Match Report


Bradford CityBradford City     LiverpoolLiverpool
David PayneDavid Payne Peter Heslop Peter Heslop
Silvio LimaS. Lima78
G
1
G
81Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Jean BehiJ. Behi72
D
2
D
79Abraham DelatorreA. Delatorre
Jean-Philippe BellosoJ. Belloso75
D
captain3
D
81Samir HollmerS. Hollmer
Nicolas FrommN. Fromm74
D
4
D
85Duncan GlassD. Glass
Marvin Le TissierM. Le Tissier78
M
5captain
M
89Scott InglisS. Inglis
Emmanuel LlacerE. Llacer86
M
6
M
81David QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Goran JarniG. Jarni80
M
7
M
82Peter BarrettP. Barrett
Marco SibilanoM. Sibilano77
M
8
M
83Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero
Stefan PancaroS. Pancaro78
A
9
A
82Paolo LisbieP. Lisbie
Guilherme TeixeiraG. Teixeira73
A
10
A
85Carlos Dario GarcíaC. García
Karim RothenK. Rothen77
A
11
A
92Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro
 
Armin HamannA. Hamann71
D
12
D
83Stefan MalmbergS. Malmberg
Luca GhirardelloL. Ghirardello80
M
13
M
84Neil SeamanN. Seaman
Edmundo CamposE. Campos75
A
14
A
78Meziane ZeraraM. Zerara

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Valley Parade where Bradford City play host to Liverpool. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Bradford City and Liverpool are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
The whistle blows and Liverpool kick off!
3.37
Patricio Caballero makes a beautiful solo run. Patricio Caballero lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro makes a convincing header. Silvio Lima gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
6.30
Abraham Delatorre comes in with a late challenge on Guilherme Teixeira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guilherme Teixeira runs off the knock.
10.58
David Quaresma flicks a high ball forward to Paolo Lisbie who takes it down. Paolo Lisbie tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
15.49
Nicolas Fromm barges into Paolo Lisbie. Nicolas Fromm is shown the yellow card! Paolo Lisbie gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.48
David Quaresma knocks the ball forward to Peter Barrett. Peter Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dario García. Carlos Dario García plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Ribeiro and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carlos Dario García side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Silvio Lima reads it well. Excellent save!
22.50
Peter Barrett flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Ribeiro collects the pass. Miguel Ribeiro plays a scrappy one-two with Paolo Lisbie and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Miguel Ribeiro provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Silvio Lima had no chance!! Goal for Liverpool!
28.50
Samir Hollmer sees Carlos Dario García in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Dario García flicks a high pass forward. Paolo Lisbie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paolo Lisbie knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.42
David Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Caballero controls it well on his chest. Patricio Caballero plays a sublime one-two with Scott Inglis and races in on goal... Some good footwork from Patricio Caballero provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.18
Jean Behi makes a probing pass to Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
39.15
Goran Jarni flicks a high pass forward to Guilherme Teixeira who brings the ball under control. Guilherme Teixeira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.35
Duncan Glass barges into Guilherme Teixeira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guilherme Teixeira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.41
Goran Jarni decides to run forward with the ball. Goran Jarni plays a one-two with Stefan Pancaro and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Goran Jarni provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bradford City have changed their lineup with Armin Hamann replacing Jean-Philippe Belloso and Luca Ghirardello replacing Emmanuel Llacer. Liverpool have changed their lineup with Stefan Malmberg replacing Duncan Glass and Neil Seaman replacing Peter Barrett. The Bradford City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Bradford City kick off and get the second half underway!
51.47
David Quaresma clumsily knocks into Goran Jarni. The referee warns David Quaresma to calm down! Goran Jarni stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.10
Luca Ghirardello decides to run forward with the ball. Luca Ghirardello makes a probing pass to Guilherme Teixeira but he's offside!
55.50
Marvin Le Tissier makes a simple pass to Goran Jarni. Goran Jarni flicks a high pass forward to Marvin Le Tissier who brings the ball under control. Marvin Le Tissier tries a spectacular long range effort but Fabricio Pereyra is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
57.11
Karim Rothen barges into Neil Seaman. The referee calls over Karim Rothen and shows him a yellow card! Neil Seaman gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.32
Bradford City have made a substitution with Edmundo Campos replacing Karim Rothen .Liverpool have made a substitution with Meziane Zerara replacing Carlos Dario García .
63.32
Jean Behi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Sibilano. Marco Sibilano kicks a strong pass forward to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira plays a scrappy one-two with Edmundo Campos and stumbles forward towards the goal... Guilherme Teixeira shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
65.18
Marvin Le Tissier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Pancaro. Stefan Pancaro skips past Abraham Delatorre! Some good footwork from Stefan Pancaro provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
75.13
Goran Jarni threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Campos. Edmundo Campos advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Edmundo Campos provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but is denied by Fabricio Pereyra. Excellent save.
78.39
Armin Hamann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Sibilano. Marco Sibilano passes the ball forward to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Fabricio Pereyra as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
79.38
Marco Sibilano takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Nicolas Fromm. Stefan Malmberg steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
81.35
David Quaresma threads the ball through to Paolo Lisbie. Paolo Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Silvio Lima who gathers it comfortably.
85.28
Luca Ghirardello flicks a high ball forward to Goran Jarni who takes it down. Goran Jarni sees Edmundo Campos just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some good footwork from Edmundo Campos provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
David Quaresma comes in with a late challenge on Luca Ghirardello. The referee calls over David Quaresma again and warns him to calm down! Luca Ghirardello carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Bradford City

Liverpool
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.6%
36.4%
Play Area
20.8%
45.5%
33.8%

Scorers
Goran Jarni 44
Edmundo Campos 85
Miguel Ribeiro 23, 29

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Goran Jarni of Bradford City

Match Ratings