt | K. Grantt | |||||||||
| Jonas Röhlig | J. Röhlig | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 |  | Oscar Jr. Caputo | O. Caputo | |||||||||
| Billy Booth | B. Booth |  | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Martin Wallwork | M. Wallwork | |||||||||
| James Howells | J. Howells | | 51 | M | | 12 | | G | 55 | | Danny Mowbray | D. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Gilles Formon | G. Formon | | 49 | A | | 13 | | M | 52 | | Isaiah Thirlwell | I. Thirlwell | |||||||||
| Dietmar Jahn | D. Jahn | | 49 | G | | 14 | | M | 50 | | Rodrigo Barbosa | R. Barbosa | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Kassam Stadium where Oxford United play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 4,753 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Peter Eustace.
The pitch is in good condition.
Oxford United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bradford City appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Peter Eustace.
0.00
0-0Bradford City get the match underway!
2.32
0-0Luis Lauret flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Grantt holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kemal Grantt shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
4.55
0-0Anthony Merson comes in with a late challenge on Eoin Delaney. The referee brings Anthony Merson to one side and gives him a warning! Eoin Delaney hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.20
0-0Dale Ince flicks the ball to his team mate, Syd Swift. Syd Swift makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Booth. Billy Booth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
10.12
14.55
0-0Gary Brand knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Merson. Anthony Merson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.06
Eoin Delaney makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddie Oliver. Eddie Oliver flicks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo plays a one-two with Kemal Grantt and advances towards the goal... Oscar Jr. Caputo rockets a shot on goal. Michael Patterson gets down and covers it.
16.33
Gary Barrett takes the throw-in. Robbie Mills decides to run forward with the ball. Robbie Mills knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Wallwork. Martin Wallwork beats his man to it with a header but it flies just wide!
20.51
With a delightful solo run, Chris Mcleod stretches the opposition's defence. Chris Mcleod shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
21.37
0-0Eddie Oliver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt plays a one-two with Martin Wallwork and advances towards the goal... Dale Ince clumsily knocks into Kemal Grantt. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
22.14
0-0Silvio Oliveira comes in with a late challenge on Jonas Röhlig. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jonas Röhlig carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.46
Luis Lauret chips the ball to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Wallwork. Martin Wallwork rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.47
0-0Billy Booth catches Robbie Mills on the ankles. Billy Booth is shown the yellow card! Robbie Mills hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.27
Jon Rufus clumsily knocks into Kemal Grantt. Jon Rufus is shown the yellow card! Kemal Grantt stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.54
Gary Barrett flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Oliver holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eddie Oliver flicks a high pass forward to Martin Wallwork who brings the ball under control. Martin Wallwork knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Patterson who gathers it comfortably.
38.15
Luis Lauret takes it forward alone. Luis Lauret shoots from distance. Michael Patterson comfortably gets down and covers it.
39.26
0-1Eoin Delaney flicks a high pass forward. Noel Dixon collects the pass. With vision, Noel Dixon picks a pass forward to Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo knocks the ball forward, putting Martin Wallwork through on goal. Martin Wallwork takes a shot at goal. Martin Wallwork scores for Bradford City!!
45.00
Chris Mcleod makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Booth. Billy Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Jonas Röhlig. Jonas Röhlig finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Oxford United appear unchanged since the first half. Bradford City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Oxford United kicking off!
61.42
0-1Chris Mcleod passes the ball forward to Billy Booth. Billy Booth makes a pass forward but Anthony Merson makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
65.48
Dean Keane clumsily knocks into Oscar Jr. Caputo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Oscar Jr. Caputo stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.09
Silvio Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Lauret. Luis Lauret threads a neat ball through to Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.52
Dean Keane knocks the ball forward to Syd Swift. Syd Swift chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Booth. Billy Booth shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
75.42
Chris Mcleod sees Billy Booth in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.32
0-1Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with James Howells replacing Jon Rufus, Gilles Formon replacing Anthony Merson and Dietmar Jahn replacing Gary Brand .Bradford City have made 2 substitutions with Danny Mowbray replacing Gary Barrett and Isaiah Thirlwell replacing Luis Lauret .
78.37
Isaiah Thirlwell threads the ball through to Martin Wallwork. Martin Wallwork controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.50
Noel Dixon flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.37
Jonas Röhlig catches Silvio Oliveira on the ankles. The referee calls over Jonas Röhlig and shows him a yellow card! Silvio Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.32
Isaiah Thirlwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.24
Eoin Delaney controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Oliver. Eddie Oliver flicks a high ball forward to Martin Wallwork who takes it down. Martin Wallwork sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
With great vision, Danny Mowbray plays the ball forward to Eddie Oliver. Eddie Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Oscar Jr. Caputo. Oscar Jr. Caputo whips in a cross ball towards Kemal Grantt. Kemal Grantt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.3%
58.7%
Play Area
30.4%
42.4%
27.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Martin Wallwork of Bradford City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Michael Patterson (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jon Rufus (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Kevin Croft (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dale Ince (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Dean Keane (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Chris Mcleod (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Syd Swift (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gary Brand (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Anthony Merson (ATT) | 5 | |
| 10. | Jonas Röhlig (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Billy Booth (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | James Howells (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gilles Formon (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Dietmar Jahn (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Rainer Meyer (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Barrett (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Robbie Mills (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Eoin Delaney (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Silvio Oliveira (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Eddie Oliver (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Luis Lauret (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Noel Dixon (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Kemal Grantt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Oscar Jr. Caputo (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | Martin Wallwork (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Danny Mowbray (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Isaiah Thirlwell (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Rodrigo Barbosa (MID) | 0 | |